Super-traits of Ediacaran organisms ~ (580-560 Ma)

埃迪卡拉生物的超级特征 ~ (580-560 Ma)

• 批准号: 2889755
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2889755
• 关键词: Super; traits; Ediacaran; organisms; 580

It is currently not clear which biological characters or traits are key to influencing taxon interactions in the Ediacaran. This project will focus on the Ediacaran clade Rangeomorpha, which exhibit a "fractal-like" anatomy unique to the Ediacaran, which maximise their surface areas. Since specimen height and population height distributions do not govern community dynamics, contrary to prior hypotheses (Mitchell and Kenchington 2018) other metrics need to be considered. This project will investigate which morphological traits, such as branching characters, correlate with their ecological dynamics to determine what are the key traits of Ediacaran organisms.

目前尚不清楚哪些生物学特征或性状是影响埃迪卡拉动物分类单元相互作用的关键。该项目将重点关注埃迪卡拉分支 Rangeomorpha，该分支表现出埃迪卡拉独特的“分形”解剖结构，可最大化其表面积。由于标本高度和种群高度分布并不控制群落动态，与之前的假设（Mitchell 和 Kenchington 2018）相反，需要考虑其他指标。该项目将研究哪些形态特征（例如分支特征）与其生态动态相关，以确定埃迪卡拉生物的关键特征是什么。