REVOL

Spatially explicit mechanisms of Recent EVOLution in an African biodiversity hotspot

Coordinatore	UNIVERSITE DE FRIBOURG    more  Organization address address: AVENUE DE L'EUROPE 20 city: FRIBOURG postcode: 1700 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Monique Cognome: Bersier Email: send email Telefono: +41 26 300 7003 Fax: +41 26 300 9600
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Switzerland [CH]
Totale costo	149˙545 €
EC contributo	149˙545 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IEF
Funding Scheme	MC-IEF
Anno di inizio	2013
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2013-07-01   -   2014-08-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	UNIVERSITE DE FRIBOURG  Organization address address: AVENUE DE L'EUROPE 20 city: FRIBOURG postcode: 1700 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Monique Cognome: Bersier Email: send email Telefono: +41 26 300 7003 Fax: +41 26 300 9600	CH (FRIBOURG)	coordinator	149˙545.78

Mappa

 Word cloud

Esplora la "nuvola delle parole (Word Cloud) per avere un'idea di massima del progetto.

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Biodiversity hotspots are regions where exceptional concentrations of endemic species face extraordinary levels of habitat loss. The evolutionary processes determining the genesis and maintenance of such high biodiversity are poorly understood. REVOL uses population genomics in a multi-disciplinary context to uncover the neutral and adaptive evolutionary processes responsible for recent and ongoing plant species diversification and persistence in the Cape Floristic Region, a biodiversity hotspot in South Africa. Restriction Site Associated Sequencing (RAD-Seq) and chloroplast DNA sequences will be used in two Restionaceae and two Proteaceae species. Range-wide phylogeographic structure analysis, coalescent modelling of demographic history and tests for range dynamics will inform on neutral processes – genetic drift, neutral mutations and gene flow patterns – in each taxon. On this demo-historical background, neutrality and outlier tests will identify candidate genes under selection and Bayesian geographical analysis will establish gene-environment correlations. Analysis of spatio-temporal congruence of neutral processes across taxa and comparison of adaptive processes will inform wether populations and species have undergone parallel selection, similar demography, or shared phylogeographic history. The application of innovative technology and analytical methods to original biological study groups will yield novel evolutionary insights. Identification of drivers of recent evolution will improve environmental niche modelling predictions under climate change, leading to better management for conservation and sustainable use of African biodiversity, which will enable socio-economic benefits. REVOL will increase the applicant’s competitiveness for career consolidation through training in adaptive population genomics and bioinformatics and through strengthening her publication skills, her collaborative network and her mentoring, leadership and research management skills.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

A recent project has investigated the evolution of several important plant species in a biodiversity hotspot at the southern tip of Africa.