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Victor Shegelski, PhD, BSc

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ATS Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences
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ATS Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Science - Biological Sciences
Email
shegelsk@ualberta.ca
Phone
(780) 492-0461
Address
CW223 Bio Science - Centre Wing
11355 - Saskatchewan Drive
Edmonton AB
T6G 2E9

Courses

BIOL 395 - Field Course in Biology

Covers special topics of current interest in biology pertaining specifically to field opportunities. This course may be held outside of Edmonton at one or more off-campus locations either domestically or internationally, and may require additional on-campus coursework. This course requires payment of additional miscellaneous fees. Refer to the Tuition and Fees page in the University Regulations section of the Calendar. See departmental website for BIOL 395 offered sections. Prerequisite: second year Biological Sciences course and permission of instructor. Credit for this course may be obtained more than once.

Summer Term 2026

ENT 101 - Insect-Human Interactions

An introduction to the biology, diversity, ecology, and behaviour of arthropods with a focus on insects and their roles in human society. Students will examine the importance of insects in processes that impact humans such as nutrient cycling, forensics, pollination, herbivory and disease transmission. Students will differentiate the beneficial and detrimental roles of insects in agricultural and forest ecosystems, and use the principles of integrated pest management. Insect conservation and the importance of insects in human culture will also be discussed. This course will be delivered entirely on-line.

Winter Term 2026

ENT 392 - Medical and Veterinary Entomology

An account of the influence of arthropods on the health of humans and domestic animals, and the interactions between arthropod vectors and vertebrate pathogens. Prerequisite: ZOOL 250 or any Entomology course. Offered in alternate years.

Winter Term 2026

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Featured Publications

Chromosome‐level genome assembly reveals genomic architecture of northern range expansion in the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Christopher I. Keeling, Erin O. Campbell, Philip D. Batista, Victor A. Shegelski, Stephen A. L. Trevoy, Dezene P. W. Huber, Jasmine K. Janes, Felix A. H. Sperling

Molecular Ecology Resources. 2022 April; 10.1111/1755-0998.13528

Identification of genes and gene expression associated with dispersal capacity in the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Victor A. Shegelski, Maya L. Evenden, Dezene P. W. Huber, Felix A. H. Sperling

PeerJ. 2021 October; 10.7717/peerj.12382

Source and spread dynamics of mountain pine beetle in central Alberta, Canada

Victor A. Shegelski, Erin O. Campbell, Kirsten M. Thompson, Caroline M. Whitehouse, Felix A.H. Sperling

The Canadian Entomologist. 2021 June; 10.4039/tce.2020.83

Factors influencing dispersal by flight in bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae): from genes to landscapes

Kelsey L. Jones, Victor A. Shegelski, Nathan G. Marculis, Asha N. Wijerathna, and Maya L. Evenden

Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2019 June; 49 10.1139/cjfr-2018-0304

Morphological variation associated with dispersal capacity in a tree-killing bark beetle Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins

Victor A. Shegelski, Maya L. Evenden, Felix A. H. Sperling

Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 2018 September; 21 (1):79-87 10.1111/afe.12305

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