PEET: Consolidation of Research and Training Activities in Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)

PEET：Chalcidoidea（膜翅目）研究和培训活动的整合

• 批准号: 0730616
• 负责人: John Heraty
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: University of California-Riverside
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0730616&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PEET; Consolidation; Research; Training; Activities

Chalcidoidea are a megadiverse group of minute insects containing an estimated 500,000 species worldwide. Most target species are less than 2 mm. long! Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, and Texas A&M University will focus on training new researchers in both morphological and molecular methods for recognition of new species, and understanding phylogenetic relationships, through a series of worldwide monographic studies of five groups of related wasps. The research will emphasize novel electronic tools and resources for manipulation, sharing, and storage of taxonomic and host data, and development of new methods for electronic communication between collaborating laboratories worldwide.Chalcidoidea are one of the most important groups for the natural or directed control of arthropod pest populations. Many of the target taxa are effective natural enemies of insect pests and they are widely used in agriculture and forestry for their control. Effective use of parasitoids in natural or manipulative biological control depends on a mature and sophisticated species-level taxonomy. Chalcidoidea also form a substantial, important, and under-appreciated component of terrestrial ecosystems. The electronic and monographic products of this research will be of great benefit to systematists, agricultural scientists, and all those that wish to understand and conserve terrestrial biodiversity.

Chalcidoidea是一个巨大多样性的微小昆虫群，全世界估计有50万种。 大多数目标物种的长度小于2毫米！ 加州大学、滨江大学和得克萨斯A M大学的研究人员将通过对五组相关黄蜂的一系列全球专题研究，重点培训新研究人员掌握识别新物种的形态学和分子方法，并了解系统发育关系。该研究将强调用于操作、共享和存储分类和宿主数据的新型电子工具和资源，以及开发全球合作实验室之间电子通信的新方法。小蜂总科是自然或直接控制节肢动物害虫种群的最重要类群之一。许多靶标类群是害虫的有效天敌，广泛应用于农林业害虫的防治。有效利用寄生蜂在自然或人工生物控制依赖于一个成熟和复杂的物种水平的分类。Chalcidoidea也是陆地生态系统中一个重要的，重要的和未被重视的组成部分。本研究的电子和专题产品将对系统学家、农业科学家和所有希望了解和保护陆地生物多样性的人大有裨益。