PEET: Consolidation of Research and Training Activities in Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera)

PEET：Chalcidoidea（膜翅目）研究和培训活动的整合

• 批准号: 0730616
• 负责人: John Heraty
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: University of California-Riverside
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2007
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2007-09-01 至 2013-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0730616&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PEET; Consolidation; Research; Training; Activities

Chalcidoidea are a megadiverse group of minute insects containing an estimated 500,000 species worldwide. Most target species are less than 2 mm. long! Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, and Texas A&M University will focus on training new researchers in both morphological and molecular methods for recognition of new species, and understanding phylogenetic relationships, through a series of worldwide monographic studies of five groups of related wasps. The research will emphasize novel electronic tools and resources for manipulation, sharing, and storage of taxonomic and host data, and development of new methods for electronic communication between collaborating laboratories worldwide.Chalcidoidea are one of the most important groups for the natural or directed control of arthropod pest populations. Many of the target taxa are effective natural enemies of insect pests and they are widely used in agriculture and forestry for their control. Effective use of parasitoids in natural or manipulative biological control depends on a mature and sophisticated species-level taxonomy. Chalcidoidea also form a substantial, important, and under-appreciated component of terrestrial ecosystems. The electronic and monographic products of this research will be of great benefit to systematists, agricultural scientists, and all those that wish to understand and conserve terrestrial biodiversity.

沙尔西多亚是一组巨大的昆虫，其中估计包含全球500,000种物种。 大多数目标物种小于2 mm。长的！ 加利福尼亚大学，河滨大学和德克萨斯A＆M大学的研究人员将通过一系列有关五组相关黄蜂的全球专着研究，专注于培训新的研究人员的形态和分子方法，以识别新物种，并了解系统发育关系。这项研究将强调新颖的电子工具和资源来操纵，共享和存储分类学和宿主数据，并开发全球合作实验室之间的电子通信方法的新方法。Chalcidoidea是自然或有名控制Arthropod pest pest种群的最重要群体之一。许多目标分类单元是害虫的有效天然敌人，它们被广泛用于农业和林业以控制。在自然或操纵生物控制中有效使用寄生虫取决于成熟且复杂的物种水平分类学。沙尔奇类动物还形成了陆地生态系统的重要，重要且被低估的组成部分。这项研究的电子和专着产品将对系统主义者，农业科学家以及所有希望理解和保护陆地生物多样性的人有很大的好处。