Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP240100330

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP240100330

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Early-life climate sensitivity: direct and indirect mechanisms. This project aims to investigate how climate change threatens animal populations by determining the mechanisms causing DNA damage (short telomeres) in nestling birds growing up in hot conditions. Telomeres are biomarkers of individual life expectancy, and short telomeres in young birds predict a decline in future population viability. Our project aims to determine the importance for heat-induced telomere shortening of: (1) nestling heat stress responses; (2) inheritance of heat-shortened sperm telomeres; and (3) parental buffering of heat effects. Expected benefits include enhanced reliability of climate change predictions and improved ability to identify climate change mitigation strategies before population declines are evident.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2024

End Date: 31-12-2026

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $662,704.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation | Ecology | Behavioural ecology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other Keywords

Behavioural ecology | Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation | Ecology | Expanding Knowledge In the Biological Sciences

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