Ecology, morphology and the diversification of Australian lizards

澳大利亚蜥蜴的生态学、形态学和多样化

• 批准号: LP170100012
• 负责人: Prof David Chapple
• 金额: $ 21万
• 依托单位: Monash University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Projects
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2018-10-09 至 2022-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LP170100012
• 关键词: Ecology; morphology; diversification; Australian; lizards

This project aims to determine the factors driving the spectacular radiation of lizards in Australia. To date, most investigations of lizard anatomy have focused exclusively on external characteristics. This project will examine the underlying internal anatomy to investigate whether morphological innovation is associated with enhanced rates of ecological, life-history and species diversification. The project expects to shed light on the evolution of Australia’s most diverse vertebrate lineage, and provide comparative data with which to interpret the lizard fossil record in Australia, and the range declines and relative extinction risks of native lizard species.

该项目旨在确定驱动澳大利亚蜥蜴壮观辐射的因素。到目前为止，大多数蜥蜴解剖学的研究都只集中在外部特征上。该项目将研究潜在的内部解剖结构，以调查形态创新是否与生态，生活史和物种多样化的提高率有关。该项目预计将阐明澳大利亚最多样化的脊椎动物谱系的进化，并提供比较数据，以解释澳大利亚的蜥蜴化石记录，以及本土蜥蜴物种的范围下降和相对灭绝风险。