Does divergent natural selection drive the early stages of speciation?

澳大利亚是一个超级多样化的国家，拥有100多万个物种，包括许多特有和濒危物种。然而，人类活动，包括气候变化和入侵害虫的引入，威胁着澳大利亚的生物多样性和经济财富。该项目将测试物种如何随着环境差异而多样化，并将提供资源，以补充更好地了解本地植物和外来植物之间杂交的破坏性影响的努力。有关环境对新物种起源的作用的信息将帮助我们管理澳大利亚独特的生物多样性。该项目将提供生态学、遗传学和分子生物学方面的研究培训机会。

Australia is a megadiverse country containing more than one million species, including many endemic and endangered species. Nonetheless, human driven activities, including climate change and the introduction of invasive pests, threaten Australia's biodiversity and economic wealth. This project will test how species diversify in response to environmental differences and will provide resources to compliment efforts to better understand the destructive effects of interbreeding between native and invasive plants. Information on the role of the environment on the origin of new species will help us manage Australia's unique biodiversity. This project will provide research training opportunities in ecology, genetics, and molecular biology.