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DEB Division Of Environmental Biology |
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| Initial Amendment Date: | August 1, 2009 |
| Latest Amendment Date: | February 17, 2012 |
| Award Number: | 0842348 |
| Award Instrument: | Standard Grant |
| Program Manager: |
Simon Malcomber
smalcomb@nsf.gov (703)292-8227 DEB Division Of Environmental Biology BIO Directorate for Biological Sciences |
| Start Date: | August 1, 2009 |
| End Date: | July 31, 2013 (Estimated) |
| Total Intended Award Amount: | $574,436.00 |
| Total Awarded Amount to Date: | $574,436.00 |
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| ARRA Amount: | $574,436.00 |
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1608 4TH ST STE 201 BERKELEY CA US 94710-1749 (510)643-3891 |
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1608 4TH ST STE 201 BERKELEY CA US 94710-1749 |
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| NSF Program(s): | Systematics & Biodiversity Sci |
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| Award Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Fund Agency Code: | 4900 |
| Assistance Listing Number(s): | 47.074 |
ABSTRACT
This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).
The Hawaiian Islands provide an unparalleled system for understanding species formation. This biodiversity hotspot contains large numbers of species that occur nowhere else in the world. One very diverse group is the Hawaiian files (Diptera). DNA sequences will be used to determine the evolutionary history of the flies, and then the history will permit testing of biogeographic, ecological, and evolutionary hypotheses. Powerful methods for determining the timing of historical events will permit assessment of when the flies dispersed from one island to the next. With the information on relationships among species and timing of dispersal, it will be possible to investigate evolutionary processes (e.g., speciation, extinction, adaptation) that occur in disparate groups of Hawaiian flies, each of which exhibits unique genetic and ecological characteristics.
Broader impacts of this work include education and outreach, participation of underrepresented groups, and the development of analytical and computational approaches to investigate island evolution, biogeography, speciation, divergence-time estimation, and biodiversity conservation. The field and laboratory components will train Berkeley graduate and undergraduate students, as well as native Hawaiian high school students. Extensive field data on distribution and abundance of Hawaiian insects, summarized in searchable online databases, will facilitate conservation management decisions. Finally, this work will provide a unified methodological framework for understanding the evolution of biodiversity in island systems.
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