Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP0776926

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP0776926

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Establishment of the Australian Cane Toad Genome Program. The Cane Toad is one of Australia's greatest environmental menaces, and is in the top 100 of the "World's Worst invader species". Over a billion toads infest Northern Australia, and they will soon invade WA and move further into NSW. Their poisons and voracious appetite could make many native mammals, birds and reptiles extinct. The only possibility to eradicate the Toad is by biological control, but there is no known control agent. We will identify the 'Toad's Achilles' heel' against which control agents can be developed. We can do this by identifying every Toad gene. This project forms the first step to this goal by establishing the Australian Cane Toad Genome Program. Toad control will help preserve Australia's unique natural heritage.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 14-09-2008

End Date: 31-12-2010

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $274,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Conservation And Biodiversity | Genome Structure | Genetics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Living resources (flora and fauna) | Control of pests and exotic species | Biological sciences |

Other Keywords

Biological sciences | Conservation And Biodiversity | Control of pests and exotic species | Genetics | Genome Structure | Living resources (flora and fauna)

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