The mice, essential members of the lab
photo V. Millien, August 2014
photo V. Millien, August 2014
Post-doctoral Fellows
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Ronan LedevinPost-doctoral Fellow (2013)
Research project: Phenotypic variation in two coexisting species of Peromyscus in Southern Quebec. published here |
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Juan MartinezPost-doctoral Fellow - Conicet (2012)
Research project: Craniometric differentiation of sigmodontines rodents in fragmented environments. Juan is now a CONICET researcher at the university of Rio Cuarto, Cordoba, Argentina |
Graduate Students
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Kirsten Crandall
MSc candidate (2016 - present) Research project: Effect of species interactions and intraspecific variation on biodiversity under climate change: application to emerging infectious diseases. Julia Nordlund MSc candidate (2015 - present) Research project: Using multi-species niche modeling to assess the effect of climate warming on Quebec biodiversity. Katherine Hebert MSc candidate at Concordia, NSERC CGSM & FRQNT Scholar (2015 - present) (co-supervision with J.P. Lessard) Research project: Community structure of island mammals: the effect of abiotic and biotic factors. Alan Garcia-Elfring MSc candidate (2015 - 2017) Research project: detecting the signature of range expansion. |
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Adrien AndrePhD candidate, Universite de Liege, Belgique, FRIA Doctorate Scholarship (2013 - 2017)
(cosupervision with Johan Michaux) Research project: stress level associated with range expansion, using a number of methods on samples of white-footed mouse collected along a latitudinal transect in Southern Quebec. Adrien is working half of the year in Belgium and France, and the other half with us, at McGill. |
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Sarah LeoPhD Biology, NSERC CGSD Scholar (2012-2016)
(co-supervision with Andrew Gonzalez, Dept. of Biology, McGill) Research Project: Integrated landscape genetics of the Lyme disease vector – Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) in Southern Quebec. Web page: https://sites.google.com/site/sarahstleo/home |
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Jorge GaitanMSc Biology (2012-2014)
Research project: The effects of parasite load and stress level on the movement and dispersal patterns of the white-footed mouse within a fragmented landscape. |
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Shaun TurneyMSc Biology, NSERC CGSM Scholar (2012-2014)
(co-supervision with Andrew Gonzalez, Dept. of Biology, McGill) Research project: The effect of mammal diversity in forest patches on the emergence of Lyme disease in southern Quebec Shaun started a PhD here |
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Cedric BoueMaster Systematique et Evolution, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (2013)
Cedric did his internship in the lab, working on the morphological discrimination between the white-footed and the deer mouse. |
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Robby MarrotteMSc Biology - FQRNT Bourse de maitrise, (2011 - 2013)
(co-supervision with Andrew Gonzalez, Dept. of Biology, McGill) Research project: Connectivity and habitat use by Peromyscus leucopus in a fragmented landscape in Southern Quebec. Web page: http://robbymarrotte.weebly.com Robby is doing his PhD research here |
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Jessica FisetMSc Biology (UdeM) (2011 - 2013)
(co-supervision with Francois-Joseph Lapointe, UdM) Research project: Comparative phylogeography of the white-footed mouse and black-legged tick in Southern Quebec. Jessica in the news here |
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Rodrigo LimaMSc Biology - NSERC CGSM Scholar and FQRNT Bourse de maitrise en recherche (2010 - 2012)
Research project: Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in space (across Quebec) and time (over the last 50 years) in the red-backed vole Myodes gapperi. |
Marion Chevrinais
Master Ecologie et Evolution, Universite de Poitiers, France (2011)
Marion visited us from France for her internship this summer. She is working on the FA variation in Myodes gapperi along a latitudinal transect in Quebec.
Marion visited us from France for her internship this summer. She is working on the FA variation in Myodes gapperi along a latitudinal transect in Quebec.
Research Assistants
Karine Dancose (2012): project coordinator for the project on the spread of Lyme disease in Quebec - now working for the QC government
Dan Suter (2010-2012): project coordinator for the project on the spread of Lyme disease in Quebec - off to med school
Jorge Gaitan Camacho (2011-2012): Lab coordinator for the Lyme disease project - now working on his MSc research
Dan Suter (2010-2012): project coordinator for the project on the spread of Lyme disease in Quebec - off to med school
Jorge Gaitan Camacho (2011-2012): Lab coordinator for the Lyme disease project - now working on his MSc research
Undergraduate Students
        
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BSc HonorsCassia Foley, Fall 2016-Winter 2017 - Investigating the effect of climate warming on the diversity of Quebec mammals.
Remi St-Gelais, Fall 2016-Winter 2017 - Morphometric analysis in north american small mammals to model interspecific competition. Samantha Morin, Fall 2015-Winter 2016 - The effects of climate and community size structure on distribution range in mammals. Anne Malcolm, Fall 2013-Winter 2014 - Incidence of broken tusks in narwhals (Monodon monoceros): functional and behavioral consequences. Justine Alexander, Fall 2009-Winter 2010 - Morphological changes and variation of rodents (Peromyscus) in the Monteregian sky islands. Sara Prado, ENVR 496-497 Honours Research, Winter 2010-Summer 2010 - The effect of geographic barriers on the morphology of one ant species in the Monteregie, Southern Quebec. USRA Summer StudentsRemi St-Gelais, Summer 2016
Independent Studies and Research ProjectsCindy Huang, BIOL 377, Winter 2016 - The evolution og hominids on islands.
Hsu Szu-Chen, BIOL 413, Fall 2015 - Extant and extinct venomous mammals. Ryan Smith, BIOL 466-467, Fall 2015 - Winter 2016 - Temporal change in composition and structure of mammal communities in Quebec. Kirsten Crandall, BIOL 466, Fall 2015 - Multispecies phenotypic variation in Quebec small mammals. Tanzina Rahanam, BIOL 466, Summer 2015 - Life history traits and parasite burden in small mammals from Southern Quebec. Klara Widrig, BIOL 466, Fall 2014 - Spatial variation in parasite load and diversity in the white-footed mouse in Southern Quebec. Julia Nordlund, BIOL 466, Winter 2014 - Modeling for multi-species analysis of range expansion under climate change. Marisol Valverde, BIOL 466, Fall 2013 - Fluctuating asymmetry in the femur of white-footed mouse in relation with parasite load. Marie-Claude Lafontaine, BIOL 396, Winter 2013 - The relation between stress level, parasite load and movement behavior in Peromyscus leucopus in a fragmented landscape in the Monteregie region. Laurence Levesque, BIOL 466-467, Fall 2012 - Winter 2013 - Morphological geographical variation among two coexisting species of island rodents. Xiaolei Liu, BIOL 466, Fall 2012 - Body size structure in island mammals. Chantal Cloutier, REDM 396, Winter 2012 - Testing the dilution hypothesis in the context of Lyme disease emergence in Quebec. Manon Albert, BIOL 466-467, Fall 2010-Winter 2011 - The evolution of bats on islands. Marilyne Caponi, NRS 497-498, Fall 2010 -Winter 2011 - Coat color variation in the red-backed vole Myodes gapperi. Robby Marotte, REDM 396, Winter 2011 - The effect of habitat structure and fragmentation on the distribution of P. leucopus in the Montérégie region. Eve Desplats, BIOL 466-467, Winter 2010-Summer 2010 - The effect of age on the skull morphology in two species of Peromyscus. Kate Krivy, BIOL 466, Fall 2010 - Morphological variation in the upper molars of the white-footed mouse Peromyscus leucopus. Jorge Gaitan Camacho, BIOL 466, Fall 2010 - Community composition and size structure of mammals on islands in SE Asia Brent Hopkins, BIOL 466, Fall 2009 - Variation in coat colour of the white-footed mouse (P. leucopus) and the deer mouse (P. maniculatus) at four Monteregian Hills Diana Ickx, BIOL 466, Summer 2009 - Environmental characteristics and sampling protocol in relation to habitat use by P. leucopus and P. maniculatus in Quebec Emilie Roy-Dufresne, NRS 497-498 Winter 2009 - Study of Peromyscus cranium morphological adaptations to food selection and their implication in Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec. Judy Dumont, BIOL 466-467, Fall 2008-Winter 2009 - Morphologocal Variation and Functional Adaptation in rodents of the Sciuridae and Echimyidae families Mehrnoush Shaffei, BIOL 468, Winter 2008 - Morphological differences in incisor size of Apodemus sylvaticus on islands off the Atlantic coast of France Rachel Verkade, NRS 497-498 Fall 2007 Winter 2008 - Of giant rats and pygmy goats: body size in island mammals Helene Bovy, BIOL 396, Winter 2007 - It’s all relative: revisiting the body mass estimates of Phoberomys Kanako Hasegawa, REDM 396, Summer 2007 - Microevolution of Peromyscus maniculatus and Peromyscus leucopus on Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec. Work-Study StudentsShan Wang (Fall 2015 - Winter 2016), Szu-Chen Hsu (Fall 2015), Judy Deng (Fall 2015), Joshua Baik (Summer 2014 - Winter 2015), Samantha Morin (Fall 2013 - Fall 2014), Noreen Mohsin (Fall 2013 - Fall 2014), Meghan Shaw (Fall 2013 - Winter 2014), Shannon Duffy (Fall 2013 - Winter 2014), Julia Nordlund (Summer 2012 - Fall 2013), Krishanth Manokaran (Fall 2012 - Summer 2013), Marisol Valverde (Fall 2012 - Summer 2013), Brian Park (Fall 2012), Miranda Shi (Fall 2012 - Winter 2013), Bradley Marleau (Fall 2012), Xiaolei Liu (Winter 2012 - Summer 2012, Winter 2013), Jeff Xiang (Fall 2011 - Winter 2012), Heather McIntosh (Summer 2011), Jeongyoon Moon (Winter 2011), Mitran Metrahn (Winter 2011), Paoyun Tang (Fall 2008 - Winter 2011), Chloe Makepeace (Fall 2010 - Winter 2011), Jorge Gaitan Camacho (Winter 2010), Yolanda Huang (Winter 2010), Mira Kelada (Fall 2009-Winter 2010), Amelia Gagnon (Fall 2009 - Winter 2010), Corina Dransutavicius (Fall 2009), Jessica Tang (Fall 2008 - Winter 2009), Kanako Hasegawa (Fall 2007 - Winter 2008).
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