Completed Projects

Feb 01

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Exploiting flavonoid diversity in legumes to improve nitrogen-fixing symbioses

HSF 16-2 | Project Leader: U Mathesius | Amount: $ 60,000

A project undertaken at the Research School of Biology, Australian National University, and supervised by Ulrike Mathesius Co-investigator: Giel van Noorden Crop plants require large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer to...

Jan 01

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Into the wild: methylomics and quantitative genetics in natural populations of Australian social bees

HSF 16-1 | Project Leader: L Holman | Amount: $ 48,700

A project undertaken at the University of Melbourne and supervised by Luke Holman Social insects, such as bees, ants, wasps and termites, have fascinated us since ancient times. Two puzzling...

Dec 30

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Resolving the taxonomic status of ecologically keystone and threatened bats in New Guinea

HSF 15-14 | Project Leader: K Armstrong | Amount: $ 84,800

A project undertaken at the South Australian Museum and supervised by Kyle Armstrong Project team: Dr Kyle Armstrong (South Australian Museum; The University of Adelaide), Mr Sigit Wiantoro (The University...

Dec 13

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Conservation of Antarctica’s unique and underexplored microbial biodiversity

HSF 15-13 | Project Leader: B Ferrari | Amount: $ 80,100

A project undertaken at the School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales and supervised by Belinda Ferrari Project team School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW...

Dec 01

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More than a burning issue: Does grass invasion disrupt plant-animal interactions and threaten persistence of semi-arid woodland communities?

HSF 15-12 | Project Leader: C Schlesinger | Amount: $ 53,200

A project undertaken at the Research Institute of Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University and supervised by Christine Schlesinger Introduced pastoral grasses have become major global drivers of ecosystem change,...

Oct 01

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Tail photoreception: Discovering a novel sensory system in Australian sea snakes

HSF 15-10 | Project Leader: K Sanders | Amount: $ 42,100

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, and supervised by Dr Kate Sanders The ~60 species of viviparous sea snakes comprise the world's only fully...

Sep 01

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Taxonomy and population structure of commercially important Indo-Pacific squids of the Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis species complex

HSF 15-9 | Project Leader: K Hall | Amount: $ 81,800

A project undertaken at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and supervised by Dr Karina Hall As traditional finfish stocks have declined, global fisheries for cephalopods (squid, octopus and cuttlefish)...

Aug 01

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The genomic origin of species: a comparative study in the Australian Meliphagoidea

HSF 15-8 | Project Leader: L Joseph | Amount: $ 58,800

A project undertaken at CSIRO National Research Collections Australia and supervised by Leo Joseph Unraveling the mechanisms underlying the process of speciation has been pursuit of evolutionary biologists since Darwin....

Jul 01

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How will savanna tree populations respond to fire management?

HSF 15-7 | Project Leader: B Murphy | Amount: $ 58,500

A project undertaken at the Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University and supervised by Brett Murphy Background Fire is a critical key management issue in northern...

Jun 01

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A new obligate mutual pollination system involving Boronia (Rutaceae, Sapindales) and Heliozelidae (Adeloidea, Lepidoptera)

HSF 15-6 | Project Leader: A Kallies | Amount: $ 74,200

A project undertaken at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and supervised by Axel Kallies Background Obligate pollination mutualisms are rare, highly interdependent relationships between co-evolved insects...