Janet Koprivnikar (Principal Investigator)
I am interested in the ecology of host-parasite interactions. This includes the ways in which hosts resist and tolerate parasite infections, and how these are affected by their environment. Many factors influence parasitism, from biodiversity to contaminants, and hosts have various means by which to defend themselves against parasites. The importance of parasites to host populations, communities, and ecosystems are also critical to understand in order to make predictions related to altered ecological conditions. I primarily work in aquatic systems (freshwater and marine) but also welcome ideas involving terrestrial hosts and parasites.
Current Lab personnel
Graduate students
Jordan Miller (MSc)
Jordan will be conducting research focused on behavioural aspects of how insects interact with insect-infecting (entomopathogenic) parasites, along with potential implications for transmission and infectivity.
