David Wilson, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Research

acoustic signal animal communication behavioural ecology bird song comparative analysis field research ornithology playback experiment

Latest funding

The ecology and evolution of amplitude in animal acoustic communication systems
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$80,000
Sexual selection under social constraints
NSERC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$182,000

All 2 grants and awards

The ecology and evolution of amplitude in animal acoustic communication systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilson, David

Keywords: behavioural ecology; animal communication; sexual selection; ornithology; comparative analysis; bird song; field research; acoustic signal; signal structure; playback experiment

$80,000

Sexual selection under social constraints

Principal investigatorNSERC2015Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wilson, David

$182,000

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: acoustic signal Dear Professor Wilson, 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 acoustic signal 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 "The ecology and evolution of amplitude in animal acoustic communication systems" (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]