Jane Waterman, University of Manitoba

Research

Alloparental care Alternative reproductive tactics Cooperative breeding Life history Maternal care Mating system Plural breeding Reproductive skew

Latest funding

Sociality and reproductive tactics in ground-dwelling squirrels: cooperation, tolerance and reproductive skew
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$132,000
Sociality and reproductive tactics in ground-dwelling squirrels: conflict and cooperation
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$160,000
Sociality and reproductive strategies in ground-dwelling squirrels: effects of infection on reproduction and sperm competition
NSERC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$170,000

All 3 grants and awards

Sociality and reproductive tactics in ground-dwelling squirrels: cooperation, tolerance and reproductive skew

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Waterman, Jane

Keywords: reproductive skew; maternal care; plural breeding; alloparental care; cooperative breeding; mating system; alternative reproductive tactics; life history; survival

$132,000

Sociality and reproductive tactics in ground-dwelling squirrels: conflict and cooperation

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Waterman, Jane

$160,000

Sociality and reproductive strategies in ground-dwelling squirrels: effects of infection on reproduction and sperm competition

Principal investigatorNSERC2010Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Waterman, Jane

$170,000

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: Alloparental care Dear Professor Waterman, 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 alloparental care 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 "Sociality and reproductive tactics in ground-dwelling squirrels: cooperation, tolerance and reproductive skew" (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]