Grant: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Memorial University of Newfoundland
$33,000.00
Parent-young behavioural interactions
EF 2006-07
Résumé
I study parent behaviour in biparental (both parents share care of offspring) species of birds and mammals. The Sandpiper Video Probe System (small camera attached to long flexible cable) allows observations of parent-young interactions to be made in small nesting cavities. I will use this system to study parent-young interactions in a burrow-nesting seabird (Atlantic puffin) to determine what cues parents use to assess the condition of their chick and the parental contribution of their mates. I will also use the system to observe parent-young interactions of rodents when they return to the nest to attend their pups (e.g., latency to arch-backed nursing) to determine what components of parental behaviour are affected by enclosure size and hormonal manipulations. I will use the Noldus EthoVision and Event Recording System to record and analyse behavioral observations of cliff-nesting seabirds (common murres) and the away-from-nest foraging behaviour of rodent parents.
Programme
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
345311-2007
Name nom
Storey, Anne
Department département
Psychology (St. John's)
Organization id
89
Institution établissement
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Province en
Newfoundland and Labrador
Province fr
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2006
Competition year année de concours
2007
Award amount
33000
Program id
EQPEQ
Program name en
Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
Program name fr
Outils et instruments de recherche - catégorie 1 (<150 000$)
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
12
Committee name en
Psychology: Brain, Behaviour & Cognitive Sciences
Committee name fr
Psychologie: Cerveau, comportement et science cognitive
Area of application code
1210
Area of application group en
Advancement of knowledge
Area of application group fr
Avancement des connaissances
Area of application en
Psychology
Area of application fr
Psychologie
Research subject code
6310
Research subject group en
Psychology
Research subject group fr
Psychologie
Research subject en
Behavioural neuroscience --reward, motivation
Research subject fr
Neurologie du comportement --récompense, motivation
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Parent-young behavioural interactions
Keyword
NA
Application summary
I study parent behaviour in biparental (both parents share care of offspring) species of birds and mammals. The Sandpiper Video Probe System (small camera attached to long flexible cable) allows observations of parent-young interactions to be made in small nesting cavities. I will use this system to study parent-young interactions in a burrow-nesting seabird (Atlantic puffin) to determine what cues parents use to assess the condition of their chick and the parental contribution of their mates. I will also use the system to observe parent-young interactions of rodents when they return to the nest to attend their pups (e.g., latency to arch-backed nursing) to determine what components of parental behaviour are affected by enclosure size and hormonal manipulations. I will use the Noldus EthoVision and Event Recording System to record and analyse behavioral observations of cliff-nesting seabirds (common murres) and the away-from-nest foraging behaviour of rodent parents.
