Development of Australian model systems for speciation research

我们的项目将有助于理解物种形成的过程，这是一个基本的生物学问题，世界上很少有发达的模型系统。我们将进一步了解澳大利亚非凡的动物物种多样性是如何演变的，这些知识对于了解气候和环境变化对物种的未来影响非常有价值。我们的研究将进一步了解澳大利亚干旱地区地下动物的多样性和生物意义，为评估采矿活动对依赖地下水的生态系统的影响提供重要的背景数据，并改进其可持续管理战略。

Our project will contribute to an understanding of the process of speciation, a fundamental biological problem, for which there are few well-developed model systems in the world. We will further our understanding of how Australia's extraordinary diversity of animal species have evolved, knowledge which is valuable for understanding the future impact of climatic and environmental changes on species. Our research will generate further knowledge of the diversity and biological significance of subterranean fauna in the arid zone of Australia, providing important background data for assessing the impacts of mining activities on groundwater-dependent-ecosystems and improved strategies for their sustainable management.