Interim Dean and Associate Professor, School of Science and the Environment

Director, Bonne Bay Research Station

Program: Environment and Sustainability

Email: Robert.scott@mun.ca

Phone: Dean’s Office: 709-637-7166 / 709-639-2732

Office: Dean's Office / AS 2023

 

Credentials

PhD – Clark University, Worcester, MA
MSc – University of Guelph, Guelph, ON
BSc – Western Ontario, London, ON

 

Research Interests

Evolutionary ecologist studying coastal marine and freshwater fish species, primarily threespine stickleback, brook charr and Atlantic salmon.

 

Teaching

I teach courses in analytical methods and introduction to systems modelling.

 

Representative scholarly contributions

Scott, R.J. 2026. Population variation in lipid depletion during parental care in male threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). For submission to Environmental Biology of Fishes. http://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.16.520737

Scott, R.J. 2026. Plasticity of threespine stickleback nuptial signals: laboratory manipulation of ambient light causes a shift in male reflectance patterns. Submitted to Environmental Biology of Fishes. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.05.17.492337

Young, J., Moise, E.; Scott, R., Schmidt, C., Bowden, J. 2026. Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki application on non-target nocturnal macromoth biodiversity in the eastern boreal forest, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.07.19.604320. In press. 

Scott, R.J., Haines, G.E., Biedak, N, Baker, J.A. 2023. Variation in morphology among populations of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from western Newfoundland, Canada. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 106, 1889–1905 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-023-01464-4

Scott, R.J., Haines, G.E., Trask, C.A. 2023. Armor reduction and pelvic girdle loss in a population of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) from western Newfoundland, Canada accepted pending revision at Environmental Biology of Fishes. 106: 685–695. https:// 10.1007/s10641-023-01407-z 

Asare, G, Wu, J, Scott, R, and Gong, Y. 2020. Agricultural drainage increases the photosynthetic capacity of boreal peatlands. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment 300(2):106984. DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2020.106984.

 

Current research projects and grants 

Assessing and modelling juvenile Atlantic salmon habitat distribution based on food availability

Population genetic assessment of Atlantic region threespine stickleback 

Sexual dimorphism in threespine stickleback armor traits