Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP210102521

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP210102521

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

A perimeter defence in Australian processionary caterpillars. Microscopic, detachable hairs on processionary caterpillars cause clinical reactions when they enter the skin or internal tissues of humans and animals. There is a time delay between exposure and the most serious effects, inferring an action more complex than simple irritation. The project aims to test a novel mechanism – how the hairs form a perimeter defence around caterpillars that primes the immune system of potential predators, how these hairs function within the layered caterpillar defensive system and how far setae can disperse. The research will inform relevant authorities and in particular veterinarians of the risks being exposed to processionary caterpillar hairs and add to the theory of predator-prey interaction.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-02-2021

End Date: 31-01-2025

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $357,136.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Animal Behaviour | Invertebrate Biology | Veterinary Sciences not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Horses | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales |

Other Keywords

Animal Behaviour | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity at Regional or Larger Scales | Horses | Invertebrate Biology | Veterinary Sciences not elsewhere classified | Zoology

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