NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for FY 1997

奖项摘要研究员：谢丽尔·A·D·威尔加提案编号：dbi 9707846这项行动为1997年美国国家科学基金会少数民族博士后研究奖学金提供资金。该奖学金支持生态和进化生理学领域的研究和培训。这项研究和训练计划的标题是《底栖和远洋鲨鱼游泳过程中胸鳍的流体动力学和功能形态》。对鲨鱼运动的经典模型进行了验证，并对鲨鱼在游泳过程中的胸鳍功能进行了评价。利用流体动力学、运动学和运动模式对鲨鱼的比较生态形态进行了分析。功能形态、性能(流体流动)和生态(已实现的生态位)的整合对于准确解释有机体设计的生态角色和进化是必要的。

Award Abstract Fellow: Cheryl A. D. Wilga Proposal number: DBI 9707846 This action funds an NSF Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for 1997. This fellowship supports research and training in the area of ecological and evolutionary physiology. The title of the research and training plan is "Fluid dynamics and functional morphology of pectoral fins during swimming in benthic and pelagic sharks." The classical model of shark locomotion is tested, and pectoral fin function during swimming is evaluated in sharks. Comparative ecomorphology of sharks is analyzed using fluid dynamics, kinematics, and motor pattern. The integration of functional morphology, performance (fluid flow), and ecology (realized niche) is necessary to accurately interpret the ecological role and evolution of organismal design.