Gary Gibson, Ph.D.

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Telephone: 613-759-1823
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E-mail: gary.gibson@agr.gc.ca

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Systematics of chalcid parasitoid wasps (Chalcidoidea), especially the families Eupelmidae and Pteromalidae
Evolutionary relationships of Chalcidoidea and Hymenoptera (Symphyta, Apocrita)
Functional and comparative morphology of Chalcidoidea and Hymenoptera

New World revision of the genus Spalangia Latreille (Pteromalidae).
Extinct taxa of Eupelmidae and Tanaostigmatidae from Baltic amber.
Chalcid parasitoids of the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an invasive pest of canola and mustards.

2009 - "The bizarre male of Spalangia dozieri (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae): adaptations for male phoresy or the result of sexual selection?" (PDF reprint: 2.7 MB)
2009 - "Responses of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) parasitoids to invasion of the cabbage seedpod weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in western Canada" (PDF reprint: 511 kb)

About Chalcidoidea (Chalcid wasps) - Information concering the systematics, biology and printed and online resources for chalcid wasps.
Lists of CNC chalcid taxa by family and their regional distributions.
Type material contained in the CNC.
Illustrated key to the native and introduced chalcidoid parasites of filth flies in North America (PDF)
Illustrated glossary of positional and morphological terms for chalcid wasps
ScaleNet, a BASIS (Biology And Systematic Information System) bibliography and catalog of the scale insects of the world, in collaboration with scientists in the United States Department of Agriculture and Israel Agriculture Research Organization

CanaColl: President (current)
Zootaxa: Editor for Chalcidoidea
Entomological Society of Canada: Treasurer (1995-2004), Chairperson Finance Committee (1992-1995, present), associate Editor for The Canadian Entomologist (1991-1995)
Journal of Insect Systematics and Evolution: editorial advisor for Hymenoptera (1991-2008)
International Society of Hymenopterists: Treasurer (1989-1995)
Biological Survey of Canada: member of the Scientific Committee (1987-1990)
Chalcid Forum, a newsletter for chalcidologists and biocontrol workers: co-editor (1983 - 1995)

About 60 research publications and monographs, plus other miscellaneous publications on the systematics, comparative morphology, diversity and faunistics of chalcidoid parasitic wasps and sawflies. To see a list of the research publications along with pdf files of some, click here.

This page last updated on 11-May-2009

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