Biology Publications
An overarching research theme in the Department of Biology is the exploration of how organisms respond and adapt to changing environments. While covering a wide spectrum of topics, research interests can be broadly grouped into four major groupings. These clusters are loosely labeled as “Animal Physiology”, “Cell and Molecular Biology”, “Ecology and Evolution” and “Plant Stress Biology”, with significant inter-connectedness across clusters.
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Submissions from 2023
A kin-selection model of fairness in heterogeneous populations, Geoff Wild, Veronica J. Flear, and Graham J. Thompson
Submissions from 2022
No Evidence that Songbirds Use Odour Cues to Avoid Malaria-infected Conspecifics, Leanne A. Grieves and Elizabeth A. MacDougall-Shackleton
Long-term winter-site fidelity in Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia), Tosha R. Kelly, Keith A. Hobson, Garth @. Casbourn, Elizabeth A. MacDougall-Shackleton, and Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton
Seasonal Migration Distance Varies With Natal Dispersal and Predicts Parasitic Infection in Song Sparrows, Tosha R. Kelly, Heather L. MacGillivray, Yanina Sarquis-Adamson, Matthew J. Watson, Keith A. Hobson, and Elizabeth A. MacDougall-Shackleton
Submissions from 2021
Fear of predators in free-living wildlife reduces population growth over generations, Marek C. Allen, Michael Clinchy, and Liana Y. Zanette
Fear of large carnivores is tied to ungulate habitat use: evidence from a bifactorial experiment, Haley K. Epperly, Michael Clinchy, Liana Y. Zanette, and Robert A. McCeery
Erratum: Publisher Correction: Fear of large carnivores is tied to ungulate habitat use: evidence from a bifactorial experiment (Scientific reports (2021) 11 1 (12979)), Haley K. Epperly, Michael Clinchy, Liana Y. Zanette, and Robert A. McCleery
Epigenetic memories and the evolution of infectious diseases, Geoff Wild
Submissions from 2020
Feathers accurately reflect blood mercury at time of feather growth in a songbird, Claire L.J. Bottini, S. A. MacDougall-Shackleton, B. A. Branfireun, and K. A. Hobson
Thermal variability and plasticity drive the outcome of a host-pathogen interaction, Laura V. Ferguson and Brent J. Sinclair
Persistence of diet effects on the Drosophila suzukii microbiota, Yanira Jiménez Padilla, Ebenezer Esan, Kevin D. Floate, and Brent J. Sinclair
Comparing apples and oranges (and blueberries and grapes): fruit type affects development and cold-susceptibility of immature Drosophila suzukii, Yanira Jiménez Padilla, Laura V. Ferguson, and Brent J. Sinclair
Reversing sodium differentials between the hemolymph and hindgut speeds chill coma recovery but reduces survival in the fall field cricket, Gryllus pennsylvanicus, Jacqueline E. Lebenzon, Lauren E. Des Marteaux, and Brent J. Sinclair
A comparison of low temperature biology of Pieris rapae from Ontario, Canada, and Yakutia, Far Eastern Russia, Natalia G. Li, Jantina Toxopeus, Martin Moos, Jesper G. Sørensen, and Brent J. Sinclair
Dissection of Anoplophora glabripennis (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) larval tissues for physiological and molecular studies, Alex S. Torson, Lauren E. Des Marteaux, Susan Bowman, Meng Lei Zhang, Kevin Ong, Daniel Doucet, Brent J Sinclair, and Amanda D. Roe
Ecology and Neurobiology of Fear in Free-Living Wildlife, Liana Y. Zanette and Michael Clinchy
Submissions from 2019
Thermal limits of summer-collected Pardosa wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) from the Yukon Territory and Greenland, Susan E. Anthony, Christopher M. Buddle, Toke T. Høye, and Brent J. Sinclair
Overwintering Red Velvet Mites Are Freeze Tolerant, Susan E. Anthony and Brent J. Sinclair
Incorporating temperature and precipitation extremes into process-based models of African Lepidoptera changes the predicted distribution under climate change, Madeleine G. Barton, John S. Terblanche, and Brent J. Sinclair
Loss of ion homeostasis is not the cause of chill coma or impaired dispersal in false codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), Minette Karsten, Jacqueline E. Lebenzon, Brent J. Sinclair, and John S. Terblanche
Playback of predator calls inhibits and delays dawn singing in a songbird community, Peter Santema, Mihai Valcu, Michael Clinchy, Liana Zanette, and Bart Kempenaers
Effects of predator call playbacks on reproductive success and extrapair paternity in blue tits, Peter Santema, Mihai Valcu, Michael Clinchy, Liana Y. Zanette, and Bart Kempenaers
Fear of humans as apex predators has landscape-scale impacts from mountain lions to mice, Justin P. Suraci, Michael Clinchy, Liana Y. Zanette, and Christopher C. Wilmers
Humans, but not their dogs, displace pumas from their kills: An experimental approach, Justin P. Suraci, Justine A. Smith, Michael Clinchy, Liana Y. Zanette, and Christopher C. Wilmers
Gut yeasts do not improve desiccation survival in Drosophila melanogaster, Joanne M. Tang, Yanira Jiménez Padilla, Marc-André Lachance, and Brent J. Sinclair