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Quotes & Trivia
Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher. ---Wordsworth
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. ---Aristotle
No man ever steps in the same river twice. ---Heraclitus
Nothing in biology makes sense except in light of evolution.
---Dobzhansky
To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering. ---Leopold
A bad day in the field is still better than a good day in the lab. ---Hecnar
Former Students
Postdoctoral Fellows
Ronald W. Russell, Ph.D. 2003-2004. Collaborated on research involving species nestedness and ecotoxicology of amphibians and reptiles. Present position: Associate Professor, Department of Biology, St. Mary's University, Halifax, NS.
Graduate Students
Constance L., Browne, M.Sc. 2003. The Status of turtle populations in Point Pelee National Park. Ph.D. (Alberta) 2010. Present position: Research Associate University of New Brunswick (Saint John) and consultant.
Email cbrowne[at]unb.ca
Jeffery N. Robinson, M.Sc. 2004. Amphibian species richness and distribution in Northwestern Ontario: the importance of hydroperiod. Present position: Research Technician, Ontario MNRF, CNFER, Thunder Bay, ON.
Virginia Abbott, M.Sc. 2004. Species richness, species incidence and turnover of amphibians in Northwestern Ontario: assessing the role of habitat characteristics. Present position: Canada Food Inspection Agency, BC.
Domenico Sanzo, M.Sc. 2004. Water Chemistry: its effects on amphibians in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. DVM (Guelph) 2010. Present position: DVM practice, Thunder Bay, ON.
Honours Undergraduates
Kerry C. Moffat, B.Sc. 2000. Range size distributions of New World herptiles. M.Sc. 2003, U. of Calgary. Present position: Environmental Consultant.
Andrew O. Cecon, B.Sc. 2000. Body size distributions of Nearctic North American amphibians.
Jeffrey N. Robinson, B.Sc. 2001. The effects of larger scale landscape variables on amphibian species richness at ponds in Northwestern Ontario. Present position: Research Technician, Ontario MNRF, CNFER, Thunder Bay, ON.
Hayley Veldhoen, B.Sc. 2001. Body size distributions in African mammal assemblages. Present position: Fisheries Technician, MNRF, CNFER, Thunder Bay, ON.
Shannon Maronese, B.Sc. 2002. The effects of local habitat variables on amphibian species richness at ponds in Northwestern Ontario. Present position: Teacher.
Katherine E. Erickson, B.Sc. 2004. Nestedness in Ontario amphibian assemblages: trends, mechanisms, and implications. Present position: employed private sector.
Joshua S. Poch, B.Sc. 2006. Patterns of body size distributions of North American reptiles. Present position: employed private sector.
Anna Crawford. B.Sc. 2010. Geographic trends in species richness and regional pool representation within Canada's national park system. Present position: Fundraiser Environmental Defence Canada.
Research Internships
Eliza Deutsch, B.Sc. 2005. Range size distribution of tree frogs (Family Hylidae) and correlations with latitude, habitat use, land area and seasonality. M.Sc. 2008, University of Alberta. Present position: Ph.D. student, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
Melissa DePiero, B.Sc. 2008. Representation of regional herpetofaunal species in the national parks of the United States. Present position: Elementary school teacher. Email mmdepier[at]lakeheadu.ca
Paul Whipp. B.Sc. 2017. Nested species assemblages
of lichen in an urban environment.