U.S.- U.K. Cooperation Research: Body Composition and Survival in Sturnus Vulgaris

该奖项将支持美国-英国合作研究 Charles F.伊利诺伊州立大学的汤普森和克里斯托弗 M.牛津大学爱德华·格雷研究所所长 大学 调查人员将调查 在雏鸟和幼鸟体内脂肪储存和生存之间 欧洲椋鸟。他们的目的是检验这样一个假设， 鸟类的存活率与脂肪储存能力呈正相关， 离巢时间 脂肪储存能力被认为是 对许多鸟类的生存很重要， 在他们能够获得食物之前离开巢穴， 自己 调查人员将雇用欧洲椋鸟， 广泛用于大学农场的生态研究， 牛津大学。将收集身体成分数据， 脂肪含量将使用TOBEC方法测定，这是一种新的， 鸟类生物学安全检测技术。 汤普森博士为这次合作带来了他广泛的背景 以及他使用TOBEC方法的经验。 这是补充了英国集团的背景， 鸟类生活史特征的进化爱德华·格雷研究所 一直处于鸟类生物学和生态学的前沿， 四十年代 这项合作研究工作将推动我们的 关于条件变化之间关系的知识 某些鸟类的后代，它们的生存， 父母的繁殖成功。

This award will support U.S.-U.K. cooperative research between Charles F. Thompson of Illinois State University and Christopher M. Perrins, Director of the Edward Grey Institute, Oxford University. The investigators will examine the relationship between body fat stores and survival in fledgling and juvenile European starlings. Their objective is to test the hypothesis that bird survival is positively correlated with fat storage capacity at the time of nest-leaving. Fat storage capacity is thought to be important for survival in many species of birds whose offspring leave the nest before they are capable of obtaining food for themselves. The investigators will employ European starlings, used extensively for ecological research at University Farm of Oxford University. Data on body composition will be collected and fat content will be determined using the TOBEC method, a new, safe measuring technique in avian biology. Dr. Thompson brings to this collaboration his extensive background on the house wren and his experience with the TOBEC method. This is complemented by the British group's background on the evolution of life history traits in birds. The Edward Grey Institute has been at the forefront of avian biology and ecology since the 1940s. This cooperative research effort will advance our knowledge about the relationship between variation in the condition of offspring in certain species of birds, their survival and ultimately the reproductive success of the parents.