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Research Grants

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Phylogenetic relationships of angiosperm fossil flowers, and their relevance to investigate floral evolution

Project summary:

This project seeks to integrate well-preserved fossil flowers into phylogenetic frameworks combined with extant taxa, with the purpose of investigating the time of origin and diversification of all angiosperm families, as well as broad-patterns of floral evolution informed by the combination of fossils and extant taxa.

First Name:

Andrea López Martínez

andreaea.lopez@gmail.com

Highest degree:

Master

Year obtained:

2018

Applicant Status:

Current student

México

Flowering plants, Fossils

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Sauquet, H., von Balthazar, M., Magallón, S., Doyle, J., Endress, P., & Bailes, E. et al. 2017. The ancestral flower of angiosperms and its early diversification. Nature Communications, 8(1).

Friis, E., Marone, F., Pedersen, K., Crane, P., & Stampanoni, M. 2014. Three- dimensional visualization of fossil flowers, fruits, seeds, and other plant remains using synchrotron radiation X-ray tomographic microscopy (SRXTM): new insights into Cretaceous plant diversity. Journal of Paleontology, 88(4), 684-701.

Heath, T., Huelsenbeck, J., & Stadler, T. 2014. The fossilized birth-death process for coherent calibration of divergence-time estimates. Proceedings of The National Academy Of Sciences, 111(29), E2957-E2966. doi:10.1073/pnas.1319091111

Friis Else Marie, Pedersen Kaj Raunsgaard and Crane Peter R. 2010. Diversity in obscurity: fossil flowers and the early history of angiosperms. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 365: 369-382

Applicant Details

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Previous publications

Budget (USD):

2000

Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México

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Grant Assessment

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Scoring Rubric

Your name:

c1. Scientific Merit

 

  • Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points

  • Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points

  • Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points

  • Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/35

C2. Community Building

 

  • Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points

  • Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points

  • Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points

This proposal scores:

/25

C3. Broader Impacts

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  • The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points

  • The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits  – up to 10 points

  • The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange  – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/40

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