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

澳大利亚肌蛙的分子系统发育和繁殖策略的进化。肌蛙科(22属，120+种)是澳大利亚巴布亚地区的特有种，占澳大利亚蛙类区系的57%，在繁殖策略上比任何其他蛙类都表现出更多的多样性。我们将恢复这个家族所有物种的强大分子系统发育图，并利用它来利用现有的生态和行为数据集，为关于不同生殖策略进化的替代假设提供强有力的测试。这一多学科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。

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