Helen Rodd
Template:Short description Template:BLP primary sources Helen Rodd is a Canadian zoologist who is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Toronto.[1]
Rodd's work focuses on reproductive strategies among live-bearing fish as a system to understand mate selection among animals.[2] Her work on mate preference in guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata) attracted media attention in numerous nature magazines[3][4] and the United States public broadcasting service, as well as academic notice, based upon her research finding that female guppies in Trinidad may choose males for orange coloration similar to a favored food, the fruit of a local tree. In 2001, Rodd was awarded a Premier's Research Excellence Award by the Ontario government for her work in guppy mate selection.
Rodd received her Ph.D. in Biology from York University in Toronto with a thesis titled: Phenotypic plasticity in the life history traits and sexual behaviour of Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in response to their social environment.[5]
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