Role
Supervisor
Description
The primary objective is to study social behaviours of the pygmy Coremiocnemis sp. The project has two main aims. (1) I aim to describe and quantify the extent to which the pygmy Coremiocnemis sp. demonstrates subsociality in captivity. (2) I aim to determine whether subsociality is simply a consequence of captivity, or whether subsociality is present in wild populations. If they demonstrate subsociality, this study will represent the first demonstration of these behaviours in a tropical tarantula species from Australia. This project aligns with the Foundation objective of “Pure research aimed at understanding rainforest flora and fauna, ecosystems, processes and biological interactions”.
Date
01 Apr 2024 - 30 Nov 2024
Project Type
GRANT
Keywords
Invertebrate Biology;Arachnology;Animal Behaivour;Behavioural Ecology;Rainforest Biology
Funding Body
Skyrail Rainforest Foundation
Amount
1226
Project Team
Tasmin Rymer;David Wilson