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Vincent Careau, Principal InvestigatorDr. Careau’s research program involves the combination of several approaches (quantitative genetics, comparative method, experimental evolution, and field studies) to examine trait co-variation across multiple levels of organization (e.g., intra-individual, inter-individual, inter-population, and inter-specific levels) in order to study co-adaptations among metabolic rate, performance, behaviour, and life-history strategies.
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Nicolas BoninNicolas obtained a BSc in Ecology and Organismal Biology at the University of Paris-Sud. He then completed a MSc in Evolutionary Ecology through a program coordinated by the University of Paris-Saclay, Sorbonne University and the French National Museum of Natural History. He worked on sexual selection in dippers at the Biometry and Evolutionary Biology Laboratory (LBBE). Nicolas completed his master project studying the temporal and spatial variability of urban effects on the reproduction of great tits, at the Biogéosciences Laboratory (University of Burgundy). His interests include evolutionary ecology (notably behavioural ecology) and conservation.
Nicolas started his MSc in May 2022 and transferred to PhD in August 2023. He works on locomotor performance, behavioural ecology, and cognition of wild white-footed mice. |
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Wyeth BlumbergWyeth completed his BSc in Biology with a minor in Geology at Acadia University. During his undergrad, he worked with Dr. Donald Stewart studying the phylogenetics of North American shrews. His research interests include animal behaviour, ecology, and evolutionary biology of mammals.
Wyeth started his MSc in September 2022 and transferred to PhD in September 2023. He works on the energetics and behavioural ecology of wild white-footed mice. |
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Tony GuTony earned his BSc in Biology with a minor in Business, Science, and Entrepreneurship from the University of Toronto Mississauga. His research interests include evolutionary genetics, ecology, and evolutionary biology. He spent two summers in China working as a laboratory assistant at Chenliji Pharmaceutical (2023) and Baidi Biotech (2019), where he mainly worked with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) on Wuji Baifeng Wan and other drugs.
Tony started his MSc in January 2024 and is co-supervised with Howard Rundle. He aims to study the correlated responses to artificial selection on locomotor activity in Drosophila melanogaster |
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Paige ChanPaige completed her B.Sc. In Biology with a specialization in animal physiology at the University of Ottawa. She worked with Dr. Colin Montpetit for her honours project looking at neural biomarkers of attention. Paige started a MSc in January 2025 and is co-supervised with Matt Pamenter, on a project focused on social behaviours of naked mole-rats and how that affects their activity and metabolic rates.
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Maxim Sauvé-RozonMax completed his honours research in the lab in 2024. He started an accelerated MSc in January 2025, continuing his research project on the annual cycles in mice artificially selected for high voluntary wheel running.
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Callum LevettCallum completed his honours research in the lab in 2025. He started an accelerated MSc in May 2025, continuing his research project on the (co)variation between desiccation resistance, metabolic and behavioural traits in Drosophila melanogaster. Callum is co-supervised with Howard Rundle
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Honours students
2025-2026 - An-Tam Le, working on metabolic rate in pillbugs
2025-2026 - Catherine Crosier, working on wild white-footed mice
2025-2026 - An-Tam Le, working on metabolic rate in pillbugs
2025-2026 - Catherine Crosier, working on wild white-footed mice
Past members
Past graduate students, and what they did after
2018-2023 - PhD- Paul Agnani, worked on the links between performance and behaviour,
2020-2022 - MSc - Tristan Ducharme (co-supervision with H. Rundle), worked on indirect genetic effects, pursued a PhD at Western (Neff lab)
2019-2021 - MSc - Caroline Maloney, worked on heat substitution, pursued a PhD at uOttawa (Kenny lab).
2019-2021 - MSc - Merlin Caron-Lévesque, worked on parasitism in white-footed mice, now Production Operator at Royal Canadian Mint.
2019-2021 - MSc - Jeremie Bouffard, worked on the behavioural eco-toxicology of wood frogs, now working at eticks.
2016-2020 - PhD - Mathieu Videlier (co-supervision with H. Rundle), worked on quantitative genetics architecture of metabolic rate, pursued a postdoc at UQÀM (Montiglio lab) and University of Toronto (Sztepanacz lab)
2018-2020 - MSc - Natalie Kermany, worked on the behavioural ecology of white-footed mice, now program assistant at NSERC.
2017-2019 - MSc - Alyssa Fiedler, worked on energetics in white-footed mice, now working as a Species At Risk Policy Intern, Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.
2016-2018 - MSc - Ilias Berberi, worked on performance trade-offs in white-footed mice, pursued a PhD at Carleton University (Dakin lab)
2018-2023 - PhD- Paul Agnani, worked on the links between performance and behaviour,
2020-2022 - MSc - Tristan Ducharme (co-supervision with H. Rundle), worked on indirect genetic effects, pursued a PhD at Western (Neff lab)
2019-2021 - MSc - Caroline Maloney, worked on heat substitution, pursued a PhD at uOttawa (Kenny lab).
2019-2021 - MSc - Merlin Caron-Lévesque, worked on parasitism in white-footed mice, now Production Operator at Royal Canadian Mint.
2019-2021 - MSc - Jeremie Bouffard, worked on the behavioural eco-toxicology of wood frogs, now working at eticks.
2016-2020 - PhD - Mathieu Videlier (co-supervision with H. Rundle), worked on quantitative genetics architecture of metabolic rate, pursued a postdoc at UQÀM (Montiglio lab) and University of Toronto (Sztepanacz lab)
2018-2020 - MSc - Natalie Kermany, worked on the behavioural ecology of white-footed mice, now program assistant at NSERC.
2017-2019 - MSc - Alyssa Fiedler, worked on energetics in white-footed mice, now working as a Species At Risk Policy Intern, Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks.
2016-2018 - MSc - Ilias Berberi, worked on performance trade-offs in white-footed mice, pursued a PhD at Carleton University (Dakin lab)
Past honours students, and what they did after
2024-2025 - Callum Levett (co-supervision with H. Rundle), worked on desiccation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster, now MSc in this lab.
2024-2025 - Gabriella Curkovic, worked on the effect of humidity on boldness and body mass in pillbugs, now MSc student at Wilfrid Laurier University
2024-2025 - Jenna Moussa, worked on the influence of social context on pillbug boldness, now...
2024-2025 - Deanna Turchyn, worked on naked mole-rats energetics, now...
2023-2024 - Philippe Abou Rizk, worked on trade-offs in Drosophila melanogaster artificially selected for high locomotor activity, now a veterinary medicine student at Ross University
2023-2024 - Dylan Burns, worked on realized heritability of locomotor activity in Drosophila melanogaster
2023-2024 - Madeleine Pettis, worked on repeatability of pill bug conglobation behaviour
2023-2024 - Tala Elian, worked on pill bug growth (and possibly metabolic) rate, not volunteering with Birds Canada
2023-2024 - Maxim Sauvé, worked on annual cycles in mice artificially selected for high voluntary wheel running
2022-2023 - Zoe Watson, worked on home range in white-footed mice
2022-2023 - Raphaël Fortier, worked on escape behaviour in white-footed mice, currently working as an Animal Care Technician with the Animal Care and Veterinary Service at the University of Ottawa
2022-2023 - Mansoura Husain, worked on individual difference in thermal plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster
2021-2022 - Alyssa Pogson, worked on the effect of moon cycle on white-footed mice activity, pursued as a MSc student at Carleton (Buxton lab)
2021-2022 - *Adam Duchesne, worked on boldness and chemical defenses in millipedes, now graduate student, Carleton University
2020-2021 - Sophie Roy, worked on a phylogenetic analysis of flight initiation distance and basal metabolic rate in birds, now Field Technician, Trent University.
2020-2021 - *Mathieu Vilain, worked on performance trade-offs in elite swimmers, pursued a MSc at uOttawa (Aris-Brosou lab)
2020-2021 - *Aly Abdeen, worked on energy management and voluntary wheel running in Peromyscus, now Research Assistant at Statistics Canada
2019-2020 - *Matteo Tremblay, worked on energetics and aggressiveness in Drosophila melanogaster
2019-2020 - Robert Mitchell, pursued a MSc at University of Calgary (Shelly Alexander lab)
2019-2020 - Mireille Cardinal, worked on exercise effects on metabolic rate in zebrafish, Now studying veterinary medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
2018-2019 - Alexandra Skiba
2018-2019 - Sarah Hubbard, working at Parks Canada.
2017-2018 - Sharla Foster, pursued a MSc at uOttawa (Kharouba lab)
2017-2018 - *Sabine Bouchard, pursued a MSc at Laurentian University
2016-2017 - *Sasha L. Newar, pursued a MSc at Trent University (Jeff Bowmann lab)
2016-2017 - *Ian Dewan, pursued a MSc at Carleton University (Tom Sherratt lab)
2016-2017 - Jasmine Veitch, pursued a MSc at Laurentian University (Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde lab)
*honours students that have published their thesis.
2024-2025 - Callum Levett (co-supervision with H. Rundle), worked on desiccation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster, now MSc in this lab.
2024-2025 - Gabriella Curkovic, worked on the effect of humidity on boldness and body mass in pillbugs, now MSc student at Wilfrid Laurier University
2024-2025 - Jenna Moussa, worked on the influence of social context on pillbug boldness, now...
2024-2025 - Deanna Turchyn, worked on naked mole-rats energetics, now...
2023-2024 - Philippe Abou Rizk, worked on trade-offs in Drosophila melanogaster artificially selected for high locomotor activity, now a veterinary medicine student at Ross University
2023-2024 - Dylan Burns, worked on realized heritability of locomotor activity in Drosophila melanogaster
2023-2024 - Madeleine Pettis, worked on repeatability of pill bug conglobation behaviour
2023-2024 - Tala Elian, worked on pill bug growth (and possibly metabolic) rate, not volunteering with Birds Canada
2023-2024 - Maxim Sauvé, worked on annual cycles in mice artificially selected for high voluntary wheel running
2022-2023 - Zoe Watson, worked on home range in white-footed mice
2022-2023 - Raphaël Fortier, worked on escape behaviour in white-footed mice, currently working as an Animal Care Technician with the Animal Care and Veterinary Service at the University of Ottawa
2022-2023 - Mansoura Husain, worked on individual difference in thermal plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster
2021-2022 - Alyssa Pogson, worked on the effect of moon cycle on white-footed mice activity, pursued as a MSc student at Carleton (Buxton lab)
2021-2022 - *Adam Duchesne, worked on boldness and chemical defenses in millipedes, now graduate student, Carleton University
2020-2021 - Sophie Roy, worked on a phylogenetic analysis of flight initiation distance and basal metabolic rate in birds, now Field Technician, Trent University.
2020-2021 - *Mathieu Vilain, worked on performance trade-offs in elite swimmers, pursued a MSc at uOttawa (Aris-Brosou lab)
2020-2021 - *Aly Abdeen, worked on energy management and voluntary wheel running in Peromyscus, now Research Assistant at Statistics Canada
2019-2020 - *Matteo Tremblay, worked on energetics and aggressiveness in Drosophila melanogaster
2019-2020 - Robert Mitchell, pursued a MSc at University of Calgary (Shelly Alexander lab)
2019-2020 - Mireille Cardinal, worked on exercise effects on metabolic rate in zebrafish, Now studying veterinary medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
2018-2019 - Alexandra Skiba
2018-2019 - Sarah Hubbard, working at Parks Canada.
2017-2018 - Sharla Foster, pursued a MSc at uOttawa (Kharouba lab)
2017-2018 - *Sabine Bouchard, pursued a MSc at Laurentian University
2016-2017 - *Sasha L. Newar, pursued a MSc at Trent University (Jeff Bowmann lab)
2016-2017 - *Ian Dewan, pursued a MSc at Carleton University (Tom Sherratt lab)
2016-2017 - Jasmine Veitch, pursued a MSc at Laurentian University (Albrecht Schulte-Hostedde lab)
*honours students that have published their thesis.
