Hugh Broders
Professor and Department Chair
Biology
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
"Hugh Broders is an evolutionary ecologist whose primary research focus is on the demography, life history and migratory movement of bats. 2004 PhD Ecology, University of New Brunswick. Professor Broders joined the University of Waterloo in January 2017 as Chair of the Department of Biology.Member, Terrestrial Mammals Specialist Subcommittee for the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (elected 2011, re-elected 2015)"
Research Interest
Prof. Broders' main interests are in the area of animal population biology. More specifically, his research focuses on characterizing aspects of the biology of animal populations that help explain the causes and predict the consequences of population structure (e.g., resource requirements, social structure). Such research areas are important on at least two levels. First, such questions are vital for increasing our understanding of evolution and evolutionary processes. Second, managing wildlife populations requires data on which to make reliable inferences on biology. Therefore, from a conservation perspective such research areas are critically important.
Publications
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Patriquin KJ, Leonard ML, Broders HG, Ford WM, Britzke ER, Silvis A. Weather as a proximate explanation for fission–fusion dynamics in female northern long-eared bats. Animal Behaviour. 2016 Dec 31;122:47-57.
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Patriquin KJ, Leonard ML, Broders HG, Ford WM, Britzke ER, Silvis A. Corrigendum to “Weather as a proximate explanation for fission–fusion dynamics in female northern long-eared batsâ€[Animal Behaviour, 122 (2016) 47–57]. Animal Behaviour. 2017(123):355-7.
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Talbot B, BalvÃn O, Vonhof MJ, Broders HG, Fenton B, Keyghobadi N. Host association and selection on salivary protein genes in bed bugs and related blood-feeding ectoparasites. Royal Society Open Science. 2017 Jun 1;4(6):170446.
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Talbot B, Vonhof M, Broders HG, Fenton MB, Keyghobadi N. Population structure in two geographically sympatric and congeneric ectoparasites: Cimex adjunctus and Cimex lectularius, in the North American Great Lakes region. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 2017 Jul 27(ja).
