PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR |

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Gary Burness
B.Sc. (Memorial), M.Sc. (Brock), Ph.D. (British Columbia).
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| POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS |
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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.) |
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GRADUATE STUDENTS |
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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) |
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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) |
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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). |
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Yasmine Majchrzak (M.Sc. candidate)
B.Sc. Hons (Trent).
M.Sc. research (2011-present): Effect of environmental enrichment on stress in zoo animals. |
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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). |
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| FORMER LAB MEMBERS |
| Post-doctoral fellows |
| 2010 |
Dr. Kirsten Burgomaster (Ph.D.)
Research: Metabolic basis for thermal tolerance |
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| Ph.D. students |
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| 2007-12 |
Eunice Chin (Ph.D.)
Research: Sex-specific carry over effects in birds |
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| M.Sc. students |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 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. |