Our Financial Support - Marine Vertebrate Ecology Research Group at The University of Queensland

	MarVERG has been pleased and grateful to have received a number of important grants over the past three years, thus making our research possible. These grants have been from the following: Winifred Violet Scott Foundation (2009) Population genetics of bottlenose dolphins. Lanyon JM and Ansmann, IC. Winifred Violet Scott Foundation (2009) Ecology of dugongs. Lanyon JM. Winifred Violet Scott Foundation (2009) Health and disease in dugongs. Lanyon JM., Patterson-Kane J, Trott D and O'Leary C. Project Aware (2009) Reproduction in dugongs. Lanyon JM & Burgess EA. MA Ingram Trust (2008) Reproduction in dugongs. Lanyon JM & Burgess EA. Australian Centre for Applied Marine Mammal Science (2007-2008) Using unmanned aerial vehicles for survey of Marine Mammals in Australia; test of concept. Hodgson AJ, Noad M, Marsh, Lanyon JM, Smith, Kniest. Consolidated Rutile Ltd (Sept 2007) Dugong tagging program in Moreton Bay. Lanyon JM. Australian Research Council Linkage Scheme Round 1 2008. Animal movement between populations deduced from family trees - a test case on dugongs in southern Queensland. JM Lanyon; PK Pollett; JR Ovenden & D Broderick. Australia & Pacific Science Foundation (2004-2006) The ecology of the Leopard Shark, Stegastoma fasciatum. Lanyon JM and Dudgeon C. Australian Centre for Applied Marine Mammal Science (2007) Gene-tagging the dugongs of southern Queensland to determine population dynamics, relatedness and movements. Lanyon JM and Ovenden JR. Australian Centre for Applied Marine Mammal Science (2007) Determining critical life history parameters for a sub-tropical dugong population. Lanyon JM & Burgess EA. Australian Geographic Society (2004) Ecology of Leopard Sharks. Lanyon JM & Dudgeon C. $3,000 Consolidated Rutile Ltd (2007) Dugong tagging program in Moreton Bay. Lanyon JM. Consolidated Rutile Ltd (2004-2006) Dugong tagging program in Moreton Bay. Lanyon JM. MA Ingram Trust (2006) Reproductive patterns and diet in a sub-tropical dugong population. Lanyon JM. Sea World Research & Rescue Foundation (2006) Genetic tagging of dugongs in south-east Queensland. Lanyon JM and Ovenden JR. Sea World Research & Rescue Foundation (2004) Genetic tagging of dugongs in south-east Queensland. Lanyon JM and Slade RW. Tangalooma Foundation (2004) Ecology of leopard sharks. Lanyon JM & Dudgeon C. Winifred Violet Scott Foundation (2004-2006) Ecology of leopard sharks. Lanyon JM and Dudgeon C. Winifred Violet Scott Foundation (2006-2007) Ecology of leopard sharks. Lanyon JM and Dudgeon C. Winifred Violet Scott Foundation (2005-2007) Ecology of dugongs in Moreton Bay. Lanyon JM. Winifred Violet Scott Foundation (2006) Determining reproductive parameters of dugongs in Moreton Bay. Lanyon JM.

In May 2007 the Australian Government announced funding of $800,000 for new research projects on the management and conservation of marine mammals. MarVERG is pleased to have been one of the recipients to receive funding to further its research on using genetic information to identify the gender of individuals dugongs.