Comparative Morphology, Development, & Biomechanics
Images L - R: regenerating polychaete (Glenys Gibson); gecko footpad (Anthony Russell); barnacle (Rich Palmer); water striders (Ehab Abouheif)
Welcome!
The Comparative Morphology, Development and Biomechanics (CMDB) section of the Canadian Society of Zoologists aims to promote and enhance interactions, dialogue and intellectual cross-fertilization among the many zoologists and paleontologists who work on morphology (functional or comparative), biomechanics, larval biology, development, and developmental evolution, and particularly those who work at the interfaces between development, morphology and evolution. We welcome participation by Canadians and non-Canadians alike.
CMDB Symposium @ CSZ 2025:
Insights on molecular, cellular, and morphological evolution and development from three deuterostome taxa
Speakers
Western University, Anatomy & Cell Biology
Molecular and cellular basis of morphological and developmental differences in the head and skull of mice
University of Guelph, Integrative Biology
Comparative metamorphic development and signaling mechanisms in echinoderms
University of Toronto, Cell & Systems Biology
Evolution of rod and cone photoreceptors in reptiles
Executive: 2024-25
Chair: Russell Wyeth, St. Francis Xavier University
Vice Chair: Tetsuto Miyashita, Canadian Museum of Nature
Past Chair: Natasha Mhatre, Western University
Secretary General: John Brubacher, Canadian Mennonite University