Events
EEB Seminar
October 16, 2026
How Many Loci to Lose a Larva? Genetics of a Life-History Dimorphism: Matthew Rockman (NYU)
Transitions from indirect to direct development have happened hundreds of times in animal evolution, each involving a transformation of ontogeny and a shift in life-history strategies. Using a polychaete species caught mid-transition, with alternative developmental modes segregating in populations, Matt Rockman’s lab dissected the genetic architecture and population genomics involved in the evolutionary abandonment of a larval stage. Findings raise questions about the population-biological requirements for developmental evolution.
EEB Seminar
October 23, 2026
Tracking Highly Migratory Fish Migrations in the Atlantic Using the Ocean Tracking Network, One of Canada’s Largest National Research Infrastructures: Rob Lennox (Dalhousie)
Rob Lennox is an associate professor of Biology at Dalhousie University, as well as the scientific director of the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN). His research topics include movement and physiology ecology, animal biotelemetry, conservation biology, animal performance, and aquatic ecosystems.
Research
Successful science combines both “curiosity-driven” and “solution-driven” research. We have chosen to coalesce around four strategic research foci: evolutionary genetics & genomics, quantitative ecology, reproductive systems biology, and a fourth in systematics, centred on EEB faculty at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Ecologists and evolutionists address the central questions of the origin, maintenance and organization of biodiversity. We teach, study and consult on all aspects of earth’s organismal diversity, from genome to ecosystem, encompassing the range of plant, animal and microbial species. In EEB we are charged with understanding this diversity, at a time of global change, habitat loss, and the emergence of novel diseases. Our research informs conservation decisions, the management of natural resources, and the management of infectious disease.
Undergraduate
Students participate in diverse learning environments. Hands-on bench & computer lab practicals, field trips, off-campus field courses, small-class discussion seminars & independent research projects.
Graduate
Graduate students pursuing a MSc or Phd degree will learn and interact with a large group of diverse students and faculty from our three campuses including the Royal Ontario Museum and Government affiliations.
Photo of the day
Algonquin Wildlife Research Station
Photo by Clara Thaysen