DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Evolutionary Relationships of Lizardfishes and their Allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) and the Evolution of Deep Sea Adaptations

论文研究：蜥蜴鱼及其盟友（Euteleostei：Aulopiformes）的进化关系以及深海适应的进化

• 批准号: 0910081
• 负责人: Edward Wiley
• 金额: $ 1.32万
• 依托单位: University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-05-01 至 2011-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0910081&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: DISSERTATION; RESEARCH; Evolutionary; Relationships; Lizardfishes

Elucidating the phylogenetic relationships and character evolution of deep-sea lizardfishes and their allies (Euteleostei: Aulopiformes) are the goals of this study. Aulopiform fishes include some of the most bizarre deep-sea fishes, with members of the group exhibiting spectacularly diverse evolutionary adaptations. Currently there are no robust phylogenies of the Aulopiformes that utilize molecular data, and previous morphological studies of the group have resulted in conflicting interpretations of aulopiform evolutionary relationships. This study will produce a robust phylogenetic framework based on molecular and morphological data analsyes, and use this framework to trace the evolution of adaptations to deep-sea environments (e.g., telescopic eyes, bioluminescence, simultaneous hermaphroditism).This study will advance the discovery and knowledge of deep-sea evolutionary adaptations, including the reproductive strategy of simultaneous hermaphroditism -- one of the rarest reproductive strategies among vertebrates. This award will provide graduate training in morphological and molecular phylogenetic techniques, and provide undergraduate training in systematic methodology. Data obtained from this study will be cataloged in online databases, including those associated with the Euteleost Tree of Life project.

本研究旨在阐明深海蜥蜴鱼及其近缘种（真骨鱼纲：管形目）的系统发育关系和特征演化。管足目鱼类包括一些最奇异的深海鱼类，其成员表现出极其多样的进化适应性。目前还没有强大的aplopiformes，利用分子数据，和以前的形态学研究的组已经导致了矛盾的解释aplopiformes的进化关系。这项研究将根据分子和形态学数据分析产生一个强大的系统发育框架，并使用这个框架来追踪适应深海环境的进化（例如，这项研究将推动对深海进化适应的发现和了解，包括同时雌雄同体的生殖策略-脊椎动物中最罕见的生殖策略之一。该奖项将提供形态学和分子系统发育技术的研究生培训，并提供系统方法学的本科生培训。 从这项研究中获得的数据将在在线数据库中编目，包括与真骨鱼生命树项目相关的数据库。