Geoffrey Wild, Western University

Research

models adaptive dynamics selection virulence coevolution evolutionary theory disease cheat

Latest funding

Ecology and evolution of well-being with focus on pathogens and cooperation
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$54,000
Theoretical social evolution: predictions for fluctuating environments
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$235,000
The Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding
NSERC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$250,000

Ecology and evolution of well-being with focus on pathogens and cooperation

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wild, Geoffrey

Keywords: models; adaptive dynamics; selection; virulence; coevolution; evolutionary theory; disease; cheat; parasite; altrusim

$54,000

Theoretical social evolution: predictions for fluctuating environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wild, Geoffrey

Keywords: behaviour; environmental fluctuation; evolutionary game theory; inclusive fitness; kin selection; life history; mathematical modelling; population genetics; social evolution; theoretical biology

$235,000

The Ecology and Evolution of Cooperative Breeding

Principal investigatorNSERC2013Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wild, Geoffrey

$250,000

Social dilemmas in class-structured populations

Principal investigatorNSERC2008Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Wild, Geoffrey

$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: models Dear Professor Wild, 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 models 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 "Ecology and evolution of well-being with focus on pathogens and cooperation" (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]