Anne successfully defended her MSc research on “Flood Survival Strategies in Neonatal Snakes”. Congratulations!

Anne’s MSc research represents an amazing amount of research into overwintering snake behaviour and physiology, and what is in her thesis is still only a fraction of the research she has pursued while a Masters student in my lab!

Some highlights from her (online) defence:

With a teary eye for the closing of this particular chapter in our collaboration (as student and advisor), I am very proud for her achievement. I still expect many more years of conversations and collaborations!

We owe a lot of gratitude to many people, including the Yagi family, for their support of Anne while she pursued her MSc as full-time employee and for their help with data extraction from behaviour videos. Katharine Yagi in particular needs acknowledgement for her herculean efforts with statistical analyses and patiently working with us!

Thank you for the examining committee:

Dr. Cheryl McCormick, Chair (and microphone manager)
Dr. Bruce Kingsbury (external examiner)
Dr. Liette Vasseur (committee member)
Dr. Fiona Hunter (committee member)