Research Grants
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New perspectives on trans-oceanic dispersal, guided by a critically endangered group of tropical plants: Hibiscus sect. Lilibiscus
Project summary:
Hibiscus sect. Lilibiscus contains 28 species in East Africa, Madagascar, and three oceanic archipelagos (Mascarenes, Fiji, Hawaii), all arising within 2 million years. This project will complete our sampling by collecting six species from Madagascar to understand how such incredible diversity arose, dispersed, and evolved in such a short time.
First Name:
Brock Mashburn
Highest degree:
Master's of Science in Biology
Year obtained:
2019
Applicant Status:
Current student
USA
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Thomson L, Mashburn B. 2022. Pacific Hibiscus (Malvaceae) in sect. Lilibiscus. 1. Hibiscus kokio and Related Species from the Hawaiian Archipelago. Pacific Science 76(2): 157–174. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2984/76.2.5
Hanes M, Mashburn B, Callmander M. 2022. Transfer of the endemic Malagasy species of Kosteletzkya to Hibiscus and Perrierophytum (Malvaceae). Candollea 77: 161–171. In English, English and French abstracts. DOI: http://doi.org/10.15553/c2022v772a4
Thomson L, Braglia L, Mashburn B, Butaud JF, Read S. 2023. Pacific species of Hibiscus sect. Lilibiscus (Malvaceae). 3. Hibiscus mabberleyi L.A.J. Thomson sp. nov. and H. × denisonii Burb. Pacific Science (accepted, in press).
Mashburn B, Jhangeer-Khan R, Bégué A, Tatayah V, Olsen K, Edwards C. 2023. Genetic assessment improves conservation efforts for the critically endangered, oceanic island endemic Hibiscus liliiflorus. Journal of Heredity (accepted, in press).
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Budget (USD):
2000
Washington University in St. Louis
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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