Collaborative research: paleozoic echinoderms as model systems for the study of evolutionary modes
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- Award ID
- 2429013
- Recipient
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The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York UEI NQMVAAQUFU53 Part of The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York
- Awarding agency
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Division of Earth Sciences
National Science Foundation
- Obligated
- $296,211
Award facts
- Assistance listing
- 47.050 Geosciences
- Completion date
- Funding agency
- National Science Foundation
- Place of performance
- Binghamton, NY 13902, USA
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Description
- Abstract
- Collaborative research: paleozoic echinoderms as model systems for the study of evolutionary modes unraveling the drivers of evolution in the fossil record is critical for understanding how organisms occupy new morphologic, ecologic, and geographic spaces. This information, gleaned from the geologic past across climate perturbations, is vital for understanding and predicting how evolution will operate across the biodiversity and climate crises today. The research team will focus on groups of ancient echinoderms, marine invertebrates (e.g., sea STARS) that were globally widespread through earth?s history. This group is vastly understudied and, as such, analyses conducted on the group will provide critical insight into animal response to earth systems perturbations. New organismal forms appear through shifts in developmental timing, called heterochrony. What is unclear is how shifts in climate, organism biogeography, and ecology affect heterochronic shifts. This research uses a holistic approach via multiple analyses, addressing changes in ecology, biogeography, and heterochrony through extreme climate events that occurred hundreds of millions of years ago, to explore aspects of organisms? Evolutionary history and long-term consequences. Database, museum, and literature data will be used jointly within phylogenetic frameworks to develop understanding of the evolutionary dynamics (i.e., changes in rates of evolution, heterochrony, biogeography, ecology) of extinct echinoderms. The chief merit of this research is the integration of multiple variables within a phylogenetic context to quantitatively understand broader patterns of evolution through abiotic change on earth. This project will train the next generation of museum curators, educators, and researchers, and provide open-access information about echinoderms. Training will be conducted through undergraduate summer workshops on museum research techniques. Open access information about the echinoderm clades studied in this project will be published on the digital atlas of ancient life?s paleontology open access textbook. Echinoderm resources, created through this project and from previous works, will be collated on a wikiproject into one central hub for current and future echinoderm paleobiology researchers. This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.- subawards are not planned for this award.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Amendment | $0 | |
| Original award | $296,211 |
Subawards
| Subrecipient | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| California State University, Stanislaus | $29,043 |
Quick answers
Who received award 2429013?
2429013 was awarded to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York by Division of Earth Sciences (National Science Foundation) on January 15, 2024.
How much is award 2429013 worth?
$296,211 has been obligated on 2429013.
Which agency awarded 2429013?
Division of Earth Sciences (National Science Foundation) awarded 2429013, with funding from National Science Foundation.
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