Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102403]Researchers: Prof J. Scott Keogh (Chief Investigator) , The Australian National University (Managed by)
Brief description Phenotypic diversity dynamics at a continental scale. This project aims to build on previous research on the phylogenetics of Australian vertebrate animals to apply sophisticated new methodological and analytical tools for modelling species diversification. Australia is famous for the great diversity and uniqueness of its plants and animals, due in part to 40 million years of relative isolation. The project plans to test the influence of historical climate and habitat shifts on morphological evolution and assembly of the Australian biota. This project could showcase Australia as the best place in the World to rigorously test hypotheses concerning rates of biological diversification at a continental scale.
Funding Amount $355,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- ARC : DP150102403
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150102403
