Christina Caruso, University of Guelph

Research

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Latest funding

The response of wild plant populations to anthropogenic pollinator decline
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$54,000
Effect of multilevel selection on the evolution of gynodioecy
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$198,000
The evolutionary ecology of cytonuclear interactions in flowering plants
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$110,000

All 5 grants and awards

No publications available.

The response of wild plant populations to anthropogenic pollinator decline

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Caruso, Christina

Keywords: pollination; phenotypic plasticity; natural selection; floral traits; phenotypic evolution

$54,000

Effect of multilevel selection on the evolution of gynodioecy

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Caruso, Christina

Keywords: Cytoplasmic male sterility; Evolutionary ecology; Frequency-dependent selection; Gametic selection; Gynodioecy; Multilevel selection; Plant breeding systems; Plant sexual systems; Pollination; Population sex ratio

$198,000

The evolutionary ecology of cytonuclear interactions in flowering plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Caruso, ChristinaMarie

$110,000

Adaptive evolution in natural plant populations: integrating ecological and genetic approaches

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Caruso, ChristinaMarie

$123,125

Ecological genetics of adaptation evolution and spciation in plants

Principal investigatorNSERC2003Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Caruso, ChristinaMarie

$100,000

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 Dear Professor Caruso, 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 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 response of wild plant populations to anthropogenic pollinator decline" (2024), 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]