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Grant Award View - GA2165
Adaptation to life in the dark: genomic analyses of blind beetles
GA ID:
GA2165
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
10-Nov-2017
Publish Date:
20-Feb-2018
Category:
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research
Grant Term:
1-Jan-2018 to 31-Dec-2023
Original: 1-Jan-2018 to 31-Dec-2020
Value (AUD):
$316,745.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
Variations:
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 17/18 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Projects
Grant Activity:
Adaptation to life in the dark: genomic analyses of blind beetles
Purpose:
This project aims to utilise a unique Australian model system based on multiple, independently-evolved subterranean water beetles to explore the adaptive and regressive changes in the genome that occur when surface species colonise subterranean habitats. This project focuses on the evolution of Heat Shock protein (Hsp) genes that play critical roles in adaptation to environmental stress and the process of de-canalisation, the release of cryptic genetic variation that can allow novel morphologies to evolve in new environments. The project expects to provide further understanding of how species may potentially adapt to environmental stresses in the future, including climate change.
Internal Reference ID:
DP18 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
The University of Adelaide
Recipient ABN:
61 249 878 937
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
ADELAIDE
Town/City:
ADELAIDE
Postcode:
5000
State/Territory:
SA
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
SA
Postcode:
5000
Country:
AUSTRALIA