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Department of Zoology

Norah and Fred Urquhart. Photo: courtesy U of T Scarborough

The Scientists Who Found the Monarch Butterfly’s Hidden Realm

Fred and Nora Urquhart made it a lifelong quest to solve a puzzling mystery of the insect world Read More

Dinosaur’s “Duck Bill” Not Linked to Sense of Smell

PhD student reconstructs the brain and nasal cavity of the lambeosaur Read More

Dangerous Liaisons

Zoologist Maydianne Andrade makes an intriguing discovery about the bizarre mating habits of redback spiders Read More

When Animals Worry

Chronic stress affects reproduction and survival levels Read More

Animal Instincts

The evolution of zoology. From an ex-minister who denounced Darwin to today's research juggernaut, zoology at U of T has come a long way in 150 years. And just look where it's going now Read More

Love Changes All

Battles of the sexes are common in the animal world, especially when it comes to mating Read More

Why Bees Leave Home

Foraging and food-gathering may be genetically encoded into honeybees' brains Read More

Speedy Little Old Fossil

Oldest known fossil of a two-footed, running creature Read More

Stamp of Honour

A.G. Huntsman Award will be given to an outstanding zoology graduate student Read More