Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180103851]Researchers: Andrew Austin (Chief Investigator) , Steven Cooper (Chief Investigator) , ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) , Terry Bertozzi (Partner Investigator) , William Humphreys (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Adaptation to life in the dark: genomic analyses of blind beetles. 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.
Funding Amount $316,745
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180103851
- ARC : DP180103851