Jon Mee
Education:
BSc Forest Science (University of British Columbia)
MSc Zoology (University of Toronto)
PhD Zoology (University of British Columbia)
Position:
Chair & Associate Professor
Office: B344I
Office hours: Use this link to book an appointment
Phone: 403.440.5150
Email: jmee@mtroyal.ca
Dr. Mee has taught several courses at MRU, including Evolution of Eukaryotes (BIOL 1204), Principles of Ecology and Evolution (BIOL 2213), and Molecular Ecology (BIOL 4310). If you're a student interested in a research position with Dr. Mee, please get in touch!
Dr. Jon Mee is interested in how evolution creates variability among individuals and between populations. Most of his research projects involve the study of freshwater fishes, such as brook stickleback or finescale dace, but he also studies computer simulations to understand how evolution works.
Dr. Mee's full up-to-date publication list can be found on Google Scholar, and a select list of example publications is below.
Example publications:
(* denotes MRU student co-authors)
*Pigott, G.C., *Abo Akel, M., *Rogers, M.G.Q., Flannagan, M.E., Marlette, E.G., Treaster, M.J., Fox, S.K., McCann, S.R., White, M.A., M., Peichel, C.L., Jeffries, D.L., and Mee, J.A. (in review) Evidence for partial penetrance of the genetic basis of sex determination in brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans). Molecular Ecology (manuscript ID MEC-24-1039). preprint
Morris, M.R.J., Summers, M.M., Kwan, M., Mee, J.A., and Rogers, S.M. (2024) Mislabeled and ambiguous market names in invertebrate and finfish seafood conceal species of conservation concern in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. PeerJ 12:e18113. link