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Grant Award View - GA29133-V4
All you can eat: evolution of feeding in the largest animals on Earth
GA ID:
GA29133-V4
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
27-Nov-2018
Variation Publish Date:
2-Aug-2021
Variation Date:
27-Jul-2021
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
1-Jul-2019 to 31-Dec-2019
Value (AUD):
$69,903.78
(GST inclusive where applicable)
Varies:
GA29133
- All you can eat: evolution of feeding in the largest animals on Earth
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 18/19 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
Grant Activity:
All you can eat: evolution of feeding in the largest animals on Earth
Purpose:
This project aims to establish how Baleen whales, the largest animals on Earth and major ecosystem engineers, evolved their signature filter-feeding strategy. Unlike other mammals, whales are toothless, and instead use a keratinous, comb-like sieve to filter vast amounts of small prey from seawater. Various approaches, including biomechanics, three-dimensional imaging, geochemistry and quantitative palaeobiology will unravel how and when filter feeding emerged, how it diversified over time, and whether its evolution correlated with past environmental change. The project is expected to reveal clues on how whales became one of the greatest ecological actors in the sea, and will benefit conservation by providing a glimpse into their future.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Discovery Early Career Researcher Award commencing in 2019
Internal Reference ID:
DE19 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
Monash University
Recipient ABN:
12 377 614 012
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
MULGRAVE
Town/City:
MULGRAVE
Postcode:
3170
State/Territory:
VIC
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
VIC
Postcode:
3170
Country:
AUSTRALIA