PBI: Diversity and The Parasitoid Life History Sstrategy - The Superfamily Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera)

PBI：多样性和寄生蜂生活史策略 - 扁腹总科（膜翅目）

• 批准号: 0614764
• 负责人: Norman Johnson
• 金额: $ 260万
• 依托单位: Ohio State University Research Foundation -DO NOT USE
• 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: 2006-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0614764&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PBI; Diversity; Parasitoid; Life; History

Parasitic insects, and particularly parasitic wasps, are extremely important natural controls on the populations of other insects and spiders, including many important pests in agriculture, forestry, and human and animal health. This project will survey, on a global scale, one major group of parasitic wasps, the Platygastroidea. The main goals are to (1) describe and name the more than 2000 species of the Scelionini; (2) intensively explore poorly known areas of the world with rich platygastroid faunas, particularly the Atlantic forest of Brazil, tropical forests of southeast Asia, the Western Ghats of India, and the arid lands of South Africa; and (3) conduct a comprehensive analysis of the evolutionary history of Platygastroidea, using data from both their anatomy and DNA sequences. A multinational group from nine countries has been brought together to accomplish these goals, led by Dr. Norman F. Johnson (The Ohio State University) and Dr. Andrew D. Austin (University of Adelaide, Australia).Central to the strategy to accomplish these goals is the use of databasing and Internet tools - a cyberinfrastructure - that will allow researchers around the world to store and analyze data, images, and literature; automatically disseminate results to the widest range of users; and work together in real time. This electronic "co-laboratory" is designed to maximize the efficiency and productivity of the limited number of specialists on this group. Support for postdoctoral associates, graduate students, and undergraduate students will provide young scientists with training and experience in biodiversity science and informatics at the international level.

寄生昆虫，特别是寄生蜂，是对其他昆虫和蜘蛛种群极其重要的自然控制，包括农业、林业以及人类和动物健康中的许多重要害虫。这个项目将在全球范围内调查一个主要的寄生蜂群，Platygastroidea。主要目标是：(1)描述和命名2000多个Scelionini物种；(2)深入探索世界上鲜为人知的有丰富鸭嘴兽的地区，特别是巴西的大西洋森林、东南亚的热带森林、印度的西高止山脉和南非的干旱地区；(3)利用解剖学数据和DNA序列对Platygastroidea的进化史进行全面分析。为了实现这些目标，一个由诺曼·f·约翰逊博士（俄亥俄州立大学）和安德鲁·d·奥斯汀博士（澳大利亚阿德莱德大学）领导的来自九个国家的多国小组已经聚集在一起。实现这些目标的战略核心是使用数据库和互联网工具——一种网络基础设施——这将使世界各地的研究人员能够存储和分析数据、图像和文献；自动将结果传播给最广泛的用户；一起实时工作。这个电子“合作实验室”旨在最大限度地提高这个小组有限的专家的效率和生产力。对博士后、研究生和本科生的支持将为青年科学家提供国际水平的生物多样性科学和信息学方面的培训和经验。