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Phylogenies can tell us a lot about the timing and nature of diversification. The insects and their kin contain over half of all described species, so contain important messages about the drivers of diversity in terrestrial systems. To best extract these messages, it is essential to have reliable descriptions of the relatedness of the different major insect groups, but individual studies have naturally tended to proceed piece-meal by studying only a small number of taxonomic groups. This project will use recent supertree techniques and methods for detecting diversification shifts to address the location, and likely causes, of radiations across insect families Funding Notes This research project is one of a number of projects in the department. It is in competition for funding with the other projects. Usually the project which receives the best applicant will be awarded the funding. The funding is available to citizens of a number of European countries (including the UK). In most cases this will include all EU nationals. However full funding may not be available to all applicants. |
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