Biogeographic patterns and diversification of Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in South America: implications for the latitudinal diversity gradient in a megadiverse genus

• Grant number: 18/01507-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Post-doctor
• Start date: July 01, 2018
• End date: June 30, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Taxonomy of Recent Groups
• Principal Investigator: Silvio Shigueo Nihei
• Grantee: Fabio Laurindo da Silva
• Supervisor: Torbjorn Ekrem
• Host Institution: Instituto de Biociências (IB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway
• Associated to the scholarship: 16/07039-8 - Biogeographic patterns and diversification of Polypedilum Kieffer (Diptera: Chironomidae) in South America: implications for the latitudinal diversity gradient in a megadiverse genus, BP.PD

Abstract

The global increase of species richness towards the equator has intrigued biogeographers for more than a century. Why do nearly all groups of organisms have more species in the tropics? Although numerous hypotheses have been proposed to elucidate, the so-called latitudinal gradient of diversity, the number of species in a given clade and region is ultimately explained by four major components: (i) the time since the clade colonized the region, (ii) speciation rates, (iii) extinction rates, and (iv) biogeographic processes such as dispersal (immigration of new lineages) or vicariance (geographic isolation). In this context, South America offers a unique opportunity to investigate the function of these components in the dynamic of diversification, by both harboring nearly half of the world's biological diversity and extending across the temperate and tropical latitudinal belts. The main purpose of the ongoing postdoctoral study associated with this Research Internship Abroad Project (BEPE-PD) is to comprehend how the latitudinal diversity gradient is driven by the joint contribution of the processes of diversification, dispersal and vicariance. The proposed research to be carried out in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology will increase the knowledge of the candidate by keeping him in contact with the research group led by Dr. Torbjørn Ekrem. During this stay, the applicant will closely interact with researchers who are expert in central questions of the origin and organization of biodiversity which is expected to significantly improve the framework proposed in the associated postdoctoral study and accelerate the professional development of the candidate. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

DA SILVA, FABIO LAURINDO; SONG, CHAO. Oleia fieldsi sp n., a new Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae) species from the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest. Zootaxa, v. 4526, n. 1, p. 96-100, NOV 28 2018. (16/07039-8, 18/01507-5)

DE VASCONCELOS NASCIMENTO, CARLOS HENRIQUE; PEREIRA-SILVA, RAFAEL; ARRUDA DOS SANTOS, IRIS GABRIELLY; RODRIGUES, GILBERTO GONCALVES; DA SILVA, FABIO LAURINDO. Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from four protected areas in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Aquatic Insects, v. 40, n. 2, p. 146-172, APR 3 2019. (16/07039-8, 18/01507-5)

STUR, ELISABETH; DA SILVA, FABIO LAURINDO; EKREM, TORBJORN. Back from the Past: DNA Barcodes and Morphology Support Ablabesmyia americana Fittkau as a Valid Species (Diptera: Chironomidae). DIVERSITY-BASEL, v. 11, n. 9, SEP 2019. (16/07039-8, 18/01507-5)

DA SILVA, FABIO LAURINDO. Procladius travassosi (Oliveira, Messias & Silva-Vasconcelos, 1992) regarded as a new junior synonym of Procladius stroudi Roback 1982 (Diptera: Chironomidae: Tanypodinae). Zootaxa, v. 4555, n. 2, p. 280-282, FEB 13 2019. (16/07039-8, 18/01507-5)

HAMERLIK, L.; SILVA, F. L.; MASSAFERRO, J.. n illustrated guide of subfossil Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) from waterbodies of Central America and the Yucatan Peninsul. JOURNAL OF PALEOLIMNOLOGY, v. 67, n. 3, p. 201-258, MAR 2022. (21/08464-2, 19/25567-0, 16/07039-8, 18/01507-5)

TRIVINHO-STRIXINO, SUSANA; DA SILVA, FABIO LAURINDO. Chironomus rishii sp n., an enigmatic non-biting midge (Diptera: Chironomidae: Chironominae) from Neotropical region. Zootaxa, v. 4504, n. 3, p. 439-446, OCT 25 2018. (18/01507-5, 16/07039-8)