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Grant Award View - GA350685
Vocal mimicry in songbirds
GA ID:
GA350685
Agency:
Australian Research Council
Approval Date:
12-Dec-2023
Publish Date:
20-Dec-2023
Category:
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) Research
Grant Term:
1-Jan-2024 to 31-Dec-2026
Value (AUD):
$485,378.00
(GST inclusive where applicable)
One-off/Ad hoc:
No
Aggregate Grant Award:
No
PBS Program Name:
ARC 23/24 Discovery
Grant Program:
Discovery Projects
Grant Activity:
Vocal mimicry in songbirds
Purpose:
Many of the world’s largest clade of birds - the songbirds - incorporate vocal mimicry in their songs, but while scientific interest in vocal mimicry dates from Aristotle, limited progress has been made. With our unique research program we aim to provide an empirically based, theoretically informed understanding of avian vocal mimicry. In an important advance, we will examine both sexes to test long-held male-centric assumptions about evolutionary origins and maintenance of this trait. Crucially, we focus on lineages found only in Australia and PNG, where songbirds originated, to develop a robust scientific understanding of vocal mimicry across the entire songbird clade, and so provide an important new perspective on why and how song began.
GO ID:
GO Title:
Discovery Projects for funding commencing in 2024
Internal Reference ID:
DP24 Round 1
Selection Process:
Targeted or Restricted Competitive
Confidentiality - Contract:
No
Confidentiality - Outputs:
No
Grant Recipient Details
Recipient Name:
Western Sydney University
Recipient ABN:
53 014 069 881
Grant Recipient Location
Suburb:
RICHMOND
Town/City:
RICHMOND
Postcode:
2753
State/Territory:
NSW
Country:
AUSTRALIA
Grant Delivery Location
State/Territory:
NSW
Postcode:
2753
Country:
AUSTRALIA