Sandpiper Technology announces 2004 Equipment Grants

Thirteen university students and one nonprofit researcher received Sandpiper Technology Equipment Grants for the 2004 field season to conduct wildlife research. A range of video systems is available in the STI rental/grant fleet to explore burrows, cavity nests and underwater habitat as well as conduct time-lapse surveys. The program has been in place since 1997 and primarily serves students in the U.S. and Canada.

The STI equipment grants deadline is November 1 for the following Spring/Summer field season. Review the proposal requirements at http://sandpipertech.com.

PEEPER VIDEO GOOSENECK PROBES
Two gooseneck probe diameters are available-the Peeper (2.3 inch) and the Roo (1.0 inch).

Justin S. Barrett, M.S. candidate at Boise State University, "Demographic study of Southern Idaho ground squirrels and how a 'Peep-A-Roo' video probe can help."

Thomas Gorman, M.S. candidate at Minnesota State University, "Female behavior, neonate survival, and natal den site characteristics of river otter in southeast Minnesota."

Elizabeth Joyce, M.S. candidate at Utah State University, "The role of parental attendance and habitat heterogeneity in the reproductive success of swift fox (Vulpes velox) in southeastern Colorado."

Joel N. Strong, M.S. candidate at SUNY, Syracuse, "Seed dispersal and the ecological implications of harvesting red-footed and yellow-footed tortoises in Northwestern Brazil."

Guillaume Szor, M.S. candidate at the University of Quebec, "Den site selection by the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) in the Canadian arctic."

AQUAPEEP VIDEO PROBE
This underwater color camera is mounted on a 16-foot pole and uses the head mounted video display.

Meagan Jones, Ph.D. candidate at the Antioch New England Graduate School, "Sexual selection and the role of female reproductive strategies in the mating system of the endangered humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)."

SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
The time-lapse VCR records monochrome and color images from the auto-color camera.

William H. Keeley of the Raptor Research Center used the Sentinel System to study "The effects of human encroachment on the foraging ecology of the Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis)."

Sonya LeClair, M.S. candidate at the University of Southern Florida, "Comparison of hatching failure in a wildland and suburban population of the Florida scrub-jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)."

Rebecca McGuire, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Alaska, "Breeding biology and habitat use by King Eiders at Techekpuk Lake and Kuparuk Oilfield on the North Slope of Alaska."

Sunny K. Scobell, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Oklahoma, "Hormonal mediation of female aggression in the sex-role reversed Gulf pipefish during long-term competitive interactions."

Suann Yang, Ph.D. candidate at Washington State University, "Variation in plant-frugivore mutualism across a successional mosaic of Mount St. Helens and consequences for seed dispersal."

TREETOP PEEPERS
These pole-mounted video systems explore habitat as high as 50 feet.

Hilary A. Cooke, Ph.D. candidate at the University of Alberta, "Cavity nest webs and keystone excavators of Alberta's boreal forests."

Henry Streby, Ph.D. candidate at Ohio University, "Thinning, burning and the response of nesting migrants in oak-hickory forests."

Maena C. Voigt, M.S. candidate at the University of Florida, "Post-release survival of Brazilian free-tail bats (Tadarida brasiliensis)."

Further details on equipment availability and proposal requirements for the Sandpiper Technologies Equipment Grant Program at: http://sandpipertech.com

Contact: Ann Christensen
Phone: 209-239-7460
Website: www.sandpipertech.com


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