| 项目编号: | 1355169
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| 项目名称: | Phylogeny and diversification in the uniquely diverse beetle family Curculionidae (true weevils) |
| 作者: | Duane McKenna
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| 承担单位: | University of Memphis
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| 批准年: | 2013
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| 开始日期: | 2014-05-01
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| 结束日期: | 2018-04-30
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| 资助金额: | USD730000
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| 资助来源: | US-NSF
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| 项目类别: | Continuing grant
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| 国家: | US
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| 语种: | 英语
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| 特色学科分类: | Biological Sciences - Environmental Biology
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| 英文关键词: | weevil
; curculionidae
; family tree
; weevil relationship
; important weevil species
; diverse beetle family curculionidae
; weevil diversification
; true weevil
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| 英文摘要: | The lack of a reliable family tree for the extraordinarily diverse beetle family Curculionidae (true weevils) has impeded taxonomic, systematic and applied research on weevils. This project will reconstruct the family tree of Curculionidae and establish a timeframe for weevil diversification by analyzing genomic and morphological (anatomical) data. The genomic data gathered will consist of DNA sequences from 1,000 species representing all major groups of weevils, obtained via an approach called anchored phylogenomics. This will be one of the first applications of this new method for gathering phylogenomic data in insects.
Curculionidae contains >51,000 named species and is one of the largest families of animals on Earth. Because of their intimate and often highly specialized interactions with plants and fungi, Curculionidae are among the most significant pests of agriculture and forestry worldwide, and some of the most abundant insects on Earth. This project will clarify the interrelationships of all major groups of weevils for the first time. The resulting family trees will be used to test long-standing hypotheses about weevil relationships and evolution, and will contribute to resolving the taxonomic problems that both pervade the internal higher classification of weevils and impede research on economically and ecologically important weevil species. |
| 资源类型: | 项目
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/97040
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| Appears in Collections: | 影响、适应和脆弱性
气候减缓与适应
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| Recommended Citation: | |
Duane McKenna. Phylogeny and diversification in the uniquely diverse beetle family Curculionidae (true weevils). 2013-01-01.
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