2012 Mennill Lab
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Roger Thibert Teaching
Award
In
Fall 2012, Dan received the Roger Thibert Teaching Excellence Award.
This is the Faculty of Science's highest teaching honour. From left:
Presdident Alan Wildeman, Dean Marlys Koschinsky, Dan,
co-Thibert-winner Kirsten Poling, and Roger
Thibert.
Photo by Tory James, Windsor, 2012.
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Roger Thibert Teaching
Award
University of Windsor president Alan Wildeman
congratulates Dan on winning the Roger Thibert Teaching Excellence
Award. See a video from the award ceremony here (in the
first video, the Thibert award is recognized at 2:04).
Photo by Tory James, Windsor, 2012.
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Faculty Performance Award
In
Fall 2012, Dan recieved a Faculty of Science Performance Award for
excellence in research, teaching, and service. Grad students Luis,
Roberto, Adrianna, Claire, and Brendan were there to celebrate at the
Faculty of Science award ceremony.
Photo by Tory James, Windsor, 2012.
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Faculty Performance Award
Dan
poses with Dean of Science Marlys Koschinsky and co-winner Dennis Higgs
at the Faculty of Science Celebration of Success.
Photo by Tory James, Windsor, 2012.
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The American Museum of Natural History
In
September 2012, Roberto made a week-long trip to the American Museum in
New York City to measure wren skins, with support from an AMNH
Grant-in-aid-of research. The data he gathered will be an important
part of his dissertation.
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The 2012 North American Ornithological
Congress
Many
members of the Mennill Lab attended the North American Ornithological
Congress in Vancouver in August 2012. From left to right: Roberto
Sosa (Mennill Lab PhD), Brendan Graham (Mennill Lab PhD), Luis Sandoval
(Mennill Lab PhD), Matt Battiston (Mennill Lab NSERC USRA student),
Katrina Lukianchuk (Doucet Lab MSc), Kevyn Gammie (Doucet Lab MSc),
Pierre-Paul Bitton (Doucet Lab PhD), and Christine MacDonald (Love Lab
MSc). The ornithology team from the University of WIndsor performed
exceptionally well, winning a best student talk award and two best
student poster awards.
Photo: K. Lukianchuk, Vancouver, August
2012.
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Brendan's Rufous-and-white Wren Poster
Brendan
presented early findings of his research on geographic variation in
wren song.
Photo: K. Lukianchuk, Vancouver, August
2012.
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Matt's Array Poster
Matt
presented published findings on techniques for acoustic monitoring of
wild birds.
Photo: K. Lukianchuk, Vancouver, August
2012.
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Roberto's Brown-throated Wren Poster
Roberto
presented new findings from his studies of the vocal behaviour of
Brown-throated Wrens.
Photo: K. Gammie, Vancouver, August 2012.
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Claire's Night Flight Call Poster
Claire
presented preliminary findings on acoustic monitoring of migration over
the western basin of Lake Erie.
Photo: K. Gammie, Vancouver, August 2012.
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Best Student Presentation at the North
American Ornithological Congress
Sarah
Baldo, who very recently completed her MSc in the Mennill and Love
Labs, presented a talk on her research on acoustic communication in
Snow Buntings. Sarah received an award for the best student
presentation for her talk. We are so proud of Sarah, to have won
such a prestigious prize at this major, international meeting.
Photo: K. Lukianchuk, Vancouver, August
2012.
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Fielding Questions
Sarah
answers questions from the audience at the conclusion of her award
winning talk on Snow Bunting Song.
Photo: K. Lukianchuk, Vancouver, August
2012.
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Peer Cheer
Matt
and Brendan cheer on the posters of the other U Windsor students from
the Love Lab and the Doucet Lab.
Photo: K. Lukianchuk, Vancouver, August
2012.
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The Whole Pie
If
you imagine all of the recordings that Claire has collected as a pie,
the acoustic scanning team completed analysis of half of the pie
in mid July. To celebrate, we ate two pies.
Photo: July 2012.
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Farewell to Tina Caselli
For
the last six months, PhD student Tina Caselli has been an active part
of the Mennill Lab as a visiting exchange student from Brazil. On
her return to Brazil, we celebrated a great research visit. So
long Tina! We will miss having you in the lab!
Photo: July 2012.
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Another Wren to Genotype
Brendan
bands a Rufous-and-white Wren and collects a DNA sample for his
doctoral research.
Photos by K. Lukianchuk, 2012.
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Banding Wrens in Santa Rosa
Kristin
labels a sample from a newly banded bird in Sector Santa Rosa of the
Guanacaste Conservation Area.
Photos by K. Lukianchuk, 2012.
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Banding Battiston
Matt
banding a Rufous-and-white Wren in Santa Rosa National Park.
Photos by K. Lukianchuk, 2012.
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Fixing the Water Line
Brendan,
Kristin, and Katrina repairing the water line to our field house... Key
tools are a shovel, a GPS, a machete, and inner-tubing .
Photos by K. Lukianchuk, 2012.
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The 2012 Santa Rosa Field Research Crew
The
2012 Santa Rosa Field Research Crew in Costa Rica. From left to
right: Summer NSERC student Matt Battiston, Mennill Lab PhD student
Brendan Graham, Doucet Lab PhD student Pierre-Paul Bitton, Mennill Lab
MSc student Kristin Kovach, and Doucet Lab MSc student Katrina
Lukianchuk.
Photos by K. Lukianchuk, 2012.
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Nocturnal frog recordings
Mennill
Lab Postdoc Dave Wilson spent his Spring nights recording frogs with
research partner Dalal Hanna.
Photos by D. Hanna, May 2012.
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Up All Night
Dalal.
and Dave with their custom-designed frog recorder... The duct tape and
pink flags are critical.
Photos by D. Hanna, May 2012.
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Ground Sparrows in Mexico
Mennill
Lab PhD student Luis Sandoval's 2012 field research involved a
cross-Central-America trip to record Ground Sparrows. Here he searches
for birds at Rancho Primavera, Mexico.
Photos by L. Sandoval, 2012.
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Ground Sparrows in
Nicaragua
Luis
searched for birds at Selva Negra in Nicaragua.
Photos by L. Sandoval, 2012.
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Ground Sparrows in Costa
Rica
Luis
also spent much time with Ground Sparrows at his home base in the
Central Valley of Costa Rica.
Photos by L. Sandoval, 2012.
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Ground Sparrows in
Guatemala
Luis
searched for birds at Los Terrales in Guatemala.
Photos by L. Sandoval, 2012.
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Wonderful Wonderful
Copenhagen
In
February 2012 Luis visited the research laboratory of Torben
Dabelsteen in Copenhagen, as part of a new collaborative study of sound
transmission in tropical forests.
Photo: Copenhagen Feb. 2012
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Copenhagen Research Talk
Luis delivered a talk about his
research at the University of Copenhagen.
Photo: Copenhagen Feb. 2012
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Clarion Arrival
Roberto
and our collaborator Juan Martinez arrive at Clarion Island, deep in
the Pacific Ocean off the Baja Coast.
Photos by R. Sosa.
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Clarion Wren Capture
Roberto
holds two Clarion Wrens, banded and ready for release.
Photos by R. Sosa.
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Clarion Recording
Roberto
collects recordings of Clarion Wrens.
Photos by R. Sosa.
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Clarion Wren
A
banded Clarion Wren singing for Roberto.
Photos by R. Sosa.
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Clarion Wildlife
Roberto
encountered all sorts of other creatures on Clarion, including Clarion
Ravens, Spinner Dolphins, and Laysan Albatrosses.
Photos by R. Sosa.
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Clarion Island Whip Snake
Roberto
poses with an endangered Clarion Island Whip Snake.
Photos by R. Sosa.
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Clarion Island Song Meter
An
autonomous recorder deployed to record Clarion Wrens deep in the
Pacific Ocean.
Photos by R. Sosa.
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2012 Research Awards
Dan and Matt were presented with
University of Windsor research awards at the Celebration of Research
Excellence in February 2012 .
Photo by Steph Doucet: Windsor, Feb. 2012
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Undergraduate Research
Awards
Mennill Lab researcher Matt Battiston
was presented with the inaugural Mayhew Undergraduate Research Award
for the independent research project he conducted in the Mennill Lab in
2011. Congratulations Matt!
Photo by Steph Doucet: Windsor, Feb. 2012
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Mid-Career Scholar Award
Dan was honoured to receive the
University of Windsor Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship,
and Creative Activity (mid-career category) in recognition of his
research program.
Photo by Steph Doucet: Windsor, Feb. 2012
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2012 Research Awards
Matt and Katrina celebrate his award
at the2012 University of Windsor Celebration of Research Excellence.
Photo by Steph Doucet: Windsor, Feb. 2012
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Laurene Ratcliffe's visit
Dr. Laurene Ratcliffe, Queen's
University, visited the University of Windsor to deliver a departmental
seminar. We celebrated her visit at the Kildare House.
Photo: January 2012, Windsor.
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Laurene Ratcliffe's visit
Dr.
Laurene Ratcliffe, Queen's University, visited the University of
Windsor to deliver a departmental seminar. We celebrated her visit at
the Kildare House.
Photo: January 2012, Windsor.
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Laurene Ratcliffe's visit
Dr.
Laurene Ratcliffe, Queen's University, visited the University of
Windsor to deliver a departmental seminar. We celebrated her visit at
the Kildare House.
Photo: January 2012, Windsor.
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Laurene Ratcliffe's visit
Dr.
Laurene Ratcliffe, Queen's University, visited the University of
Windsor to deliver a departmental seminar. We celebrated her visit at
the Kildare House.
Photo: January 2012, Windsor.
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Great Gray Owl
In early 2012, a Great Gray Owl was
found wintering near Kingsville.
Photo by Matt Watson: Kingsville, Jan. 2012
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Great Gray Owl
The Great Gray Owl, normally found
north of Lake Superior, attracted attention from far and wide.
Photo by Matt Watson: Kingsville, Jan. 2012
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Great Gray Owl
Mennill Labber Matt Watson
photographed the owl.
Photo by Matt Watson: Kingsville, Jan. 2012
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Great Gray Owl
Dan provided ornithological insight on
the owl's appearance on CBC radio and CBC television's The National.
Screen capture from CBC.ca: Jan. 2012
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2011 Mennill Lab
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Mennill Lab Group Photo 2011
In
November 2011, we took a group photo of the Mennill Lab in front of our
Biology Building. Front row (left to
right): Matt Watson, Laraib Mehdi, Kristin Kovach, Matt
Battiston, Brad Poisson, Sarah Baldo, Claire Sanders, Celia Girgenti,
Jasneel Mahal. Back row: Dan
Mennill, Roberto Sosa, Brendan Graham, Dave Wilson, Dugan Maynard, Tyne
Baker, Luis Sandoval, Loren Mastracci.
Photo: Windsor, Nov. 2011. Photo by S.
Doucet.
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Mennill Lab Christmas Bird
Count
Brendan, Sam, Brad, and Dan
participated in the 2011 Cedar Creek CBC.
Photo Essex County, Dec.
2011
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Mennill Lab Christmas Bird
Count
We counted 29 species, including the
bird of the day: an Eastern Screech Owl.
Photo Essex County, Dec.
2011.
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Lab Christmas Dinner
The Mennill Lab enjoys an
end-of-semester dinner at Vito's Pizzeria in Walkerville.
Photo by Stephanie Doucet: Windsor, Dec.
2011
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Lab Christmas Dinner
The
Mennill Lab discusses a great year behind, and a great year ahead.
Photo by Stephanie Doucet: Windsor, Dec.
2011
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Faculty of Science
Performance Award
In
November 2011, I was honoured to receive a Faculty of Science
Performance Award for excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service.
Here, Daniel Heath and I pose with Dean of Science Marlys Koschinsky.
Photo by Tory James: Windsor, Nov. 2011.
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Gesturing
U
Windsor staff photographer Tory James visited my classroom this fall to
take photos of me for an awards presentation. The common theme in all
photos: wild hand genstures.
Photo by Tory James: Windsor, Nov. 2011.
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Celebration of Teaching
Excellence
University
of Windsor president Alan Wildeman, and Dean of Science, Marlys
Koschinsky, and I at the annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence,
where I was recognized for receiving the Alumni Award for Distinguished
Contributions to University Teaching.
Photo by Tory James: Windsor, Nov. 2011.
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Celebrating with Friends
Together
with my friends and colleagues Kirsten Poling, Daniel Heath, and Dennis
Higgs at the University of Windsor Celebration for Teaching Excellence.
Photo by Tory James: Windsor, Nov. 2011.
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Cusco Cathedral
Mennill
Lab PhD student Luis Sandoval and Doucet Lab PhD student Pierre Bitton
pose in front of the Cusco Cathedral in Peru, during the Neotropical
Ornithological Congress.
Photo by Luis Sandoval:
Peru, Nov. 2011.
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Luis enjoys a Peruvian
brew in Cusco, Peru.
Photo by Pierre Bitton: Peru, Nov. 2011.
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Conference Presentation
Luis
delivers a presentation at the Neotropical Ornithological Congress,
2011.
Photo by Pierre Bitton: Peru, Nov. 2011.
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Sound Analysis Stations
Mennill
Lab grads and undergrads measure sounds at our Sound Analysis
Stations.
Photo: U. Windsor, Nov. 2011.
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Socorro wren sound
measurements
Roberto
shows Laraib the fun side of measuring wren songs.
Photo: U. Windsor, Nov. 2011.
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Mennill Lab Meeting
The
Mennill Lab assembles for a lab meeting.
Photo: U. Windsor, Nov. 2011.
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Mennill Lab Meeting
The
Mennill Lab assembles for a lab meeting.
Photo:
U. Windsor, Nov. 2011.
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New mic installation
Dan
and Claire deploy a microphone on the roof of the Holiday Beach
Migration observatory banding lab
Photo: Essex County, Aug. 2011.
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Steady footing
Claire poses on the Holiday Beach
banding lab beside the rooftop microphone.
Photo: Essex County, Aug. 2011.
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Arctic Fox
An
arctic fox wanders through the mainland camp at the end of the Snow
Bunting field season.
Photo by Sarah Baldo, Nunavut, Aug, 2011.
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Curious Bear
A
polar bear wanders through camp on East Bay Island, Nunavut.
Photo by Sarah Baldo, Nunavut, Aug, 2011.
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Packing while Packing Up
Camp
Sarah
and Christie haul gear to the airstrip at the end of the 2011
Snow Bunting field season.
Photo by Sarah Baldo, Nunavut, Aug, 2011
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Eider Duck
Sarah
cuddles up to an Eider Duck on East Bay Island, Nunavut.
Photo by Sarah Baldo, Nunavut, June, 2011
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Long Arctic Hike
At
the start of her field season, Sarah Baldo and her research team head
across the arctic ice
to her Snow Bunting study site on East Bay Island, Nunavut.
Photo by Sarah Guindre-Parker, Nunavut,
June, 2011
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Arctic Singer
A
Snow Bunting sings its distinctive song on East Bay Island, Nunavut.
Mennill Lab MSc Student Sarah Baldo spent three months recording their
song in summer of 2011.
Photo by Sarah Baldo, Nunavut, June, 2011
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The Land of Ice and Snow
Sarah
on at her East Bay Island Snow Bunting study site.
Photo by Sarah Baldo, Nunavut, July, 2011
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PERC work
Dave,
Matt, and Somboon pose for a photo after a day of recording at the
Pelee Environmental Research Centre
(PERC).
Photo: Essex county, July 2011.
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Ojibway recording session
Somboon,
Dave, and Matt collect recordings in the Ojibway Prairie Conservation
Preserve in Windsor.
Photo: Windsor, July 2011.
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How dense a forest
Luis
collects measurement of vegetation density in Costa Rica's central
valley.
Photo by L. Sandoval, Costa Rica. July
2011.
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Prevost's Ground Sparrow
Luis
poses with one of his study subjects:a Prevost's Ground Sparrow.
Photo by L. Sandoval, Costa Rica. July
2011.
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Socorro Wren
An
amazing island singer: the Socorro Wren. Mennill Lab PhD Candidate
Roberto Sosa lead an expedition to record the voice of the Socorro Wren
in the summer of 2011.
Photo by R. Sosa, Socorro Island, June
2011.
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Socorro expedition
Roberto
hikes to his study site on Socorro Island, deep in the Pacific Ocean.
Photo by R. Sosa, Socorro Island, June
2011.
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Island song meter
Roberto
deploys a digital recorder on Socorro Island.
Photo by R. Sosa, Socorro Island, June
2011.
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Down in a hole
The
Socorro Wren Team goes spelunking.
Photo by R. Sosa, Socorro Island, June
2011.
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Best Student Presentation
Mennill Lab Honours student Sam Dundas
is presented with the award for best Ecolog & Evolution
presentation after the Honours Thesis Colloquium.
Photo: May 2011.
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Somboon's departure
In
June 2011, we said goodbye to Somboon Kamtaeja after a year of hosting
his visit as a visitng doctoral scholar in the Mennill Lab. We'll
miss you Somboon!
Photo: Windsor, June 2011.
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Farewell to Somboon
From
left to right: Julie, Tyne, Somboon, Pam, and Dugan at Somboon's
farewell dinner.
Photo: Windsor, June 2011.
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Farewell to Somboon
From
left to right: Pierre, Katrina, Kara, Cory, Matt, and Somboon at
Somboon's farewell dinner.
Photo: Windsor, June 2011.
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2011 Costa Rica Field Team
The
2011 Costa Rica field research team (Stephanie, Brendan, Dan, Pierre,
Dugan, Katrina, and Kara) pose at Santa Rosa's Mirador as the Yellow
Cortez trees bloom.
Photo: Santa Rosa, May 2011.
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Rufous, white, and blue
Brendan
poses with a Rufous-and-white Wren in Costa Rica.
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A grand agave
Kara,
Katrina, and Dugan hike through succulents in Costa Rica.
Photo: Santa Rosa, May 2011. Photo by B.
Graham.
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Black fly fashion
Matt,
Tyne, and Somboon model the utility of the "hoodie" in minimizing blood
loss to black flies.
Photo by T. Baker, QUBS, May 2011.
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The 2011 chickadee field
team
Somboon,
Matt, and Tyne pose at the lodge at Queen's University Biology Station.
Photo by T. Baker, QUBS, May 2011.
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Another banded bird
Tyne
releases a newly banded bird at the start of the chickadee breeding
season.
Photo by T. Baker, QUBS, April 2011.
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Chilly chickadee chair
Tyne
scores dominance interactions at Queen's University Biology Station.
Photo by T. Baker, QUBS, Feb. 2011.
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Inciting acoustic
aggression
Tyne
and Matt measure chickadee behaviour during a playback experiment.
Photo by T. Baker, QUBS, April 2011.
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Luis at the Field Museum
Luis
measures Melozone ground
sparrows at the Field Museum in Chigago.
Photo by P. Bitton, Chicago, March 2011.
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Luis at the Field Museum
Luis
uses a spectrometer to measure Melozone
plumage colour.
Photo by P. Bitton, Chicago, March 2011.
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Behavior 2011 meeting
In
July 2011, members of the Mennill and Doucet Labs attended the Behavior
2011 joint meeting of the Animal Behavior Society and the International
Ethological Congress at the University of Indiana at Bloomington. From
left to right: Stephanie Doucet, Tyne Baker, Pierre-Paul Bitton, Dave
Wilson, Matt Battiston, Dugan Maynard, Kara-Anne Ward, Dan Mennill,
Katrina Lukianchuk .
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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Audience effects
The
University of Windsor team attends a talk at the Behavior 2011 meeting.
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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Birth of Venus
University
of Windsor researchers in front of the Birth of Venus fountain at
Indiana University.
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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Manakin talk
Dugan
delivers a talk at the Behavior 2011 meeting, gesturing with his hands
as only Dugan can.
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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Chickadee talk
Dave
presents a talk on chick-a-dee
calls to a massive auditorium at the Behavior 2011 meeting.
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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An array that fits in a
backpack
Matt
stands next to his poster at the Behavior 2011 meeting: "Field test of
an affordable wireless microphone array that fits in a backpack".
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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Angry Birds
Tyne
stands next to her poster at the Behavior 2011 meeting: "ANGRY BIRDS:
Do vocal signals predicta attack in chickadee song contests".
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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Owl gargoyle
An
owl looks over the campus at Indiana University.
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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Behavior 2011
The
University of Windsor team at Behavior 2011 in Bloomington.
Photo: Indiana, July 2011.
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Harry Hahn Lecture
In early July 2011 Dan delivered the
Harry Hahn Lectures in Ornithology at the University of Michigan
Biological Station in northern Michigan.
Photo: Michigan July
2011.
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University of Michigan
Biological Station
Dr. Jordan Price, "Evolution Camp"
professor, and Dan at the University of Michigan Biological Station.
Photo: Michigan July
2011.
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Alumni Teaching Award
On June 17, 2011, Dan received the
University of Windsor Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to
University Teaching. You can read about it here
or watch a video of the presentation here (click on
2011 Convocation Session 4; the award is presented at 49:00).
Photo from UWindsor Video Services: June
2011.
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Alumni Teaching Award
Dan is congratulated by U Windsor
President, Dr. Alan Wildeman, and U Windsor Chancellor, Edward Lumley.
Photo from UWindsor Video Services: June
2011.
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Stephanie's Excellent Award
Stephanie receives a University of
Windsor Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research, and Creative
Activity.
Photo: February 2011, Windsor. Photo by
Tory James.
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Albrecht at the Pelee
Research Centre
Dr. Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde, Canada
Research Chair at Laurentian University and Director of the Algonquin
Wildlife Research Station visits our Pelee Environmental Research
Centre site during a March snowstorm
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Biobeers with Albrecht
Departmental Seminar speaker, Dr.
Albrecht Schulte Hostedde, joins the Bio Department fora Friday
afternoon BioBeers after his departmental seminar
Photo: March 2011, Windsor.
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John Klicka's visit
Dr. John Klicka, University of Nevada,
visits the University of Windsor to deliver a departmental seminar and
chat about wrens, trogons, and ground-sparrows. Here, the lab
celebrates his visit at the Kildare House.
Photo: January 2011, Windsor.
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ERCA Conservation
Education Award
Drs. Oliver Love, Stephanie Doucet,
and Dan Mennill were given a 2010 Conservation Education Award from the
Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) in January 2011, for the
research and teaching efforts they have lead with their students over
the last five years.
Photo: January 2011, Windsor.
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ERCA Conservation
Education Award
Drs.
Oliver Love, Stephanie Doucet, and Dan Mennill pictured with Dean of
Science Marlys Koschinsky and Direct of Research Services Heather Pratt
at the ERCA Awards Ceremony.
Photo: January 2011, Windsor.
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Long-tailed Manakin
Researchers
Stephanie and Dan pose with visiting
researcher Dr. Dave McDonald and the U Windsor Long-tailed Manakin
graduate student research team, Katrina Lukianchuk, Kara-Anne Ward, and
Dugan Maynard.
Photo: January 2011, Windsor.
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Long-tailed Manakin
Researchers
The U Windsor Long-tailed Manakin
research team poses with departmental visitor Dr. Dave McDonald.
Photo: January 2011, Windsor.
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Manakin party
The Doucet and Mennill Labs party with
manakin guru Dave McDonald.
Photo: January 2011, Windsor.
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Science Celebration of
Success 2010
Dan received a 2010 Dean's Award for
Excellence in Research, Teaching, and Service along with Jichang Wang,
Luis Rueda, Chitra Rangan, and Christopher Weisener.
Photo: November 2010, Windsor.
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Science Celebration of
Success 2010
Daniel Heath and Dan were also
recognized with a Special Project Award for their effort in developing
the Pelee Environmental Research Centre.
Photo: November 2010, Windsor.
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Skin of a predator
Dave, Roberto, and Luis prepare study
skins for a predator presentation experiment.
Photo: November 2010, Windsor.
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Skin of a predator
Roberto, and Luis prepare study skins
for a predator presentation experiment.
Photo: November 2010, Windsor.
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Tools & Techniques
U Windsor Behavioural Ecology students
during our first ever graduate course on "Tools and Techniques in
Behavioural Ecology".
Photo: November 2010, Windsor.
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Tools & Techniques
U Windsor Behavioural Ecology students
during our first ever graduate course on "Tools and Techniques in
Behavioural Ecology".
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Celebration of Graduate
Student Scholarship Winners
In Fall 2010, the Dean of Graduate
Studies held a celebration to recognize external scholarship winners,
including Mennill Lab PhD Students Roberto Sosa and Luis Sandoval
(front row, centre) and Mennill Lab postdoc Dr. Dave Wilson (back,
second-from-right).
Photo: November 2010, Windsor.
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PERC sign erected
In November we erected a sign at the
Pelee Environmental Research Centre in Leamington.
Photo: November 2010, Leamington.
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PERC sign erected
In the coming years we will develop
this site to become the centre of our local outdoor research and
teaching efforts.
Photo: November 2010, Leamington.
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Halloween 2010
Photo: October 2010, Windsor. |
Halloween 2010
Photo: October 2010, Windsor. |
Halloween 2010
Photo: October 2010, Windsor. |
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Halloween 2010
Photo: October 2010, Windsor.
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Halloween 2010
Photo: October 2010, Windsor. |
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All-candy tacos
What do you make for a Mexican PhD
student on his birthday?
Photo: October 2010, Windsor.
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Roberto's Birthday
Roberto enjoys his candy taco (shell =
bent cookie; refried beans = chocolate icing; cheese = orange
Starbursts, etc. clever bakers!)
Photo: October 2010, Windsor.
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Fall 2010 Convocation
Anneka Osmun (MSc 2010, Mennill Lab),
Dan, Julie Koloff (MSc 2010, Mennill Lab), and Sarah Baldo (BSc 2010,
Honours thesis in the Mennill Lab) at Fall Convocation 2010.
Photo: September 2010, Windsor.
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Wii profs
What professors really do in their
spare time: Nintendo Wii tournaments. Trevor and Joanna Pitcher,
Ryan Norris, Amy Newman, and Dan play virtual tennis.
Photo: Jan 2010, Windsor.
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Southwest Ontario Showdown
The University of Guelph / St. Clair
College team gets decimated in Wii doubles tennis by the superstar team
from University of Windsor.
Photo: Jan 2010, Windsor.
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Animal Behavior Society
Annual Meeting in Williamsburg Virginia, 2010
University of Windsor researchers at the
Virginia Animal Behavior Society meeting. Standing (from left to
right): Dugan Maynard, Anneka Osmun, Roberto Sosa, Julie Koloff, Katie
Rieveley, Sarah Douglas, Erin Flannery, Trevor Pitcher. Seated:
Stephanie Doucet, Dan Mennill, Dave Wilson, Kara-Anne Ward, Melissa
Abdellah, Van La.
Photo: July 2010, Virginia.
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Dugan's Manakin Poster
Dugan presents his research on manakin
vocal behaviour at the Animal Behavior Society meeting.
Photo: July 2010, Virginia.
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Sarah's Wren Poster
Sarah presents her research on wren
song at the Animal Behavior Society meeting.
Photo: July 2010, Virginia.
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Roberto's Wren Poster
Roberto presents his research on
geographic variation in wren song at the Animal Behavior Society
meeting.
Photo: July 2010, Virginia.
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Kara's Manakin Poster
Kara presents her poster on manakin
reproductive behaviour at the Animal Behavior Society meeting.
Photo: July 2010, Virginia.
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Radical Views
Dave presents some radical views as
the first ever Mennill Lab member to participate in the Animal Behavior
Society's Akaoke contest (akaoke = academic karaoke).
Photo: Erin Flannery, July 2010, Virginia.
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Tenure Party
Congratulating Trevor and Stephanie on
their promotion and tenure.
Photo: July 2010, Lasalle.
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End of Field Season Party
The
Mennill and Doucet Labs celebrate the end of successful field seasons
in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ontario.
Photo: July 2010, Lasalle.
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Snow Bunting
Sarah bands a snow bunting on East Bay
Island, Nunavut.
Photo by Sarah Baldo: July 2010, Nunavut.
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Nunavut Sunset
The sun sets on the field camp at East
Bay Island, Nunavut.
Photo by Sarah Baldo: July 2010, Nunavut.
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Troublesome Bear
A Polar Bear complicates field work on
East Bay Island.
Photo by Sarah Baldo: July 2010, Nunavut.
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Down keeps you warm
Sarah and an Eider ready for banding
on East Bay Island.
Photo by Sarah Baldo: June 2010, Nunavut.
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Red Herring
Sarah poses with a Herring Gull on
East Bay Island, Nunavut.
Photo by Sarah Baldo: June 2010, Nunavut.
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Mexico Recording
Roberto records wrens in the tropical
forests of San Cristobal, Mexico.
Photo by Roberto Sosa: May 2010, Mexico.
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Cozumel Mist-netting
Roberto mist nets for wrens on Cozumel
Island.
Photo by Roberto Sosa: May 2010, Mexico.
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Cozumel Wren
Roberto and a Cozumel Island Wren.
Photo by Roberto Sosa: May 2010, Mexico.
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Brown-throated Wren
Roberto and a Brown-throated Wren in
San Mateo Rio Hondo, Mexico.
Photo by Roberto Sosa: May 2010, Mexico.
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Huitepec Ecological Reserve
Roberto on a recording mission in
Mexico.
Photo by Roberto Sosa: May 2010, Mexico.
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Yerbabuena Forest
Roberto records wrens in the forests
of Yerbabuena, Mexico.
Photo by Roberto Sosa: May 2010, Mexico.
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Yellow-green Vireos
Sarah and Julie band a pair of
yellow-green vireos in Santa Rosa National Park.
Photo by Dugan Maynard: May 2010, Costa
Rica.
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Interactive Playback
Tyne
and Dave conduct an Interactive
Playback trial at Queen's Univerity Biology Station.
Photo: May 2010, QUBS.
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Aint no flies on us...
Tyne
and Dave try to avoid donating
blood to the mosquitos and black flies of northern Ontario.
Photo: May 2010, QUBS.
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Yellow Warbler
Dave
poses with a Yellow Warbler at
Queen's Univerity Biology Station.
Photo: Tyne Baker, May 2010, QUBS.
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Lifelike Owl
Sam
positions an owl mount at Queen's
University Biology Station.
Photo: Tyne Baker, May 2010, QUBS.
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Two in the hand
Tyne
and a pair of chickadee mounts at
Queen's Univerity Biology Station.
Photo: Sam Dundas, May 2010, QUBS.
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QUBS Chickadees
Sam
and a pair of chickadee mounts at
Queen's Univerity Biology Station.
Photo: Tyne Baker, May 2010, QUBS.
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2010 Manakin Research Team
The
2010 Manakin Research Team (from
left to right): Stephanie Doucet, Dan Mennill, Kara-Anne Ward, Dugan
Maynard, and John Burt.
Photo: April 2010, Costa Rica.
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Barred Antshrike
A
handsome antshrike shows off his
zebra stripes.
Photo: Julie Koloff, May 2010, Costa Rica.
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Two in the Bush
Julie
bands a Barred Antshrike in
Santa Rosa National Park.
Photo: Julie Koloff, May 2010, Costa Rica.
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Transmission Study
Luis
Sandoval assists with a
transmission playback study in Santa Rosa National Park.
Photo: April 2010, Costa Rica.
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Ground Truth
Dugan
conducts a telemetry ground
truthing trial in Santa Rosa National Park.
Photo: April 2010, Costa Rica.
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Obregon and an Owl
Dan
and Stephanie help coordinate a
jam session between pianist Manuel Obregon and an owl for his
forthcoming Dry Forest Symbiosis album.
Photo: April 2010, Costa Rica.
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An Owl and Obregon
An
obliging Spectacled Owl jams with
Manuel Obregon in Santa Rosa National Park.
Photo: April 2010, Costa Rica.
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Unhand that Manakin
Dugan
releases a Long-tailed Manakin
in Santa Rosa National Park.
Photo: April 2010, Costa Rica.
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Lek measurements
Kara,
John, Dugan, and Steph collect
measurements at a mankin lek.
Photo: April 2010, Costa Rica.
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Award Winning Presentation
Sarah Baldo's spoken paper on Great
Curassow vocal behaviour won the award for best ecology and evolution
presentation at the 2010 University of Windsor Undergraduate
Colloquium.
Photo: Bob Hodge, May 2010, Windsor.
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Party Over Here
Members of the Mennill, Doucet,
Pitcher, and Corkum Labs at a lunchtime party in the Doucet Lab.
Photo: April 2010, Windsor.
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Ontario
Biology Day
2010
Sheeva presents data from her Honours thesis
on point count methodology at Ontario Biology Day at York University.
Photo by Sarah Baldo: Mar 2010, Toronto.
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Ontario
Biology Day
2010
Sarah presents data from her Honours thesis
on the vocal behaviour of tropical curassows.
Photo by Sheeva Nakhaie Mar 2010, Toronto.
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Ontario
Biology Day
2010
Tyne Baker of Beth MacDougall-Shackleton's
Lab at UWO and Sarah at Ontario Biology Day.
Photo by Sheeva Nakhaie: Mar 2010,
Toronto.
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2010 Research
Awards
Dan receives a Special Recognition Award for
his contribution to research, scholarship and creative activity; Trevor
receives recognition for his successful CFI application .
Photo: February 2010, Windsor.
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Mennill Lab Photos
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