Investigation of Humboldtia laurifolia and its Resident Antsin Sri Lanka, U.S.-Sri Lanka Cooperative Project

描述：该项目提供了弗雷德博士的实地研究 俄勒冈州州立大学的Rickson和C.V.S.古纳蒂莱克 帕拉德尼亚大学的教授。 这项工作将 包括解剖学/形态学、分支系统学和分子生物学 广东省广东省 蚂蚁，在斯里兰卡。 这项研究将分析进化的 蚂蚁和植物之间的紧密度，并将量化任何 蚂蚁提供的保护主义功能。 这些数据将 用于与各种 来自喀麦隆，西非和萨拉卡的Leonardoxa分类群 来自西马来西亚的thaipingensis，试图进一步 证实了第三纪植物群从马来西亚地区迁移 分支分支进入印度南部和斯里兰卡。 范围：该项目将涉及来自美国的科学家， 斯里兰卡，以及来自东道国的研究生。 现场工作将在Rickson博士在斯里兰卡期间完成， 为期十个月的富布赖特奖学金 该项目符合 发展中国家科学计划的目标。

Description: This project provides for field research by Dr. Fred Rickson of Oregon State University and Prof. C.V.S. Gunatilleke of the University of Paradeniya in Sri Lanka. The work will comprise anatomical/morphological, cladistic, and molecular (cpDNA) investigation of Humboldtia laurifolia and its resident ants, in Sri Lanka. The study will analyze the evolutionary tightness between the ants and the plant, and will quantify any protectionist function provided by the ants. These data will be used in a comparative biogeographic analysis with various Leonardoxa taxa from Cameroon, west Africa and Saraca thaipingensis from West Malaysia, in an attempt to further substantiate a Tertiary flora migration from the Malaysia region to Africa with a side branch into southern India and sri Lanka. Scope: This project will involve scientists from the U.S. and Sri Lanka, as well as graduate students from the host country. The field work will be done while Dr. Rickson is in Sri Lanka on a ten month Fullbright fellowship. The project meets the objectives of the Science in Developing Countries program.