Behavioural resilience to climatic variability

尽管澳大利亚的生物群已经适应了高度的自然气候变化，但现代气候变化正在导致种群崩溃并转向新的生态系统。该项目研究皮尔巴拉独特的本土哺乳动物，旨在揭示行为变化是否能有效应对极端环境和不可预测的气候条件。它将整合实验室和实地调查，以检查对气候变化的行为反应，并确定这些反应如何影响个人健康和未来人口的恢复力。这项研究将促进对气候驱动的行为适应的了解，并提高对物种如何科普澳大利亚气候变化的理解。

Despite Australian biota being adapted to high natural climate variability, modern climate change is leading to population collapses and shifts into novel ecosystems. This Project, which studies a unique native mammal in the Pilbara, aims to uncover whether changes in behaviour are effective for dealing with environmental extremes and unpredictable climatic conditions. It will integrate laboratory- and field-based investigations to examine behavioural responses to climatic variability and establish how these responses influence individual fitness and future population resilience. This research will advance knowledge on climate-driven behavioural adaptation and improve understanding of how species will cope with Australia’s changing climate.