Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP100100438

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/LP100100438

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Better bees for tomorrow: A proteomic and physiological characterization of male fertility in managed versus feral honeybees in Western Australia. The importance of honeybees for food production is often undervalued as they pollinate more than 80 crops of economic interest. However, honeybee populations are on a worldwide decline and the beekeepers struggle to survive economically. Australia has so far been spared of major collapses but this seems merely a question of time. The work proposed initiates a close collaboration between the only honeybee-breeding organization in Western Australia and the University of Western Australia. Scientific research to ensure a future supply of managed and healthy honeybees is initiated to understand honeybee reproduction, diseases and immunity in more detail. The results are expected to be of interest for the entire Australian honeybee industry.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 08-06-2010

End Date: 07-06-2014

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $640,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ethology and Sociobiology | Proteomics and Intermolecular Interactions (excl. Medical Proteomics) | Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Invertebrate Biology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Livestock | Livestock not elsewhere classified | Primary animal products not elsewhere classified

Other Keywords

Biochemistry and Cell Biology | Ethology and Sociobiology | Invertebrate Biology | Livestock | Livestock not elsewhere classified | Primary animal products not elsewhere classified | Proteomics and Intermolecular Interactions (excl. Medical Proteomics)

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