DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Towards a New Gondwana: Investigating Alternative Biogeographic Hypotheses of the Southern Hemisphere Utilizing a Novel Taxon.

论文研究：迈向新冈瓦纳：利用新分类群研究南半球的替代生物地理学假说。

基本信息

批准号：
1310778
负责人：
Kelly Miller
金额：
$ 1.96万
依托单位：
University of New Mexico
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2013-06-01 至 2014-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1310778&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
DISSERTATION RESEARCH Towards New Gondwana

项目摘要

This research seeks to establish phylogenetic relationships among members of the important beetle family Zopheridae using DNA sequence data, and utilize this information to test long-standing hypotheses surrounding the biogeography of the southern hemisphere. We will sequence DNA from zopherids from around the world, perform phylogenetic analyses, and test biogeographic hypotheses. Knowledge of Zopheridae biogeography will complement ongoing research using other taxa such as mammals and higher plants, and has potential to inform several scientific disciplines outside systematics and phylogenetics, including geology and paleoclimatology. Recovered biogeographic inferences will provide important biodiversity data for use in the management of sensitive environments in the southern hemisphere. In an educational capacity, the PIs will mentor at least one undergrad student as part of this project. The student will be directly involved in the project and will gain experience in insect systematics, thus fostering the student's desire to enter a graduate program in science. This project will enhance the Co-PIs professional development through strengthened multi-institution, multi-nationality collaborations with top experts in the field and better position him to obtain a tenure-track faculty position in insect systematics.

这项研究旨在使用DNA序列数据在重要甲虫家族Zopheridae的成员之间建立系统发育关系，并利用这些信息来测试围绕南半球生物地理学的长期假设。我们将对来自世界各地的Zopherids的DNA进行序列，进行系统发育分析和测试生物地理假设。关于Zopheridae生物地理学的知识将使用其他类群（例如哺乳动物和较高植物）进行持续的研究，并有可能向系统和系统发育学以外的几个科学学科提供信息，包括地质学和古气候学。恢复的生物地理推断将提供重要的生物多样性数据，以在南半球敏感环境的管理中使用。 PIS以教育程度将至少指导一名本科生作为该项目的一部分。该学生将直接参与该项目，并将获得昆虫系统学的经验，从而促进学生进入科学研究生课程的愿望。该项目将通过加强与该领域的顶级专家的多国，多国的合作来增强Co-Pis的专业发展，并更好地定位他在昆虫系统中获得终身轨道的职位。