Russell Dawson, University of Northern British Columbia

Research

avian ecology behavioural ecology climatic variability life-history evolution microplastics natal effects parental investment plumage coloration

Latest funding

Reproductive Effort and Success in Birds
NSERC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$200,000
Reproductive Effort and Success in Birds
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$105,000
Using miniaturized light-sensing geolocators to build a migratory network for a songbird
NSERC · 2012 · Co-investigator
$20,000

All 10 grants and awards

Reproductive Effort and Success in Birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2020Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

Keywords: avian ecology; behavioural ecology; life-history evolution; trade-offs; reproductive effort; parental investment; climatic variability; natal effects; plumage coloration; microplastics

$200,000

Reproductive Effort and Success in Birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

$105,000

Using miniaturized light-sensing geolocators to build a migratory network for a songbird

Co-investigatorNSERC2012Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Norris, Ryan

$20,000

Reproductive effort and success in birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

$145,000

Avian Ecology

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

Keywords: CRC

$25,000

Avian Ecology

Principal investigatorNSERC2009Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

Keywords: CRC

$475,000

Reproductive effort and success in birds

Principal investigatorNSERC2005Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

$132,500

Canada Research Chair in Avian Ecology

Principal investigatorNSERC2004Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

Keywords: CRC

$100,420

Time and energy constraints in avian reproduction

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

$100,000

Field research vehicle

Principal investigatorNSERC2001Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)

Principal investigators: Dawson, Russell

$24,622

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: avian ecology Dear Professor Dawson, 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 avian ecology 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 "Reproductive Effort and Success in Birds" (2020), 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]