Research at the WRS

There are many research projects associated with the WRS at any one time, some of the current and recent projects are listed below. You may also want to visit the list of recent publications that have arisen from research at the WRS.  Please follow the links for brief project descriptions and contact information for the researchers involved:

Current Research Projects:

Behaviour, Ecology, and Evolution of Tadpoles

Body Temperature Control in Eastern Chipmunks (Tamias striatus)

Ciliary and muscular activity of embryonic Ambystoma maculatum is influenced by the presence of the symbiotic algae

Effects of Single-Tree Selection Harvesting on Adult and Juvenile Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks in a Continuously-Forested Landscape

Effects of Single-Tree Selection Silviculture on Ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus, Demographics in a Contiguous Eastern Deciduous Forest in South-Central Ontario

The Effects of Two Experimental Harvesting Regimes on Hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) in the Hardwood Forests of Algonquin Provincial Park

Correlates of Male Reproductive Success in the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

The Impact of Selection Harvest Regimes on the Ecology of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in the hardwood forests of central Ontario

Life History of Learning in Honey Bees

Sex Ratio and Sexual Selection in Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta)

Seasonal Timing and Reproductive Output in Songbirds 

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Recent Research Projects:

The Effect of Annual Temperature Variation on Reproductive Output and Egg Size in Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)

Evolutionary and Behavioural Ecology of Northern Flying Squirrels

Feminization of Mermithid-Infected Black Flies 

Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus and G. volans) Habitat Use and Ecology in Landscapes Managed with Partial Harvesting Silviculture in Central Ontario

Rapid Evolution of Acid Tolerance Following Historical Lake Acidification and Recovery in Zooplankton 

Seasonal Habitat Associations of American Martens (Martes americana) in Central Ontario

Updated: November 9, 2007

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