Our research focuses on ecological, evolutionary and conservation physiology. To answer questions ab
We use a combination of field and laboratory studies to understand how energetic trade-offs influence Darwinian fitness in animals. Rather than being taxa -specific, our research is driven by the August Krogh principle, "for every research question there is an organism upon which it can be most conveniently studied." We are based at Trent University, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
10/27/2020
The ship of the future?
Sweden's new car carrier is the world's largest wind-powered vessel With its five, massive, solid sails, this ship will carry 7,000 cars across the Atlantic, while being almost emission-free.
10/16/2020
This sums it up
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08/10/2020
Great post by Suzie Currie. Male deep sea fish fuse with females, necessitating a redesign of their immune systems
For Mates to Fuse Bodies, Some Anglerfish Have Lost Immune Genes In most vertebrates, the absence of adaptive immunity would be catastrophic, but in some deep-sea angler fish species, it enables their "wild" and "wacky" mating habits.
07/08/2020
20% of Londoners had syphilis by their 30s (a new study by Trent University history colleague, Kevin Siena)
Over One-Fifth Of Late-18th-Century Londoners Contracted Syphilis By Their Mid-30s Two hundred and fifty years ago, London was rife with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). You only have to read about the sexual exploits of James Bosw