IRES Track I: Behavioral Ecology, Demography and Conservation of Primates in the Humid Chaco of Argentina

IRES 轨道 I：阿根廷潮湿查科地区灵长类动物的行为生态学、人口统计学和保护

• 批准号: 1952072
• 负责人: Eduardo Fernandez-Duque
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Yale University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-06-01 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1952072&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: IRES; Track; Behavioral; Ecology; Demography

This project will train U.S. students to conduct research that contributes to understanding the evolution of mammal and primate societies and how ecological and social factors influence their structure and functioning. The students will conduct research projects to examine if the interactions with predators and competitors (e.g. coatis, howler monkeys) influence owl monkey monogamous groups and solitary floaters differently. Developed within the fields of behavioral ecology, demography and conservation of primates, the projects will be conducted within the Owl Monkey Project in the Humid Chaco of Argentina. This IRES site will leverage a successful 23-year-old international research program to offer opportunities to 18 undergraduate students recruited nationally from Primarily Undergraduate Institutions. The students will receive training, networking opportunities and mentorship before, during and after the 8-week summer research experience. Societal benefits will include, among other things, a series of freely available educational materials for use in biological anthropology and primatology courses (in both English and Spanish). The project will contribute to a research program that is making theoretical and empirical contributions to the study of the evolution of mating and social systems in mammals and primates. The student activities will be developed within the Owl Monkey Project, which has been studying monogamous owl monkeys (Aotus azarae) without interruption since 1996. Owl monkeys are one of the few monogamous primates in the world, the only primate genus with nocturnal habits in the Americas, and one of two primates with the most extreme forms of paternal care among mammals. To further understand the mechanisms and evolution of monogamy, pair-bonding, and paternal care, the students will conduct studies contributing to an evaluation of the influence that the competition between owl monkey solitary floaters and resident adults has on the demography, life-history and genetic correlates of the owl monkey population. In the spring prior to summer field work, students will participate in an online course to introduce them to key concepts in primate behavior and ecology, and to guide them designing high-quality feasible research projects. Students will spend 8 weeks in the field collecting, curating and analyzing data under the guidance and mentoring of the PIs and 4 foreign collaborators. Back in the US, participants will receive additional training and mentoring in data analysis and scientific writing via virtual meetings. At the end of the fall semester, participants will present their projects at a professional meeting.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目将培训美国学生进行研究，以有助于了解哺乳动物和灵长类动物社会的演变以及生态和社会因素如何影响其结构和功能。学生将进行研究项目，以检查与捕食者和竞争对手（例如外套，howl猴）的互动是否影响猫头鹰一夫一妻组和单独的浮雕。在行为生态学，人口统计学和灵长类动物保护领域中，这些项目将在阿根廷潮湿的查科（Chaco）的猫头鹰猴项目中进行。 IRES网站将利用一项成功的23年历史的国际研究计划，为主要从本科机构招募的全国招募的18名本科生提供机会。在为期8周的夏季研究经验之前，之中和之后，学生将获得培训，网络机会和指导。社会福利将包括一系列可免费获得的教育材料，用于生物人类学和灵长类学课程（英语和西班牙语）。该项目将有助于一项研究计划，该计划正在为哺乳动物和灵长类动物的交配和社会系统的演变做出理论和经验贡献。学生的活动将在猫头鹰猴项目中开发，该项目一直在研究一夫一妻制的猫头鹰猴（Aotus azarae），而自1996年以来就没有中断。猫头鹰猴是世界上为数不多的一夫一妻制的灵长类动物之一，是唯一的灵长类动物属，是美国唯一具有夜间夜生活的灵长类动物，在两种极端的宠物中，以及在两种极端的宠物中均具有宠物宠物的宠物。为了进一步了解一夫一妻制，成对键合和父亲护理的机制和演变，学生将进行研究，以评估猫头鹰猴子对人口统计学，猫头鹰人口的人口统计学和遗传相关物的影响。在夏季现场工作之前的春季，学生将参加在线课程，向他们介绍灵长类动物行为和生态学的关键概念，并指导他们设计高质量的可行研究项目。在PIS和4位外国合作者的指导和指导下，学生将在现场花8周的时间在现场收集，策划和分析数据。回到美国，参与者将通过虚拟会议获得数据分析和科学写作方面的额外培训和指导。在秋季学期结束时，参与者将在一次专业会议上展示他们的项目。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛影响的审查标准来评估值得支持的。