Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0344277]Researchers: Dr Michael Caley (Chief Investigator) , Prof Robert Holt (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Why aren't all species everywhere? The evolution of species' borders in tropical reef fishes. Virtually nothing is known about how geographic range limits evolve in the wild in the absence of barriers to dispersal and habitat discontinuities. This project will investigate the evolution of range limits of fishes on the Great Barrier Reef using combinations of mathematical modelling and field- and laboratory-based analyses of evolutionary patterns and processes. By advancing understanding of the fundamental causes of species' range limits, this research will provide new options for the management and conservation of this very valuable resource, and other complex biological systems, under increasing pressures of exploitation, habitat degradation and climate change.
Funding Amount $210,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP0344277
- ARC : DP0344277