GONDWANA

Origin of biodiversity in Gondwanan Arthropods: from phylogeography to phylogenomic

 Coordinatore MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE 

 Organization address address: RUE CUVIER 57
city: PARIS
postcode: 75005

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Philippe
Cognome: Grandcolas
Email: send email
Telefono: -173
Fax: -222

 Nazionalità Coordinatore France [FR]
 Totale costo 239˙169 €
 EC contributo 239˙169 €
 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-2007-4-1-IOF
 Funding Scheme MC-IOF
 Anno di inizio 2008
 Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) 2008-10-17   -   2011-10-16

 Partecipanti

# participant  country  role  EC contrib. [€] 
1    MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE

 Organization address address: RUE CUVIER 57
city: PARIS
postcode: 75005

contact info
Titolo: Dr.
Nome: Philippe
Cognome: Grandcolas
Email: send email
Telefono: -173
Fax: -222

FR (PARIS) coordinator 0.00

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arthropods    mitochondrial    phylogenetic    sequencing    applicant    molecular    group    groups    global    biodiversity   

 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The goal of the project is to understand the origin of biodiversity and endemism in diverse gondwanan Arthropods. The study groups, Opiliones, Myriapoda and Onychophora, are distributed in all southern temperate Gondawanan landmasses. They are therefore adequate model groups to achieve this goal. This project will involve different scales and approaches. In order to understand the global evolution of the group, large-scale molecular phylogenies will be conducted. This part will comprise whole mitochondrial genome sequencing and analysis. The sequencing step includes the acquisition of new molecular biology techniques like long-PCR or rolling circle amplification. The analysis step includes the use of new methodologies like large scale phylogenetic parallel computing. This global and regional approach will allow testing if the present distribution results from vicariant or dispersal events. On a different scale, a comparative phylogeographic study will be conducted on the different regions. This part will allow testing hypothesis regarding rates and modes of speciation on a local scale in biodiversity hotspot. The applicant will receive high quality training in modern phylogenetic tools and methodology. Based on the study of mitochondrial DNA, the applicant will conduct a project going from microevolution (genetic structuration of populations) to macroevolution (phylogenomics).'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Evolutionary relationships among a group of arthropods from Gondwana, a supercontinent that existed between 510 and 180 million years ago, were investigated by EU scientists using molecular sequencing technology. The results provided researchers with a clearer picture of the origins of biodiversity and why species arise in a particular place.

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