U.S.-Belgium-Italy Cooperative Research: Fertilization Dynamics of a Benthically-Spawning Nearshore Fish

美国-比利时-意大利合作研究：近岸底栖产卵鱼类的受精动态

• 批准号: 9322778
• 负责人: Robert Warner
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: University of California-Santa Barbara
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1994
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1994-08-15 至 1997-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9322778&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Belgium; Italy; Cooperative; Research

9322778 Warner This two-year award supports U.S.-Belgium-Italy cooperative research in fish ecology and fisheries. Researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara (Robert A. Warner), University of Liege (Pierre Lejeune), and University of Padova (Andrea Marconato) will conduct a comparative study of fertilization rates of benthically spawning nearshore fish. Using a series of benthically spawning wrasses available only in the Mediterranean, the investigators will study the fertilization rates and sperm release. They will then conduct field experiments to demonstrate the relationship between spawning rate, sperm allocation, and the demands of male defense. The project takes advantage of facilities at the European marine station for underwater and oceanographic research in Corsica, France. It brings together U.S.-Belgium and Italian expertise and experience on an important economic topic. Fisheries worldwide depend on accurate estimates of fish fecundity and production. This study advances understanding of the fertilization process and factors related to increased production. This information eventually will be applied by fisheries in order to increase production. ***

9322778华纳这个为期两年的奖项支持美国-比利时-意大利在鱼类生态学和渔业方面的合作研究。来自加州大学圣巴巴拉分校（Robert a . Warner）、列日大学（Pierre Lejeune）和帕多瓦大学（Andrea Marconato）的研究人员将对近岸鱼类的底生产卵受精率进行比较研究。研究人员将利用地中海地区的一系列底栖产卵濑鱼，研究它们的受精率和精子释放情况。然后，他们将进行实地实验，以证明产卵率、精子分配和雄性防御需求之间的关系。该项目利用了位于法国科西嘉岛的欧洲海洋站的水下和海洋学研究设施。它汇集了美国、比利时和意大利在一个重要经济问题上的专业知识和经验。全世界的渔业依赖于对鱼类繁殖力和产量的准确估计。本研究促进了对施肥过程和增产相关因素的认识。这些资料最终将由渔业应用，以增加产量。＊＊＊