Nick Luymes

Nick graduated as an Integrated Science (ISci) Student.  He is doing did his undergraduate thesis in ABEL.  Nick's research was about the connection between resource density and reproductive success for plainfin midshipman, a singing toadfish. Nick was exploring the importance of the social neighbourhood surrounding a male territory and how nest density impacts mate choice and male reproductive success. The natural variation in the density of plainfin midshipman nesting sites makes them an ideal model for exploring this connection between territory density and reproductive success.  Nick held an NSERC USRA and worked with Aneesh Bose in British Columbia during the summer of 2015.