CAREER: Using fossil bivalves to study controls on longevity and establish a paleobiologic — NSF Award to Sam Houston State Univer
Recent discoveries have suggested that bivalves might hold the secrets to understanding ageing. Like tree rings, bivalves record growth increments in their shells. Today, one of the longest-lived animals on the planet is the clam Arctica islandica, which can live for over 500 years. In addition to this species, over a
| Award title | CAREER: Using fossil bivalves to study controls on longevity and establish a paleobiologic |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2340642 |
| Awardee | Sam Houston State University |
| City | HUNTSVILLE |
| State | TX |
| Amount obligated | $620,929 |
| Principal investigator | David Moss |
| Program | BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY, LET-Life & Enviro Through Time, XC-Crosscutting Activities Pro, Sedimentary Geo & Paleobiology |
| Start date | 07/01/2024 |
| Abstract | Recent discoveries have suggested that bivalves might hold the secrets to understanding ageing. Like tree rings, bivalves record growth increments in their shells. Today, one of the longest-lived animals on the planet is the clam Arctica islandica, which can live for over 500 years. In addition to this species, over a dozen modern bivalves have been shown to live for over 100 years. While longevity of modern bivalves is well known because of their economic importance, very little is known about |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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