Lindsey Leighton, University of Alberta

Research

Biodiversity Community Ecology Community Paleocology Conservation Paleobiology Sampling Scale

Latest funding

Evaluating the Influence of Scale on Paleoecological Results
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$144,000
Testing the Role of Predation in Morphological Evolution of Marine Prey
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$135,000
Assessing predation through time and space
NSERC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$110,000

All 3 grants and awards

Evaluating the Influence of Scale on Paleoecological Results

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Leighton, Lindsey

Keywords: scale; sampling; biodiversity; conservation paleobiology; community paleocology; community ecology

$144,000

Testing the Role of Predation in Morphological Evolution of Marine Prey

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Leighton, Lindsey

$135,000

Assessing predation through time and space

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Leighton, Lindsey

$110,000

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 Leighton, 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 "Evaluating the Influence of Scale on Paleoecological Results" (2021), 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]