Parent-young behavioural interactions

我研究双亲（父母双方共同抚养后代）鸟类和哺乳动物的父母行为。矶鹞视频探测系统（连接在长柔性电缆上的小型摄像机）可以在小巢腔中观察父母与幼鸟的互动。我将使用这个系统来研究在地穴筑巢的海鸟（大西洋海雀）中父母与幼鸟的互动，以确定父母使用什么线索来评估雏鸟的状况以及配偶对父母的贡献。我还将使用该系统来观察啮齿类动物返回巢穴照顾幼崽时的亲子互动（例如，拱背哺乳的潜伏期），以确定父母行为的哪些组成部分受到围栏大小和激素操纵的影响。我将使用Noldus ethonvision和事件记录系统来记录和分析悬崖筑巢海鸟（常见的murres）的行为观察和啮齿动物父母的离巢觅食行为。

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.