Research Coordination Network: Integrating Ecology and Endocrinology in Avian Reproduction

研究协调网络：鸟类繁殖中的生态学和内分泌学整合。 John C.温菲尔德该网络将协调生态学家和内分泌学家对一个特定主题的研究活动-鸟类繁殖。研究将涵盖从田间生态学到分子机制的全方位。一个关键的目标是开发一个框架，使生物学家可以有效地与细胞/分子生物学家（内分泌学）沟通，并弥合几十年来不断扩大的概念分歧。鸟类繁殖提供了一个理想的焦点，因为从基因到生态系统的广泛文献。拟议的合作和由此产生的网络将直接应用于整个生物科学中整合生物和分子的计划。该网络将允许在K-12，本科和研究生水平的教育修订，并将促进一个真正的综合性，生物学课程，包括保护生物学。活动将包括举办讲习班，目的是在生理、细胞和分子各级开展基于生态的研究。技术会议将确定可以对新的调查产生影响的机制，包括那些以保护为重点的调查。包括教师和学生的实验室交流访问将遵循研讨会。将建立一个网站，宣传这一新框架，并收集可用于研究、分析和教育的数据库。将与其他国家和国际团体建立与该网站的链接，以便所有科学界、K-12学校和广大公众都能获得网络资源。教师和学生的参与者已经确定，代表多样性，更多的将被特别邀请参加。

Research Coordination Network: Integrating Ecology and Endocrinology in Avian Reproduction. John C. Wingfield This network will coordinate research activities of ecologists, and endocrinologists on a specific theme - reproduction in birds. Research will cover the full spectrum from field ecology to molecular mechanisms. A critical goal is to develop a framework whereby organismal biologists can communicate effectively with cell/molecular biologists (endocrinology) and bridge a conceptual rift that has been widening for several decades. Avian reproduction provides an ideal focus because of extensive literature from genes to ecosystems. The proposed collaboration and the resulting network will have direct application to programs integrating organisms and molecules throughout biological sciences. The network will allow educational revision at K-12, undergraduate and graduate levels and will facilitate a truly integrative, biology curriculum including conservation biology. Activities will include workshops aimed at developing ecologically based studies at physiological, cell and molecular levels. Technical meetings will identify mechanisms that can be brought to bear on novel investigations including those with conservation emphasis. Laboratory exchange visits involving faculty and students will follow workshops. A web site will be developed to promote this new framework as well as collect databases that can be used for research analysis and education. Links to this web site will be made with other national and international groups so that network resources will be available to all of the scientific community, K-12 schools and the public at large. Faculty and student participants have been identified that represent diversity and more will be specifically invited to participate.