How do ecologically significant complex traits evolve in natural populations? Evolution and selection on plant chemistry in Eucalyptus.

具有生态意义的复杂性状如何在自然种群中进化？

• 批准号: DP0877063
• 负责人: Prof William Foley
• 金额: $ 22.91万
• 依托单位: The Australian National University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2010-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0877063
• 关键词: How; do; ecologically; significant; complex

The scent of Eucalyptus oil is one of the signatures of Australia but we actually import large amounts of these oils. As well as being valuable industrially, Eucalyptus oils also influence many aspects of our environment ranging from icons such as the koala to the occurrence of smog in cities. Understanding how plants make these oils helps us to understand ecological processes and also to improve the financial incentives for land restoration through the planting of valuable oil-bearing trees. We aim to use recent new techniques in genetics to explain why the quantity and types of Eucalyptus oils vary so widely and to apply this information to improving land management and conservation.

桉树油的香味是澳大利亚的标志之一，但我们实际上进口大量的这些油。 除了在工业上有价值外，桉树油还影响着我们环境的许多方面，从考拉等图标到城市烟雾的发生。 了解植物如何制造这些油有助于我们了解生态过程，并通过种植有价值的含油树木来改善土地恢复的经济激励。 我们的目标是利用遗传学中最近的新技术来解释为什么桉树油的数量和类型变化如此之大，并将这些信息应用于改善土地管理和保护。