Eco-evolutionary genomics

生态进化基因组学

• 批准号: CRC-2017-00274
• 负责人: Barrett, Rowan
• 金额: $ 7.29万
• 依托单位: McGill University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Canada Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=695913
• 关键词: Eco; evolutionary; genomics

Rapid environmental change results in elevated extinction rates and thus poses a threat to biodiversity. One way in which organisms might respond to these changes, and thus persist into the future, is through adaptive evolution. This evolution may have important consequences for ecological patterns and processes. My research program will investigate this possibility by connecting genetic responses to environmental change with corresponding changes in population dynamics and community structure. The extent to which these eco-evolutionary dynamics are predictable is a major unresolved question in biology. The objective of my research is to address this issue and thus help understand how biodiversity will respond to changing environments.

快速的环境变化导致物种灭绝率上升，从而对生物多样性构成威胁。生物体可能对这些变化做出反应并因此持续到未来的一种方式是通过适应性进化。这种演变可能对生态模式和过程产生重要影响。我的研究项目将通过将遗传对环境变化的反应与种群动态和群落结构的相应变化联系起来来研究这种可能性。这些生态进化动力学在多大程度上是可预测的，这是生物学中一个尚未解决的重大问题。我的研究目标是解决这个问题，从而帮助了解生物多样性将如何应对不断变化的环境。