The Lion's Mane

这个向公众传播研究项目来自于研究基金DEB-9903416资助的工作，题为“LTREB：非洲狮子的长期研究”。明尼苏达大学双城分校的克雷格帕克将与贝尔自然历史博物馆合作，开发一个500平方英尺的巡回展览和相关网站，介绍有助于狮子个体成功生存和繁殖的因素。智力优势：这个展览建立在公众对狮子的兴趣和为什么雄性有鬃毛的有趣问题的基础上，以教育参观者科学研究的过程。 它的内容是基于一位领先的狮子行为生态学研究者七年的观察和实验。 展览将包括一个真人大小的“模型”狮子（实际上是一个毛绒玩具制作的精确规格），在现场使用，以测试真实的狮子的反应。更广泛的影响：除了在贝尔博物馆展出，“狮子的马内”展览将前往动物园展出狮子和博物馆展出狮子立体模型。 通过突出一名女性研究人员，展览为女孩提供了一个切入点和一个榜样。 这次展览将受益于狮子研究项目及其lionresearch.org网站所收到的广泛的国家宣传。

This Communicating Research to Public Audiences project is derived from work funded by research grant DEB-9903416 entitled "LTREB: Long Term Studies of African Lions." In partnership with the Bell Museum of Natural History, Craig Packer at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities will develop a 500 sq ft traveling exhibition and associated website on the factors that contribute to the successful survival and reproduction of individual lions. Intellectual Merit: This exhibit builds on public interest in lions and the intriguing question of why males have manes to educate visitors about the process of scientific research. Its content is based on seven years of observations and experiments by a leading researcher on the behavioral ecology of lions. The exhibit will include a life-size "model" lion (actually a plush toy made to exact specifications) that was used in the field to test responses by real lions.Broader Impact: In addition to being displayed by the Bell Museum, "The Lion's Mane" exhibit will travel to zoos with lion exhibits and to museums with lion dioramas. By highlighting a female researcher, the exhibit provides an entry point and a role model for girls. This exhibit will benefit from and build upon extensive national publicity received by the Lion Research Project and its lionresearch.org website.