Research
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519-850-2542
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Thermal Biology
Thermal Biology at Western Biology focuses on the effects of temperature on organisms and biological systems, including both low and high temperatures. Research strengths include physiological mechanisms of heat tolerance in vertebrates, cold tolerance in insects, the impacts of climate warming on plants and soils, and hibernation physiology.
Regular or Term Faculty
Name |
Research Interest |
|---|---|
| Hugh Henry | Terrestrial plant ecology |
| Zoë Lindo | Community ecology, Soil ecology |
| Bryan Neff | Molecular and Behavioural Ecology |
| Brent Sinclair | Insects at Low Temperatures |
| Jim Staples | Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry |
Adjunct, Emeritus or Cross-Appointed Faculty
Name |
Research Interest |
|---|---|
| Norman Hüner (Emeritus) |
>Photosynthetic Adaptation and Phenotypic Plasticity in Extreme Environments |
| Amanda Roe (Natural Resources Canada) |
Systematics and Evolution; Environmental Biology; Molecular Ecology of Insects and Pests of Forests |
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