Mark Forbes - Carleton University

I am a biology professor here at Carleton University and was very recently Associate Vice President (Research & International: 2010-2014). I also was awarded a Canada Research Chair in Ecological Parasitology/Wildlife Health (2001-2011). My research interests are varied but largely concern parasite-host ecology and evolution, in the face of changing environments.

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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Parasites are aggregated, but how are contaminants distributed …

Parasites are aggregated, but how are contaminants distributed among the hosts? And why does it matter? A recent paper by André Morrill, Jenn Provencher and myself recently asked and... More

Parasites are aggregated, but how are contaminants distributed among the hosts? And why does it matter? A recent paper by André Morrill, Jenn Provencher and myself recently asked and partially answered these questions. We reviewed the literature over 23 years to show that interest in the combined effects of contaminants and parasites on host... More

Friday, October 3, 2014

For peanuts

Recently, there has been some intriguing research on the potential links between peanut allergies and antibiotic use early in life. Two labs in the United States appear foremost in this research area. One is at the University of Chicago and the other is at... More

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Red eft days of fall

I was walking on the weekend when I came across this little amphibian. Many of you will have recognized this as a red eft the terrestrial stage of a salamander species common to this neck of the woods (or at least to ponds therein). A couple of things are... More

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