Research Grants
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Pleistocene marine transgression-regression effects on coastal speciation in the southern African Stoebe clade (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae)
Project summary:
This project assesses the effects of repeated Pleistocene interglacial immersion of South Africa’s Palaeo-Agulhas Plain on speciation process among Stoebe clade daisies. The work will quantify population-level genetic differentiation among eight species of Stoebe using genome-wide Genotyping-by-Sequencing SNP markers, and test Grobler et al.’s (2020) Pleistocene disturbance hypothesis.
First Name:
Zaynab Shaik
Highest degree:
MSc Biological Sciences
Year obtained:
2019
Applicant Status:
Current student
South Africa
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Moiloa NA, Dludlu MN, Bello A, Shaik Z, Muasya AM, Oxelman B (2022) Chapter 19. Systematics and evolution. In: de Boer H, Rydmark MO, Verstraete B, Gravendeel B (Eds) Molecular identification of plants: from sequence to species. Advanced Books.
Shaik Z, Bergh N, Oxelman B, Verboom GA. In press. Genomic, phenotypic, and ecological data provide decisive support for multiple species in the Seriphium plumosum complex (Gnaphalieae: Asteraceae). Bulletin of the Society of Systematic Biologists.
Scoring Rubric
Your name:
c1. Scientific Merit
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Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points
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Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points
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Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points
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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
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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
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Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points
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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
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The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits – up to 10 points
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The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/40
Applicant Details
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Stellenbosch University, Gothenburg University
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