Sea Snake Diversification: Why Are Certain Taxa And Regions Species-Rich?

海蛇多样化：为什么某些类群和地区物种丰富？

• 批准号: DP0987620
• 负责人: A/Prof Kate Sanders
• 金额: $ 20.27万
• 依托单位: The University of Adelaide
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2009-01-01 至 2013-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0987620
• 关键词: Sea; Snake; Diversification; Why; Certain

By generating new knowledge of ecologically and medically important Australasian organisms, this project will benefit biodiversity management, snakebite therapy and pharmaceutical research. Sea snakes reach peak diversity in the Indo-Australian hotspot and are threatened by habitat degradation, fisheries bycatch and rising sea temperatures. Sea snake conservation and marine reserve management strategies will directly benefit from a better understanding of local endemism, species boundaries and possible cryptic species. Sea snakes are highly venomous and pose a significant health risk in fishing communities; venom variation has a strong phylogenetic component and is of vital importance in antivenom preparation and bioprospecting.

该项目通过产生关于具有生态和医学重要性的澳大拉西亚生物的新知识，将有利于生物多样性管理、蛇咬伤治疗和药物研究。 海蛇在印度-澳大利亚热点地区达到了最高的多样性，并受到栖息地退化、渔业副渔获物和海水温度上升的威胁。 海蛇保护和海洋保护区管理战略将直接受益于更好地了解当地特有现象，物种边界和可能的神秘物种。 海蛇毒性很强，对渔业社区的健康构成重大风险;毒液变异具有很强的系统发育成分，在抗蛇毒血清制备和生物勘探中至关重要。