| 项目编号: | 1354558
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| 项目名称: | Integrative species discovery and comparison of multilocus species delimitation methods in short-range endemic harvestmen (Opiliones, Arachnida) |
| 作者: | Marshal Hedin
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| 承担单位: | San Diego State University Foundation
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| 批准年: | 2013
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| 开始日期: | 2014-04-01
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| 结束日期: | 2017-12-31
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| 资助金额: | USD433362
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| 资助来源: | US-NSF
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| 项目类别: | Standard 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: | new species
; species boundary
; species relationship
; species description
; harvestman spider
; prominent harvestman researcher
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| 英文摘要: | Some biodiversity lineages are of special conservation concern because of specific life history characteristics. These 'short-range endemic' taxa are often small-bodied, habitat-specialized, and dispersal-limited which leads to naturally small geographic distributions which can be highly impacted by small environmental changes. This study focuses on a group of harvestman spiders, which are short-range endemics, to develop a phylogenetic and taxonomic understanding to better facilitate conservation. The investigators will use genomic and morphological data to investigate the nature of species boundaries, reconstruct species relationships, and describe new species. Species descriptions will be made available to the scientific community using digital taxonomic tools, and organismal information will be transferred more broadly via web-based resources.
This project has broader societal and scientific significance in many ways. The investigators will train a postdoctoral researcher, a doctoral student, and at least one undergraduate student recruited from under-represented groups at San Diego State University, a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Trainees will work with the PI and two of the most prominent harvestmen researchers in the world. This training represents a tremendous opportunity to transfer taxonomic knowledge across generations. The PI will develop a one-week "Harvestmen Biology & Identification" field course, to be offered in the southern Appalachians, helping to directly engage students in modern systematics research and conservation issues. |
| 资源类型: | 项目
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| 标识符: | http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/97181
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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: | |
Marshal Hedin. Integrative species discovery and comparison of multilocus species delimitation methods in short-range endemic harvestmen (Opiliones, Arachnida). 2013-01-01.
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