Dr Jocelyn Poissant

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

University of Calgary, Canada 

Education

Ph.D. University of Alberta, 2011                                     

M.Sc. University of Guelph, 2004                                         

B.Sc. Université du Québec à Montréal, 2000

Research interests

I am an evolutionary ecologist combining fieldwork with molecular and quantitative genetic approaches to understand how evolutionary forces such as natural selection, sexual selection and dispersal interact with genetic variation to shape phenotypic diversity in wild vertebrate populations. I am interested in both fundamental evolution and applied conservation research, with a particular focus on health-related phenotypes. 

Research topics

Evolutionary ecology, wildlife health, host-parasite interactions, behavioural ecology, functional ecology, quantitative genetics, genomics, adaptive evolution, conservation.