Completed Projects

Apr 01 2013

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DNA barcoding for monitoring cryptic rainforest fauna in PNG

APSF 13-4 | Project Leader: M Ziembicki | Amount: $ 28,000

A project undertaken at the Centre for Tropical Environmental & Sustainablility Science, James Cook University and supervised by Mark Ziembicki Subsistence hunting of wildlife in Papua New Guinea has sustained...

Mar 01 2013

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From Lapita to Liturgy: the archaeological and environmental history of the three millennia of human settlement of Aneityum, southern Vanuatu

APSF 13-3 | Project Leader: M Spriggs | Amount: $ 27,000

A project undertaken at the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University, and supervised by Matthew Spriggs and Stuart Bedford The project investigates the archaeological and environmental history of...

Feb 01 2013

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The response of frog communities to forest disturbance and fragmentation in Papua New Guinea

APSF 13-2 | Project Leader: C Dahl | Amount: $ 26,000

A project undertaken at the New Guinea Binatang Research Center, and supervised by Chris Dah Background Papua New Guinea is one of the last three remaining tropical biodiversity hotspot areas...

Jan 01 2013

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Systematics of New Guinea Tree Frogs

APSF 13-1 | Project Leader: J Menzies | Amount: $ 1,930

A project undertaken at the Jordan Laboratory, The University of Adelaide and supervised by James Menzies Considering its land area, New Guinea probably has more frog species than any other...

Aug 01 2012

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It’s not all peachy: what is the adaptive role of extreme colour change in frogs?

APSF 12-8 | Project Leader: M Bulbert | Amount: $ 31,000

A project undertaken at the Department of Biological Sciences, and supervised by Matthew Bulbert Juvenile Oreophyrne ezra were found perching during the daytime in relatively large numbers. Using traditional colour spectrometry we...

Jul 01 2012

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Killing with kindness? Removing introduced fishes may amplify parasitic infections in native fishes

APSF 12-7 | Project Leader: S Beatty | Amount: $ 29,000

A project undertaken at the School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, and supervised by Stephen Beatty Background The South West Coast Drainage Division of Western Australia contains only...

Jun 01 2012

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Ecological and biogeographic underpinnings of spectacular diversification of murine rodents in Australasia (Sulawesi)

APSF 12-6 | Project Leader: K Rowe | Amount: $ 36,000

A project undertaken at Museum Victoria, and supervised by Kevin Rowe Understanding why some lineages display higher taxonomic diversity and eco-morphological disparity than other lineages is one of the most...

May 01 2012

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Investigating the impact of seismic surveys on threatened sea snakes in Australia’s North West Shelf

APSF 12-5 | Project Leader: K Sanders | Amount: $ 24,300

A project undertaken at the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Adelaide, and supervised by Dr Kate Sanders Summary During off-shore oil and gas exploration, seismic surveys...

Apr 01 2012

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Vocal learning in a highly promiscuous Australian songbird

APSF 12-4 | Project Leader: M Hall | Amount: $ 41,500

A project undertaken at the Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, and supervised by Michelle Hall Songbirds, like humans, learn their vocalisations by imitation during early development, and have been...

Mar 01 2012

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Revisiting an old hypothesis: Aboriginal plant exploitation during the Holocene in West Arnhem Land

APSF 12-3 | Project Leader: T Denham | Amount: $ 28,500

A project undertaken at the School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, and supervised by Tim Denham and Denis Shine Jones and Meehan (1989) proposed that horticultural experimentation may...

Feb 01 2012

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The history of giants – population genetics of the world’s largest raptor

APSF 12-2 | Project Leader: M Knapp | Amount: $ 24,000

A project undertaken at the Alan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, and supervised by Michael Knapp New Zealand's extinct Haast's Eagle is...

Jan 01 2012

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Regeneration and recovery dynamics of lowland tropical forests in the Solomon Archipelago

APSF 12-1 | Project Leader: W Laurance | Amount: $ 36,000

A project undertaken at the Centre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science & School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University and supervised by William Laurance This project is the subject of...

Aug 01 2011

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Why are there so few hybrids in the Green-eyed Treefrog hybrid zone? Resolving the role of behaviour versus genetics

APSF 11-8 | Project Leader: C Hoskin | Amount: $ 27,800

A project undertaken at the School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University, and supervised by Dr Conrad Hoskin & Dr Megan Higgie Background, Aims & Predictions The question...

Jul 01 2011

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Comparative transcriptome sequencing for identification of Australian pest fruit flies

APSF 11-7 | Project Leader: K Raphael | Amount: $ 44,010

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, and supervised by Kathryn Raphael The Queensland fruit flies, Bactrocera tryoni (TRY) and B. neohumeralis (NEO), originally...

Jun 01 2011

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Connectivity and conservation of seamount corals

APSF 11-6 | Project Leader: K Miller | Amount: $ 25,370

A project undertaken at the Institute of Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, and supervised by Dr Karen Miller Seamounts are recognised as hotspots of biodiversity, but are under...

May 01 2011

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Like father, like son: is male courtship performance heritable?

APSF 11-5 | Project Leader: A Wignall | Amount: $ 15,870

A project undertaken at the Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, and supervised by Anne Wignall, Marie Herberstein & Darrell Kemp A fundamental assumption of sexual selection theory is that...

Apr 01 2011

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Conservation and management of an endangered marsupial, the Sandhill Dunnart, in a semi-arid environment

APSF 11-4 | Project Leader: S Carthew | Amount: $ 30,300

A project undertaken at the School of Earth and environmental Science, The University of Adelaide, and supervised by Dr Sue Carthew Background Australia has one of the highest rates of...

Mar 01 2011

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Does salinity constrain locomotor performance in free-ranging sharks? Functional morphology and behavioural ecology of sharks occurring along a salinity gradient

APSF 11-3 | Project Leader: A Gleiss | Amount: $ 10,500

A project undertaken at the Centre for Fish and Fisheries, Murdoch University, and supervised by Dr Adrian Gleiss Elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates) occur in all of the world's oceans,...

Feb 01 2011

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Revisiting interactions between Jumping plantlice and eucalypts using a high-tech, experimental approach

APSF 11-2 | Project Leader: M Steinbauer | Amount: $ 35,500

A project undertaken at the Department of Zoology, La Trobe University, and supervised by Martin Steinbauer Psyllids (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea) are closely related to aphids but, in Australia, psyllids comprise...

Jan 01 2011

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Beyond barcoding: understanding biodiversity in diverse frontier for tropical biology

APSF 11-1 | Project Leader: P Oliver | Amount: $ 41,845

A project undertaken at the Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, and supervised by Paul Oliver New Guinea is the fourth largest island on earth, and is a world hotspot...

Sep 01 2010

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Sex, symbiosis and “she-males”: probing the bizarre reproductive manipulations imposed by bacterial endosymbionts upon Australian butterflies

APSF 10-9 | Project Leader: D Kemp | Amount: $ 41,187

A project undertaken at the Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University. Investigators: Darrell Kemp, Katherine Barry and Markus Riegler (University of Western sydney) INTRODUCTION Parasites are an unfortunate fact of...

Aug 01 2010

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Comparative spatial analysis of species biodiversity and life history evolution in Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic birds

APSF 10-8 | Project Leader: J Dale | Amount: $ 30,000

A project co-ordinated through the Institute of Natural Sciences, Massey University, and supervised by James Dale and Mihai Valcu Project Summary The term biodiversity typically refers to the concept of...

Jul 01 2010

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Native bees in the South Pacific – taxonomy, diversity, conservation and potential roles in agriculture

APSF 10-7 | Project Leader: M Schwarz | Amount: $ 45,000

A project coordinated by Mike Schwarz (Flinders University), Scott Groom (Flinders University), Mark Stevens (South Australian Museum), Mary Taylor (Centre for Pacific Crops and Trees, Fiji), and Posa Skelton (Secretariat...

Jun 01 2010

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Gene flow, adaptation and speciation in Antarctic octopus: consequences of climate change

APSF 10-6 | Project Leader: J Strugnell | Amount: $ 10,000

A project undertaken at the Department of Genetics, La Trobe University, and supervised by Jan Strugnell Australian Antarctic Territory covers about 42% of Antarctica (which is nearly 80% of the...

May 01 2010

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A dingo for the modern age?

APSF 10-5 | Project Leader: M Crowther | Amount: $ 28,160

A project undertaken at the School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, and supervised by Matthew Crowther Restoring the ecological role of top predators is an urgent global issue for...