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Workplan
This section outlines the methods we use to
conduct our research. The aim of this project is to produce a phylogeny,
revision and relimitation of all genera and species of Vaejovidae based on
morphological and molecular data. Using existing material in museum collections
and new specimens collected during at least thirteen fieldtrips throughout
Mexico and the southwestern USA, we will produce new, automated diagnoses,
descriptions and keys, accompanied by digital images of habitus and diagnostic
characters, GIS-produced distribution maps plotting all known records, and a
searchable specimen database. Our revision and phylogeny of the vaejovid
radiation will also contribute to the understanding of scorpion phylogeny, the
evolution and speciation of arid-adapted arthropods, and the diversity,
biogeography and conservation of the arid zone in southwestern North America.
See the following links for a more complete overview:
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