PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Gary Burness
B.Sc. (Memorial), M.Sc. (Brock), Ph.D. (British Columbia).

 



   
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

Laura Martinez-Levasseur (Ph.D.)
B.Sc. (University of La Rochelle, France), M.Sc. (Centre of Oceonagrapjhy of Marseille, France), Ph.D. (Queen Mary University of London and the Institute of Zoology. UK).

Research (2012-present): Sunburn and photo-immunosupression in walrus (with C. Furgal, Indigenous Studies, Trent Univ.)

 

GRADUATE STUDENTS

Lanna Desantis (PhD student)
B.Sc., M.Sc. (University of Toronto, Scarborough)

Ph.D. research (2011-present): Energetics and stress physiology of flying squirrels. (with J. Bowman, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)

Thom Luloff (PhD student)
B.Sc., M.Sc. (University of Western Ontario)

Ph.D. research (2012-present): Reproductive endocrinology of eastern loggerhead shrikes (with G. Mastromonaco, Toronto Zoo)

Nick Kelly (M.Sc. candidate)
B.Sc. Hons (Memorial).

M.Sc. research (2011-present): Adaptive potential of lake trout to climatic warming (with C. Wilson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources).

Yasmine Majchrzak (M.Sc. candidate)
B.Sc. Hons (Trent).

M.Sc. research (2011-present): Effect of environmental enrichment on stress in zoo animals.

Greg Rand (M.Sc. candidate)
B.Sc. Hons (McGill).

M.Sc. research (2011-present): Impact of noise on the stress physiology of nocturnal birds (with J. Nocera, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources).

 
FORMER LAB MEMBERS
Post-doctoral fellows
2010 Dr. Kirsten Burgomaster (Ph.D.)
Research: Metabolic basis for thermal tolerance
   
Ph.D. students  
2007-12 Eunice Chin (Ph.D.)
Research: Sex-specific carry over effects in birds
   
M.Sc. students  
2010-12 Brad Stitt (M.Sc.).
Research: Physiological basis for thermotolerance in trout. (with C. Wilson, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)
2008-11 Rhiannon Leshyk (M.Sc.).
Research: Selection harvest regimes and stress in ovenbirds (with E. Nol., Trent Univ. and D. Burke, OMNR)
2005-09 Chris Sharp (M.Sc.)
Thesis: Ultimate and proximate factors influencing nutrient allocation during egg formation in sub-arctic breeding geese (with K. Abraham, OMNR)
2007-09 Lisha Berzins (M.Sc.)
Thesis: Immunocompetence and incubation costs in black guillemots (with G. Gilchrist, Environment Canada)
2006-09 Nic Robar (M.Sc.)
Thesis: Factors and mechanisms of parasite-associated host detriment (with D. Murray, Trent Univ.)
   
B.Sc. (Honours) thesis students  
2011-12 Tosha Kelly (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: In ovo maternal effects in Japanese quail.
2011-12 Nicole Hogle (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Effect of maternal energy expenditure on nestling tree swallows.
2010-11 Jacqueline Huard (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Effect of rearing environment on morphology of Japanese quail.
2009-10 Lucy Poley (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Impact of environmental enrichment on indices of stress in captive animals
2009-10

Deanna Moher (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Transgenerational immunity in tree swallows

2008-10 Ryan Kelly (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Metabolism, imumunity and quality in goldfinches.
2008-09

Marisol Van Vliet (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Effect of embryonic cooling on quail embryo development.

2007-08

Shawn Devin (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Pharacological adrenalectomy in zebra finches

2006-07

Lisha Berzins (B.Sc. Hons).
Thesis: Costs of incubation in black guillemots

2006-07 Chris Armstrong (B.Sc. Hons).
Thesis: Metabolic response to fever in birds
2006-07 Tom Fee (B.Sc. Hons).
Thesis: Behavioural response to fever in birds
2005-06 Matthew Nefstead (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Effect of age and exercise training on muscle metabolic capacity in mice
2004-05 Tara Kelly (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Immunocompetence in nestling tree swallows
2004-05
Josef Macleod (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Overwinter survival of pumpkinseed
2004-05
Sue Prentice (B.Sc. Hons)
Thesis: Reproductive ecology of Hawai'ian Nene 
   
NSERC-Undergraduate Student Research Award holders
2011 Nicole Hogle
Research: Maternal energy expenditure and sex-specific responses in nestling tree swallows.
2011 Emily Malcolm
Research: Effect of rearing envionment on thermal physiology of Japanese quail.
2009-10 Deanna Moher
Research: Transgenerational immunity in tree swallows
2009 Ryan Kelly
Research: Metabolism and imumunity in tree swallows.
2008 Courntney Barnes.
Research: Sex-specific effects of stress in ring-billed gulls
2007 Jason Straka
Research: Incubation in black guillemots
2006

Kyle Rowley.
Research: Muscle biochemistry of starlings and finches

2005 Laura Harrison
Research: Exercise training in mice.