U.S.-Thailand-Singapore Cooperative Research: A Comparative Study of Southeast Asian Aquatic Snake Communities

0099323Jayne这是辛辛那提大学的Bruce Jayne博士和芝加哥自然历史博物馆的Harold Voris博士，以及新加坡国立大学的Peter Ng博士和泰国松卡王子大学的Vachira Lehknim博士之间为期一年的合作提案。他们建议研究马来半岛的水生和海蛇物种，以将形态多样性与觅食生态学联系起来。马来半岛拥有独特的水生和海蛇的高度多样性。这是一个非常适合这项研究的领域。这也是生态学中的一个重要科学问题。本研究的结果对理解有机设计与环境的整合具有广泛的影响。美国的研究人员是这方面的专家，非常适合进行这项研究。他们还将举办研讨会，向泰国和新加坡的同事介绍比较功能研究。对于东南亚的科学家来说，这是一种相对不常见的方法，但对于理解不同热带系统中形态和性能的进化变化可能很重要。泰国研究理事会和国家科学基金会共同支持该项目。

0099323JayneThis is a one-year cooperative proposal between Dr. Bruce Jayne of the University of Cincinnati and Dr. Harold Voris of the Chicago Field Museum of Natural History, and Dr. Peter Ng of the National University of Singapore and Dr. Vachira Lehknim of the Prince of Songkal University, Thailand. They proposed to study aquatic and marine snake species in the Malay Peninsula to relating morphological diversity to foraging ecology. The Malay Peninsula has a unique high diversity of aquatic and marine snakes. It is an area well suited to this study. This is also an important scientific question in ecology. The result of this study has a broad impact on the understanding of the integration of organismal design with the environment. The U.S. researchers are experts in this area and well suited to carry out this study. They will also provide seminars to introduce comparative functional studies to their colleagues in Thailand and Singapore. This is a relatively uncommon approach to scientists in Southeast Asia, but could be important in the understanding of evolutionary changes in morphology and performance in diverse tropical systems. The Thailand Research Council and the NSF jointly support this project.