Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP230101111

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP230101111

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Using genetic Allee effects to manage invasive populations. An invasion can be started with only a small number of individuals, and it is very difficult to reliably detect these individuals. This project aims to develop new genetic technology that can send small founder populations extinct without affecting large populations. This technology removes the problem of having to detect small populations; these small populations will go extinct on their own, without the need for management intervention. This technology could be used to prevent establishment and spread of invasive species and agricultural pests. Through a combination of experimentation and modelling, the project develops this technology and assesses its use in applied problems ranging across environment, agriculture, and health.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 10-07-2023

End Date: 09-07-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $590,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Population ecology | Evolutionary ecology | Evolutionary biology | Evolutionary biology not elsewhere classified |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species In Fresh, Ground and Surface Water | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species In Terrestrial Environments | Evolutionary biology | Evolutionary biology not elsewhere classified | Evolutionary ecology | Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences | Population ecology

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