Current projects

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Number Title Leader Institution
Amount

(Aus)

Period

HSF 06/10 The behavioural ecology and conservation of a mulga-dependent, cooperatively-breeding Australian passerine: The Hall's babbler (Pomotostomus halli) R Kingsford/D Portelli School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Science, UNSW $44,370 Jul '06 - Jul '09

HSF 08/8 Human disturbance, mangrove invasion and the structure of endangered salt marsh T Minchinton Institute for Conservation Biology & School of Biological Sciences, University of Wollongong $76,560 Jul '08 - Jul '11

HSF 09/1 Are groundwater inputs driving de-oxygenation, acidification and eutrophication in northern NSW rivers and estuaries?

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Centre for Coastal Biogeochemistry, Southern Cross University $81,410 Jul '09 - Jul '12

HSF 09/2 Assessing the response of the lizard fauna of Lord Howe Island to the removal of introduced rats M Thompson School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney $84,060 Jul '09 - Jul '12

HSF 09/3 Conservation ecology of the White-fronted Chat - a declining bird in an endangered ecological community R Major Australian Museum $79,166 Jul '09 - Jul '12

HSF 09/4 Acacia systematics and development of a model system for co-evolutionary studies J Miller Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, CSIRO Plant Industry $60,000 Jul '09 - Jul '12

HSF 09/5 Unlocking century-scale climate signals using daily stem growth and wood property responses in native Tasmanian rainforests G Downes CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems $72,500 Jul '09 - Jul '12

HSF 09/7 Characterising heat production in plants: mechanisms and its role in pollination R Miller School of Biological Sciences, Monash University $81,000 Jul '09 - Jul '12

HSF 09/8 Control of the plant pathogen, Phytophthora P Beech School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University $72,695 Jul '09 - Jul '12

HSF 10/1 Constructing a comparative reference collection of phytoliths from north Queensland vegetation L Wallis Aboriginal Environments Research Centre, University of Queensland $50,000 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 10/2 Elucidating the molecular basis of Phytophthora zoospore motility: identifying the protein composition of flagellar hairs A Hardham Research School of Biology, Australian National University $82,920 Jan '11 - Jan '14

HSF 10/3 Invasional meltdown: does invader-invader mutualism facilitate secondary invasions in rainforest on Christmas Island? P Green Department of Botany, La Trobe University $75,000 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 10/4 Box jellyfish toxins: investigating novel protein structure and function D Brinkman Australian Institute of Marine Science $75,000 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 10/5 Can the fig-fig wasp pollination mutualism persist in a fragmented landscape? C Gross School of Environmental & Rural Science, University of New England $80,306 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 10/6 Conserving Australia's resident shorebirds M Weston School of Life and Environmental Sciences Deakin University $26,000 Jul '10 - Jul '12

HSF 10/7 The knowledge-base of navigation and foraging tactics in Australian Jack Jumper ants A Narendra Research School of Biology, Australian National University $84,000 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 10/8 Conservation genetics of tree-kangaroos M Eldridge Australian Museum $75,000 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 10/9 Molecular investigations into Winter mortality disease of Saccostrea glomerata (Sydney rock oyster) C Jenkins Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute (Industry and Investment NSW) $23,000 Jul '10 - Jul '11

HSF 10/10 Unravelling the multiple levels of prey naivete to alien predators in Australian critical weight range mammals P Banks Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNSW $75,000 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 10/11 The ontogeny of vocal communication in host-parasite systems S Kleindorfer School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University $67,700 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 10/12 Integrating silk biomechanics and spider ecology to understand spider web A Harmer Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University $50,000 Jul '10 - Jul '13

HSF 11/1 Plumbing the depths of tall trees: quantifying the hydraulic structure and function of deep roots P Grierson School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia $63,800 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/2 Phylogenetic patterns in snow gum eucalypts as indicators of past cold-climate refugia in south-east Australia M Bayly School of Botany, University of Melbourne $67,985 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/3 Do arid-zone ants undergo boom-bust population fluctuations in response to the El Nino Southern Oscillation? H Gibb Department of Zoology, La Trobe University $83,770 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/4 Triple jeopardy in the tropics: assessing extinction risk in Australia's freshwater biodiversity hotspot S Swearer Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne $75,000 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/5 The physiology of biome shifts and macroevolutionary change: How did Australian skinks colonise the arid zone so successfully? B Goodman School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide $75,000 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/6 Did Dingoes colonise Australia once or were there multiple introductions with seafaring traders? W Ballard School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales $26,900 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/7 Understanding colony collapse: a social analysis of honey bee colony failure A Barron Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University $67,352 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/8 Exploring the taxonomy, distribution and evolution of a unique subterranean fauna: amphipod crustaceans from the Yilgarn region of central Western Australia R King South Australian Museum $53,380 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/9 Pleistocene vertebrate trackways of Australia: documentation and significance at the continental scale G Prideaux School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University $82,748 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/10 Can excluding toads from water provide biodiversity benefits for arid Australia M Letnic School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales $54,580 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 11/11 Adding value to cattle hides through improved control strategies that reduce damage from Demodex (follicular mange mite) infestations J Larsen The Mackinnon Project, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Melbourne $86,414 Jul '11 - Jul '14

HSF 12/1 A unique non-human model for the evolution of musical tool use: drumming by the palm cockatoo R Heinsohn Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University $78,891 Jul '12 - Jul '15

HSF 12/2 Molecular taxonomy and phylogeography of stygofauna across alluvial and hard-rock groundwater ecosystems in eastern Australia J Hughes Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University $51,882 Jul '12 - Jul '14

HSF 12/3 Protecting the biodiversity of mound springs of the Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley Region. B Pusey Centre for Excellence in Natural Resource Management, University of Western Australia $49,447 Nov '12 - Nov '15

HSF 12/4 Relationships and reproduction - Floral development and phylogeny in Australian sedges (Cyperaceae, Mapanioideae): implications for the evolution of the monocot flower J Bruhl School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England $67,500 Jul '12 - Jul '15

HSF 12/5 Improving the success of captive breeding and reintroduction programs for endangered species through mate choice M Magrath Department of Wildlife Conservation and Science, Zoos Victoria $77,000 Jul '12 - Jul '15

HSF 12/6 Extreme reproductive conflict: sexual cannibalism, female deception and the evolution of male mate choice K Barry Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University $48,843 Jul '12 - Jul '15

HSF 12/7 Understanding the role of the ecological and social environment in the evolution of complex communication in peacock spiders M Kasumovic School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of New South Wales $50,000 Jul '12 - Jul '15

HSF 12/8 Evolutionary developmental biology of the mammalian middle ear: using virtual reconstruction to integrate development and biomechanics V Weisbecker School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland $65,353 Jul '12 - Jul '15

HSF 12/9 Energetic consequences of antipredator behaviour in small mammal prey C Turbill Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney $55,500 Jul '12 - Jul '15

HSF 12/10 Shopping for tenants: does co-evolutionary addiction and symbiont meltdown leave jumping plant lice in need of new microbial partners? M Riegler Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, University of Western Sydney $78,000 Jul '12 - Jul '15