Field equipment to support research and conservation of fishes in Canada’s inland waters

支持加拿大内陆水域鱼类研究和保护的现场设备

• 批准号: RTI-2017-00594
• 负责人: Neff, Bryan
• 金额: $ 2.03万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=642214
• 关键词: Field; equipment; support; research; conservation

Our research uses Canada’s freshwater lakes and rivers to understand the evolution, ecology and conservation of fishes through intensive field-based research coupled with leading-edge laboratory techniques. The present grant will provide equipment to support the field component of this research, comprising a boat suitable for sampling fishes from inland waters and a vehicle suitable for accessing remote field locations in Ontario. Over the next 5 years, this equipment will be used to support four major projects. The first project will examine the role of hormones as key mediators of differences in reproductive behaviours and fitness through their effects on gene transcription and the allocation of resources to competing biological functions. The second project will examine morphological specializations that facilitate foraging on different prey items and its role in mating systems and speciation. The third project will study the role of sperm competition as a determinant of male fitness, and in particular evaluate the importance of a number of commonly measured sperm traits (e.g. number, motility, speed). The fourth project will work to quantify the capacity of fishes to respond to climate change and to persist in their current habitats. Together these projects will advance research that addresses fundamental biological questions while providing practical knowledge that will be critical for managing and safeguarding Canada’s valuable freshwater fish communities. The equipment will contribute directly to the hands-on training of 8 graduate students, 12 undergraduate students and 2 postdoctoral fellows in aquatic sampling, watercraft operation, fish identification, habitat classification, and experimental design. These skills are in high demand, and will produce highly-qualified personnel that are capable of working in the cross-disciplinary areas of science, resource management, and private industry.

我们的研究利用加拿大的淡水湖泊和河流，通过深入的实地研究和前沿的实验室技术来了解鱼类的进化、生态和保护。目前的赠款将提供设备来支持这项研究的实地部分，包括一艘船。适合从内陆水域进行鱼类采样的车辆以及适合进入安大略省偏远地区的车辆 在未来 5 年内，该设备将用于支持四个主要项目将研究激素作为差异的关键调节因素的作用。在生殖行为方面第二个项目将研究促进不同猎物觅食的形态特化及其在交配系统和物种形成中的作用。第四个项目将致力于量化鱼类应对气候变化和持续生存的能力。在他们目前的这些项目将共同推进解决基本生物学问题的研究，同时提供对于管理和保护加拿大宝贵的淡水鱼类群落至关重要的实用知识。这些设备将直接有助于 8 名研究生和 12 名本科生的实践培训。以及 2 名水生采样、船只操作、鱼类识别、栖息地分类和实验设计方面的博士后研究员，这些技能需求量很大，将成为能够在科学、资源管理等跨学科领域工作的高素质人才。 ， 和私营工业。