Symposium: 13th International Congress of the International Union for Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) December 29, 1998 - January 4, 1999 in Adelaide, Australia

研讨会：国际社会昆虫研究联盟（IUSSI）第13届国际大会，1998年12月29日-1999年1月4日，澳大利亚阿德莱德

• 批准号: 9727827
• 负责人: P. Kirk Visscher
• 金额: $ 1.5万
• 依托单位: University of California-Riverside
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1998
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1998-08-01 至 1999-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9727827&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Symposium; 13th; International; Congress; Union

Visscher 9727827 Terrestrial ecosystems are dominated by social species. Social cooperation among conspecifics was a major evolutionary innovation that occurred repeatedly in diverse taxa. The study of social insects has provided unparalleled insights concerning both the evolution of sociality and the behavioral mechanisms involved. Similarly the study of social insects has contributed broadly to many fields of scientific inquiry. The most important international organization of social insect scientists is the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI). This group holds the only international congress devoted to research on social insects every four years. Funds are requested here so that students, postdocs, and early career social insect scientists from the United States can travel to the 13th International Congress of the IUSSI to be held in Adelaide, Australia, from 19 Dec. 1998- 4 Jan. 1999. Typically, IUSSI Congresses attract scientists from over 30 countries and cover a wide range of disciplines including genetics, physiology, behavior, population biology, ecology, evolution, and systematics. Largely due to previous NSF funding, members of the North American Section (NAS/IUSSI) presented 25% or more of the program in the three most recent meetings (Munich, Germany 1986; Bangalore, India 1990; and Paris, France 1994). In turn, American social insect scientists substantially benefited from this involvement. Because this multidisciplinary Congress is the primary international forum for discussion of new information regarding social insects, it is essential that researchers and students from the United Stated attend this meeting. Moreover, this congress will provide North American scientists the opportunity to open new dialogues with overseas colleagues and initiate plans for collaborative research. Funds are requested to insure that American researchers are able to participate in this very significant congress. 1

陆地生态系统以群居物种为主。同种种之间的社会合作是在不同分类群中反复发生的主要进化创新。对群居昆虫的研究提供了关于社会性进化和所涉及的行为机制的无与伦比的见解。同样，对群居昆虫的研究也对许多科学探索领域作出了广泛的贡献。社会昆虫科学家最重要的国际组织是国际社会昆虫研究联盟（IUSSI）。该组织每四年举办一次专门研究社会性昆虫的唯一国际会议。美国的学生、博士后和职业生涯早期的社会昆虫科学家在此申请资金，以便他们能够参加将于1998年12月19日至1999年1月4日在澳大利亚阿德莱德举行的国际昆虫学会第13届国际代表大会。通常，IUSSI大会吸引了来自30多个国家的科学家，涵盖了广泛的学科，包括遗传学、生理学、行为学、种群生物学、生态学、进化和系统学。主要由于以前的NSF资助，北美分部（NAS/IUSSI）的成员在最近的三次会议（德国慕尼黑，1986年；印度班加罗尔，1990年；法国巴黎，1994年）上提交了该计划的25%或更多。反过来，美国社会昆虫科学家也从这种参与中受益匪浅。因为这个多学科的大会是讨论社会昆虫新信息的主要国际论坛，所以来自美国的研究人员和学生参加这次会议是必不可少的。此外，这次大会将为北美科学家提供与海外同行开展新的对话并启动合作研究计划的机会。要求提供资金以确保美国研究人员能够参加这个非常重要的大会。1