Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190103039]Researchers: Associate Professor Jan Engelstaedter (Chief Investigator) , Associate Professor Jan Engelstaedter (Chief Investigator) , Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos (Chief Investigator) , Professor Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos (Chief Investigator) , Takeshi Kawakami (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Recombination and the genomic landscape of speciation. This project aims to evaluate how genomes become different during the origin of species by utilising an innovative system where multiple replicates of the speciation process exist. This project expects to generate knowledge in the area of speciation genetics by exploring the effects of sex, migration and selection on the diversity of hundreds of genomes from an Australian wildflower. Expected outcomes of this project include a deeper understanding of the maintenance of genetic diversity in natural populations, and development of a model organism for studying the genetics and ecology of speciation. This project should provide significant benefits including enhanced capacity in evolutionary genetics in Australia.
Funding Amount $575,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190103039
- ARC : DP190103039