Current projects

(this table includes three Pacific Biological Foundation projects which are now being funded by the APSF)

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Number Title Leader Institution Amount

(Aus)

 Period
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 04/6 Diversification of a mammal across the rainforest boundary A Krockenberger Department of Tropical Biology, James Cook University $33,389 Jul 2004 - Jul 2007
APSF 05/1 Systematics & evolution of Australasia's oldest lizard radiation: the Diplodactyline geckos P Doughty Western Australian Museum $29,700 Jan 2006 - Jan 2009
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 05/6 Revisionary studies on Syzygium and allies (Myrtaceae) in Papua New Guinea, with an emphasis on recently collected materials L Craven Australian National Herbarium, CPBR, CSIRO Plant Industry $ 5,256 Jul 2005 - Jul 2006
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 06/5 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 06/6 Development of a genetic/morphological databank for the identification of wild eggs of Australian marine fishes F Neira Tasmanian Aquaculture & Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania $41,500 Jul 2006 - Jul 2009
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 07/1 Distribution, phylogeny and biogeography of venomous snakes in Papua New Guinea K Winkel Pharmacology Department, University of Melbourne $39,000 Jul 2007 - Jul 2010
APSF 07/2 To sea, or not to sea: Flexible life history strategies in diadromous fishes A Hicks & G Closs Department of Zoology, University of Otago, NZZ $36,994 Jul 2007 - JJul 2010
APSF 07/3 Investigating the co-extinction of Australian insects on threatened plants P Vesk Botany Department, University of Melbourne $35,000 Jul 2007 - Jul 2010
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 07/5 Does the landscape matrix of native Eucalyptus deglupta plantations, logged-over and primary rainforest on the Gazelle Peninsula, Papua New Guinea, provide sustainable habitat for local wildlife? S Turton Australian Tropical Forest Institute, James Cook University $22,000 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 07/8 Fungal foliar endophytes for the biological control of Phytophthora palmivora diseases of Theobroma cacao D Guest Faculty of Agriculture Food & Natural Resources, University of Sydney $18,265 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
PBF 01/2 Impact of portable sawmill logging operations on forest structure and regeneration in the lowland forests of West New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea H Rogers Queensland Department of Mines  $19,056 Aug 2000 - Mar 2006
PBF 02/4 Building a starch reference collection for Southeast Asia C. Lentfer School of Environmental Science & Management, Southern Cross University $45,472  Jun 2002 – Jun 2005
APSF 08/1 A field guide to the butterflies of Vanuatu J Tennent N/A $10,000 Jul 2008 - Jan 2009
APSF 08/2 Comparative mechanics of shark feeding behaviours as revealed by high resolution 3-D computer simulation S Wroe School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales $38,829 Jul 2008 - Jul 2011
APSF 08/3 Bioaccumulation and formation of arsenicals in tropical shallow reef organisms B Maher Department of Environmental Chemistry, University of Canberra $45,000 Jul 2008 - Jul 2011
APSF 08/4 Nutrient cycling in Port Phillip Bay: The role of sedimentary protozoa in nitrification and denitrification J Shimeta School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University $30,000 Jul 2008 - Jul 2010
APSF 08/5 Sexual conflict and sympatric speciation in the Pacific N Tatarnic School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales $44,580 Jul 2008 - Jul 2011
APSF 08/6 Gene flow in Australian sexually-deceptive orchids M Whitehead School of Botany & Zoology, Australian National University $30,000 Jul 2008 - Jul 2010
APSF 08/7 The role of natural sunscreens for the control of ultgraviolet radiation damage in reef fish U Siebeck School of Biomedical Science, University of Queensland $28,500 Jul 2008 - Jul 2010