Sperm competition, sexual conflict, and gamete evolution in mice

该项目的创新实验将产生处于进化生物学研究前沿的结果。该项目将在高知名度的期刊上发表论文，并将促进澳大利亚和欧洲研究人员之间的合作，创造重大的国际影响，促进澳大利亚研究的卓越发展。自从欧洲人在澳大利亚定居以来，60%的本土啮齿动物物种已经灭绝或濒临灭绝。由于对澳大利亚啮齿动物交配系统的研究严重缺乏，我们对本土小鼠的调查将产生对国家保护受威胁啮齿动物物种的工作极其宝贵的信息。

The innovative experiments of this project will yield results that are at the forefront of research in evolutionary biology. This project will generate publications in high profile journals, and will foster collaborations between Australian and European researchers, creating a significant international impact and promoting excellence in Australian research. Since European settlement of Australia, sixty percent of the native rodent species have become extinct or are threatened with extinction. As there is a significant lack of research on the mating systems of Australian rodents, our investigations on a native mouse will generate information that will be extremely valuable to the national conservation efforts of threatened rodent species.