Colour polymorphisms and speciation: linking macroevolutionary patterns with microevolutionary processes

自亚里士多德以来，具有许多不同颜色形式的多态物种激发了生物学研究。该项目利用南澳大利亚黄龙蜥蜴雄性喉部颜色的显著差异，为生物学中一个基本但尚未解决的问题做出贡献：是什么进化过程产生了生物多样性？这项研究将加强澳大利亚在生态与进化领域的杰出声誉，并为培养具有国际竞争力的研究生做出贡献。它还将增进我们对一种迷人的澳大利亚爬行动物的生物学和遗传多样性及其栖息地的了解，该地区对国家生物多样性具有重要意义。

Polymorphic species with many different colour forms have inspired biological inquiry since Aristotle. This project takes advantage of remarkable variation in male throat coloration in the South Australian tawny dragon lizard to contribute to a fundamental, yet unresolved, question in biology: what are the evolutionary processes generating biodiversity? This research will reinforce Australia's outstanding reputation in the fields of Ecology and Evolution and contribute to the training of internationally competitive postgraduate students. It will also improve our understanding of the biology and genetic diversity of a fascinating Australian reptile and its habitat, within a region of national biodiversity significance.