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Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The conceptual framework of my research is evolutionary ecology and how it applies, in particular, to parasite-host-stress interactions and to intra-specific variation in ecology and behaviour. My research with my students and collaborators has included the following: evaluating measures of environmental stress for animals; evaluating effects of stress and parasitism on individuals & populations; exploring dynamics of insect-parasite interactions; understanding the evolution of polymorphism in insect populations; studying the ecology of a key prey species in an inter-tidal ecosystem and general studies in wildlife conservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected Publications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Poulin R, Forbes MR<\/strong>. 2012. Meta-analysis and research on host-parasite interactions: past and future. Evolutionary Ecolology, in press<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morrill A, Forbes MR<\/strong>. Random parasite encounters coupled with condition-linked immunity of hosts generate parasite aggregation. International Journal for Parasitology, in press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robinson SA, Lajeunesse MJ, Forbes MR<\/strong>. A meta-analysis of sex differences in mercury contamination of birds challenges conventional wisdom. Environmental Science and Technology, in press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Descamps S, Gilchrist HG, Bety J, Buttler EI, Forbes MR<\/strong>. 2009. Costs of reproduction in a long-lived bird: Large clutch size is associated with low survival in the presence of a highly virulent disease. Biology Letters 5: 278-281.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Forbes MR<\/strong>, Robb T. 2008. Testing hypotheses about parasite-mediated selection using odonate hosts. pp. 175-188 In: Dragonflies: Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research edited by Alex C\u00f3rdoba-Aguilar. Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Citations to my articles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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