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
Past and Current Students
Eigenbrod, Felix. Ph.D. completed 2008. Topic: Effects of roads on amphibian populations. Co-supervised with Dr. L. Fahrig, Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON. Present position: Associate Professor, School of Biology, University of Southhampton, UK.
Spenceley, Ashley. M.Sc. student. Title: Development of Monitoring Methods to Detect Amphibians and Reptiles in the Lake Superior Basin. Present position: consultant, private sector.
Cullis, Kel. B.Sc. Honours Thesis completed 2007. Title: A Comparison of Herpetofaunal Monitoring Methods for use in the Thunder Bay, Ontario District. B.Ed. New Zealand. Present position: Secondary School Teacher.
Baptista, Christine. B.Sc. Honours Thesis completed. 2007. Title: The Effects of Environmental Variables on Five-lined Skink (Eumeces fasciatus) Abundance in Point Pelee National Park. M.Con.Bio. 2009 Victoria University of Wellington/University of New South Wales. Present position: NGO habitat stewardship coordinator.
Stoot, Lauren. B.Sc. Honours Thesis. 2011. Topic: Occupancy structure of amphibian species geographic ranges. Present position: Biological Consultant in Australia. Email: ljstoot[at]lakeheadu.ca
Kamula, Michelle. B.Sc. Honours Thesis. 2012. Topic: Seasonal water chemistry of amphibian breeding ponds in Northwestern Ontario.
Drake, Cole. 2012. B.Sc. Honours Thesis (Co-supervised with Dr. B. McLaren, Natural Resources). Topic: Foraging habitats of Vicuna in Ecuador.
Sakamoto, Kathy. 2013. Masters Thesis. (Co-supervised with Dr. G. Pyle, Lethbridge) 2015. Topic: Effects of lampricide on olfaction in river sturgeon.
Brazeau, Daniel. 2013. Masters Thesis. 2016. Topic: Distribution and habitat selection of Five-lined Skinks in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario. Present Position: Biology Technician and Lab Instructor, Lakehead University.
Ellis, Nicola. B.Sc. Honours Thesis. 2013. Topic: Body size and clutch size determinants of species geographic ranges of North American reptiles.
Myschowoda, Kyle. B.Sc.F. Honours Thesis. 2015. Topic: Caudal autotomy as a function of potential predators of the Common Five-lined Skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) at Point Pelee National Park. Present Position: MNRF Wildlife Technician.
Hawkins, Amber. B.Sc.N.R.M. Honours Thesis. 2015. Topic: Birds on the Lakehead University campus: an urban biodiversity study.
Sowers, Rayelle. B.Sc. N.R.M. Honours Thesis. 2018. Topic: Biogeographical assessment of the distribution of the common five-lined skink in Canada.
Wick, Ian E. B.Sc. E. Mngt. Honours Thesis. 2020. Topic: Connection between global conservation status, geographical range size, midpoint latitude, female carapace length, and clutch size of Testudines.