Entomological Bioinformatics at the Texas A&M University Insect Collection

德克萨斯 A 昆虫学生物信息学

• 批准号: 0545228
• 负责人: John Oswald
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Texas A&M AgriLife Research
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-06-01 至 2010-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0545228&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Entomological; Bioinformatics; Texas; A& University

A grant has been awarded to Texas A & M University under the direction of Dr. John D. Oswald to support computerization of the university Insect Collection, a research collection of approximately 2.2 million specimens, primarily from the southwestern United States, and Mexico and the northern neotropics. The project will capture data from labels from over 540,000 pinned insect specimens to construct a searchable, online database of information on insect identification (taxonomy), geographic distribution, and dates of collection. Among the major groups to be sampled are beetles, cicadas, leafhoppers, aphids, wasps, ants, and bees. The online database will make information on collection available to researches worldwide. Capturing geographic and other collection data will allow for improved understanding of the distribution of these important groups of insects, many of which are economically and ecologically important to human society. Additionally, the project will provide educational opportunities for an estimated 25-35 graduate and undergraduate university students in the fields of insect systematics, biological informatics and collection management.

德克萨斯农工大学在约翰博士的指导下获得了一笔赠款。奥斯瓦尔德支持大学昆虫标本馆的计算机化，这是一个研究标本馆，大约有220万个标本，主要来自美国西南部、墨西哥和北方新热带地区。 该项目将从54万多个固定昆虫标本的标签中获取数据，以构建一个可搜索的在线昆虫识别（分类）信息数据库，地理分布和采集日期。 要取样的主要类群有甲虫、蝉、叶蝉、蚜虫、黄蜂、蚂蚁和蜜蜂。 在线数据库将向全世界的研究人员提供有关收集的信息。 获取地理和其他收集数据将有助于更好地了解这些重要昆虫群体的分布，其中许多昆虫对人类社会具有经济和生态重要性。 此外，该项目将为大约25-35名研究生和本科生提供昆虫系统学、生物信息学和收藏管理领域的教育机会。