Two genera of monogamous vertebrates: the avian genus Larus (gulls), and the mammalian genus Canis (wolves, coyotes, dogs)

The investigation of the evolutionary biology of vertebrates that show the presence of male parental care and socially monogamous breeding systems.

Annett, C.A. and R. Pierotti. 1999. Longterm reproductive output and recruitment in western gulls: consequences of alternate foraging tactics.  Ecology 80:288-297.

Annett, C.A., R. Pierotti and J.R. Baylis. 1999. Male and female parental roles in a biparental cichlid, Tilapia mariae . Environmental Biology of Fishes 54:283-293.

 Pierotti, R. 1999. Foraging for survival. Quarterly Review of    Biology 74:367.

 Pierotti, R. and D. Wildcat. 1999. Connectedness of predators and prey: Native Americans and fisheries management. Fisheries 24(4):22-23.

 Pierotti, R. and D. Wildcat. 1999.  Traditional knowledge, culturally   based world-views and Western science. Pp. 192-199 in D.  Posey (ed.), Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity . United Nations Environment Programme. Intermediate Technology Publications, London.

BIOL 420 Seminar: Natural Resource Management:Indigenous Perspective
BIOL 420 Seminar: Native & Western View Nature

Ph.D. Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia