Did Antarctic octopuses colonise the deep sea?
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
- -
- URL
- -
- Start date
- 11/29/2004
- End date
- 12/28/2007
- Budget
- 219,099 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antarctic Funding Initiative (AFI) | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's University of Belfast | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
This proposal uses octopuses as model organisms to test the hypothesis that the Antarctic has acted as a centre for evolutionary innovation and radiation and as a source of taxa that have invaded the deep sea. It is likely that the deep-sea fauna was depa