The evolution of host-parasite interactions during a biological invasion

生物入侵期间宿主与寄生虫相互作用的演变

• 批准号: DP190100507
• 负责人: Prof Richard Shine
• 金额: $ 79.39万
• 依托单位: Macquarie University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2019-06-26 至 2024-06-25
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP190100507
• 关键词: evolution; host; parasite; interactions; during

This project aims to elucidate how host organisms and their parasites adapt to each other, exploiting the fact that a biological invasion imposes novel evolutionary challenges. This project expects to generate new knowledge about how the interaction between host and parasite species is affected when the system is exposed to powerful new selective forces. Expected outcomes of this project include development of theory, training of students in an emerging field, and a nuanced understanding of this important topic. This should provide significant benefits, such as an enhanced ability for wildlife managers to predict the impact of parasites on species of wildlife that are extending their geographic ranges.

该项目旨在阐明宿主生物体和它们的寄生虫如何相互适应，利用生物入侵施加新的进化挑战这一事实。这个项目希望产生新的知识，当系统暴露在强大的新的选择力量下时，宿主和寄生虫物种之间的相互作用是如何受到影响的。该项目的预期成果包括理论的发展、学生在新兴领域的培训以及对这一重要主题的细致入微的理解。这应该会带来显著的好处，例如增强野生动物管理者预测寄生虫对正在扩大其地理范围的野生动物物种的影响的能力。