US-Turkey Cooperative Research: A Molecular- Biogeographic Analysis of Relationship Patterns Among Disjunct Arcto- Tertiary Woody Plant Taxa with Emphasis on West Asia

小行星9710505 产品描述：该奖项是为了支持位于查佩尔山的北卡罗来纳州大学生物学教授Clifford Parks博士和土耳其伊兹密尔Ege大学环境研究中心主任Munir Ozturk博士之间的合作项目。 本研究对西亚（土耳其）第三纪主要避难所的5个属和现存物种进行分子系统发育分析，以确定它们之间的关系模式，并推断它们的生物学历史。 这将通过以下方式实现：采用系统发育分析来测量5属内物种之间的进化分歧量;确定每个属内物种之间的地理关系模式，并确定5属具有共同地理历史的程度;将从分子分析确定的地理模式与来自化石记录的所有可用信息进行比较;并假设一个可能的进化历史的主要避难所，特别是在西亚避难所植被的亲和力。 适用范围：该研究项目旨在阐明欧亚大陆和北美北温带湿润地区（Arco-第三纪植被）植物群之间关系的细节。 在土耳其的实地研究将涉及两名研究生，爱丽丝M。斯坦福大学和科斯肯。 土耳其科学家Ozturk博士计划在第一年的一部分时间里学习现代分子系统学方法，以便在获奖后继续这项工作。 这一提议符合增加美国-在对双方都有利的领域开展对外合作，并加强女科学家和青年科学家的国际经验。 该奖项包括国际项目部和环境生物学部的资金。 ***

9710505 Parks Description: This award is for support of a cooperative project between Dr. Clifford Parks, Professor of Biology at the University of North Carolina, chapel Hill, and Dr. Munir Ozturk, Director, Center for Environmental Studies, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey. The research is to carry out a molecular-phylogenetic analysis of 5 genera with extant species in the major Tertiary refugia in western Asia (Turkey) to determine the pattern of relationships among them and extrapolate their biographic history. This will be accomplished by: employing a phylogenetic analysis to measure the amount of evolutionary divergence among species within the 5 genera; determining the pattern of biogeographic relationships among species within each genus and determining the degree to which the five genera have a common biogeographic history; comparing biogeographic patterns determined from the molecular analysis to all available information from the fossil record; and hypothesize a possible evolutionary history of the major refugia, particularly the affinities of the refugial vegetation in western Asia. Scope: The research project is intended to shed light on the details of the relationship between the flora in the humid regions in the North Temperate zones of Eurasia and North America (the Arco-Tertiary vegetation). The field research in Turkey will involve two graduate students from UNC, Alice M. Stanford and Fatih Coskun. The Turkish scientist, Dr. Ozturk, is planning to spend part of the first year at UNC to become competent in modern methods of molecular systematics, so that he can continue with this work after the duration of this award. This proposal meets INT objective of increasing U.S.-foreign collaboration in areas that benefit both sides, and in enhancing the international experience of women scientists and junior scientists. This award includes funds from the Division of International Programs and the Division of Environmental Biology. ***