Colin
Favret

Insect systematics and biodiversity

Full professor
department of biological sciences - Université de Montréal

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


Ph.D. students
Malek Kalboussi
Catherine Hébert

M.Sc. students
Rosa Castillo (co-supervision with Emma Despland, Concordia University)
Marc-Antoine Poulin
Xavier Quintal
Noémie Racine
Guillaume Saint-Jacques



TEACHING


Cours BIO-1434: Biodiversité 2
Cours BIO-2440: Entomologie
Cours BIO-3441/6441: Systématique des insectes



PUBLICATIONS


Publications with review committee are available at Google Scholar.