ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT200100025

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/FT200100025

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Can endosymbionts alter climate change resilience in insects? This project aims to establish whether endosymbionts alter climate change vulnerability and investigate the potential for endosymbionts to be used as a tool to modify climate change resilience in insects. Heritable endosymbionts – microscopic bacteria living exclusively within host cells – are widespread in insects. A handful of studies indicate that endosymbionts may influence the thermal tolerance of their host, yet whether they alter the upper thermal limits and climate change risk of insects is unknown. This fellowship will provide a greater understanding of the consequences of climate change on species persistence, as well as opening up avenues to utilise endosymbionts as a tool to manipulate the climate change resilience of insects.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 18-01-2021

End Date: 17-01-2026

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $827,627.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Evolutionary Impacts of Climate Change | Evolutionary Biology | Biological Adaptation

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies |

Other Keywords

Biological Adaptation | Climate Change Mitigation Strategies | Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change | Effects of Climate Change and Variability on Australia (excl. Social Impacts) | Evolutionary Biology | Evolutionary Impacts of Climate Change

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