Evolutionary Biology of Caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona)

对两栖动物一个谱系的生物学调查， 为了Gymnophiona或caecilians，将提供信息 重要的是要了解1）它们的结构和功能，2） 它们之间的关系，与其他两栖动物的关系， 其他脊椎动物，3）进化和适应的模式， 改变了身体的动物， 将军 这项研究将整合发展，功能， 结构生物学在多学科的方法，使用 研究技术的多样性。 这些热带两栖动物 栖息地正在迅速消失，所以他们的研究将 提供有关其生态关系的信息， 特别是它们对世界生物多样性的贡献。

Investigation of the biology of a lineage of amphibians, the Order Gymnophiona or caecilians, will provide information important to understanding 1) their structure and function, 2) their relationships to each other, to other amphibians, and to other vertebrates, and 3) patterns of evolution and adaptation in animals that have modified bodies, and patterns of evolution in general. The study will integrate developmental, functional, and structural biology in a multi-disciplinary approach using a diversity of research techniques. These tropical amphibians live in habitats that are fast disappearing, so their study will provide information on their ecological relationships and especially their contribution to the biodiversity of the world.