Molecular Phylogenetics of Australian Myobatrachid Frogs and the Evolution of Reproductive Strategies

Myobatrachidae（22属，120+种）是澳大利亚-巴布亚地区特有的，占澳大利亚青蛙动物群的57%，比任何其他青蛙群在繁殖策略上表现出更多的多样性。我们将恢复在这个家庭中的所有物种的一个强大的分子生物学，并利用它来利用现有的生态和行为数据集，提供强大的测试替代假说的进化不同的生殖策略。这个多学科的研究项目将为澳大利亚最多样化的脊椎动物辐射之一提供详细的系统发育信息，并解决历史生态学中的重要问题。

The Family Myobatrachidae (22 genera, 120+ species) is wholly endemic to the Australo-Papuan region, represents 57% of the Australian frog fauna and displays more diversity in reproductive strategies than any other group of frogs. We will recover a robust molecular phylogeny for all species in this family and use it to exploit existing ecological and behavioural data sets to provide powerful tests of alternative hypotheses concerning the evolution of diverse reproductive strategies. This multi-disciplinary research project will provide detailed phylogenetic information for one of the most diverse vertebrate radiations in Australia and address important questions in historical ecology.