Scott Lab of Comparative
and Evolutionary
Physiology
How can some animals thrive in challenging environments while others cannot?
Animals can be found in some of the harshest environments on Earth, and yet many species are imperilled by environmental stress resulting from climate change and other anthropogenic impacts. Our lab studies the physiological basis for how various species of vertebrates respond and adapt to environmental challenges, both natural (e.g., high altitude) and human induced. Our goal in the Scott Lab is to develop a mechanistic understanding of what differentiates animals that can tolerate environmental challenges from those that cannot.
Team
Learn more about Graham Scott and the rest of the team
Uncovering the integrative physiological mechanisms underlying how animals cope in challenging environments
Research
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Publications
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When we reach the Arctic regions, or snow-capped summits, or absolute deserts, the struggle for life is almost exclusively with the elements
Charles Darwin
(On The Origin Of Species)
Graham Scott and the Scott Lab are in the Department of Biology at McMaster University, and are members of the McMaster Centre for Climate Change.
Life Sciences Building, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1
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