The role of nectar composition in plant-animal interactions

花蜜成分在动植物相互作用中的作用

• 批准号: 9200506
• 负责人: Janet Lanza
• 金额: $ 4.7万
• 依托单位: SUNY College at Fredonia
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 1992
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1992-05-01 至 1993-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9200506&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: role; nectar; composition; plant; animal

This award provides support to the Department of Biology at the State University of New York at Fredonia to continue a successful Research Experiences for Undergraduates program. The SITE will foster the intellectual growth and emotional development of 10 undergraduate participants per year by involving them in a investigation of plant-insect interactions. The research will focus on the role that amino acids play in attracting insects to plant nectars and on the role of nectar-derived amino acids in nourishing the nectar feeders. Participants in the project will collect plant nectars, observe insect behavior, biochemically analyze the lipid and protein components of insects fed different nectariferous diets, and test hypotheses that relate the nectar diet to nutritional status. In each of the three years, this project will be divided into two parts, summer and winter. The eight summer weeks will offer one week of introduction to theory and methods, three weeks of directed research on group projects, and four weeks of independent, participant-originated projects. During the fall semester, participants will analyze the results of their independent projects. They will return to Fredonia in January, when they will prepare oral presentations of their projects to be presented at the Eastern College Science Conference the following April. Student researchers in this project will develop through: 1) an increased understanding of ecology, behavior, evolution, biochemistry, and physiology, 2) hands-on experience with specific field and laboratory research techniques, 3) practice in critical reading and analytical thinking, and 4) acquisition of a variety of research support skills. All of these accomplishments will enhance the emotional maturity of participants, help define their career choices as scientists, and, in some cases, raise their aspirations.

该奖项提供支持生物学系在 纽约州立大学弗雷多尼亚分校继续成功的 本科生研究经验计划。 该网站将 促进10岁以下儿童的智力成长和情感发展 大学生参与者每年通过让他们参与一个 研究植物与昆虫的相互作用。 这项研究将 关注氨基酸在吸引昆虫 植物花蜜和花蜜中氨基酸的作用 滋养着花蜜的进食者 项目参与者将 收集植物花蜜，观察昆虫行为，生化 分析了不同饲料喂养的昆虫的脂质和蛋白质成分， 花蜜饮食，并测试假设， 从饮食到营养状况。 在三年中的每一年，这个项目将分为两个 部分，夏季和冬季。 夏季的八个星期将提供一个 一周的理论和方法介绍，三周的指导 研究小组项目，和四周的独立， 参与者发起的项目。 在秋季学期， 参与者将分析他们独立的结果， 项目 他们将在1月返回弗雷多尼亚，届时他们将 准备口头介绍他们的项目， 第二年4月的东部大学科学会议。 学生 该项目的研究人员将通过以下方式开发：1）增加 了解生态学、行为、进化、生物化学， 生理学，2）具体领域的实践经验， 实验室研究技术，3）批判性阅读实践， 分析性思维，以及4）获得各种研究 支持技能。 所有这些成就都将加强 参与者的情感成熟度，帮助定义他们的职业生涯 作为科学家的选择，并在某些情况下，提高他们的愿望。