Dissertation Research: Molecular Systematics of Orb-Web Weaving Spiders

论文研究：球网蜘蛛的分子系统学

• 批准号: 9321548
• 负责人: Leo Buss
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: Yale University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-05-01 至 1996-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9321548&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Molecular; Systematics; Orb

9321548 BUSS The webs woven by orb-web spiders can be viewed as silken lines that record a series of spider movements. Thus webs, which persist, have been a classic system for studies of behavior and the inheritance of particular patterns of web weaving. However, a controversy still exists about whether all the orb-weavers are related in a single lineage or whether there are two lineages exhibiting this basic behavior with numerous modifications and losses within each. This project will use DNA sequencing to address the relationships of orb-web spiders that have previously been based solely on morphological and behavioral evidence. The resulting molecular based phylogeny or pattern of relationships can then be used to test hypotheses concerning the origin and diversification of web design. %%% Knowledge of spider relationships may be clarified by this project. This information can be of value in conservation of biodiversity as well as in designing programs for natural control of pest insects with diminished use of pesticides. ***

9321548巴斯由圆网蜘蛛编织的网可以看作是记录了蜘蛛一系列运动的丝线。因此，一直存在的网络已经成为研究行为和特定网络编织模式遗传的经典系统。然而，关于是否所有的编织者都属于同一个谱系，或者是否有两个谱系表现出这种基本行为，每个谱系都有许多修改和损失，仍然存在争议。这个项目将使用DNA测序来解决以前仅基于形态和行为证据的圆网蜘蛛的关系。由此产生的基于分子的发展史或关系模式可以用来检验关于网页设计的起源和多样化的假设。%蜘蛛关系的知识可以通过这个项目得到澄清。这些信息在保护生物多样性以及设计减少使用杀虫剂的害虫自然控制方案方面都有价值。***