Alternative reproductive tactics and threshold evolution

替代生殖策略和阈值进化

• 批准号: DP0663746
• 负责人: A/Prof Joseph Tomkins
• 金额: $ 12.78万
• 依托单位: The University of Western Australia
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-07-21 至 2009-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0663746
• 关键词: Alternative; reproductive; tactics; threshold; evolution

This research is focussed at the highest level in the field of evolutionary biology; testing recent theory for the evolution of alternative reproductive tactics and using these species to test hypotheses about adaptation. The proposal involves collaborations with high-profile researchers from three European countries and will increase Australia's standing as a world-leader in evolutionary biology. Australian students will benefit from exposure to high quality international collaborators. We will also increase our understanding of the biology of the European earwig, a pest species in Australia. Reproductive tactics are exciting topics for media attention and this research will reach a wide and interested Australian and world audience.

这项研究集中在进化生物学领域的最高水平；测试替代生殖策略进化的最新理论，并使用这些物种测试关于适应的假设。该提案涉及与来自三个欧洲国家的知名研究人员的合作，并将提高澳大利亚在进化生物学领域的世界领先地位。澳大利亚学生将受益于接触到高质量的国际合作者。我们还将增加对欧洲小蜂生物学的了解，这是澳大利亚的一种害虫。生殖策略是媒体关注的令人兴奋的话题，这项研究将到达广泛和感兴趣的澳大利亚和世界观众。