UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
The islands of the Southwest Indian Ocean are renowned for exceptional biological diversity and high concentrations of endemic species. A complex process of continental fragmentation, island emergence and habitat isolation has produced a unique flora and fauna. Yet the insects of this region remain incompletely documented. Ants and other arthropods of the Comoros and Seychelles Islands and adjacent coastal portions of Mozambique and Tanzania will be collected and compared with existing inventories from Madagascar and the Mascarenes. Collaborative taxonomic tools and molecular genetics will uncover evolutionary relationships. Species descriptions and detailed photographs will be published on AntWeb (www.antweb.org). Interactive identification keys will be developed and placed online. Other arthropods will be analyzed by specialists.
Discovering and documenting the arthropods of the Southwest Indian Ocean islands and adjacent portions of east Africa will provide insight into island biogeography, evolution and speciation in this biodiversity hotspot. The survey will provide baseline information about existing species, and identification resources will assist future efforts to monitor biodiversity. Data provided to regional collaborators will help prioritize conservation initiatives. A large pool of ant taxonomists will be fostered through student training and support, graduate student recruitment, mentorship, and ant taxonomy workshops.
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| AWARD OVERVIEW |
| Award Number |
0842204 |
Funding Agency |
National Science Foundation |
| Total Award Amount |
$276,489 |
Project Location - City |
Davis |
| Award Date |
08/13/2009 |
Project Location - State |
CA |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
Project Location - Zip |
95616-5270
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| Jobs Reported |
0.93 |
Congressional District |
03 |
| Project Location - Country |
US |
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Recipient Information
(Grants)
| Recipient Information (Grants) |
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Recipient Name
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS |
| Recipient DUNS Number |
047120084
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| Recipient Address |
1850 RESEARCH PARK DR, STE 300 |
| Recipient City |
DAVIS |
| Recipient State |
California |
| Recipient Zip |
95618-6134 |
| Recipient Congressional District |
03 |
| Recipient Country |
USA |
Required to Report Top 5
Highly Compensated Officials |
No |
Projects and Jobs Information
| Projects and Jobs Information |
| Project Title |
Collaborative Research: Ants of the Southwest Indian Ocean and East Africa (ASWEA): assessing phylogenetic diversity and biogeographic linkages across the Mozambique Channel |
| Project Status |
More than 50% Completed |
| Final Project Report Submitted |
No |
| Project Activities Description |
Universities |
| Quarterly Activities/Project Description |
Taxonomic studies of Malagasy and Afrotropical ants continued, including a recent survey in Uganda. This research involves detailed morphological and molecular phylogenetic studies of selected groups of ants.
Investigations are now being carried out on the ant genera Crematogaster, Tetraponera and Pachycondyla. Following publication of five papers on Crematogaster, in which eight new species were described, two further papers on Crematogaster taxonomy are in preparation. An additional project has been initiated on a species group of Cerapachys ants (mayri-group). This is based on both morphological and molecular data. A preliminary data set has been gathered for five nuclear genes and one mitochondrial gene.
Work continues on a 6-gene molecular phylogeny of the major lineages of ants occurring in the Southwest Indian Ocean region. |
| Jobs Created |
0.93 |
| Description of Jobs Created |
Four undergraduate student assistants have received training in curation and identification of ant specimens for taxonomic and biogeographic studies. One undergraduate student received experience in PCR and DNA sequencing procedures.
Four graduate students have received support to develop their skills in molecular phylogenetics and morphological taxonomy. |
Purchaser Information
(Grants)
| Purchaser Information |
| Contracting Office ID |
Not Reported |
| Contracting Office Name |
Not Available |
| Contracting Office Region |
Not Available |
| TAS Major Program |
49-0101 |
| Award Information |
| Award Date |
08/13/2009 |
| Award Number |
0842204 |
| Order Number |
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| Award Type |
Grants |
| Funding Agency ID |
49 |
| Funding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Funding Office Name |
Not Available |
| Awarding Agency ID |
49 |
| Awarding Agency Name |
National Science Foundation |
| Amount of Award |
$276,489 |
| Funds Invoiced/Received |
$276,489 |
| Expenditure Amount |
$276,489 |
| Infrastructure Expenditure Amount |
$0 |
| Infrastructure Purpose and Rationale |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Name |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Email |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Phone |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Address |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact City |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact State |
Not Reported |
| Infrastructure Point of Contact Zip |
Not Reported |
Product or Service Information
(Grants)
| Product or Service Information |
| Primary Activity Code |
B43 - NTEE |
| Activity Description |
Universities |
| Sub-Awards Information |
| Sub-awards to Organizations |
0 |
| Sub-award Amounts to Organizations |
$0 |
| Sub-Awards to Individuals |
0 |
| Sub-Award Amounts to Individuals |
$0 |
| Number of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
0 |
| Amount of Sub-awards less than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors greater than $25,000 |
0 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors greater than $25,000/award |
$0 |
| Number of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
25 |
| Total Amount of payments to vendors less than $25,000/award |
$3,535 |
| Location Information |
| Latitude, Longitude |
38º 32' 26",
-121º 44' 50" |
| Congressional District |
03 |
| Address 1 |
One Shields Ave. |
| Address 2 |
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| City |
Davis |
| County |
Yolo |
| State |
CA |
| Zip |
95616-5270 |
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