Thesis Defence
Congratulations to the following graduate student who successfully defended his thesis:
Evan Fairn (M.Sc. - June 27 2007) - Sexual selection in the whirligig beetle Dineutus nigrior Roberts (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae) (co-supervised by Drs. Y. Alarie and A. Schulte-Hostedde)
Seminars
On June 19, Dr. Ewa Cholewa (Nipissing University, North Bay, ON) presented a seminar entitled, "Anatomy and physiology of cotton sedge (Eriophorum vaginatum), a potential phytoremediator of polluted wetlands in the Northern Hemisphere."
Congratulations
Five Biology master’s students receive scholarships
The Department of Biology recently presented scholarships to five master’s students:
M.Sc. student Ashley Tremblay received a $5,000 Fisheries and Oceans Canada Habitat & Restoration Scholarship from her supervisor Dr. John Gunn, on behalf of Carl Jorgensen (absent).
M.Sc. student Valarie St. Amour (centre) received the Ruffed Grouse Society Wildlife and Conservation Bursary, valued at $1,500, from Dr. Peter Ryser, vice-chairman, Biology (left) and her supervisor, Dr. David Lesbarrères (right).
M.Sc. students Anne Kidd (2nd from left) and Vanessa Bonanno (absent) each received the Sudbury Game & Fish Protective Association Bursary, valued at $500 from executive member Henry Frodl (left), association president Bert Legault, and their supervisor, Dr. Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde (right).
M.Sc. student Laurie Turcotte (2nd from left) received the Marita I. Mallory Cancer Research Bursary, valued at $1,000 from the Mallory Family: Michael and Kyra (left), Maija, Jenna, and Dr. Frank Mallory (right), with supervisor Dr. Carita Lanner (centre).
Publications
Landireault, L.J., M.N. Hall, J. Hamr and F.F. Mallory. 2007. Long-range homing by an adult female black bear,
Ursus americanus. Can. Field-Natr. 120: 57-60.
Brown, G.S., W.J. Rettie, R.J. Brooks and F.F. Mallory. 2007. Predicting the impacts of forest management on woodland caribou habitat suitability in black spruce boreal forest. Forest Ecology and Management 245: 137-147.