Abstract: The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) has supported many projects on mammalogy since its inception in 1986 , yet the detailed information of the supports and its impact on the development of mammalogy of China remained unknown. To reveal these information , both the numbers and amount of funds for projects concerning mammalogy supported by the Department of Life Science , NSFC , since 1986 were statistically analyzed. All the projects including general programs , key programs , major programs and other special funds such as the National Natural Science Fund for distinguished young scholars and various special funds such as projects for developing regions and programs in high technology were analyzed. The results showed that 131 projects (21.98 % of the total) and 13.619 million Yuan RMB (29.60 %of the total) were used to support the basic research in mammalogy in zoological subject while 49 projects and 5.368 million Yuan RMB (7.47 % and 7.09 % of the total , respectively) were granted in mammalogy in ecological subject. There were also 39 projects with 3.111 million yuan RMB grants in genetics to be used in mammal genetics. The funding for the discipline of zoology was one of the most important supports for basic research in mammalogy in China , and the increases in number and amount of funds in ecology and animal-genetics indicated a trend of interdisciplinary with the combination of mammalogy , ecology and genetics. The branches of two disciplines of zoology and ecology were further analyzed and the impact of NSFC funding on the developmental trends of mammalogy were also discussed.

Key words: Zoological subject, Ecological subject, Animal-genetics, Projects, Funding

摘要： 中国国家自然科学基金自1986 年设立以来对我国兽类学研究给予了大力支持, 但对其具体资助情况及其对我国兽类学发展的影响不是十分清楚。为此, 对国家自然科学基金委员会生命科学部1986 年以来所资助有关兽类学研究项目进行了统计分析。这些项目主要包括面上项目、重点项目、重大项目和其它专项基金项目如国家杰出青年基金项目、地区基金项目以及高技术项目等。分析结果表明, 动物学科共资助有关兽类学研究的面上项目、重点项目、重大项目等131 项(占学科总项目数的21.98 %) , 总计1 361.9 万元(占学科总经费数的29.60 %) ; 生态学科总计资助上述各类项目49 项、536.8 万元(分别占学科总数的7.47 %和7.09 %) , 遗传学科动物遗传学总计资助上述各类项目39 项、311.1 万元。动物学科是我国开展兽类学研究的主要资助者之一。生态学和动物遗传学资助有关兽类学研究项目的增加, 反映了传统的兽类学研究与生态学、遗传学的结合和交叉。根据上述结果对国家自然科学基金在我国兽类学发展历程中的关键作用及其对我国兽类学发展趋势的影响进行了讨论。

关键词: 动物学科, 生态学科, 动物遗传学科, 项目, 经费