Environmental and physiological drivers of immune function in frogs

该项目旨在研究紫外线B辐射和温度在早期发育过程中如何相互作用，影响两栖动物的生理。环境可以通过影响个体的生理来塑造生态过程。该项目将结合遗传学、生化和生理学方法，研究紫外线B和温度对关键的健康决定因素--免疫系统功能的影响。该项目希望提供有关青蛙在发育过程中经历的环境条件如何影响青蛙生长和健康的信息。这将提高我们预测环境变化对两栖动物的潜在生态水平影响的能力。

This project aims to investigate how ultraviolet B radiation and temperature interact during early development to influence amphibian physiology. The environment can shape ecological processes through effects on an individuals' physiology. The project will combine genetic, biochemical and physiological approaches to investigate the effects of ultraviolet B and temperature on a key fitness determinant – immune system function. The project expects to provide information on how environmental conditions experienced during development influence the growth and fitness of frogs. This will improve our capacity to forecast potential ecological-level effects of environmental change on amphibians.