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<A HREF="http://www.nhm.ukans.edu/~peet/">PEET </A>: Monographic research
in the moss family Calymperaceae</H1>
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<BR>With grateful acknowledgement of funding by the
<BR>National Science Foundation.
<BR>DEB-9712347; $740,000;
<BR>Period Covered: 9/1/1997 to 8/30/2002
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<DL><B>PI: </B>
<BR><a href="/people/mishler.html">Brent
D. Mishler </A>(<A HREF="mailto:bmishler@socrates.berkeley.edu"> bmishler@socrates.berkeley.edu
</A>),
<DD>
University of California, Berkeley</DD>
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<DL><B>Collaborators:</B>
<BR>William D. Reese (<A HREF="mailto:wdr5583@usl.edu"> wdr5583@usl.edu
</A>),
<DD>
University of Southwestern Louisiana </DD>
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Daniel H. Norris (<A HREF="mailto:danorris@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us"> danorris@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa
.us </A>), </DT>
<DD>
University of California, Berkeley </DD>
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Haji Mohamed Abdul Majid (<A HREF="mailto:haji@botany.um.edu.my"> haji@botany.um.edu.my
</A>), </DT>
<DD>
University of Malaya </DD>
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Benito Ching Tan (<A HREF="mailto:sbsbct@nus.edu.sg"> sbsbct@nus.edu.sg</A>), </DT>
<DD>
National University of Singapore </DD>
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<DL><B>Postdoctoral Associate:</B>
<BR>John Wheeler (<A HREF="mailto:jwheeler@ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu"> jwheeler@ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu
</A>),
<DD>
University of California, Berkeley </DD>
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<DL><B>Graduate student:</B>
<BR><a href="/people/wall.html">Dennis Wall
</A>(<A HREF="mailto:dpwall@ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu"> dpwall@ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu
</A>),
<DD>
University of California, Berkeley </DD>
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<DL><B>Undergraduate student:</B>
<BR><A HREF="http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~waltony">Tony Morosco</A> (<A HREF="mailto:waltony@ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu">
waltony@ucjeps.herb.berkeley.edu </A>),
<DD>
University of California, Berkeley </DD>
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<HR WIDTH="100%">Bryophytes are a group of three disparate lineages (mosses,
liverworts, and hornworts) that are thought to be phylogenetically basal
among extant land plants. The group contains much species diversity and
is particularly suited for studies of macroevolutionary, population genetic,
and ecological processes. However, a major limitation in the use of bryophytes
as study systems for evolutionary and ecological processes has been the
lack of basic taxonomic knowledge of many groups from many regions, particularly
the tropics. To achieve this knowledge it is necessary to train a new generation
of taxonomists skilled in all the necessary techniques, theories, and background
information. The need for cooperative, modern studies that cross national
and disciplinary boundaries is paramount.
<P>This research involves a particular bryophyte study group, the moss
family Calymperaceae, chosen to allow us to achieve three goals: (1) Train
students in the full breadth of systematic techniques; (2) Provide useful
monographs of important groups; (3) Address issues of theoretical and conceptual
interest in biogeography and evolutionary diversification.
<P>The research focuses on three levels: (1) The circumscription and higher-level
relationships of the family Calymperaceae; (2) Relationships of the genera
(and major sections) within the family (the major goal being to verify
the monophyly of Mitthyridium and select a few other monophyletic subgroups
of the family for monographic study); (3) Species delimitations and relationships
within the selected subgroups (e.g., Mitthyridium) culminating in world
monographs. At all these levels, but particularly in the latter, we are
also considering biological, ecological and geographic facters influencing
diversification.
<P>This research involves field and herbarium studies to discover and refine
taxonomic characters useful at all three levels. Laboratory studies including
SEM, morphometrics, culture studies, and DNA sequencing are being used
to supplement the morphological data. The project includes training in
these areas at the undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral levels.
<P><B>Project Description:</B>
<P><B>I. TAXONOMIC FOCUS</B>
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<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_bryos.html">BRYOPHYTES</A></LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_trop_bryo.html">TROPICAL
BRYOLOGY</A></LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_study_grp.html">SELECTION
OF STUDY GROUP</A></LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_hist.html">HISTORY
OF THE STUDY OF THE CALYMPERACEAE</A></LI>
<LI>
Description of Calymperaceae: Distribution and Distinctive Features.</LI>
<LI>
History and Taxonomy of the Calymperaceae.</LI>
<LI>
Circumscription of genera within the family.</LI>
<LI>
Specific consideration of Mittyhridium; taxonomy, history, and previous
study.</LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_summary.html">SUMMARY
OF PLANNED STUDY</A></LI>
</UL>
<B>II. METHODS OF STUDY</B>
<UL>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_field_work.html">FIELD
AND HERBARIUM WORK</A></LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_morph.html">MORPHOLOGICAL
STUDIES</A></LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_molecular.html">MOLECULAR
STUDIES</A></LI>
</UL>
<B>III. TRAINING</B>
<UL>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_ucb.html">BRYOLOGY
AT UC BERKELEY</A></LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_overview.html">OVERVIEW
OF PROPOSED TRAINING ACTIVITIES</A></LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_pi_efforts.html">RECENT
TRAINING EFFORTS OF THE PI</A></LI>
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<B><a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_concep_issues.html">IV.
CONCEPTUAL ISSUES</A></B>
<P><B>V. DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS</B>
<UL>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_www.html">WORLD WIDE
WEB</A></LI>
<LI>
<a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_spec_db.html">SPECIMEN
DATABASING</A></LI>
</UL>
<ST
RONG><a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_partnerships.html">VI.
PARTNERSHIPS</A>
<P><STRO
NG><a href="/bryolab/PEET/peet_references.html">VII.
REFERENCES CITED</A>
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