Pre-natal communication in adaptation to hot climate

适应炎热气候的产前沟通

• 批准号: DE170100824
• 负责人: Dr Mylene Mariette
• 金额: $ 26.03万
• 依托单位: Deakin University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2021-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DE170100824
• 关键词: Pre; natal; communication; adaptation; hot

This project aims to reveal how birds programme their offspring for a warming world, by communicating acoustically with their embryos. Most animals, including humans, can hear external sounds before birth, but it is not known what function this plays. An Australian bird calls to its eggs at high ambient temperatures, which alters nestling growth and survival. This project will show the physiological effects involved and the consequences for adaptation to heat in wild birds. This project will elucidate whether the global reduction in animal body size is an adaptive response to rising temperatures, and research the therapeutic benefits of pre-natal sounds.

该项目旨在揭示鸟类如何通过与胚胎进行声学交流来为后代编程，以应对变暖的世界。包括人类在内的大多数动物在出生前就能听到外界的声音，但不知道这起着什么作用。一种澳大利亚鸟类在高温环境下呼唤它的蛋，这会改变雏鸟的生长和生存。该项目将展示所涉及的生理影响以及野生鸟类适应高温的后果。该项目将阐明动物体型的全球缩小是否是对温度上升的适应性反应，并研究产前声音的治疗益处。