U.S.-Thailand Cooperation Research: Cave Fishes of Thailand

美泰合作研究：泰国的洞穴鱼类

• 批准号: 9605200
• 负责人: Richard Borowsky
• 金额: $ 6.49万
• 依托单位: New York University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1997
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1997-06-01 至 2000-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9605200&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: U.S.; Thailand; Cooperation; Research; Cave

9605200 Borowsky This is a 36-month award proposed by Dr. Richard Borowsky, New York University collaborating with Professor Visut Baimai of Mahidol University in Thailand. Dr. Borowsky requests funds for student support and for travel and field costs in Thailand to carry out a project to assess the genetic diversity of five cave fishes of the genera Noemacheilus, Homaloptera, and Barbus, and their relationships to other close relatives of these fishes in Thailand. The results from this study can provide an answer to the question of the origin of cave fishes, their adaptations to cave life and, in particular their loss of vision (regression evolution). This study addresses a very important fundamental question in the origin of genetic diversity in cave fishes and will contribute to Thailand's biodiversity research efforts. The Biodiversity Research and Training Program of the Thailand National Science and Technology Development Agency will provide matching support for the Thai students to allow them to participate in this project. This project addresses two major focus areas: a unique site in a remote area with little or no data, and supporting the participation of a U. S. graduate student in international cooperative studies in developing countries and the training of Thai students.

小行星9605200 这是一个为期36个月的奖项，由纽约大学的Richard Borowsky博士与泰国Mahidol大学的Visut Baimai教授合作提出。 Borowsky要求学生的支持和旅行和外地费用在泰国开展一个项目，以评估五个属Noemacheilus洞穴鱼类的遗传多样性，Homaloptera，和Barbus，和他们的关系，这些鱼类在泰国的其他近亲。 这项研究的结果可以回答洞穴鱼类的起源，它们对洞穴生活的适应，特别是它们的视力丧失（回归进化）。 这项研究涉及洞穴鱼类遗传多样性起源的一个非常重要的基本问题，将有助于泰国的生物多样性研究工作。 泰国国家科学技术发展署的生物多样性研究和培训方案将为泰国学生提供相应的支持，使他们能够参与这一项目。 该项目主要关注两个方面：一是在偏远地区建立一个数据很少或没有数据的独特站点; S.发展中国家国际合作研究的研究生和泰国学生的培训。