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Kiyoko Gotanda is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Brock University. She holds affiliations with the Universidad de San Francisco Quito and has held postdoctoral positions at the University of Cambridge and Université de Sherbrooke. Her research focuses on ecology, evolution, and animal behavior, particularly investigating how human activities influence selection pressures and biodiversity. Key interests include rapid adaptation to urbanization, climate change, and invasive species impacts.
Education includes a PhD and BSc (First Class Honours) in Biology from McGill University. Her work spans diverse taxa such as Darwin’s finches, Trinidadian guppies, and three-spine stickleback, with future projects targeting black-capped chickadees. She has co-edited special issues on human-driven evolutionary changes and contributed to global urban evolutionary studies.
Research highlights include analyzing phenotypic variation in adaptive responses, urban microbiome effects on Darwin’s finches, and systematic reviews on behavioral ecology applications. Her lab emphasizes collaborative, transdisciplinary approaches to address eco-evolutionary dynamics and conservation challenges.
Notable contributions include a 2022 Science paper on urban white clover adaptation and a 2020 Journal of Animal Ecology study on human impacts on antipredator behavior. Her work bridges theoretical evolution with practical conservation, emphasizing rapid adaptation mechanisms.
Current projects include global horizon scans for urban evolutionary ecology and developing tools for inclusive, collaborative research. She advises on eco-evolutionary experiments for restoration and has mentored students in guppy evolution and microbiome studies.
