ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT150100492

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT150100492

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Predicting the movement speeds of animals. The project seeks to reveal how marsupials modify their movement patterns and speeds as they navigate risky environments, and show how movement contributes to vulnerability and resilience. Movement is central to animal behaviour and the survival of species, because it underlies feeding, mating and the ability to escape from predators. However, we lack a framework for predicting how fast animals should move through their habitats given their needs to conserve energy, avoid detection by predators and minimise risks of injury or death. This project aims to develop mathematical models to predict how fast animals should move and then test these predictions using native species of conservation concern. This is expected to extend the field of performance ecology as well as inform management strategies for vulnerable marsupials.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-06-2016

End Date: 29-06-2020

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $928,552.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Zoology | Animal Behaviour | Animal Structure and Function

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Animal Behaviour | Animal Structure and Function | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Zoology

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