SCHOLAR DETAILS
Name
Lawrence R. Hale
Email
lhale@upei.ca
Position
Faculty Member
Department(s)
Biology
Phone
902-566-0551
Building
Duffy Science Centre 428
Website
https://www.upei.ca/profile?u=lhale
Status
Current
Biography

Associate Professor

BSc (Simon Fraser); PhD (McMaster)

Dr. Lawrence Hale has a research focus on the molecular evolutionary genetics of insects, specifically fruit flies. He uses genetic analysis to better understand the macro and micro evolutionary histories of various insect species.

Recent Citations
Pathogenicity to potato tubers of Fusarium spp. isolated from potato, cereal and forage crops
American Journal of Potato Research, 2008
Verticillium dahliae interactions with V. albo-atrum and V. tricorpus and their effects on verticillium wilt disease development in potato
American Journal of Potato Research, 2007
Interactions of various Verticillium species in combination with V. lbo-atrum on Verticillium wild disease development in potato
American Journal of Potato Research, 2007
Mefenoxam sensitivity of Canadian strains of Phytophthora erythroseptica, causal agent of potato pink rot, and the impact of P-infestans-infected tubers on the chemical control of rot in storage.
Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 2006
Host-pathogen interactions of various combinations of Verticillium spp. inoculum in potato.
Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology / Revue Canadienne De Phytopathologie, 2006
Research Interests
Molecular evolutionary genetics of insects
Blueberry population genetics
Environmental viability studies - lobsters