My interests lie in questions of how landscapes influence the movement, distribution, and population dynamics of animals.  These questions are central to the discipline of Conservation Biology.  I examine these broad questions from a variety of spatial scales and use a range of taxa from birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects.  I typically use such tools as geographic information systems, remote sensing, individual-based simulation modelling and statistical modelling. As a member of the Atlantic Cooperative Wildlife Ecology Research Network, I have links with other agencies--such as the Canadian Wildlife Service (Atlantic Region) and the Department of Natural Resources (Nova Scotia)--to conduct targeted research into problems in Conservation Biology that are of a highly practical and immediate nature. Additional research interests include the natural history and evolution of mating behaviours in the family Tabanidae (horse and deer flies).