Elizabeth A. Gow
Current: Liber Ero Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph
Past: NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph Past: Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellow Department of Conservation and Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia PhD University of Saskatchewan MSc York University BHSc York University Contact: egow (at) uoguelph.ca Google Scholar Link |
About:I am an animal behavioural conservation ecologist interested in understanding why and how many animal populations are declining, and then developing optimal management strategies. I conduct interdisciplinary research that uses the field, laboratory, quantitative modelling, and innovative tracking technologies to get a better understanding of how we can help animals survive in the face of global change. Currently, I am working with multiple stakeholders to understand the impacts of outdoor cats in Canada and develop optimal cat management strategies. I use state-of-the-art catcams to get a cat's eye-view of the world. Catcams help us understand cat behaviour such as do and how frequently are cats coming into contact with other cats or potential predators, are they engaging in dangerous activities (e.g. crossing busy roads, climbing trees etc.), or hunting native wildlife. Overall my past and current research spans three broad research areas: 1. Seasonal interactions, movements and life history strategies of migrants 2. Cooperation, competition, and inclusive fitness of animals 3. Developing optimal management strategies that improve the welfare of cats and birds Please check out the projects section to learn more. I am always open for potential collaborations, please contact me if you are interested. |
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Announcements:
I will be giving the Society of Canadian Ornithologists' Early Career Research Award Plenary at the SCO-SOC meeting in Quebec City on August 30, 2019. I have 4 recently published papers: DeZwaan, D^. S Wilson, EA Gow, K Martin. Sex-specific spatiotemporal variation and carry-over effects in a migratory alpine songbird Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:285 DOI: doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00285 (Part of Research Topic: Flexibility in the Migration Strategies of Animals) Knight SM^, DW Bradley, RG Clark, EA Gow, M Bélisle, L Berzins, T Blake, ES Bridge, RD Dawson, PO Dunn, D Garant, G Holroyd, AG Horn, DJT Hussell, O Lansdorp, AJ Laughlin, ML Leonard, F Pelletier, D Shutler, L Siefferman, C Taylor, H Trefry, CM Vleck, D Vleck, DW Winkler, LA Whittingham, DR Norris. Non-breeding season movements of a migratory songbird are related to declines in resource availability. The Auk: Ornithological Advances ukz028 DOI: 10.1093/auk/ukz028 Gow EA, L Burke, DW Winkler, SM Knight, DW Bradley, RG Clark, M Bélisle, L Berzins, T Blake, ES Bridge, RD Dawson, PO Dunn, D Garant, G Holroyd, AG Horn, DJT Hussell, O Lansdorp, AJ Laughlin, ML Leonard, F Pelletier, D Shutler, L Siefferman, C Taylor, H Trefry, CM Vleck, D Vleck, LA Whittingham, DR Norris. 2019. A range-wide domino effect and resetting of the annual cycle in a migratory songbird. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286: 20181916 Knight SM^, DW Bradley, RG Clark, EA Gow, M Bélisle, L Berzins, T Blake, ES Bridge, RD Dawson, PO Dunn, D Garant, G Holroyd, AG Horn, DJT Hussell, O Lansdorp, AJ Laughlin, ML Leonard, F Pelletier, D Shutler, L Siefferman, C Taylor, H Trefry, CM Vleck, D Vleck, DW Winkler, LA Whittingham, DR Norris. 2018. Constructing and evaluating a continent-wide migratory songbird network across the annual cycle. Ecological Monographs 88:445–460 ^ Student papers |
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