DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Patterns of Diversity and Endemism in South-East Asian scorpions: Systematics and Biogeography of Chaerilidae

论文研究：东南亚蝎子的多样性和特有性模式：蝎子科的系统学和生物地理学

基本信息

批准号：
1310855
负责人：
Lorenzo Prendini
金额：
$ 2.08万
依托单位：
American Museum Natural History
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2013-06-01 至 2015-05-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1310855&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
DISSERTATION RESEARCH Patterns Diversity Endemism

项目摘要

The scorpion family Chaerilidae includes 43 species distributed across South and South-East Asia. Chaerilids are morphologically diverse and adapted to caves, leaf-litter and rocky habitats. They have restricted distributions and are often endemic to islands. The classification of these scorpions is in disarray and little is known about their evolution. The co-PI will revise Chaerilidae and investigate how they diversified across South-East Asia. This will require collecting chaerilid scorpions across their range, assessing variation within and between species, constructing an evolutionary tree for the family using DNA and morphological data, and mapping their distribution across South-East Asia. An NSF DDIG will allow the co-PI to collect chaerilid scorpions in Indonesia, where they have been poorly surveyed, and gather the data necessary to complete her dissertation.South-East Asia has a geologically complex history and much remains to be understood about how organisms diversified across this region. This project will contribute to understanding of the geological history of Indonesia and the evolution of its fauna. The biota of Indonesia is also severely threatened by habitat destruction. Assessing the diversity of chaerilid scorpions will contribute to understanding the biodiversity of South-East Asia, important for making informed conservation decisions.

Scorpion家族Chaerilidae包括在南亚和东南亚分布的43种物种。 Chaerilids在形态上是多种多样的，并且适合洞穴，叶子和岩石栖息地。他们的分布有限，通常是岛屿的特有。这些蝎子的分类陷入混乱，对它们的进化知之甚少。 Co-Pi将修改Chaerilidae，并调查它们如何在东南亚各地多样化。这将需要在其范围内收集Chaerilid Scorpions，评估物种内部和物种之间的变化，使用DNA和形态数据为家庭建造进化树，并绘制其在东南亚的分布。 NSF DDIG将允许Co-Pi在印度尼西亚收集对他们进行调查不佳的印度尼西亚的Chaerilid Scorpions，并收集完成她的论文所必需的数据。South-East Asia在地质上具有复杂的历史，还有很多关于生物体在该地区如何多样化的尚待理解的。该项目将有助于理解印度尼西亚的地质历史及其动物群的发展。印度尼西亚的生物群也受到栖息地破坏的严重威胁。评估Chaerilid Scorpions的多样性将有助于了解东南亚的生物多样性，这对于做出明智的保护决策很重要。