Helen Rodd
Encyclopedia
Helen Rodd is a Canadian
zoologist
and Associate professor
at the University of Toronto
. Dr. Rodd's work focuses on reproductive strategies among livebearing fish, as part of an effort to understand mate selection among animals. Her work on mate preference in the guppy
fish species (Poecilia reticulata) attracted media attention in numerous nature magazine
s and the United States
public broadcasting service, as well as academic notice, based upon her research finding that female guppies in Trinidad
may choose males for orange
coloration similar to a favored food, the fruit of a local tree. In 2001, Professor Rodd was awarded a Premier's Research Excellence Award by the Ontario
government for her work in guppy mate selection.
Dr. Rodd received her Ph.D. in Biology from York University
in Toronto.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
zoologist
Zoology
Zoology |zoölogy]]), is the branch of biology that relates to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct...
and Associate professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. Dr. Rodd's work focuses on reproductive strategies among livebearing fish, as part of an effort to understand mate selection among animals. Her work on mate preference in the guppy
Guppy
The guppy , also known as the millionfish, is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. It is a small member of the Poeciliidae family [females long, males long] and like all other members of the family, is live-bearing....
fish species (Poecilia reticulata) attracted media attention in numerous nature magazine
Magazine
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s and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
public broadcasting service, as well as academic notice, based upon her research finding that female guppies in Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
may choose males for orange
Orange (colour)
The colour orange occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum at a wavelength of about 585–620 nm, and has a hue of 30° in HSV colour space. It is numerically halfway between red and yellow in a gamma-compressed RGB colour space, the expression of which is the RGB colour wheel. The...
coloration similar to a favored food, the fruit of a local tree. In 2001, Professor Rodd was awarded a Premier's Research Excellence Award by the Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
government for her work in guppy mate selection.
Dr. Rodd received her Ph.D. in Biology from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in Toronto.