Fortin, Marie-Josee

…scaling issues, fragmentation, connectivity, conservation); (2) spatial and landscape statistics (sampling, edge detection, spatial autocorrelation, randomization tests, graph theory) and (3) forest ecology (disturbances, fire spatial dynamics, forest harvesting modeling)….

Locke Rowe named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada

…build a better future in Canada and around the world. Fellows have made remarkable contributions in the arts, humanities and sciences and will be mobilized to contribute knowledge, understanding, and…

Lizards reveal the forces that shape biodiversity

…anoles — small, tree-dwelling reptiles found throughout the tropical New World. What determines the number of different species in local communities of animals? The question is a long-standing ecological problem…

As Mating Rituals Go, Valentine’s Day Isn’t So Bad

…all manner of surprising interactions that enable reproduction in nature. Compared with these four unusual tales from the animal kingdom, being someone’s Valentine might sound pretty good. Painted turtles The…

Genomics of Plant Speciation, UTM

Loren Rieseberg, UBC www3.botany.ubc.ca/rieseberglab Please join the Department of Biology at the University of Toronto Mississauga for a special seminar to hear Professor Loren Rieseberg speak about how new species…

Independent evolution of the sexes promotes amphibian diversification

…the Amphibia, a large and highly diverse vertebrate clade. Modern amphibians diverged from related tetrapods in the Carboniferous over 300 Ma. Their work was published in Proceedings B with one…

Abrams, Peter

…higher-level aspects of community and ecosystem dynamics. Interspecific competition shares many of the same features as density dependence (intraspecific competition) and evolution (competition between genotypes). In spite of this, a…

Plant Evolutionary Biologist Spencer Barrett Elected to US National Academy of Sciences

…of London Series B.  Spencer has published over 300 refereed articles, trained over 40 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and has numerous past and present collaborations with researchers around the world….

Students who identify as Black, Indigenous or people of colour get important field research and networking experience through FREED program

…research experience under their belt so they can put it on their resume,” says Rollinson. “And it helps them clarify whether they want to go into field research in the…

Plant Evolutionary Biologist Spencer Barrett Elected to US National Academy of Sciences

…of London Series B.  Spencer has published over 300 refereed articles, trained over 40 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and has numerous past and present collaborations with researchers around the world….