Burness Lab

Burness Lab Our research focuses on ecological, evolutionary and conservation physiology. To answer questions ab

We use a combination of field and laboratory studies to understand how energetic trade-offs influence Darwinian fitness in animals. Rather than being taxa -specific, our research is driven by the August Krogh principle, "for every research question there is an organism upon which it can be most conveniently studied." We are based at Trent University, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

The ship of the future?
10/27/2020

The ship of the future?

With its five, massive, solid sails, this ship will carry 7,000 cars across the Atlantic, while being almost emission-free.

This sums it up
10/16/2020

This sums it up

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Great post by Suzie Currie. Male deep sea fish fuse with females, necessitating a redesign of their immune systems
08/10/2020

Great post by Suzie Currie. Male deep sea fish fuse with females, necessitating a redesign of their immune systems

In most vertebrates, the absence of adaptive immunity would be catastrophic, but in some deep-sea angler fish species, it enables their "wild" and "wacky" mating habits.

20% of Londoners had syphilis by their 30s (a new study by Trent University history colleague, Kevin Siena)
07/08/2020

20% of Londoners had syphilis by their 30s (a new study by Trent University history colleague, Kevin Siena)

Two hundred and fifty years ago, London was rife with sexually transmitted infections (STIs). You only have to read about the sexual exploits of James Bosw

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