Collaborative Research: Avian Diversification Across Tropical Asia: A Systematic and Biogeographic Analysis of Babblers (Aves: Timaliidae)

合作研究：热带亚洲鸟类多样化：鸫鹛科（鸟纲：Timaliidae）的系统和生物地理学分析

基本信息

批准号：
0743576
负责人：
Robert Moyle
金额：
$ 22.5万
依托单位：
University of Kansas Center for Research Inc
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2008
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2008-05-01 至 2013-04-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0743576&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Collaborative Research Avian Diversification Across

项目摘要

Biodiversity study in tropical Asia remains in its infancy largely because the state of basic systematic research lags far behind other regions. This collaborative project will study the region's most diverse bird group, the babblers, in order to re-evaluate taxonomy, reconstruct evolutionary relationships, and assess the historical factors that influenced biological diversification in tropical Asia. The research will involve detailed study of museum collections, sequencing of mitochondrial and nuclear gene regions, and integration of phylogenetic and earth history data to produce the most detailed picture of avian diversification in tropical Asia to date. The project will result in a more accurate assessment of biodiversity in tropical Asia and produce a robust framework of diversification patterns across the region. It complements ongoing biodiversity initiatives in the region and the results will be of immediate use to conservation biologists that are tasked with identifying unique and diverse faunas in order to prioritize areas for protection. The research will also provide significant educational opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students at the participating institutions, and increase public understanding of biodiversity issues through public exhibits and outreach programs at two natural history museums.

亚洲热带地区的生物多样性研究仍处于起步阶段，很大程度上是因为基础系统研究状况远远落后于其他地区。该合作项目将研究该地区最多样化的鸟类——鸫鹬，以便重新评估分类学、重建进化关系，并评估影响热带亚洲生物多样性的历史因素。该研究将涉及对博物馆藏品的详细研究、线粒体和核基因区域的测序以及系统发育和地球历史数据的整合，以产生迄今为止热带亚洲鸟类多样化的最详细图片。该项目将对热带亚洲的生物多样性进行更准确的评估，并为整个地区的多样化模式建立一个强有力的框架。它补充了该地区正在进行的生物多样性倡议，其结果将立即供保护生物学家使用，他们的任务是识别独特和多样化的动物群，以便优先考虑保护区域。该研究还将为参与机构的本科生和研究生提供重要的教育机会，并通过两个自然历史博物馆的公共展览和推广计划提高公众对生物多样性问题的了解。