Phylogeny and Behavioral Evolution in Chaenopsid Blennies

毛藻的系统发育和行为进化

• 批准号: 9407993
• 负责人: Philip Hastings
• 金额: $ 16.26万
• 依托单位: University of Arizona
• 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: 1994-09-01 至 1999-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9407993&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Phylogeny; Behavioral; Evolution; Chaenopsid; Blennies

9407993 Hastings Abstract Dramatic advances have been made in the way in which biologists make and test predictions about the evolutionary relationships among animals. However, the process of applying these modern phylogenetic methods to the behavior of animals has just begun. This approach has great potential for increasing our understanding of evolution and behavior. In order to pursue this important area of research, it is necessary to work with groups of animals whose ecology, morphology, developmental biology, and phylogenetic relationship are all known. Dr. Hastings has identified such a group of animals whose natural behavior is easily studied in the laboratory. He will conduct detailed studies of their behavior and combine the results with existing information to work out a detailed picture of behavioral evolution in this group. This project will help develop a deeper understanding of the role of behavior in evolution.

小行星9407993 摘要 在生物学家对动物之间的进化关系做出和检验预测的方式上，已经取得了巨大的进步。 然而，将这些现代系统发育方法应用于动物行为的过程才刚刚开始。 这种方法对于增加我们对进化和行为的理解有很大的潜力。 为了从事这一重要的研究领域，有必要与生态学、形态学、发育生物学和系统发育关系都已知的动物群体一起工作。 黑斯廷斯博士已经确定了这样一组动物，它们的自然行为很容易在实验室中研究。他将对他们的行为进行详细的研究，并将研究结果与现有的信息联合收割机结合起来，绘制出这一群体行为进化的详细图景。 这个项目将有助于发展行为在进化中的作用更深入的理解。