Helen Rodd

Helen Rodd is a Canadian zoologist who is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto.[1]

Rodd's work focuses on reproductive strategies among live-bearing fish as a system to understand mate selection among animals.[2] Her work on mate preference in guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata) attracted media attention in numerous nature magazines[3][4] and the United States public broadcasting service, as well as academic notice, based upon her research finding that female guppies in Trinidad may choose males for orange coloration similar to a favored food, the fruit of a local tree. In 2001, Rodd was awarded a Premier's Research Excellence Award by the Ontario government for her work in guppy mate selection.

Rodd received her Ph.D. in Biology from York University in Toronto with a thesis titled: Phenotypic plasticity in the life history traits and sexual behaviour of Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in response to their social environment.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Helen Rodd". Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. University of Toronto. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  2. ^ "H. Rodd". www.eeb.utoronto.ca. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  3. ^ "Male Guppies Imitate Food and Get Sex". Science | AAAS. 2002-02-28. Retrieved 2017-10-05.
  4. ^ Olendorf, Robert; Rodd, F. Helen; Punzalan, David; Houde, Anne E.; Hurt, Carla; Reznick, David N.; Hughes, Kimberly A. (2006). "Frequency-dependent survival in natural guppy populations". Nature. 441 (7093): 633–636. Bibcode:2006Natur.441..633O. doi:10.1038/nature04646. PMID 16738659. S2CID 4383877.
  5. ^ "Helen Rodd's Brief C.V." Rodd Lab. University of Toronto. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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