Environmental chambers for insect research

对昆虫的研究范围从遗传学到生态学，在生物学研究的各个层面都提供了有价值的信息。密西索加多伦多大学生物系的研究人员在昆虫研究中开展了尖端实验，包括了解特定基因如何控制神经系统的发育和功能，荷尔蒙如何控制行为和生理，以及猎物如何在环境中躲避捕食者。需要基础研究设备来支持这些研究活动，而环境控制室对于确保正在研究的昆虫群体的生存能力和确保产生的数据的可靠性至关重要。目前的要求是两个环境室，以容纳在申请人的研究中使用的昆虫。

Research on insects ranges from genetics to ecology and provides valuable information at all levels of biological inquiry. Researchers in the Department of Biology, University of Toronto Mississauga carry-out cutting edge experiments in insect research that includes understanding how specific genes control nervous system development and function, how hormones control behaviour and physiology, and how prey avoid their predators in the environment. Basic research equipment is required to support these research activities, and environmentally controlled chambers are essential to ensure the viability of the insect colonies being studied and to ensure the reliability of the data that is generated. The present request is for two environmental chambers to house insects used in the applicants' research.