Integrative Herpetology: Molecules, Muscles, and Migration

（61）这个项目的目标是建立一个超越和统一科学学科的爬虫学项目，并强调培养学生进行原创的、高质量的、可发表的研究。爬虫学，研究两栖动物和爬行动物，是教学/研究计划的核心，被学生（包括非专业学生）利用，他们参加了各种课程，参与了不同层次的原创性研究。爬行动物学是一个理想的领域，因为爬行动物学的研究可以很容易地整合生物学的不同学科。为了发展这样一个项目，我们正在努力发现和发展当地的研究地点和长期的标记重新捕获研究。我们正在提供现代技术方法（例如地理信息系统、全球定位系统和自动数据采集）的培训和开发课程，并开发一个计算机化的关系数据库，为当地两栖动物和爬行动物的研究提供基础。爬虫学的研究正被用于各种已建立的课程，包括入门和分子生物学、动物生理学、动物行为学、脊椎动物野外动物学和生物统计学。短期和长期的影响将是一个令人兴奋的教学/研究项目，它统一了课程，为学生提供了进行高质量原创研究的宝贵经验。

Biological Sciences (61) The objective of this project is to develop a program in herpetology that transcends and unifies scientific disciplines and emphasizes training students to conduct original, high-quality, publishable research. Herpetology, the study of amphibians and reptiles, forms the core of a teaching/research program that is being utilized by students (including non-majors) taking a variety of courses and involved in various levels of original research. Herpetology is an ideal field for such a program because studies in herpetology can easily integrate different disciplines in biology. To develop such a program, we are working to discover and develop local study sites and long-term mark-recapture studies. We are providing training and developing courses in modern technological methods (e.g., Geographic Information Systems - GIS, Global Positioning Systems - GPS, and automated data acquisition) and developing a computerized, relational-database that provides the foundation for local studies of amphibians and reptiles. Research in herpetology is being adapted for use in a variety of established courses including introductory and molecular biology, animal physiology, animal behavior, vertebrate field zoology, and biostatistics. The immediate and long-term impact will be an exciting teaching/research program that unifies the curriculum and provides students with invaluable experience conducting high-quality, original research.