Office: Building 470, Room 115
Phone: 250.753.3245 Ext. 2314
Fax: 250.740.6482
Email: Jamie.Gorrell@viu.ca
- Vertebrate ecology
- Behavioural ecology
- Molecular ecology
- Conservation genetics
Education
- BSc Hons. Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo (2004)
- MSc Laurentian University, Sudbury (2007)
- PhD University of Alberta, Edmonton (2013)
- PDF University of Alberta, Edmonton (2015)
- PDF University of New England, Armidale, Australia (2016)
Teaching
- BIOL 121 – Intro Zoology
- BIOL 345 – Molecular Ecology
- BIOL 351 – Population and Community Ecology
- BIOL 360 – Intro to Animal Behaviour
- BIOL 375 – Ecological Methodology
Research Interests
My lab integrates field ecology and population genetics to study the behaviour, evolution, and conservation of vertebrates. We combine rugged fieldwork with cutting-edge molecular techniques to address theoretical questions and solve management problems. Students in my lab get the opportunity to take a leading role on important wildlife projects while learning how to collect and analyze field and genetic data. Examples of previous student projects include:
- Conservation genetics of wild and captive marmots
- Genetic diversity of wolverines
- Effectiveness of camera traps to detect wildlife
- Response of forest wildlife to seasonal drought
- Molecular systematics of marmot parasites
- Parasite load in wild and captive marmots
- Seasonal movement patterns of wild and released marmots
- Dispersal and gene flow in lynx
- Genetic structure of Garry oaks
Contact me if you’re interested in a BIOL 491 independent project.
Publications
Please see my profiles on Google Scholar and ResearchGate for access to papers.