【第29回ERATO共生進化機構国際セミナー】
講師：Prof. Evan Economo(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Okinawa, Japan)
演題：Biodiversity science in the era of big data: treasure maps, trap-jaws, and the metaverse
日時：2024年1月24日（水）16:00(JST)～, Online Zoom Meeting
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Abstract: Biodiversity science is fundamentally data-limited, particularly for hyperdiverse and understudied groups such as arthropods. In this talk, I explore how emerging technologies are providing new opportunities to better document arthropod biodiversity and how it is changing in the Anthropocene. First, we still need to understand the geographic distribution of invertebrate life on Earth. I discuss a project to resolve a species-level map of life for ants, and how this has illuminated both global patterns of diversification and important regions for conservation. Second, organisms are more than points on a map, and 3D X-ray tomography can capture big data to investigate organismal form and function across the tree of life. As an example, I present work on the spectacular diversification of ant mandibles, including the repeated evolution of specialized ultrafast weapons. Finally, I offer some perspectives for how big data and immersive media technologies can change how we interact with biodiversity in the lab and at home.

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問い合わせ先：M-ERATO-International-Seminar-ml@aist.go.jp

連絡先：深津武馬（生物プロセス研究部門首席研究員, t-fukatsu@aist.go.jp)
ERATO深津共生進化機構プロジェクト
参照記事：https://www.jst.go.jp/erato/fukatsu/news/2024/240124.html