We are open to any new ideas that fit into the general research area of sensory ecology but also have some specific projects that are open to interested students. These include:
Interested? Then e-mail us at: dhiggs@uwindsor.ca
- Neurogenesis in developing fish nervous systems
- Developmental changes in hearing ability in fish
- Invasive round gobys in the Great Lakes, their hearing, and their control using acoustic means
- The effects of noise on developing fish
Interested? Then e-mail us at: dhiggs@uwindsor.ca
Graduate assistantships available in fish sensory ecology/evolution – Two graduate assistant positions are available in the laboratory of Dr. Dennis Higgs (http://www.uwindsor.ca/higgslab/) at the University of Windsor beginning May, 2018. The specific projects will be designed to best fit the applicants but one will be in the area of multisensory integration in teleosts and one will be in the area of neuroethology of fish acoustic signalling. The lab has a general focus on ecological and behavioural aspects of sensory signalling and uses a combination of neurophysiology, behaviour, and morphology to address questions in this field. Assistantships will be at the MSc or Ph.D. level, dependent upon interests and abilities of applicants. Some knowledge and appreciation of sensory ecology and evolution is required but training in electrophysiology, sequencing, and/or behavioural analysis will be provided. Interested parties should contact Dr. Higgs at dhiggs@uwindsor.ca with a statement of interest and a curriculum vitae.
