Symposium: Parasitic Effects on Host Hormones and Behavior

9406761贝克吉这是为在美国动物学家协会1995年1月的会议上赞助一个题为“寄生对寄主荷尔蒙和行为的影响”的研讨会而提出的资金申请。一个由19名发言者组成的小组已确认他们愿意参加研讨会。这个主题是及时的，对不同的科学家群体有广泛的兴趣；它可能会吸引内分泌学、行为学、免疫学和进化生物学的广泛的研究人员和学生。关于无脊椎动物和脊椎动物的演讲将穿插进行，以吸引广泛的观众，并强调不同类群之间的比较。演讲者包括几名初级人员以及几名国际公认的资深科学家。***

9406761 Beckage This is a request for funds to sponsor a symposium entitled, "Parasitic Effects on Host Hormones and Behavior" at the January 1995 meeting of the American Society of Zoologists. A panel of 19 speakers have confirmed their willingness to participate in the symposium. The topic is timely and is of broad interest to a diverse groups of scientists; it will likely attract a wide range of researchers and students in endocrinology, behavior, immunology, and evolutionary biology. Presentations on invertebrates and vertebrates will be interspersed, to attract a wide audience and emphasize comparison among diverse taxa. The speakers include several individuals of junior rank as well as several internationally recognized senior scientists. ***