Ph.D. proposal. Global diversity patterns of coral reef fishes: evolutionary history and conservation challenges 24 avril 2014 Thesis supervisor: David Mouillot (Professor, UMR 5119 ECOSYM, Univ. Montpellier 2) Co-supervisor : Fabien Leprieur (Associate Professor (MCF), UMR 5119 ECOSYM, Univ. Montpellier 2) Recent publications (2011-2014) of the supervisors related to the Ph.D. proposal : Leprieur F, Albouy C, De Bortoli J, Cowman PF, Bellwood DR & Mouillot D (2012) Quantifying phylogenetic beta diversity: distinguishing between ‘true’ turnover of lineages and phylogenetic diversity gradients. PLoS ONE 7(8): e42760. Tedesco PA, Leprieur F, Hugueny B, Brosse S, Dürr H, Beauchard O, Busson F & Oberdorff T (2012) Patterns and process of riverine fish endemism. Global Ecology and Biogeography 21:977-987. Leprieur F, Tedesco PA, Hugueny B, Beauchard O, Dür H, Brosse S & Oberdorff T (2011) Partitioning global patterns of freshwater fish beta diversity reveals contrasting signatures of past climate changes. Ecology Letters 14: 325–334. Meynard CN, Mouillot D, Mouquet N, Douzery EJP (2012) A Phylogenetic Perspective on the Evolution of Mediterranean Teleost Fishes. PLoS ONE 7: e36443. Mouillot D, Albouy C, Guilhaumon F, Ben Rais Lasram F, Coll M, Devictor V, Meynard C, Pauly D, Tomasini JA, Velez L, Watson R & Mouquet N (2011). Protected and treatened components of fish biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea. Current Biology 21:1044-1050. D’agata S, Mouillot D, Kulbicki M, Andréfouët S, Bellwood DR, Cinner JE, Cowman PF, Kronen M, Pinca S, Vigliola L (2014) Human-Mediated Loss of Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity in Coral Reef Fishes. Current Biology, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.01.049 Topic : This Ph.D. proposal addresses one of the top 25 questions from the 125th anniversary issue of Science magazine [Science, July 1, 2005] «What determines large-scale patterns of species diversity? » for the most diversified and highly threatened vertebrate assemblage on Earth: coral reef fishes. Applicant profile : Applicants should have a MSc or Diploma degree in ecology or related disciplines with a strong expertise in evolutionary ecology, phylogenetics and biostatistics. A broad background in ecological theory and hypothesis testing is also necessary. The applicant should also have strong quantitative skills (molecular phylogenetic reconstruction, statistical modelling and programming using R). English speaking and writing skills are required. The candidates are expected to work both individually and in team and to be able to integrate into an interdisciplinary project. Field of research: The fields of research of this Ph.D proposal are multiple : ecology, biogeography, macroevolution, conservation with a special emphazis on phylogenetics Key words en français: Phylogénie, modélisation, Récifs coralliens, Poissons, Diversité, Evolution, Biogéographie, Conservation. Key words in English: Phylogeny, Modelling, Coral reef, Fishes, Diversity, Evolution, Biogeography, Conservation. Procedure to candidate : see sibaghe.univ-montp2.fr/futur-doctorant/candidature/sujets-de-theses For more information, contact [email protected] and [email protected]
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