Iulia Badescu, Université de Montréal

Research

alloparenting female reproduction female reproductive strategies infant care infanticide lactation life history maternal investment

Latest funding

Influences and impacts of stacked investment in offspring by female primates
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Influences and impacts of stacked investment in offspring by female primates
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$88,000

All 2 grants and awards

Influences and impacts of stacked investment in offspring by female primates

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Badescu, Iulia

$12,500

Influences and impacts of stacked investment in offspring by female primates

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Badescu, Iulia

Keywords: female reproduction; maternal investment; lactation; stacked investment in offspring; female reproductive strategies; infant care; weaning; infanticide; alloparenting; life history

$88,000

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: alloparenting Dear Professor Badescu, 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 alloparenting 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 "Influences and impacts of stacked investment in offspring by female primates" (2023), 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]