Jonathan Mee, Mount Royal University

Research

biodiversity brook stickleback Chrosomus dace evolutionary constraints gynogenesis local adaptation parallel evolution phenotypic plasticity

Latest funding

The maintenance of polymorphisms in natural populations: genetic and environmental correlates of within-species diversity
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500
The maintenance of polymorphisms in natural populations: genetic and environmental correlates of within-species diversity
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$168,000

All 2 grants and awards

The maintenance of polymorphisms in natural populations: genetic and environmental correlates of within-species diversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Mee, Jonathan

$12,500

The maintenance of polymorphisms in natural populations: genetic and environmental correlates of within-species diversity

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Mee, Jonathan

Keywords: brook stickleback; chrosomus dace; polymorphism; parallel evolution; local adaptation; evolutionary constraints; gynogenesis; phenotypic plasticity; biodiversity

$168,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: biodiversity Dear Professor Mee, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on biodiversity connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "The maintenance of polymorphisms in natural populations: genetic and environmental correlates of within-species diversity" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]