Field research vehicle for multiple integrative avian biology research labs

我们的研究小组研究野生鸟类的行为，包括生态免疫学、方向和导航、繁殖时间、迁徙时间、食物储存和社会互动等主题。我们的实地地点包括女王大学生物站，安大略省西南部的实地地点和阿尔冈昆公园。我们研究的一个必要组成部分是运送研究生和博士后学员往返于实地地点。我们需要一辆具有SUV/跨界能力的经济高效的车辆来运输HQP和现场研究设备。该车辆将全年使用，用于研究春季和秋季迁徙，春季/夏季繁殖和幼鸟扩散，以及冬季食物储存和羊群内的社会行为。

Our research group studies the behaviour of wild birds, including topics such as ecoimmunology, orientation and navigation, timing of reproduction, timing of migration, and food-storing and social interactions. Our field sites include the Queen's University Biological Station, field locations in Southwestern Ontario, and Algonquin Park. A necessary component of our research is transporting graduate student and postdoctoral trainees to and from field locations. We need a cost-effective vehicle with SUV/Cross-over capabilities to transport HQP and field research equipment. This vehicle will be used year-round, for studies of spring and fall migration, spring/summer breeding and juvenile dispersal, and winter food-storing and social behaviour within flocks.