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Maydianne C. B. Andrade is a Professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where she specializes in the fields of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She aims to understand how sexual selection, social behavior, and ecological conditions influence the evolution of mating strategies and morphology. Her research investigates the mechanistic traits underlying fitness, examining physiological and morphological correlates of competitive success, development, and endurance. She provides essential tools to suggest processes that are critical for understanding behavioral and morphological evolution. Professor Andrade's lab is known for housing the largest captive populations of black widow spiders in the world, serving as a unique resource for her research and for the training of graduate students interested in this field. Additionally, she is involved in disseminating findings and updates related to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology through the EEB Quarterly, which keeps the academic community informed about their work and developments in the discipline.
Department of Sociology