Understanding “reinforcement”, an evolutionary process that can lead to the origin of new species and generate species diversity

了解物种是如何形成的具有广泛的意义。国家利益将来自具有国际竞争力的研究以及与国际领先研究人员的合作。利益也将在ARC“环境可持续发展的澳大利亚”的优先目标下实现，因为我将(I)提供对保护高度濒危物种至关重要的遗传数据，（ii）确定接触区对产生新物种和维持区域进化潜力的重要性，以及（iii）解决气候变化在近期进化过程中塑造多样性的作用。了解这一点对于预测未来变化的影响至关重要。

Understanding how species are formed is of broad significance. National benefit will come from internationally competitive research and collaborations with leading international researchers. Benefits will also come under the ARC Priority Goals of 'An Environmentally Sustainable Australia' as I will (i) provide genetic data that will be invaluable for the conservation of a highly threatened species, (ii) determine the importance of contact zones for generating new species and maintaining the evolutionary potential of regions, and (iii) address the role of climate change in shaping diversity over recent evolutionary time, an understanding of which is essential for predicting the impact of future change.