NSF/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular Evolution for FY 1997

摘要 DBI 9750059肯尼思河彼得伦 这一行动为1997年的NSF/Alfred P. Sloan分子进化博士后研究奖学金提供资金。 这些奖学金支持研究涉及的理论，比较，计算，和/或实验分析的生物模式和过程在分子水平的框架内器官的进化变化和适应。 这些研究还包括使用分子数据来解决更广泛的进化问题。 每项研究金资助一项研究和培训计划，该计划将在一个赞助实验室进行。 该研究金的研究和培训计划题为“杂交达尔文雀的遗传分化”。“达尔文雀是研究自然选择和杂交的相互作用以及物种形成过程的模型系统。 本研究使用高度可变的遗传标记，微卫星位点，以验证杂种的亲子关系。 通过比较达芙妮梅杰岛和加拉帕戈斯其他岛屿上的种群和物种，将确定渐渗基因流的长期影响。

Abstract DBI 9750059 Kenneth R. Petren This action funds an NSF/Alfred P. Sloan Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Molecular Evolution for 1997. These fellowships support studies involving the theoretical, comparative, computational, and/or experimental analyses of biological patterns and processes at the molecular level within the framework of organismic evolutionary change and adaptation. These studies also include the use of molecular data to address broader evolutionary questions. Each fellowship supports a research and training plan to be carried out in a sponsoring laboratory. The research and training plan for this fellowship is entitled "Genetic differentiation of hybridizing Darwin's finches." Darwin's finches are a model system for studying the interaction of natural selection and hybridization and the process of speciation. This research uses highly variable genetic markers, microsatellite loci, to verify parentage of hybrids. Long term effects of introgressive gene flow will be determined by comparing populations and species on Daphne Major and other islands of the Galapagos.