Rebecca Tyson, University of British Columbia

Research

ordinary differential equations partial differential equations population dynamics predator-prey models rate-induced tipping stability of cyclic ecosystems stochasticity structural stability

Latest papers

Host-Parasitoid Systems are Vulnerable to Extinction via P-Tipping: Forest Tent Caterpillar as an Example.
Bulletin of mathematical biology · 2024 · senior author
The Relative Contribution of Direct and Environmental Transmission Routes in Stochastic Avian Flu Epidemic Recurrence: An Approximate Analysis.
Bulletin of mathematical biology · 2019 · senior author

All 2 publications

Latest funding

Resilience of Cyclic Ecosystems in the Presence of R- and P-Tipping
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$93,000
One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000
CANMOD: Canadian Network for Modelling Infectious Disease
NSERC · 2020 · Co-investigator
$2,500,000

All 10 grants and awards

2 publications.

01

Host-Parasitoid Systems are Vulnerable to Extinction via P-Tipping: Forest Tent Caterpillar as an Example.

Dyck BF, Tyson R

Bulletin of mathematical biology2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11538-024-01358-1 PMID: 39412556

02

The Relative Contribution of Direct and Environmental Transmission Routes in Stochastic Avian Flu Epidemic Recurrence: An Approximate Analysis.

Mata MA, Greenwood P, Tyson R

Bulletin of mathematical biology2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11538-018-0414-6 PMID: 29541997

Resilience of Cyclic Ecosystems in the Presence of R- and P-Tipping

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tyson, Rebecca

Keywords: stability of cyclic ecosystems; rate-induced tipping; predator-prey models; ordinary differential equations; partial differential equations; structural stability; population dynamics; stochasticity

$93,000

One Health Modelling Network for Emerging Infections (OMNI)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative (EIDM)

Principal investigators: Zhu, Huaiping

$2,500,000

CANMOD: Canadian Network for Modelling Infectious Disease

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Emerging Infectious Diseases Modelling Initiative (EIDM)

Principal investigators: Colijn, Caroline

$2,500,000

Determining optimal wildflower patch arrangements to maximize pollination services by wild bees in cultivated blueberry

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Tyson, Rebecca

$361,995

Mathematical and computational study of dispersal in mixed landscapes

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tyson, Rebecca

$198,000

Modelling the effect of wildflower enhancements on bumblebee pollination services in FraserValley blueberry crops

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Tyson, Rebecca

$25,000

Modelling the effectiveness of bear--proof garbage bins deployed at the community scale

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Tyson, Rebecca

$22,100

Understanding the dynamics of predator-prey populations dispersing in heterogeneous habitat

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tyson, Rebecca

$55,000

Mathematical models in spatial ecology

Principal investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tyson, Rebecca

$60,000

Mathematical modelling of codling moth dispersal

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Tyson, Rebecca

$34,366

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: ordinary differential equations Dear Professor Tyson, 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]. I read your paper "Host-Parasitoid Systems are Vulnerable to Extinction via P-Tipping: Forest Tent Caterpillar as an Example." (2024), and it 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 "Resilience of Cyclic Ecosystems in the Presence of R- and P-Tipping" (2022), 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]