NSF Org:	IOS Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems
Recipient:	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE
Initial Amendment Date:	May 22, 1992
Latest Amendment Date:	June 2, 1994
Award Number:	9119502
Award Instrument:	Continuing Grant
Program Manager:	John A. Phillips IOS  Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems BIO  Directorate for Biological Sciences
Start Date:	June 15, 1992
End Date:	May 31, 1996 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$243,683.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$243,683.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 1992 = $80,000.00 FY 1993 = $65,000.00 FY 1994 = $98,683.00
History of Investigator:	George Lauder (Principal Investigator) glauder@oeb.harvard.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of California-Irvine 160 ALDRICH HALL IRVINE CA  US  92697-0001 (949)824-7295
Sponsor Congressional District:	47
Primary Place of Performance:	DATA NOT AVAILABLE
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	MJC5FCYQTPE6
Parent UEI:	MJC5FCYQTPE6
NSF Program(s):	INSTRUMENTAT & INSTRUMENT DEVP, ECOLOGICAL & EVOLUTIONARY PHYS
Primary Program Source:	app-0193  app-0194
Program Reference Code(s):	OTHR, 0000
Program Element Code(s):	110800, 114800
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.074

ABSTRACT

The proposed research will study how muscle function and bone movement (physiological features of organisms) correlate with structural (morphological) and behavioral features. Most work to date has focused on animal morphology, and relatively little research has been done on the physiological function of features of organisms as these functions relate to morphology and behavior. In particular, a general question of interest to comparative biologists will be addressed: how congruent are the distributions of physiological and morphological characteristics in organisms? The muscles and bones of the head region in fishes will be used as a model system to investigate this question. With nearly 23,000 species, ray-finned fishes comprise more than half of all vertebrates, and have proven to be an excellent model system for the study of animal function in the past. In addition, many of the fish groups to be studied are of considerable economic importance while others occur in regions of the world where there is great concern for the loss of biodiversity. This research will contribute to our understanding of (1) the utility of physiological data for testing comparative hypotheses in biology, (2) the biomechanics of bone and muscle function in vertebrates, and (3) our understanding of the biodiversity of the largest group of vertebrates.

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