U.S.-Mexico Planning Visit to Plan Collaborative Research in Molecular Ecology

美国-墨西哥计划访问计划分子生态学合作研究

• 批准号: 9812311
• 负责人: Robert Vrijenhoek
• 金额: $ 0.3万
• 依托单位: Rutgers University New Brunswick
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-09-01 至 1999-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9812311&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Mexico; Planning; Visit; Plan

9812311VrijenhoekThis U.S.-Mexico award will support a planning visit by Dr. Robert C. Vrijenhoek of Rutgers University to work with Dr. Guillermo Soberon-Chavez, director of the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM-Guaymas, Mexico). Together they will develop a cooperative research project on the molecular systematics, population genetics and conservation of Sonoran Desert fish.Dr. Vrijenhoek is an expert on the genetics and ecology of freshwater fish from the Sonoran region of Mexico. Studies of Sonoran topminnows in the genus Poeciliopsis reveal that these fish are excellent model organisms for a variety of field and experimental studies. The planned collaboration will be surveying the status of populations in the Sonoran region to assess anthropogenic impacts due to stream diversion, canalization, and the introduction of exotic species. In addition to this work, Dr. Vrijenhoek and Dr. Soberon plan to design a molecular population genetics and systematics laboratory in Guaymas that will be used by both U.S. and Mexican researchers for genetic analyses of regional fauna.***

9812311Vrijenhoek 这项美国-墨西哥奖项将支持罗格斯大学的 Robert C. Vrijenhoek 博士进行计划访问，与蒙特雷高等技术研究所（ITESM-瓜伊马斯，墨西哥）所长 Guillermo Soberon-Chavez 博士合作。 他们将共同开发一个关于索诺兰沙漠鱼类的分子系统学、群体遗传学和保护的合作研究项目。 Vrijenhoek 是墨西哥索诺兰地区淡水鱼遗传学和生态学方面的专家。 对 Poeciliopsis 属索诺兰顶米诺鱼的研究表明，这些鱼是各种现场和实验研究的优秀模式生物。 计划中的合作将调查索诺兰地区的人口状况，以评估由于河流改道、运河开通和外来物种引进造成的人为影响。 除了这项工作之外，Vrijenhoek 博士和 Soberon 博士还计划在瓜伊马斯设计一个分子群体遗传学和系统学实验室，美国和墨西哥研究人员将使用该实验室对区域动物群进行遗传分析。***