Applications

Future Research Implications
Figure from Eileen Zerba, Princeton University (ezerba@princeton.edu)
This investigation uses nature as a model as the basis for the laboratory experimental design.  For example, the conditions under which these birds normally forage, such as variable wind, ambient temperature, and snow cover were simulated in the lab.  An organism's microhabitat selection may depend upon available resources, other organisms, and energy expenditures.  Energy expenditures are likely to play a critical role in habitat selection.  These ideas could be extended to predict physiological and behavioral responses of animals to global climate change.
Figure taken from E. Zerba, Princeton University (ezerba@princeton.edu)
Other Benefits One of the greatest benefits of this workshop experience is the new ways in which we learned to view both the environment and ourselves.  Below is a 'new view' of our group members (visualized in infrared thermography).
Test Subject (Participant)	No Wind	Wind
Angela Bowman	Angela Bowman	Angela Bowman
Glen Carter	Glen Carter	Glen Carter
Dawn Knapek	Dawn Knapek	Dawn Knapek
Michele Koomen	Michele Koomen	Michele Koomen
Guillermina Von Borstel	Guillermina Von Borstel	Guillermina Von Borstel
Eileen Zerba	Eileen Zerba	Eileen Zerba