Opening for a Ph.D. candidate at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada
I am seeking a Ph.D. candidate to undertake a study of anadromy and freshwater residency in brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis) as evolutionary-stable conditional reproductive tactics. Specific objectives include comparing the fitness payoffs of the two tactics as well as documenting the migration patterns of anadromous charr. The project is part of a larger 4-year study to assess the role of competition between Atlantic salmon and brook charr in determining the incidence of anadromy in brook charr and to develop a management plan for sea-run charr in the Saguenay region of Quebec. The study will be conducted at the field station of CIRSA (Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche sur le Saumon Atlantique), located on the Ste-Marguerite River, Sacre-Cœur-sur-fjord-du-Saguenay, Quebec. The applicant will be registered for Ph.D. studies at Laval University in Quebec City. Applicants with experience in the areas of life history theory, fish population statistics, fish migration and tagging techniques as well as sport fishery management are preferred. Knowledge of the French language or willingness to learn is a prerequisite. This Ph.D. position will be remunerated according to NSERC guidelines. Scholarship holders will receive supplements to their awards.
Start date : May 1, 1998 Please send inquiries by e-mail to :
Prof. Julian Dodson, Directeur Scientifique, CIRSA, Biology Department, Laval University, Ste-Foy, Quebec G1T 7P4
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on the internet Laval University : http ://www.ulaval.ca/Al/index.html CIRSA : http ://www.fsg.ulaval.ca/bio/CIRSA.html J. Dodson : http :www.fsg.ulaval.ca/bio/JDodson.html
______________________________________________________________________ Julian Dodson, Directeur scientifique, CIRSA (Centre Interuniversitaire de recherche sur le saumon atlantique) Departement de biologie, Universite Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec Canada ___________________________________________________________________________ tel 1-418-656-3289 fax 1-418-656-2339 [log in to unmask] ___________________________________________________________________________
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