Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210102275

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP210102275

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Funded Activity Summary

Evolution and role of neo-sex chromosomes in mitonuclear co-evolution. This project aims to characterize the evolution of novel, extended sex chromosomes in an Australian bird, then elucidate their role in climate-associated adaptive evolution. The species falls into two lineages bearing distinct mitochondrial genomes and nuclear-encoded mitochondrial genes carried on sex chromosomes. The project aims to test whether this extraordinary genome arrangement is splitting the species into two forms: one adapted to hotter, drier environments, one to milder ones. This would be tackled using an innovative combination of genomics, cytogenetics, and metabolic data. Understanding the mechanisms at play would represent a major advance in ecology and evolution, with potential implications for conservation management.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 22-07-2021

End Date: 21-07-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $400,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Evolutionary Biology | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics

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