Lars Iversen, McGill University

Research

aquatic insects climate change freshwater ecology functional biogeography global change landscape ecology macroecology macrophytes

Latest papers

The origin, genomics and evolution of female-limited polymorphisms.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2026

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Upgrading environmental DNA platform for analyzing sediment core archives to provide key missing biodiversity time series
NSERC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$79,944
Exploring the role of sand mining in malaria prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$250,000
Linking species form, function and adaptations to freshwater habitats: implications for global change in aquatic systems.
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$87,000

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

The origin, genomics and evolution of female-limited polymorphisms.

Svensson EI, Falk JJ, Iversen L, Lavanchy G, Roberts NS, Tunström K, Lancaster LT

Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2026

DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2025.0175 PMID: 42272386

Upgrading environmental DNA platform for analyzing sediment core archives to provide key missing biodiversity time series

Co-investigatorNSERC2025Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Gregory-Eaves, Irene

Keywords: environmental dna; lake sediment; paleolimnology; long term ecology; biodiversity; co-created science; ultra cold storage; laminar flow cabinet; high performance computing; bioinformatics

$79,944

Exploring the role of sand mining in malaria prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Bendixen, Mette

$250,000

Linking species form, function and adaptations to freshwater habitats: implications for global change in aquatic systems.

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Iversen, Lars

Keywords: freshwater ecology; functional biogeography; macroecology; macrophytes; aquatic insects; global change; landscape ecology; spatial gradients; water-air interface; climate change

$87,000

Linking species form, function and adaptations to freshwater habitats: implications for global change in aquatic systems.

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Iversen, Lars

$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: aquatic insects Dear Professor Iversen, 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]. I read your paper "The origin, genomics and evolution of female-limited polymorphisms." (2026), and it 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 "Linking species form, function and adaptations to freshwater habitats: implications for global change in aquatic 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]