Colin
Favret

Insect systematics and biodiversity

Associate professor
Department of biological sciences - University of Montreal

Curator
Ouellet-Robert Entomological Collection

Scientific director
Laurentians Biology Station
colin.favret@umontreal.ca
514-343-2158

RESEARCH TOPICS


Using a variety of data (morphology, DNA sequences, museum specimens, symbiotic associations), we study the evolution and current status of insect diversity.

Keywords: Insect systematics and biodiversity • Cybertaxonomy • Aphid taxonomy, phylogenetics, and speciation • Biodiversity informatics



STUDENTS AND STAFF


Postdoctoral researchers
Julio Rivera

Ph.D. students
Malek Kalboussi

M.Sc. students
Anaïs Grenier, co-supervision for Guillaume Grégoire (Université Laval)
Catherine Hébert
Chloé Losier



TEACHING


BIO-1434: Biodiversité 2
BIO-1953: Origine et diversité du vivant
BIO-2440: Entomologie