The major histocompatibility complex and scent-mediated mate choice in a Procellariiform, Gould's petrel

古尔德海燕中主要的组织相容性复合物和气味介导的配偶选择

• 批准号: LX0881933
• 负责人: Prof Mats Olsson
• 金额: $ 6.86万
• 依托单位: University of Wollongong
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage - International
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2008-01-01 至 2008-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LX0881933
• 关键词: major; histocompatibility; complex; scent; mediated

In Australia, there are 25 species of Procellariiformes listed as threatened or endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Formulating comprehensive conservation plans for endangered species requires a good understanding of the species' breeding biology yet virtually nothing is known about the mechanisms involved in mate choice in the procellariiforms. A better understanding of the traits these long-lived birds use when choosing their lifelong breeding partner could greatly benefit conservation strategies designed to protect them. This could be particularly beneficial where translocation is an option because birds being translocated could be assessed for compatibility prior to translocation.

在澳大利亚，根据1999年《环境保护和生物多样性保护法》，有25种Procellariiformes被列为受威胁或濒危物种。为濒危物种制定全面的保护计划需要对物种的繁殖生物学有很好的了解，但对原细胞形目动物的配偶选择机制几乎一无所知。更好地了解这些长寿鸟类在选择终身繁殖伙伴时使用的特征，可以大大有利于旨在保护它们的保护策略。这在易位是一种选择的情况下可能是特别有益的，因为可以在易位之前评估被易位的鸟类的相容性。