Specialisms: Phylogenetics, Bryozoa, Platyhelminthes, mitogenomics, invasive species, molecular systematics, bird strike identification I'm a molecular systematist with a particular interest in ...

With midterms, papers due, and scheduling office hours, the biodiversity of the UVic campus invites students to be grounded ...

This important study investigates the different mechanisms that provide instructions for a missing body part to regenerate its appropriate identity. The authors use two species of planarians to ...

Food poisoning, also known as foodborne illness, is caused by the contamination of food by disease-causing agents (pathogens) such as bacteria, viruses, parasites, and natural toxins from molds and ...

The MSci Zoology with Professional studies enables students to develop knowledge and understanding of: Concepts and theories from the molecular and cellular levels through to the whole-organism. The ...

In Brazil, meiofauna studies began in the middle of last century, but they adopted a purely taxonomical approach, describing species from various zoological groups. After this first step, this benthic ...