Phenotypic diversity dynamics at a continental scale

大陆尺度的表型多样性动态

• 批准号: DP150102403
• 负责人: Prof J. Scott Keogh
• 金额: $ 24.48万
• 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: 2015
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2015-03-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP150102403
• 关键词: Phenotypic; diversity; dynamics; continental; scale

This project aims to build on previous research on the phylogenetics of Australian vertebrate animals to apply sophisticated new methodological and analytical tools for modelling species diversification. Australia is famous for the great diversity and uniqueness of its plants and animals, due in part to 40 million years of relative isolation. The project plans to test the influence of historical climate and habitat shifts on morphological evolution and assembly of the Australian biota. This project could showcase Australia as the best place in the World to rigorously test hypotheses concerning rates of biological diversification at a continental scale.

该项目的目的是建立在以前的研究澳大利亚脊椎动物的遗传学，应用先进的新的方法和分析工具，模拟物种多样化。澳大利亚以其动植物的多样性和独特性而闻名，部分原因是4000万年的相对隔离。该项目计划测试历史气候和栖息地变化对澳大利亚生物群形态演变和组合的影响。该项目可以展示澳大利亚是世界上最好的地方，可以严格测试关于大陆范围内生物多样化率的假设。