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Project Details
Project Description
This project plans to connect micro-evolutionary processes with macro-evolutionary change to provide a unified
understanding of why animals live together. Evolutionary transitions to and from complex social behaviour appear linked
to female multiple mating (polyandry). However, the causal pathway by which variation in polyandry results in the
emergence and diversification of sociality is yet to be established. Using a vertebrate system we aim to integrate
empirical, theoretical and comparative approaches to show: the ecological causes of individual variation in female
polyandry; its effect on social behaviours that promote social complexity at the population level; and how this
corresponds to divergence in social complexity across species
understanding of why animals live together. Evolutionary transitions to and from complex social behaviour appear linked
to female multiple mating (polyandry). However, the causal pathway by which variation in polyandry results in the
emergence and diversification of sociality is yet to be established. Using a vertebrate system we aim to integrate
empirical, theoretical and comparative approaches to show: the ecological causes of individual variation in female
polyandry; its effect on social behaviours that promote social complexity at the population level; and how this
corresponds to divergence in social complexity across species
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/01/15 → 31/12/17 |
Funding
- Australian Research Council (ARC): A$92,840.00
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Decline in lizard species diversity, abundance and ectoparasite load across an elevational gradient in the Australian alps
Hamilton, K., Goulet, C. T., Drummond, E. M., Senior, A. F., Schroder, M., Gardner, M. G., While, G. M. & Chapple, D. G., Feb 2021, In: Austral Ecology. 46, 1, p. 8-19 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus) -
Allopatric divergence drives the genetic structuring of an endangered alpine endemic lizard with a sky-island distribution
Atkins, Z. S., Amor, M. D., Clemann, N., Chapple, D. G., While, G. M., Gardner, M. G., Haines, M. L., Harrisson, K. A., Schroder, M. & Robert, K. A., Feb 2020, In: Animal Conservation. 23, 1, p. 104-118 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile13 Citations (Scopus) -
Scat on the doorstep: Refuge choice in a group-living lizard is influenced by the presence of scat piles
Thompson, S. A., Pearson, S. K., While, G. M., Chapple, D. G. & Gardner, M. G., Jun 2020, In: Austral Ecology. 45, 4, p. 426-434 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
6 Citations (Scopus)