ELIZABETH A. GOW, PHD
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Elizabeth A. Gow

I'm a behavioural conservation ecologist. I use cameras and tracking devices to learn about the lives of animals and how we can best conserve them.   

Areas of Expertise:

Tracking animal migration

Ornithology

Habitat use

Parental care

​Full annual cycle ecology

Conservation

Life History Trade-offs



Employment and Education
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



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About:

I am interested in understanding why and how many animal populations are declining, and how we can stop the declines. 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.  

I firmly believe that for conservation to succeed scientists need to listen to stakeholder goals and engage them in research of mutual benefit. I use this approach to help solve complex problems using transdisciplinary frameworks and am always open to 


Overall my past and current research spans three broad research areas: 

1. Birds in a changing world: annual cycles, habitat use and life history 

2. Effects of domestic cats on Canada's environment 

​3. What is lurking in your yard: Urban animals

Please check out the projects section to learn more.


I am always open for potential collaborations, please contact me if you are interested.
 Announcements:

Recently published papers:

Gow EA, P Arcese, D Dagenais, RJ Sardell, S Wilson, JM Reid. 2019. Testing predictions of inclusive fitness theory in inbreeding relatives with biparental care. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286:20191933 PDF

Gow EA, SM Knight, DW Bradley, RG Clark, DW Winkler, M Bélisle, L Berzins, T Blake, ES Bridge, L Burke, 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. Effects of spring migration distance on tree swallow reproductive success within and among flyways. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:380 PDF  

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 PDF

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 PDF  

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  PDF

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 PDF  
​Click Here for an infographic describing this paper 

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  • Birds in a changing world
  • Effects of Cats on the Environment
    • Why study domestic cats
  • Urban animals
  • Past Projects
  • Publications
  • Collaborators and Links
  • Photos