Tess Grainger, University of Guelph

Research

climate change temperature metabolic theory competition coexistence metacommunity experimental evolution evolutionary rescue

Latest funding

The effect of temperature on competitive, spatially structured, and evolving communities
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$40,000
The effect of temperature on competitive, spatially structured, and evolving communities
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 2 grants and awards

The effect of temperature on competitive, spatially structured, and evolving communities

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Grainger, Tess

Keywords: climate change; temperature; metabolic theory; competition; coexistence; metacommunity; experimental evolution; evolutionary rescue; insects

$40,000

The effect of temperature on competitive, spatially structured, and evolving communities

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Grainger, Tess

Keywords: climate change; temperature; metabolic theory; competition; coexistence; metacommunity; experimental evolution; evolutionary rescue; insects

$12,500

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: climate change Dear Professor Grainger, 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 climate change 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 effect of temperature on competitive, spatially structured, and evolving communities" (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]