NSF Young Investigator: The Role of Parasites in Population Regulation

Zuk博士将研究寄生虫在性选择中的作用。这项研究工作涉及两个项目。第一项研究涉及在野外蟋蟀受到声定向寄生蝇的冲突选择压力的研究。第二个项目研究了红色丛林家禽的性激素、反映在免疫反应中的寄生虫负担和性选择之间的关系。Zuk博士将向本科生和研究生介绍生态学和进化各个领域的最新研究，特别致力于增加女性和少数民族在科学领域的代表性。

Dr Zuk will be researching the role of parasites in sexual selection. There are two projects involved in this research effort. The first involves study of conflicting selection pressures in a field cricket subject to an acoustically-orienting parasitoid fly. The second project examines the relationship between sex hormones, parasite burden as reflected in immune response, and sexual selection in red jungle fowl. Dr. Zuk will expose undergraduate and graduate students to current research from a variety of areas within ecology and evolution, with particular commitment increasing the representation of women and minorities in the sciences.