Kimberley Mathot
Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences
Personal Website: https://kjmathot.wordpress.com/opportunities/
Contact
Associate Professor
Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences
- mathot@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 248-1234
- Address
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Z-614 Bio Science - D.M. Ross Zoology Tower
11355 - Saskatchewan DriveEdmonton ABT6G 2E9
Overview
Research
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.
Courses
BIOL 631 - Seminar in Ecology and Evolution
Credit may be obtained more than once.
BIOL 642 - Seminars in Physiology, Cell and Developmental Biology
Credit may be obtained more than once.
ZOOL 371 - Behavioral Ecology
Animal behavior from an ecological and evolutionary perspective, with emphasis on social behavior. The material is intended to complement that of ZOOL 370. Prerequisite: BIOL 208
Featured Publications
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 2026 January; 10.1002/ECE3.73946
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION. 2026 January; 10.1002/ECE3.73972
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS. 2026 January; 10.1002/BRV.70181
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024 January; 10.1038/S41467-024-48702-6
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Research Students
Currently accepting undergraduate students for research project supervision.
I host up to two undergraduate research project students in my lab each academic year, as well as one summer NSERC USRI student. Preference is given to students who have taken ZOOL 371, as this provides important background info for the type of research we do in my group. Positions are typically filled at least two terms in advance. Interested students should contact me via email and outline the specific opportunity they are interested in (e.g., BIOL399, BIOL 499) and for which semester(s), and include a copy of their unofficial transcript.