Kimberley Mathot

Email

mathot@ualberta.ca

Phone

(780) 248-1234

Address

Z-614 Bio Science - D.M. Ross Zoology Tower

11355 - Saskatchewan Drive

Edmonton AB

T6G 2E9

Very broadly, my research centers on understanding the causes and consequences of behavioural variation. Why do individuals from the same population often show consistent differences in their average behaviour, why are some individuals more behaviourally plastic than others, and does it matter (i.e. does this variation have fitness consequences for the organism)?

I work with a variety of study systems and use a multidisciplinary approach to address these questions, combining theoretical and empirical studies (both lab and field), and applying theory and methods from behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology, physiology and quantitative genetics.