U.S.-Brazil Cooperative Research: Molecular Phylogeny and Systematics of Neo-tropical Primates

9602913古德曼这个美国-巴西项目奖将资助韦恩州立大学的莫里斯·古德曼博士与巴西贝伦联邦大学的霍拉西奥博士和宝拉·施奈德博士之间的合作研究。身体人类学和系统生物学项目也提供了实质性的支持。这一研究项目的目标是收集关于新热带灵长类的系统发育和系统学的确凿的分子证据，并通过电子数据库向科学界提供这些证据。联邦大学提供进入亚马逊地区独特的生物多样性的途径。这所大学是戈尔迪自然历史博物馆、国家灵长类中心和基因实验室的所在地，使其成为这类研究的主要科学中心。除了一个主要地点，古德曼博士还带来了他作为分子系统学研究领先者的专业知识。巴西人在新热带哺乳动物学方面的卓越工作在国际上享有盛誉。这一项目的结果将对那些在普通水平下处理头体系统学问题的科学家们有价值。它们将提供从属到超科级别的新热带灵长类动物的系统发育分类，其中每个分类单元准确地代表一个单系群。他们的万维网网页将致力于提供关于白背灵长类灵长类系统学的全面专题研究。***

9602913 Goodman This U.S.-Brazil Program award will fund cooperative research between Dr. Morris Goodman of Wayne State University and Drs. Horacio and Paula Schneider from the Federal University of Para in Belem, Brazil. The Physical Anthropology and Systematic Biology Programs are providing substantial support as well. The goal of this research project is the gathering of conclusive molecular evidence on the phylogeny and systematics of Neotropical primates and to make this evidence available to the scientific community via an electronic database. The Federal University offers access to the unique biodiversity of the Amazonian region. The university is home to the Goeldi Museum of Natural History, a national primate center and genetic laboratories, making it a major scientific center for this type of research. In addition to a prime site, Dr. Goodman brings his expertise as a leader in molecular phylogenetic studies. The Brazilians are internationally recognized for their superior work on Neotropical mammalogy. The resulting findings of this project will be of value to scientists who deal with the problems of ceboid systematics below the generic level. They will provide a phylogenetic classification of Neotropical primates from the generic to the superfamily level in which each taxon accurately represents a monophyletic group. Their World Wide Web page will work toward providing a comprehensive monographic treatment of the phylogenetic systematics of platyrrhine primates. ***