The evolution of venom and its role in shaping biodiversity

毒液的进化及其在塑造生物多样性中的作用

• 批准号: DE230100003
• 负责人: Dr Damien Esquerre
• 金额: $ 27.27万
• 依托单位: University of Wollongong
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2023-12-31 至 2026-12-30
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE230100003
• 关键词: evolution; venom; its; role; shaping

This project aims to study how venom, nature's most powerful weapon, evolves and shapes biodiversity. Using the iconic Australian and New Guinean venomous snakes as a model, this project expects to develop a novel approach to profile venom composition from museum specimens, test competing hypotheses on the evolution of venoms, and test for the association between the evolution of venoms and the evolution of diversity in species richness and morphology. Expected outcomes include the largest venom database for any animal group and a better understanding of how venoms evolve and what role they play in earth’s biodiversity. The generated venom data has potential to be used in future studies to aid in the development of anti-venoms and drugs.

该项目旨在研究毒液，最强大的武器，如何发展和塑造生物多样性。该项目将标志性的澳大利亚和新几内亚毒蛇作为模型，希望开发出一种新颖的方法来介绍博物馆标本中的毒液组成，测试毒液演化的竞争假设，并测试毒液的进化与物种丰富度和形态学的多样性进化之间的关联。预期的结果包括任何动物群体最大的毒液数据库，以及更好地了解毒液的进化以及它们在地球生物多样性中的何种作用。生成的毒液数据有可能在以后的研究中使用，以帮助开发抗毒性和药物。