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Die lakustrinen Artenschwärme in den alten Seen Sulawesis - der Einfluß von Umweltveränderungen auf organismische Diversifikation

Fachliche Zuordnung Paläontologie
Evolution, Anthropologie
Förderung Förderung von 2014 bis 2018
Projektkennung Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Projektnummer 252622269
 
Erstellungsjahr 2019

Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse

The aim of this project was to provide reliable cross-taxon time estimates for the species flocks in the ancient lakes of Sulawesi in order to link biological diversification to the geological and climatic history of the lakes. To this purpose, sampling gaps both within and outside the lakes were filled in selected invertebrate and vertebrate target groups, which helped to provide a more complete picture of diversity and colonization of the lakes. A completely new lineage of Caridina shrimps was discovered in the Malili lakes, which led to a revision of the age of lake colonization for this group. In addition, the accuracy of molecular clock estimates was addressed by adding more taxa/populations and seeking independent calibration points in order to reduce the reliance on using external rates derived from very different freshwater taxa. This proved difficult for most taxa, though. In summary, as a result of this project the most complete dataset on the colonization and timing thereof in the ancient Malili lakes of Sulawesi was gained and at the same time future research needs identified, the most pressing of which is the generation of robust comparable nuclear phylogenies to complement the mitochondrial data for most groups.

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