Completed projects (Australia & Pacific Science Foundation)

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Number Title Leader Institution Amount

(Aus)

 Period
A strategy for the conservation of the Australian lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri A Kemp Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, University of Queensland $9,500 Mar 1999 – Dec 2001
APSF 99-3  Rescue archaeology at Numundo Plantation, West New Britain, Papua New Guinea R Torrence  Australian Museum $6,710 May 2000 – Jul 2000
APSF 00-2 Contribution to the TAFE/OTEN Project R Collins Science Foundation for Physics within The University of Sydney $9,654   Dec 1999 – Dec 2001
APSF 01-1  Evolution, biogeography and conservation status of a unique and threatened desert fauna L Laurenson  School of Ecology & Environment, Deakin University $29,849  Aug 2000 – Jun 2002
Ecology, conservation status and management of a tropical kangaroo: the antilopine wallaroo on Cape York Peninsula C Johnson Department of Zoology & Tropical Ecology, James Cook University $41,080  Apr 2002 - Apr 2005
APSF 01/3  Why are male lizards brightly coloured? L Schwarzkopf  Department of Tropical Biology, James Cook University $33,942  Jun 2001 - Jun 2004
APSF 01/4  Toxinology and taxonomy of Australasian sea snakes B Fry Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne $45,000  Aug 2001 - Aug 2004
APSF 01-5  ‘The Flora of the Shanghai Area, Vol III’ O W Borrell Marcellan College, Bulleen, Victoria $25,000 Apr 2001 – Jun 2002
APSF 02/1  Neglected Shrimps: Understanding the biodiversity and conservation needs of a major food source for native Australian inland fish C Austin School of Ecology & Environment, Deakin University $31,372 Feb 2002 - Feb 2004
APSF 02/2 The biodiversity and systematics of the medically important Australian brown snakes S Donnellan South Australian Museum $23,212 Sep 2001 - Sep 2003
APSF 02-3  Towards publication of ‘Nine Thousand Years of Gardening in PNG’ P Swadling Research School of Pacific & Asian Studies, Australian National University $5,000 Oct 2002 – May 2003
APSF 02/4  DNA Fingerprinting for the conservation and management of Australian pythons and goannas A. Goodman School of Biological Sciences, The Flinders University of South Australia $23,720 May 2002 - May 2005
APSF 02/5 Genetic analysis of root architecture traits J Saleeba School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney $3,600 Apr 2002 - Apr 2004
APSF 02-6  The Haseldean - APSF Livestock Management Scholarship J Slade Faculty of Rural Management, University of Sydney $15,900 Feb 2002 - Feb 2006
APSF 03/1  Development of a diatom water quality calibration set for coastal lakes of NSW, a tool for effective lake management and restoration. K Taffs School of Environmental Science & Management, Southern Cross University $18,398 Apr 2003 - Apr 2005
APSF 03/2 Male calling song as a target for female mate choice and pest management in Queensland fruit flies P Taylor Department of Psychology, Macquarie University $44,500 Apr 2003 - Apr 2006
APSF 03/3 Will loss of habitat diversity also mean a decline in algal and invertebrate biodiversity? A Irving Department of Environmental Biology, The University of Adelaide $9,380 Jul 2003 - Jul 2005
APSF 03/4 Aspects of reproduction in the Eastern Quoll, Dasyuris viverrinus N Czarny and
I Gunn		 Institute of Reproduction & Development, Monash University $3,400 Jul 2003 - Jul 2005
APSF 04/1 Investigating how environmental variables affect fish otolith chemistry. B Gillanders and
T Elsdon		 Department of Environmental Biology, The University of Adelaide $7,489 Jun 2004 - Jun 2006
APSF 04/2 The importance of parasites in the conservation of native freshwater fish A Lymbery Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University $34,410 Jul 2004 - Jul 2007
APSF 04/3 Genetic and horticultural assessment of the Australian native 'Bush Potato" (Ipomoea costata) A Marchant and G Orel Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney $42,000 Jul 2004 - Jul 2007
APSF 04/4 What is the basis of the differing pest status of two species of Australian fruit flies? K Raphael Department of Biologcial Sciences, University of Sydney $14,500 Jun 2004 - Jun 2005
APSF 04/5 Molecular phylogeny, evolution and conservation status of the Acanthophis (death adders) and Pseudechis (black snakes) genera of Australian Elapidae snakes B Fry Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne $45,000 Jul 2004 - Jul 2007
APSF 04/6 Diversification of a mammal across the rainforest boundary A Krockenberger Department of Tropical Biology, James Cook University $33,389 Jul 2004 - Jul 2007
APSF 04/7 The ecology of the leopard shark Stegostoma fasciatum

C Dudgeon and
J Lanyon

 Department of Life Sciences, Univerisity of Queensland $28,552 Jul 2004 - Jul 2006
APSF 04/8 Assessing the impact of drought on the population dynamics of an endangered wallaby rescued from extinction by a flagship translocation program A Goldizen Department of Life Sciences, University of Queensland $24,000 Jul 2004 - Jul 2005
APSF 04/9 The ecology of the greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis, reintroduced to South Australia S Carthew Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide $40,450 Jul 2004 - Jul 2006
APSF 05/2 Disentangling the effects of habitat quality, herbivory and phylogeny on chemical defences in Queensland red ironbarks B Moore School of Tropical Biology, James Cook University $22,730 Jul 2005 - Jul 2007
APSF 05/3 Managing remnant mallee vegetation for biodiversity using fire and fox control D Driscoll School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University $35,943 Jul 2005 - Jul 2008
APSF 05/4 Seahorse diversity, distribution and trade in Papua New Guinea M Baine Montupore Island Research Centre, University of Papua New Guinea $29,900 Jul 2005 - Jul 2007
APSF 05/5 Dietary and habitat preferences of the Fijian Crested Iguana (Brachylophus vitiensis) on Yadua Taba, Fiji C Morrison Division of Applied Sciences, University of the South Pacific $23,094 Jul 2005 - Jul 2007
APSF 06/1 Stings, barbs and slime: The molecular evolution of fish venom B Fry Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne $39,000 Jul 2006 - Jul 2009
APSF 06/3 Impact of subterranean water on the physiology and health of Murray cod (Maccullochella peeli peeli) P Jones Department of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University $28,000 Jul 2006 - Jul 2008
APSF 06/4 Tree age and dendroclimatological potential of the rare desert tree Acacia peuce F. Muell. in Queensland and the Northern territory J Luly School of Tropical Environment Studies and Geography, James Cook University $10,500 Jul 2006 - Jul 2007
APSF 06/5 Fruit fly pollination of Bulbophyllum baileyi and the development of new fruit fly lures A Clarke School of Natural Resource Sciences, Queensland University of Technology $30,000 Jul 2006 - Jul 2008
APSF 06/7 Human environmental impact and the Aboriginal abandonment of Kangaroo Island S Gale School of Geosciences, University of Sydney $22,500 Jul 2006 - Jul 2008
APSF 07/4 Excavations at the Reber-Rakival site, Watom Island, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea D Anson Otago Museum, NZ $30,000 Jul 2007 - Jul 2009
APSF 07/6 Biology of Fijian ground frog (Platymantis vitianus): Breeding and Reproductive Endocrinology E J Narayan School of Science & Technology, University of the South Pacific, Fiji $12,150 Jul 2007 - Jul 2009
APSF 07/7 Genetic dynamics of lowland rainforest trees on islands in the tropical Southwest Pacific A Lowe School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide $24,500 Jul 2007 - Jul 2009
APSF 07/9 The mating system and genetic variation of an introduced, closed, high-density North Island brown kiwi (Apteryx mantelli) population D H Brunton & B Ziesmann Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University, NZ $27,026 Jul 2007 - Jul 2009
APSF 08/1 A field guide to the butterflies of Vanuatu J Tennent N/A $10,000 Jul 2008 - Jan 2009