ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT180100625

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT180100625

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Manipulating population sex ratio to eradicate invasive mouse populations. This project aims to use house mice, an Australian pest of economic importance which is also a highly tractable system for testing evolutionary theory and generating practical outcomes. Manipulating population sex ratio is a powerful tool for either enhancing the viability of threatened species or decimating pests. However, despite much scientific effort testing sex ratio theory, the cryptic mechanisms driving sex allocation remain unidentified, hindering progress in these fields. The project will identify the mechanisms by which sex ratio adjustments are made and establish how individual-level responses influence insular population structure and growth. It will provide benefits by assisting Australia's efforts in eradicating invasive mouse populations.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 05-01-2019

End Date: 14-04-2024

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $754,523.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ecology | Behavioural Ecology | Evolutionary Biology not elsewhere classified | Conservation and Biodiversity

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species at Regional or Larger Scales | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences |

Other Keywords

Behavioural Ecology | Conservation and Biodiversity | Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species at Regional or Larger Scales | Ecology | Evolutionary Biology not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences

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