Gary Gibson, Ph.D.

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Telephone: 613-759-1823
Fax: 613-759-1927
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

Revision of Eupelmus Dalman (Eupelmidae) in America north of Mexico.
Chalcid parasitoids of the cabbage seedpod weevil, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus (Marsham) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), an invasive pest of canola and mustards.

2010 - "Calosota Curtis (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eupelmidae) – review of the New World and European fauna including revision of species from the West Indies and Central and North America." (PDF reprint: 13 MB)
2010 - "The spatial complexity in describing leg surfaces of Hymenoptera (Insecta), the problem and a proposed solution." (Aguiar, A.P. and Gibson, G.A.P.) (Abstract)

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.

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