Travel Support for the 29th International Ethological Conference To Be Held in Budapest, Hungary, 20-27 August 2005

这笔赠款将资助5名美国青年科学家，他们将参加2005年8月20日至27日在匈牙利布达佩斯由匈牙利行为学学会主办的第29届国际行为学会议。这个两年一度的会议向所有对动物行为及其相关学科感兴趣的人开放。50多年来，该会议每隔一年举行一次，是专注于行为进化和机制方面的科学家的主要国际聚会。这次会议汇集了来自40多个国家的科学家，他们来自不同的学科，如行为学、比较心理学、生态学、进化论、保育、心理生物学、人类学、神经生物学、内分泌学、寄生虫学、灵长类动物学、动物福利、兽医和人类进化论。会议的出席和参与(口头论文或海报演示)为美国的研究成果与国际观众提供了一个无与伦比的机会

This grant will support five young United States scientists who will participate in the 29th International Ethological Conference (IEC) hosted by the Hungarian Ethological Society from 20-27 August 2005, in Budapest, Hungary. This biennial conference is open to all those interested in animal behavior and its related disciplines. For over 50 years, the conference has been held in alternate years and is the primary international gathering of scientists focusing on both evolutionary and mechanistic aspects of behavior. The meeting rings together scientists from over 40 countries from such diverse disciplines as ethology, comparative psychology, ecology, evolution, conservation, psychobiology, anthropology, neurobiology, endocrinology, parasitology, primatology, animal welfare, veterinary medicine and human evolution. Attendance and participation (oral paper or poster presentations) in the meeting offer an unparalleled opportunity for American research findings with an international audience