Carleton biologists are actively involved in cutting edge research in Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. Some areas include:
- Plant Biology
- Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology
- Insect Biology
- Landscape Ecology
- Conservation Biology
Biology Faculty
- Dr. Joseph Bennett – Faculty
Conservation biology, spatial biology - Dr. Susan Bertram – Faculty
Variation in sexually- selected traits in insects - Dr. Naomi Cappuccino – Faculty
Population and community ecology - Dr. Steven Cooke – Faculty
Aquatic ecology, conservation biology, physiological ecology, animal behavior and environmental science.
- Dr. Jeffrey Dawson – Faculty
Neuroethology and biomechanics of insect flight - Dr. Lenore Fahrig – Faculty
Landscape ecology
- Dr. Mark Forbes – Faculty
Evolutionary ecology - Dr. Jean-Guy Godin – Faculty
Behavioural ecology
- Dr. Root Gorelick – Faculty
Evolution of sex, evolutionary theory, classical botany, mathematical biology, climate change - Dr. Stewart Peck – Professor Emeritus
Arthropod and beetle evolution systematics - Dr. Tom Sherratt – Faculty
Behavioural and evolutionary ecology - Dr. Andrew Simons – Faculty
Plant life-history evolution - Dr. Jayne Yack – Faculty
Neuroethology of insect sensory systems & bioacoustics
Adjuncts
- Dr. Celine Boutin – Adjunct Research Professor, National Wildlife Research Centre
Agro-ecosystems, plant conservation, wildlife habitat, herbicides, biodiversity - Dr. John Dettmers – Adjunct Research Professor, Great Lakes Fishery Commission
- Dr. Charles Francis – Adjunct Research Professor
Conservation ecology, population ecology, modelling, ornithology and mammalogy
- Dr. Grant Gilchrist – Adjunct Research Professor, Environment Canada
Behavioural ecology, arctic ecology and avian ecology - Dr. Craig Hebert – Adjunct Research Professor
Wildlife indicators of ecosystem change
- Dr. Robert Letcher – Adjunct Research Professor, Environment Canada
Wildlife toxicology, ecotoxicology, environmental/ecological chemistry of chemical stressors - Dr. Andre Levesque – Adjunct Research Professor, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
Phylogenetics and molecular ecology of fungi
- Dr. Kathryn Lindsay – Adjunct Research Professor, Environment Canada
Agricultural landscape ecology, systematic conservation planning, wildlife modeling, climate change adaptation
- Dr. Peter Mason – Adjunct Research Professor, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
- Dr. Pierre Mineau – Adjunct Research Professor, Environment Canada
Ecotoxicology of pesticides and conservation in farm landscapes - Dr. Natalia Rybczynski – Adjunct Research Professor, Museum of Nature
Paleobiology, vertebrate morphology and evolution - Dr. Jeff Skevington – Adjunct Research Professor, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada
Insect systematics - Dr. Karen Smokorowski – Adjunct Research Professor, Fisheries & Oceans Canada
Aquatic ecology, environmental science
- Dr. Tyler Smith – Adjunct Research Professor, Agriculture and AgriFood Canada
Plant Systematics and Conservation
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