Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190101244]Researchers: Matthew Symonds (Chief Investigator) , Prof Marcel Klaassen (Chief Investigator) , Glenn Tattersall (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Shape-shifting birds: a novel consequence of climate change. This project aims to identify which species are affected by climate change, and whether these changes in their ecology enhance or decrease fitness and survival. Climate change is having drastic effects on animal biology, threatening many species. Recent data suggest that changes in body shape (the size of appendages) is one such effect. By studying the bills and legs of birds this project aims to investigate changes in body shape as a biological response to climate change. This project will model the predicted consequences of changes in body shape on population trends in Australian birds, enabling the prediction of which species are most threatened by climate change, and helping inform conservation priorities.
Funding Amount $328,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190101244
- ARC : DP190101244