Faculty profile
Heather Bruce
Back to facultyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Zoology at UBCUniversity of British Columbia
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Latest papers
Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits.
Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026
1 publications.
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Loss, persistence and reversal of phenotypic traits.
Forni G, Fusco G, Nicolini F, Bruce H, Luchetti A
Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society2026
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