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Photo of Ryan Norris feeding a grey jay

Give males some credit too – how older male gray jays influence female nesting behaviour

Dr. Ryan Norris and his colleagues provide first evidence of the importance of male experience on the timing of breeding in female birds.

Female gray jays (Perisoreus Canadensis) can adjust their reproductive timing in response to variation in the environment through phenotypic plasticity (the ability of an individual to adjust behaviour in response to different environmental conditions).

Dr. Fan Zhang holding yellow perch

Academia, government and industry partners work together to solve a decades old question about fish recruitment

Since the early twentieth century, multiple theories have been developed to explain variation in fish recruitment asserting alternative views regarding the importance of various biological and physical factors.

However, none of the recruitment hypotheses universally explains fish recruitment dynamics, and understanding the drivers of fish recruitment remains a major challenge in fisheries science today.

Dolson presentation

Congratulations to Sarah Dolson (Smith Lab) who won a travel award for her presentation at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario last weekend!

 Integrative Biology graduate student, Sarah Dolson attended the 153rd annual meeting of the Entomological Society of Ontario last weekend and won a travel award for her presentation on research on rove beetle diversity across a neotropical elevation gradient.

CONGRATULATIONS on making a splash at her first conference!

Congratulations to Mara McHaffie on receiving the Monroe Landon Memorial Scholarship!

The Monroe Landon Memorial Scholarship recipient is selected based on the student who has demonstrated the most active interest in field biology and conservation of native flora. It is for students registered in any program offered by the Department of Integrative Biology who have completed between 14. 5 and 17.5 credits with a minimum 75% cumulative average and who have demonstrated an active interest in field biology and conservation of native flora.

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