Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP190100071]Researchers: Michael Gardner (Chief Investigator) , ARC Linkage Grant LP1701000985 (Funded by) , Dr Mark Hutchinson (Partner Investigator) , Dr Stephanie Godfrey (Partner Investigator) , Terry Bertozzi (Partner Investigator)
Brief description Genomics and mixed source populations in wildlife translocations. Translocation is a conservation strategy to help the plight of endangered species, and is becoming increasing important to mitigate against climate change. However translocations often fail. Theory suggests mixing individuals from different source populations would benefit species' genomic diversity and potentially success rates, however this is untested in animals. Also unclear is what parts of the genome are important for mitigating against climate change. Using an endangered lizard model, this project aims to understand how to best start new populations by 1) providing the first empirical test in terrestrial vertebrates of using mixed source populations; and 2) uncovering regions of the genome important for considering in translocations.
Funding Amount $400,940
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP190100071
- ARC : LP190100071