The Kooyman Symposium on Diving Physiology and Behavior

水生鸟类和哺乳动物的潜水生理学研究早在19世纪中期就开始了，但直到20世纪30年代末和40年代初才取得重大进展。从那时起，人们对这一领域产生了浓厚的兴趣，研究集中在这类生物的生理学、生物化学、行为和生态学上。大多数研究都集中在海鸟和海洋哺乳动物身上，而对海龟、鳄鱼和海蛇的研究较少。杰拉德·库伊曼是研究野生潜水动物的先驱。他对南极企鹅和海豹潜水的生理适应和生化机制的研究发表了具有里程碑意义的论文。这次以他的名义举办的研讨会将汇集一批杰出的国际科学家，讨论他们在生理学、行为学、生态学、生物化学和保护领域的工作。讨论的主题包括海豚的潜水生理学、须鲸的摄食生态学、棱皮海龟的潜水行为、海狮的行为、海豹的生态能量学以及潜水生态学的生物医学意义和应用。研讨会的日程安排将为演讲者和学生之间的互动提供时间。在研讨会上发表的论文将在《比较生物化学与生理学》杂志上发表，供科学界查阅。

Research on diving physiology of aquatic birds and mammals began as early as the mid-1800's, but major advances in the field were not made until the late 1930's and early 1940's. Since that time, there has been an intense interest in the field, with studies focused on the physiology, biochemistry, behavior and ecology of this group of organisms. Most of the research has focused on seabirds and marine mammals, while fewer studies have been conducted on turtles, crocodiles and sea snakes. Gerald Kooyman has been a pioneer in developing techniques to study diving animals in the wild. His studies of the physiological adaptation and biochemical mechanisms of diving in Antarctic penguins and seals resulted in landmark papers. This symposium in his honor will bring together a distinguished group of international scientists to discuss to their work in the fields of physiology, behavior, ecology, biochemistry, and conservation. Topics to be discussed include be the diving physiology of dolphins, the feeding ecology of baleen whales, the diving behavior of leatherback sea turtles, the behavior of sea lions, the ecological energetics of fur seals and the biomedical significance and application of diving ecology. The symposium's schedule will provide time for interactions between the speakers and students. Papers presented at the symposium will be made available to the scientific community through publication in the journal Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology.