Dissertation Research: Evolutionary Ecomorphology of West Indian Anolis Lizards

论文研究：西印度安乐蜥蜴的进化生态形态学

• 批准号: 8901205
• 负责人: Harry Greene
• 金额: $ 0.9万
• 依托单位: University of California-Berkeley
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-06-01 至 1991-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8901205&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Evolutionary; Ecomorphology; West

Jonathan Losos, a doctoral student working under the supervision of Dr. Harry Greene at the University of California- Berkeley, is conducting an integrated study of anatomical adaptations, ecology and performance (jumping ability, sprint speed, clinging ability, etc.) of Anolis lizards of the Caribbean Islands set in context of the evolutionary history of the group. Anatomical studies of the numerous species of Caribbean Anoles suggests considerable parallel and convergent evolution has occurred in anatomy, behavior and performance skills among distantly related species as a result of adaptation to similar ecological conditions. Losos studies the ecology and behavior of lizards in natural habitats; the animals are then captured and a number of performance variables measured in a field laboratory; morphological measurements are subsequently made. The latter include measures of mass, body size, limb-length and scanning electron microscope assessments of digital lamellar hairs which function in adhesion. Integrated studies such as this, that take advantage of diverse species in natural environments, lead to an understanding of how species evolve adaptations to their environments. This, in turn, provides basic information on how to protect the biodiversity of the earth.

乔纳森·洛索斯是一名博士生， 由加州大学的哈里格林博士监督 伯克利分校，正在进行一项综合研究， 适应、生态和性能（跳跃能力、短跑 速度、附着力等）加勒比海的阿诺利斯蜥蜴 岛屿设置在该集团的进化历史的背景下。 加勒比海变色龙的解剖学研究 表明相当多的平行和趋同进化 在解剖学、行为学和表演技巧方面， 远亲物种由于适应相似的 生态条件Losos研究的是 蜥蜴在自然栖息地;动物，然后捕捉和 在现场实验室测量的性能变量的数量; 随后进行形态学测量。后者 包括测量体重、体型、肢体长度和扫描 电子显微镜评估的数字板层毛， 起粘附作用。像这样的综合研究， 自然环境中物种多样性的优势，导致 了解物种如何进化适应它们 环境.这反过来又提供了有关如何 保护地球的生物多样性。