1560 - Division of Biological Sciences Proposal Classification Form - Divis

Directorate for Biological Sciences
Division of Integrative Organismal Sys
Animal Behavior
Proposal Classification Worksheet
In each category, please choose the most specific descriptors.

CATEGORY I: INVESTIGATOR STATUS (Select ONE)
Beginning Investigator - No previous Federal support as PI or Co-PI, excluding fellowships, dissertations, planning grants,
etc.
Prior Federal support only
Current Federal support only
Current & prior Federal support

CATEGORY II: FIELDS OF SCIENCE OTHER THAN BIOLOGY INVOLVED IN THIS RESEARCH
(Select 1 to 3)
Astronomy
Chemistry
Computer Science
Earth Science

Engineering
Mathematics
Physics

Psychology
Social Sciences
None of the Above

CATEGORY III: SUBSTANTIVE AREA (Select 1 to 4)
BEHAVIORAL STUDIES
BIOENGINEERING
BIOGEOGRAPHY
Island Biogeography
Historical/ Evolutionary Biogeography
Phylogeography
Methods/Theory
BIOMATERIALS
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Animal Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Environmental Biotechnology
Marine Biotechnology
Metabolic Engineering
CHRONOBIOLOGY
COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE
COMMUNITY ECOLOGY
Community Analysis
Community Structure
Community Stability
Succession
Experimental Microcosms/ Mesocosms
Disturbance
Deforestation
Patch Dynamics

Food Webs/ Trophic Structure
Keystone Species
COMPARATIVE APPROACHES
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
CONSERVATION & RESTORATION
BIOLOGY
CORAL REEFS
CURATION
DATABASES
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
ECOSYSTEMS LEVEL
Physical Structure
Decomposition
Biogeochemistry
Limnology/Hydrology
Climate/Microclimate
Whole-System Analysis
Productivity/Biomass
System Energetics
Landscape Dynamics
Chemical & Biochemical Control
Global Change
Climate Change
Regional Studies
Global Studies
Forestry

Resource Management (Wildlife,
Fisheries, Range, Other)
Agricultural Ecology
ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS/
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENDOCRINOLOGY
EPIGENETICS
EXTREMOPHILES
GENOMICS (Genome sequence,
organization, function)
Viral
Microbial
Fungal
Plant
Animal

HUMAN NUTRITION
INFORMATICS
MARINE MAMMALS
MOLECULAR APPROACHES
Molecular Evolution
NANOSCIENCE
ORGANISMAL SYSTEMS
Physiological Approaches
Metabolic Processes
Hormonal Regulation/ Integration
Stress Responses

Sensory Biology
Movement Studies

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PALEONTOLOGY
Floristic
Faunistic
Paleoecology
Biostratigraphy
Palynology
Micropaleontology
Paleoclimatology
Archeozoic
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
PLANT BIOLOGY
Arabidopsis-Related Plant Research
POPULATION DYNAMICS & LIFE
HISTORY
Demography/ Life History
Population Cycles
Distribution/Patchiness/ Marginal
Populations
Population Regulation
Intraspecific Competition
Reproductive Strategies
Gender Allocation
Metapopulations
Extinction

POPULATION GENETICS &
BREEDING SYSTEMS
Variation
Microevolution
Speciation
Hybridization
Inbreeding/Outbreeding
Gene Flow Measurement
Inheritance/Heritability
Quantitative Genetics/ QTL Analysis
Ecological Genetics
Gender Ratios
Apomixis/ Parthenogenesis
Vegetative Reproduction
REPRODUCTIVE ANIMAL BIOLOGY
SPECIES INTERACTIONS
Predation
Herbivory
Omnivory
Interspecific Competition
Niche Relationships/ Resource
Partititioning
Pollination/ Seed Dispersal
Parasitism
Mutualism/ Commensalism
Plant/Fungal/ Microbial Interactions
Mimicry

Animal Pathology
Plant Pathology
Coevolution
Biological Control
SPINAL CORD/ NERVE
REGENERATION
STATISTICS & MODELING
Methods/ Instrumentation/ Software
Modeling (general)
Modeling of Biological or Molecular Systems
Computational Modeling

Statistics (general)
Multivariate Methods
Spatial Statistics & Spatial Modeling
Sampling Design & Analysis
Experimental Design & Analysis

STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
SYSTEMATICS
Taxonomy/Classification
Nomenclature
Monograph/Revision
Phylogenetics
Phenetics/Cladistics/ Numerical
Taxonomy
Macroevolution
NONE OF THE ABOVE

CATEGORY IV: INFRASTRUCTURE (Select 1 to 3)
COLLECTIONS/STOCK CULTURES
Collection Enhancement
Collection Refurbishment
Living Organism Stock Cultures
Natural History Collections
DATABASES
Database Initiation
Database Enhancement
Database Maintenance & Curation
Database Methods
FACILITIES
Controlled Environment Facilities

Field Stations
Field Facility Structure
Field Facility Equipment

LTER Site
GENOME SEQUENCING
Arabidopsis Genome Sequencing
Other Plant Genome Sequencing

INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION
INSTRUMENTATION
Instrument Development
Instrument Acquisition
Computational Hardware
Development/Acquisition

TOOLS DEVELOPMENT
Analytical Algorithm Development
Other Software Development
Informatics Tool Development
Technique Development
TRACKING SYSTEMS
Geographic Information Systems
Remote Sensing
TRAINING
Multi-, Cross-, Interdisciplinary Training
NONE OF THE ABOVE

CATEGORY V: HABITAT (Select 1 to 2)
TERRESTRIAL HABITATS
GENERAL TERRESTRIAL
TUNDRA
BOREAL FOREST
TEMPERATE

Deciduous Forest

Prairie/Grasslands

Coniferous Forest

Desert

Rain Forest
Mixed Forest

SUBTROPICAL
Rain Forest

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Seasonal Forest

Savanna

RIPARIAN ZONES

Savanna

Thornwoods

ISLANDS (except Barrier Islands)

Thornwoods

Deciduous Forest

Deciduous Forest

Coniferous Forest

Coniferous Forest

Desert

Desert

TROPICAL
Rain Forest
Seasonal Forest

CHAPPARAL/ SCLEROPHYLL/
SHRUBLANDS
ALPINE
MONTANE
CLOUD FOREST

BEACHES/ DUNES/ SHORES/
BARRIER ISLANDS
CAVES/ ROCK OUTCROPS/ CLIFFS
CROPLANDS/ FALLOW FIELDS/
PASTURES
URBAN/SUBURBAN
SUBTERRANEAN/ SOIL/
SEDIMENTS
EXTREME TERRESTRIAL
ENVIRONMENT
AERIAL

AQUATIC HABITATS
GENERAL AQUATIC
FRESHWATER

Open Ocean/Continental Shelf
Bathyal

Wetlands/Bogs/Swamps

Abyssal

Lakes/Ponds

Estuarine

Rivers/Streams

Intertidal/Tidal/Coastal

Reservoirs

MARINE

Coral Reef
HYPERSALINE

EXTREME AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT
CAVES/ ROCK OUTCROPS/ CLIFFS
MANGROVES
SUBSURFACE WATERS/ SPRINGS
EPHEMERAL POOLS & STREAMS
MICROPOOLS (Pitcher Plants, Tree
Holes, Other)

MAN-MADE ENVIRONMENTS
CELL/TISSUE CULTURE (In Vitro)
In Silico

THEORETICAL SYSTEMS

OTHER ARTIFICIAL SYSTEMS

NOT APPLICABLE
NOT APPLICABLE

CATEGORY VI: GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE RESEARCH (Select 1 to 2)
WORLDWIDE
NORTH AMERICA
United States

Eastern South America (Guyana, Fr. Guiana,
Suriname, Brazil)
Northern South America (Colombia,
Venezuela)

North Africa
African South of the Sahara
East Africa

Northeast US (CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY,
PA, RI, VT)

Southern South America (Chile, Argentina,
Uruguay, Paraguay)

Madagascar

Northcentral US (IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, ND,
NE, OH, SD, WI)

Western South America (Ecuador, Peru,
Bolivia)

West Africa

Northwest US (ID, MT, OR, WA, WY)

EUROPE

Southeast US (DC, DE, FL, GA, MD, NC,
SC, WV, VA)

Eastern Europe

Southcentral US (AL, AR, KS, KY, LA, MO,
MS, OK, TN, TX)

Scandinavia

Southwest US (AZ, CA, CO, NM, NV, UT)
Alaska

Russia
Western Europe

ASIA

Hawaii

Central Asia

Puerto Rico

Far East

Canada

Middle East

Mexico

CENTRAL AMERICA (Mainland)
Caribbean Islands
Bermuda/Bahamas

Siberia
South Asia
Southeast Asia

South Africa

AUSTRALASIA
Australia
New Zealand
Pacific Islands

ANTARCTICA
ARCTIC
ATLANTIC OCEAN
PACIFIC OCEAN
INDIAN OCEAN
OTHER REGIONS (Not defined)
NOT APPLICABLE

AFRICA

SOUTH AMERICA

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CATEGORY VII: CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISMS (Select 1 to 4)
VIRUSES

Cyperaceae

ANNELIDA (Segmented Worms)

Bacterial

Liliaceae

Polychaeta (Parapodial Worms)

Plant

Orchidaceae

Oligochaeta (Earthworms)

Animal

Poaceae (Graminae)

Hirudinida (Leeches)

PROKARYOTES

Dicots

POGONOPHORA (Beard Worms)

Archaebacteria

Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)

SIPUNCULOIDEA (Peanut Worms)

Cyanobacteria

Asteraceae (Compositae)

ECHIUROIDEA (Spoon Worms)

Eubacteria

Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)

ARTHROPODA

PROTISTA (PROTOZOA)
Amoebae
Apicomplexa
Ciliophora
Flagellates
Foraminifera

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Merostomata (Horseshoe Crabs)

Rosaceae

Pycnogonida (Sea Spiders)

Solanaceae

Scorpionida (Scorpions)

ANIMALS
INVERTEBRATES

Microspora

MESOZOA/PLACOZOA

Radiolaria

PORIFERA (Sponges)
CNIDARIA

FUNGI
Ascomycota
Basidiomycota
Chytridiomycota
Mitosporic Fungi
Oomycota
Yeasts
Zygomycota

LICHENS
SLIME MOLDS
ALGAE

Hydrozoa (Hydra, etc.)
Scyphozoa (Jellyfish)
Anthozoa (Corals, Sea Anemones)
CTENOPHORA (Comb Jellies)
PLATYHELMINTHES (Flatworms)

Dinoflagellata

Kinorhyncha

Ginkgoales (Ginkgo)
Gnetales (Gnetophytes)
ANGIOSPERMS
Monocots
Arecaceae (Palmae)

Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets)

Isoptera (Termites)

Nematomorpha (Horsehair Worms)

Plecoptera (Stoneflies)

Rotifera (Rotatoria)

Phthiraptera (Mallophaga &
Anoplura) (Lice)

ACANTHOCEPHALA (Spiny-headed
Worms)
BRYOZOA (Ectoprocta) (Plant-like
Animals)

Cycadales (Cycads)

Odonata (Dragonflies, Damselflies)

Nematoda (Roundworms)

Hepaticae (Liverworts)

Coniferales (Conifers)

Apterygota (Springtails, Silverfish,
etc.)

Dictyoptera (Cockroaches, Mantids,
Phasmids)

Anthocerotae (Hornworts)

GYMNOSPERMS

Hexapoda (Insecta) (Insects)

Loricifera

PRIAPULOIDEA

FERNS & FERN ALLIES

Copepoda

Decapoda (Lobster, Crayfish,
Crabs, Shrimp)

GNATHOSTOMULIDA

Gastrotricha

VASCULAR PLANTS

Ostracoda (Sea Lice)

Isopoda (Wood Lice, Pillbugs)

Chrysophyta

Musci (Mosses)

Branchiopoda (Fairy Shrimp, Water
Flea)

Monogenea (Flukes)

ASCHELMINTHES

BRYOPHYTA

Crustacea

Cestoda (Tapeworms)

Chlorophyta

N0N-VASCULAR PLANTS

Parasitiformes (Parasitic Ticks &
Mites)

Amphipoda (Skeleton Shrimp,
Whale Lice, Freshwater Shrimp)

ENTOPROCTA (Bryozoa) (Plant-like
Animals)

PLANTS

Acarina (Free-living Mites)

Trematoda (Flukes)

Charophyta

Rhodophyta

Pseudoscorpionida
(Pseudoscorpions)

Cirripedia (Barnacles)

NEMERTINEA (Rynchocoela) (Ribbon
Worms)

Phaeophyta

Araneae (True Spiders)

Turbellaria (Planarians)

Bacillariophyta (Diatoms)

Euglenoids

Cheliceriformes

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

PHORONIDEA (Lophophorates)

Hemiptera (including Heteroptera)
(True Bugs)
Homoptera (Cicadas, Scale Insects,
Leafhoppers)
Thysanoptera (Thrips)

BRACHIOPODA (Lamp Shells)

Neuroptera (Lacewings,
Dobsonflies, Snakeflies)

MOLLUSCA

Trichoptera (Caddisflies)

Monoplacophora

Lepidoptera (Moths, Butterflies)

Aplacophora (Solenogasters)

Diptera (Flies, Mosquitoes)

Polyplacophora (Chitons)

Siphonaptera (Fleas)

Scaphopoda (Tooth Shells)

Coleoptera (Beetles)

Gastropoda (Snails, Slugs, Limpets)

Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps,
Sawflies)

Pelecypoda (Bivalvia) (Clams,
Mussels, Oysters, Scallops)
Cephalopoda (Squid, Octopus,
Nautilus)

Chilopoda (Centipedes)
Diplopoda (Millipedes)

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Pauropoda
Symphyta (Symphyla)
PENTASTOMIDA (Linguatulida)
(Tongue Worms)

REPTILIA

Marsupalia (Marsupials)

Serpentes (Snakes)

Eutheria (Placentals)

Sauria (Lizards)

TARDIGRADA (Tardigrades, Water
Bears)

Crocodylia (Crocodilians)

ONYCHOPHORA (Peripatus)

Rhyncocephalia (Tuatara)

CHAETOGNATHA (Arrow Worms)
ECHINODERMATA

Monotremata (Platypus, Echidna)

Chelonia (Turtles, Tortoises)

AVES (Birds)
Paleognathae (Ratites)

Insectivora (Hedgehogs, Moles,
Shrews, Tenrec, etc.)
Chiroptera (Bats)
Edentata (Anteaters, Sloths,
Armadillos)
Primates

Crinoidea (Sea Lilies, Feather Stars)

Sphenisciformes (Penguins)

Monkeys

Asteroidea (Starfish, Sea Stars)

Procellariiformes (Albatrosses, Petrels,
Fulmars)

Apes (Gibbons, Orang-utan,
Gorilla, Chimpanzee)

Pelecaniformes (Pelicans, Gannets,
Boobies, Tropicbirds)

Humans

Ophiuroidea (Brittle Stars, Serpent
Stars)
Echinoidea (Sea Urchins, Sand
Dollars)
Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumbers)
HEMICHORDATA (Acorn Worms,
Pterobranchs)
UROCHORDATA (Tunicata) (Tunicates,
Sea Squirts, Salps, Ascideans)
CEPHALOCHORDATA
(Amphioxus/Lancelet)
VERTEBRATES
AGNATHA (Hagfish, Lamprey)
FISHES
Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fishes)
(Sharks, Rays, Ratfish)
Osteichthyes (Bony Fishes)
Sarcopterygia (Lobe-finned Fishes)
(Coelacanth, Lungfish)
Actinopterygia (Ray-finned Fishes)
AMPHIBIA
Anura (Frogs, Toads)
Urodela (Salamanders, Newts)
Gymnophiona (Apoda) (Caecilians)

Ciconiiformes (Herons, Bitterns,
Egrets, Storks, Ibis, Flamingo)
Anseriformes (Ducks, Geese,
Screamers)
Falconiformes (Vultures, Hawks,
Eagles, Condors, Kites, Falcons)
Galliformes (Megapodes, Turkeys,
Quail, Pheasants, Peafowl, etc.)
Gruiformes (Cranes, Rails, Gallinules,
Coots, Bustards, Crakes)
Charadriiformes (Terns, Gulls, Stilts,
Avocets, Plovers, Puffins, etc.)
Columbiformes (Pigeons, Doves)
Psittaciformes (Parrots, Lories,
Cockatoos, Kakapo, Conures, etc.)

Rodentia
Laboratory Rodents (Rat, Mouse,
Guinea Pig, Hamster)
Non-Laboratory Rodents
Lagomorphs (Rabbits, Hares, Pikas)
Tubulidenata (Aardvarks)
Carnivora (Bears, Canids, Felids,
Mustelids, Viverrids, Hyena,
Procyonids)
Ungulates
Perissodactyla (Odd-toed
Ungulates) (Horses, Rhinos,
Tapirs, etc.)
Artiodactyla (Even-toed
Ungulates) (Cattle, Sheep, Deer,
Pigs, etc.)

Cuculiformes (Cuckoos, Turacos, Anis,
Coucal, Roadrunner, etc.)

Sirenia (Manatees, Dugongs)

Strigiformes (Owls)

Proboscidea (Elephants)

Apodiformes (Hummingbirds, Swifts,
Thornbills)

Marine Mammals (Seals, Walrus,
Whales, Otters, Dolphins, Porpoises)

Coraciformes (Kingfishers, Todies,
Bee-Eaters, Rollers, Hornbills, etc.)
Piciformes (Woodpeckers, Toucans,
Jacamars, Barbets, Honeyguides)

TRANSGENIC ORGANISMS
FOSSIL OR EXTINCT ORGANISMS
NO ORGANISMS

Passeriformes (Passerines)
MAMMALIA

CATEGORY VIII: MODEL ORGANISM (Select ONE)
NO MODEL ORGANISM
MODEL ORGANISM (Choose from
the list or input up to 9 characters)
VIRUS/BACTERIA

Schizosaccharomyces pombe

PLANT

Octopus (Octopus spp.)
Leech (Hirudo medicinalis)

Mouse-Ear Cress (Arabidopsis thaliana)

Horseshoe Crab (Limulus spp.)

Ice Plant (Mesembryanthemum spp.)

Brine Shrimp (Artemia spp.)

Lambda Phage

Barley (Hordeum vulgare)

Lobster (Homarus, Panilurus, etc.)

Rhizobacterium

Corn (Zea mays)

Crayfish (Procambarus, Astacus, etc.)

Escherichia coli

Pea (Pisum sativum)

Dragonfly (Aeschna, etc.)

Bacillus subtilis

Tobacco (Nicotiana spp.)

Grasshopper/Locust (Schistocerca, etc.)

Cyanobacteria (Selenococcus/Selenobacter)

Spinach (Spinacia oleracea)

Cockroach (Periplaneta, Blatta, Blatella, etc.)

Alfalfa (Medicago spp.)

Mantis (Mantis, Parasphendale, etc.)

Tomato (Lycopersicon spp.)

Six-Lined Hawk Moth (Manduca sexta)

PROTISTA
Acetabularia acetabulum
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

ANIMAL

Fruitfly (Drosophila melanogaster)

Paramecium

Nematode (Caenorhabditis elegans)

Syrphid Fly (Syrphidae)

Tetrahymena

Sea Slug (Aplysia californica)

Apple Maggot (Rhagoletis spp.)

Sea Slug (Hermissenda spp.)

Mosquito (Culex, Aedes, Anopheles, etc.)

Dictyostelium

Pond Snail (Lymnaea spp.)

Flour Beetle (Tenebrio spp./Tribolium spp.)

Neurospora

Terrestrial Snail (Helix spp.)

Saccharomyces cereviseae

Squid/Cuttlefish (Loligo, Sepia, etc.)

FUNGI

Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
Parasitic Wasp (Braconids, Pteromalids,
etc.)

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Sea Urchin (Diadema, Mellita, etc.)

Grass Frog (Rana pipiens)

Human (Homo sapiens)

Ascidian (Boltenia, Molgula, etc.)

Marine Toad (Bufo marinus)

Chinchilla (Chinchilla laniger)

Lancelet (Amphioxus spp.)

Turtle (Chrysemys, Pseudemys, etc.)

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus spp.)

Lamprey (Petromyzon spp.)

Quail (Coturnix spp.)

Guinea Pig (Cavia porcellus)

Skate (Raja, Myliobatis, etc.)

Chicken Embryo (Gallus domesticus)

Hamster (Mesocricetus, Phodopus, etc.)

Croaker (Sciaenid Fishes)

House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)

Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys, etc.)

Electric Fish (Eigenmannia, Sternopygus,
etc.)

White-Crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia
leucophrys)

Mouse, Laboratory

Goldfish (Carassius auratus, etc.)

Zebra Finch (Poephila guttata)

Perch (Perca spp.)

Opossum (Monodelphis, Didelphis, etc.)

Zebrafish (Danio (Brachydanio) rerio)

Bat (Antrozous, Eptesicus, etc.)

Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

Owl Monkey (Aotus spp.)

Mudpuppy (Necturus spp.)

Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta)

African Clawed Frog (Xenopus laevis)

Tamarin (Sanguinus, Leontopithecus spp.)

Bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana)

Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Rat, Laboratory
Vole (Microtus spp.)
Domestic Dog (Canis domestica/familiaris)
Domestic Cat (Felis domestica/cattus)
Ferret (Mustelus spp.)
Farm Animals (Horse, Sheep, Pigs, Cattle,
Goats)

[Enter your own model organism - up to
9 characters]

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