Symposium: 13th International Congress of the International Union for Study of Social Insects (IUSSI) December 29, 1998 - January 4, 1999 in Adelaide, Australia

Visscher 9727827陆地生态系统以社会物种为主。同种植物之间的社会合作是一项重大的进化创新，在不同的分类群中反复发生。对社会性昆虫的研究提供了关于社会性进化和行为机制的无与伦比的见解。同样，对群居昆虫的研究也为科学研究的许多领域做出了广泛贡献。社会性昆虫科学家最重要的国际组织是国际社会性昆虫研究联合会(IUSSI)。该组织每四年举办一次专门研究群居昆虫的国际大会。在这里申请资金，以便来自美国的学生、博士后和早期职业社会昆虫科学家可以前往参加于1998年12月19日至1999年1月4日在澳大利亚阿德莱德举行的IUSSI第13届国际大会。通常，IUSSI大会吸引了来自30多个国家的科学家，涵盖了广泛的学科，包括遗传学、生理学、行为学、种群生物学、生态学、进化论和分类学。在很大程度上得益于NSF以前的资助，北美分会(NAS/IUSSI)的成员在最近的三次会议上提出了25%或更多的计划(1986年，德国慕尼黑；1990年，印度班加罗尔；1994年，法国巴黎)。反过来，美国社会性昆虫科学家也从这种参与中受益匪浅。由于这次多学科会议是讨论有关群居昆虫的新信息的主要国际论坛，来自美国的研究人员和学生参加这次会议是至关重要的。此外，本届大会将为北美科学家提供机会，与海外同行展开新的对话，并启动合作研究计划。要求提供资金以确保美国研究人员能够参加这次意义重大的大会。1

Visscher 9727827 Terrestrial ecosystems are dominated by social species. Social cooperation among conspecifics was a major evolutionary innovation that occurred repeatedly in diverse taxa. The study of social insects has provided unparalleled insights concerning both the evolution of sociality and the behavioral mechanisms involved. Similarly the study of social insects has contributed broadly to many fields of scientific inquiry. The most important international organization of social insect scientists is the International Union for the Study of Social Insects (IUSSI). This group holds the only international congress devoted to research on social insects every four years. Funds are requested here so that students, postdocs, and early career social insect scientists from the United States can travel to the 13th International Congress of the IUSSI to be held in Adelaide, Australia, from 19 Dec. 1998- 4 Jan. 1999. Typically, IUSSI Congresses attract scientists from over 30 countries and cover a wide range of disciplines including genetics, physiology, behavior, population biology, ecology, evolution, and systematics. Largely due to previous NSF funding, members of the North American Section (NAS/IUSSI) presented 25% or more of the program in the three most recent meetings (Munich, Germany 1986; Bangalore, India 1990; and Paris, France 1994). In turn, American social insect scientists substantially benefited from this involvement. Because this multidisciplinary Congress is the primary international forum for discussion of new information regarding social insects, it is essential that researchers and students from the United Stated attend this meeting. Moreover, this congress will provide North American scientists the opportunity to open new dialogues with overseas colleagues and initiate plans for collaborative research. Funds are requested to insure that American researchers are able to participate in this very significant congress. 1