Research Grant
[Cite as http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0776926]Researchers: A/Prof John Roberts (Chief Investigator) , Prof Grant Morahan (Chief Investigator)
Brief description Establishment of the Australian Cane Toad Genome Program. The Cane Toad is one of Australia's greatest environmental menaces, and is in the top 100 of the "World's Worst invader species". Over a billion toads infest Northern Australia, and they will soon invade WA and move further into NSW. Their poisons and voracious appetite could make many native mammals, birds and reptiles extinct. The only possibility to eradicate the Toad is by biological control, but there is no known control agent. We will identify the 'Toad's Achilles' heel' against which control agents can be developed. We can do this by identifying every Toad gene. This project forms the first step to this goal by establishing the Australian Cane Toad Genome Program. Toad control will help preserve Australia's unique natural heritage.
Funding Amount $274,000
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- ARC : LP0776926
- PURL : http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP0776926
