Integrative Biology

Sarah Dobney collects recordings at a savannah sparrow nest Sarah Dobney, pictured here collecting recordings at a savannah sparrow nest in the Bay of Fundy, won a prize at the national meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists.

Graduate students of ornithology deliver prize-winning talks

Two University of Windsor graduate students won prizes for outstanding talks at the recent annual meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists.

Sarah Dobney, a PhD student in the Department of Integrative Biology, won the “Early Program Award” for an outstanding presentation from an early-career researcher. Her prize-winning talk was titled: “Quiet in the nest: Nest environment diminishes song transmission to nestlings.”

Dennis HiggsProf. Dennis Higgs holds a scallop drawn from the coastal waters of New Zealand.

Study to assess effects of marine reserves

How do marine reserves affect the health of fish? A UWindsor biology professor is part of an effort to find out.

John AlbaneseForensic anthropologist John Albanese, a professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, has received a federal grant to travel to Brazil in the fall to resume research and teaching at the Federal University of São Paulo.

Anthropology professor to help train forensic scientists in Brazil

Canada is sending John Albanese to Brazil to help forensic scientists there identify the remains of people murdered during the country’s dictatorship.