| Grant number: | 15/15251-4 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor |
| Start date: | November 20, 2015 |
| End date: | April 19, 2016 |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Ecology |
| Principal Investigator: | Tiago Bosisio Quental |
| Grantee: | Mathias Mistretta Pires |
| Supervisor: | Charles R. Marshall |
| Host Institution: | Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil |
| Institution abroad: | University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), United States |
| Associated to the scholarship: | 13/22016-6 - The role of immigration on diversification dynamics of North American mammals, BP.PD |
Abstract A recurrent pattern found in the fossil record is the replacement of entire clades by ecologically similar lineages. These phenomena suggest ecological interactions between taxa in different clades may interfere with the evolutionary dynamics of a given lineage. In this project we propose to develop diversification models that include mechanistic components likely to underlie these macroevolutionary patterns. Specifically, we intend to expand earlier diversification models by including niche overlap, asymmetry of interaction effects and variable equilibrium diversity. Then, we will examine the outcomes of these models under realistic parameterization and compare the results with empirical data. By doing so we will be able to generate theoretical expectations for macroevolutionary patterns under varying ecologically plausible scenarios. The study proposed here will contribute to the development of macroevolution and paleobiology by establishing a framework linking ecology and macroevolutionary dynamics. (AU) | |
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