David McCorquodale, Cape Breton University

Research

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Latest funding

New insights from old bugs: assessing hidden biodiversity in insect collections
NSERC · 2007 · Co-investigator
$96,250
Insects of Atlantic Islands: testing methods for biodiversity assessment and island colonization hypotheses
NSERC · 2006 · Co-investigator
$12,000
Managing pasture biodiversity and its impact on productivity and resilience
NSERC · 2003 · Co-investigator
$958,115

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

New insights from old bugs: assessing hidden biodiversity in insect collections

Co-investigatorNSERC2007Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Giberson, Donna

$96,250

Insects of Atlantic Islands: testing methods for biodiversity assessment and island colonization hypotheses

Co-investigatorNSERC2006Discovery Grants Program - Group

Principal investigators: Giberson, Donna

$12,000

Managing pasture biodiversity and its impact on productivity and resilience

Co-investigatorNSERC2003Strategic Projects - Group

Principal investigators: Fredeen, Alan

$958,115

Evolution of nest sharing in the Hymenoptera

Principal investigatorNSERC1994Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McCorquodale, David

$80,000

Evolution of nest sharing in sphecid wasps

Principal investigatorNSERC1991Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: McCorquodale, David

$71,814

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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