Research Coordination Network: Integrating Ecology and Endocrinology in Avian Reproduction

研究协调网络：整合生态学和内分泌学在鸟类繁殖。这个网络将协调生态学家和内分泌学家在一个特定主题——鸟类繁殖方面的研究活动。研究将涵盖从野外生态学到分子机制的全部范围。一个关键的目标是建立一个框架，使有机体生物学家能够有效地与细胞/分子生物学家（内分泌学）交流，并弥合几十年来不断扩大的概念鸿沟。鸟类生殖提供了一个理想的焦点，因为广泛的文献从基因到生态系统。拟议的合作和由此产生的网络将直接应用于整个生物科学中整合生物体和分子的项目。该网络将允许在K-12、本科和研究生阶段进行教育修订，并将促进包括保护生物学在内的真正综合的生物学课程。活动将包括旨在在生理、细胞和分子水平上开展以生态学为基础的研究的讲习班。技术会议将确定可用于新研究的机制，包括强调保护的研究。教师和学生将在研讨会之后进行实验室交流。将开发一个网站来促进这一新的框架，并收集可用于研究、分析和教育的数据库。将与其他国家和国际组织建立到本网站的链接，以便所有科学界、K-12学校和广大公众都能获得网络资源。已经确定了代表多样性的教师和学生参与者，并将特别邀请更多人参加。

Research Coordination Network: Integrating Ecology and Endocrinology in Avian Reproduction. John C. Wingfield This network will coordinate research activities of ecologists, and endocrinologists on a specific theme - reproduction in birds. Research will cover the full spectrum from field ecology to molecular mechanisms. A critical goal is to develop a framework whereby organismal biologists can communicate effectively with cell/molecular biologists (endocrinology) and bridge a conceptual rift that has been widening for several decades. Avian reproduction provides an ideal focus because of extensive literature from genes to ecosystems. The proposed collaboration and the resulting network will have direct application to programs integrating organisms and molecules throughout biological sciences. The network will allow educational revision at K-12, undergraduate and graduate levels and will facilitate a truly integrative, biology curriculum including conservation biology. Activities will include workshops aimed at developing ecologically based studies at physiological, cell and molecular levels. Technical meetings will identify mechanisms that can be brought to bear on novel investigations including those with conservation emphasis. Laboratory exchange visits involving faculty and students will follow workshops. A web site will be developed to promote this new framework as well as collect databases that can be used for research analysis and education. Links to this web site will be made with other national and international groups so that network resources will be available to all of the scientific community, K-12 schools and the public at large. Faculty and student participants have been identified that represent diversity and more will be specifically invited to participate.