U.S.-Brazil Dissertation Enhancement: Ion Regulatory Patterns of Mosquito Larvae of the Amazon Region

美国加州大学欧文分校的Marjorie L. Patrick女士在Timothy J. Bradley博士的赞助下提交了这份美国-巴西论文增强研究计划。Patrick女士将与dr。Adalberto Luis Val和Ruth Ferreira来自巴西马瑙斯国家亚马逊地区研究机构（INPA）。帕特里克女士计划研究亚马逊地区蚊子幼虫的离子调节模式。PI将使用两个离子组成和pH值不同的栖息地，一个是亚马逊河的白水系统，另一个是亚马逊河的主要支流里约热内卢Negro的黑水系统。她将使用来自白水栖息地的两种蚊子和来自黑水栖息地的两种蚊子来测试生理差异是否会导致不同淡水蚊子对栖息地偏好的多样性。通过研究这些生境的生理和化学关系，我们可以进一步了解如何控制蚊媒疾病。帕特里克将把她在离子调节生理学和现场技术方面的专业知识带到INPA。费雷里亚博士将提供她在待研究物种生物学方面的专业知识。亚马逊雨林有超过400种蚊子，还有各种各样的繁殖地，水的化学成分也很极端，这使它成为进行这项研究的理想场所

Bradley9909202This US-Brazil dissertation enhancement research proposal was submitted by Ms. Marjorie L. Patrick of the University of California, Irvine, under the sponsorship of Dr. Timothy J. Bradley. Ms. Patrick will work with Drs. Adalberto Luis Val and Ruth Ferreira, of Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (INPA) in Manaus, Brazil. Ms. Patrick plans to study the ion regulatory patterns of mosquito larvae of the Amazon region.The PI will use two habitats that vary in ion composition and pH, the white water river of the Amazon River proper and the black water system of the Rio Negro, which is a major tributary of the Amazon. She will use two species from the whitewater habitat and two from the blackwater to test whether physiological differences contribute to the diversity in habitat preferences observed for different freshwater mosquito species. By studying the relationship between the physiology and chemistry of these habitats, we can further our understanding on how to control mosquito-borne disease.Patrick will bring her expertise in ion regulatory physiology and field techniques to INPA. Dr. Ferreria will provide her expertise in the biology of the species to be studies. The Amazon rainforest has over 400 species of mosquitoes and a diversity of breeding sites with extremes in water chemistry, making it an ideal place to do this research.***