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University of Toronto / Faculty of Arts & ScienceDepartment of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Events

October 23

EEB Seminar A weekly meeting of the minds where invited speakers share their latest research

October 23, 2026

Tracking Highly Migratory Fish Migrations in the Atlantic Using the Ocean Tracking Network, One of Canada’s Largest National Research Infrastructures: Rob Lennox (Dalhousie)

Rob Lennox is an associate professor of Biology at Dalhousie University, as well as the scientific director of the Ocean Tracking Network (OTN). His research topics include movement and physiology ecology, animal biotelemetry, conservation biology, animal performance, and aquatic ecosystems.

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October 28

EEB Seminar A weekly meeting of the minds where invited speakers share their latest research

October 28, 2026

The Making and Remaking of Food Webs: Behavioural and Spatial Perspectives on Ecological Interactions: Hsi-Cheng Ho (National Taiwan)

Drawing on theoretical and empirical studies, Hsi-Cheng Ho (National Taiwan) will illustrate how individual foraging decisions shape the emergence of trophic interactions, how geographical constraints influence the assembly of local food webs, and how species extinctions and range shifts reorganize ecological communities.

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Research

Successful science combines both “curiosity-driven” and “solution-driven” research. We have chosen to coalesce around four strategic research foci: evolutionary genetics & genomics, quantitative ecology, reproductive systems biology, and a fourth in systematics, centred on EEB faculty at the Royal Ontario Museum.

Ecologists and evolutionists address the central questions of the origin, maintenance and organization of biodiversity.  We teach, study and consult on all aspects of earth’s organismal diversity, from genome to ecosystem, encompassing the range of plant, animal and microbial species. In EEB we are charged with understanding this diversity, at a time of global change, habitat loss, and the emergence of novel diseases. Our research informs conservation decisions, the management of natural resources, and the management of infectious disease.

Undergraduate

Students participate in diverse learning environments. Hands-on bench & computer lab practicals, field trips, off-campus field courses, small-class discussion seminars & independent research projects.

Graduate

Graduate students pursuing a MSc or Phd degree will learn and interact with a large group of diverse students and faculty from our three campuses including the Royal Ontario Museum and Government affiliations.

Photo of the day

Algonquin Wildlife Research Station

Photo by Clara Thaysen