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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).
Congratulations to Chris Greyson-Gaito on winning the 2016 Elgin Card Terrestrial Scholarship in Terrestrial Animal Ecology!
The Elgin Card Terrestrial Scholarship in Terrestrial Animal Ecology is awarded to a student with high academic standing and demonstrated interest in the area of terrestrial zoology.
Congratulations to Ella Harvey on winning the 2016 Norman James Scholarship in Aquatic Animal Ecology!
The Norman James Scholarship in Aquatic Animal Ecology is awarded to a student with high academic standing and demonstrated interest in the area of aquatic animal ecology.
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.
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!
Prof. Jinzhong Fu and his students find genetic signals of high-altitude adaption in amphibians
Modern evolutionary biology seeks to understand the genetic basis of adaptation and high-altitude environments provide an excellent system for studying how organisms cope with a multitude of stresses such as low levels of oxygen, low temperature, high levels of UV radiation, and strong seasonality.
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.