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2025

Van Driessche, L., J. Ducrocq, S. Kutz, B. Elkin, J. Taillon, S. D. Côté, V. Brodeur, C. Cuyler and  S. Lair. 2025. Besnoitia spp. infection of the testis, peritesticular structures and under skin in migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases, in press.

Lamglait, B., L. Van Driessche, M. Jalenques, V. Brodeur, J. Taillon, P. Delnatte, S. D. Côté and S. Lair. 2025. Comparison between etorphine-xylazine with or without butorphanol and butorphanol-azaperone-medetomidine (BAM-II) for the anesthesia of free-rangin muskox (Ovibos moschatus). Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, 56: 26-32. DOI: 10.1638/2024-0047.

Dickinson, E., J. Mosbacher, C. Arnison, K. Beckmen, S. D. Côté, J. Di Francesco, S. Hansson, E. Jahromi, D. Kinniburgh, G. Le Roux, L.-M. Leclerc, F. Mavrot, N. Schmidt, M. Suitor, J. Taillon, M. Tomaselli and S. Kutz. 2025. Qiviut trace and macro element profile reflects muskox population trends. Ecology and Evolution, 15: 71020. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.71020.

Le Corre, M., F. Dargent, V. Grimes, J. Wright, S. D. Côté, M. Reich, J.-N. Candau, M. Miller, B. Holmes, C. Bataille and K. Britton. 2024. An ensemble machine learning bioavailable strontium isoscape for Eastern Canada. Facets, 10: 1-17. DOI:  10.1139/facets-2024-0180.

2024

Vuillaume, B., M. Leblond, M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. 2024. Relating morphological traits to population size in four migratory caribou populations across North America. Ecology and Evolution, in press.

Trottier-Lavoie, M., J. Prunier, W. Poisson, A. Carrier, I. Gilbert, G. Mastromonaco, V. Albert, C. Hernandez, V. Bourret, J. Taillon, A. Droit, S. D. Côté and C. Robert. Validation of a 60K SNP chip for caribou (Rangifer tarandus) for use in wildlife forensics, conservation, and management. 2024. Forensic Science International: Animals and Environments, in press

Michelot, C., M. Leclerc, J. Taillon, C. Dussault, J. Hénault Richard et S. D. Côté. 2024. Evidence of migratory coupling between grey wolves and migratory caribou. Oikos, 2024:e10150. DOI: 10.1111/oik.10150.

2023

Béland, S., B. Vuillaume, M. Leclerc, M. Bernier and S. D. Côté. Selection of summer feeding sites and food resources by female migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) determined using camera collars. Plos One, 18:e0294846. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294846.

Vuillaume, B., J. H. Richard, S. Hamel, J. Taillon, M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. Birth date determines early calf survival in migratory caribou. Oecologia 220:819-830. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05441-7.

Filali, J., D. Laurendeau and S. D. Côté. 2023. Environmental information extraction based on YOLOv5-object detection in videos collected by camera-collars installed on migratory caribou and black bears in northern Québec.  Proceedings of the 18th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications 5:660-667.  DOI: 10.5220/0011691200003417.

Poisson, W., J. Prunier, A. Carrier, I. Gilbert, G. Mastromonaco, V. Albert, J. Taillon, V. Bourret, S. D. Côté and Claude Robert. 2023. Chromosome-level assembly of the Rangifer tarandus genome and validation of cervid and bovid evolution insights. BMC Genomics 24:142. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-023-09189-5.

Bonin, M., C. Dussault, J. Taillon, J. Pisapio, N. Lecomte and S. D. Côté. 2023. Diet flexibility of wolves and black bears in the range of migratory caribou. Journal of Mammalogy 104:252-264. DOI: 0.1093/jmammal/gyad002.

Brodeur, A., M. Leblond, V. Brodeur, J. Taillon and S. D. Côté. 2023. Investigating potential for competition between migratory caribou and introduced muskoxen. Journal of Wildlife Management:e22366. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22366.

2022

Dedato, M., C. Robert, J. Taillon, A. Shafer and S. D. Côté. 2022. Demographic history and conservation genomics of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Québec. Evolutionary Applications 15:2043-2053. DOI: 10.1111/eva.13495.

Carrier, A., J. Prunier, W. Poisson, M. Trottier-Lavoie, I. Gilbert, M. Cavedon, K. Okharel, J. Kantanen, M. Musiani, S. D. Côté, V. Albert, J. Taillon, V. Bourret, A. Droit and C. Robert. 2022. Design and validation of a 63K genome-wide SNP-genotyping platform for caribou/reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). BMC Genomics 23:687. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08899-6.

Aleuy, O. A., M. Anholt, K. Orsel, F. Mavrot, C. A. Gagnon, K. Beckmen, S. D. Côté, C. Cuyler, A. Dobson, B. Elkin, L.-M. Leclerc, J. Taillon and S. Kutz. 2022. Association of environmental factors with the intensity of seasonal seropositivity of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, an emerging pathogen in Arctic caribou. Emerging Infectious Diseases 28:1650-1658. DOI: 10.3201/eid2808.212144.

Prunier, J., A. Carrier, I. Gilbert, W. Poisson, V. Albert, J. Taillon, V. Bourret, S. D. Côté, A. Droit and C. Robert. 2022. CNVs with adaptive potential in Rangifer tarandus: genome architecture and new annotated assembly. Life Science Alliance:e202101207. DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101207.

2021

Joly, K. A. Gunn, S. D. Côté, M. Panzacchi, J. Adamczewski, M. J. Suitor and E. Gurarie. 2021. Caribou and reindeer migrations in the changing Arctic. Animal Migration 8:156–167. DOI: 10.1515/ami-2020-0110.

Leclerc, M., M. Leblond, M. Le Corre, C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2021. Determinants of migration trajectory and movement rate in a long-distance terrestrial mammal. Journal of Mammalogy 102:1342-1352. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyab081.

Vuillaume, B., J. Hénault Richard and S. D. Côté. Using camera collars to study survival of migratory caribou. 2021. Wildlife Society Bulletin 45:325-332. DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1193.

Kauffman, M. J., F. Cagnacci, S. Chamaillé-Jammes, M. Hebblewhite, J. G. C. Hopcraft, J. A. Merkle, T. Mueller, A. Mysterud, W. Peters, C. Roettger, A. Steingisser, J. E. Meacham, K. Abera, J. Adamczewski, E. O. Aikens, C. Vynne, H. Bartlan-Brooks, E. Bennitt, J. Berger, C. Boyd, S. D. Côté, L. Debeffe et al. 2021. Mapping out a future for ungulate migrations. Science 372:566-569. DOI: 10.1126/science.abf0998.

Lemay, E., S. D. Côté and J.-P. Tremblay. 2021. How will snow retention and shading from Arctic shrub expansion affect caribou food resources? Ecoscience 28:313-325. DOI:10.1080/11956860.2021.1917859.

2020

Gagnon, M., G. Yannic, F. Boyer and S. D. Côté. 2020. Adult survival in migratory caribou is negatively associated with MHC functional diversity. Heredity 125:290-303. DOI: 10.1038/s41437-020-0347-3.

Plante, S., C. Dussault, J. Hénault Richard, M. Garel and S. D. Côté. 2020. Untangling effects of human disturbance and natural factors on mortality risk of migratory caribou. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8:154. DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.00154.

Bonin, M., C. Dussault, J. Taillon, N. Lecomte and S. D. Côté. 2020. Combining stable isotopes, morphological, and molecular analyses to reconstruct the diet of free-ranging consumers. Ecology and Evolution 10:6664-6676. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6397.

Le Corre, M., C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2020. Where to spend the winter? The role of intraspecific competition and climate in determining the selection of wintering areas by migratory caribou. Oikos 129:512-525. DOI: 10.1111/oik.06668.

Bonin, M., C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2020. Increased trophic position of black bear (Ursus americanus) at the northern fringe of its distribution range. Canadian Journal of Zoology 98:127-133. DOI: 0.1139/cjz-2019-0062.

Cuyler C., J. Rowell, J. Adamczewski, T. Davison, A. Gunn, L.-M. Leclerc, F. Mavrot, T. Sipko, M. Tomaselli, M. Anderson, J. Blake, T. Bretten, V. Brodeur, M. Campbell, S. L. Checkley, H. Dean Cluff, C. Mallory, S. D. Côté, M. Dumond, B. Ford, A. Gruzdev, P. Jones, S. Kutz, N. M. Schmidt, I. M. Okhlopkov, P. Reynolds, M. Suitor and B. Ytrehus. 2020. Muskox status, recent variation, and uncertain future. Ambio 49:805-819. DOI: 10.1007/s13280-019-01205-x.

2019

Gagnon, M., G. Yannic, C. Perrier and S. D. Côté. 2019. No evidence of inbreeding depression in fast declining herds of migratory caribou. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 32:1368-1381. DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13533

Saucier, V., S. D. Côté, E. Champagne and J.-P. Tremblay. 2019. Combined effects of simulated browsing, warming and nutrient addition on forage availability for migratory caribou. Polar Biology 42:1561-1570. DOI: 10.1007/s00300-019-02543-y.

Carlsson, A. M., Curry P., Elkin B., Russell D., Veich A., Branigan M., Cambell M., Croft B., Cuyler C., Côté S. D., LeClerc L.-M., Tryland M., Nymo I. H. and Kutz S. 2019. Multi-pathogen serological survey of migratory caribou herds: a snapshot in time. Plos One 14:e0219838. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219838.

Campeau, A. B., G. J. M. Rickbeil, N. C. Coops and S. D. Côté. 2019. Long-term changes in the primary productivity of migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) calving grounds and summer pasture on the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula (Northeastern Canada): the mixed influences of climate change and caribou herbivory. Polar Biology 42:1005-1023. DOI: 10.1007/s00300-019-02492-6.

Bélanger, É., M. Leblond and S. D. Côté. 2019. Habitat selection and population trends of the declining torngat mountains caribou. Journal of Wildlife Management 83:379-392. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21583.

2018

Morrissette-Boileau, C., S. Boudreau, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2018. Revisiting the role of migratory caribou in the control of shrub expansion in northern Nunavik (Québec, Canada). Polar Biology 41:1845-1853. DOI: 10.1007/s00300-018-2325-2.

Plante, S., C. Dussault, J. H. Richard and S. D. Côté. 2018. Human disturbance effects and cumulative habitat loss in endangered migratory caribou. Biological Conservation 224:129-143. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.05.022.

Morrissette-Boileau, C., S. Boudreau, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2018. Simulated caribou browsing limits the effect of nutrient addition on the growth of Betula glandulosa, an expanding shrub species in Nunavik, Canada. Journal of Ecology 106:1256-1265. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12899.

Yannic, G., J. Ortego, L. Pellissier, N. Lecomte, L. Bernatchez and S. D. Côté. 2018. Linking genetic and ecological differentiation in an ungulate with a circumpolar distribution. Ecography 41:922-937. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.02995.

2017

Barrio, I. C., E. Lindén, M. T. Beest, J. Olofsson, A. Rocha, E. M. Soininen, J. M. Alatalo, T. Andersson, A. Asmus, J. Boike, K. A. Brathen, J. P. Bryant, A. Buchwal, G. Bueno, K. S. Christie, D. Egelkraut, D. Ehrich, L. Fishback, B. C. Forbes, M. Gartzia, P. Grogan, M. Hallinger, M. M. Heijmans, D. S. Hik, A. Hofgaard, M. Holmgren, T. T. Hoye, D. C. Huebner, I. S. Jónsdóttir, E. Kaarlejarvi, T. Kumpula, J. Lange, E. Lévesque, J. Limpens, M. Macias-Fauria, I. Myers-Smith, E. v. Nieukerken, S. Normand, E. S. Post, N. M. Schmidt, J. Sitters, A. Sokolov, N. Sokolova, J. D. Speed, L. E. Street, M. Sundqvist, O. Suominen, N. Tananaev, J.-P. Tremblay, C. Urbanowicz, D. Watts, M. Wilmking, P. A. Wookey, H. H. Zimmermann, V. Zverev, and M. V. Kozlov. 2017. Background invertebrate herbivory on dwarf birch (Betula glandulosa-nana complex) increases with temperature and precipitation across the tundra biome. Polar Biology 40:2265-2278. DOI: 10.1007/s00300-017-2139-7.

Le Corre, M., C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2017. Weather conditions and variation in timing of spring and fall migrations of migratory caribou. Journal of Mammalogy 98:260-271. DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyw177.

Plante, S., C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2017. Landscape attributes explain migratory caribou vulnerability to sport hunting. Journal of Wildlife Management 81:238-247. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21203

2016

Simard, A.-A., S. Kutz, J. Ducrocq, K. Beckmen, V. Brodeur, M. Campbell, B. Croft, C. Cuyler, T. Davison, B. Elkin, T. Giroux, A. Kelly, D. Russell, J. Taillon, A. Veitch and S. D. Côté. 2016. Variation in the intensity and prevalence of macroparasites in migratory caribou: a quasi-circumpolar study. Canadian Journal of Zoology 94:607-617. DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2015-0190.

Leblond, M., M.-H. St-Laurent and S. D. Côté. 2016. Caribou, water, and ice – Fine-scale movements of a migratory Arctic ungulate in the context of climate change. Movement Ecology 4:14. DOI: 10.1186/s40462-016-0079-4.

Yannic, G., M.-H. St-Laurent, J. Ortego, J. Taillon, A. Beauchemin, L. Bernatchez, C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2016. Integrating ecological and genetic structure to define management units for caribou in Eastern Canada. Conservation Genetics 17:437-453. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0795-0.

Dalziel, B. D., M. Le Corre, S. D. Côté and S. P. Ellner. 2016. Detecting collective behavior in animal relocation data, with application to migratory caribou. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7:30-41. DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12437.

2014

Le Corre, M., C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2014. Detecting changes in the annual movements of migratory caribou: using the first-passage time to assess departure and arrival of the spring migration. Movement Ecology 2:19. DOI: 10.1186/s40462-014-0019-0.

Yannic, G., L. Pellissier, M. Le Corre, C. Dussault, L. Bernatchez and S. D. Côté. 2014. Temporally dynamic habitat suitability predicts genetic relatedness among caribou. Proceedings of the Royal Society 281:20140502. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0502.

Rasiulis, A. L., M. Festa-Bianchet, S. Couturier and S. D. Côté. 2014. The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou. Journal of Wildlife Management 78:953-956. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.722.

Yannic, G., L. Pellissier, J. Ortego, N. Lecomte, S. Couturier, C. Cuyler, C. Dussault, K. J. Hundermark, R. J. Irvine, D. A. Jenkins, L. Kolpashikov, K. Mager, M. Musiani, K. L. Parker, K. H. Roed, T. Sipko, S. G. Þórisson, B. V. Weckworth, A. Guisan, L. Bernatchez and S. D. Côté. 2014. Genetic diversity in caribou linked to past and future climate change. Nature Climate Change 4:132-137. DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2074.

2013

Pachkowski, M., M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. 2013. Spring-loaded reproduction: effects of body condition and population size on fertility in migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 91:473-479. DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2012-0334.

Taillon, J., P. S. Barboza and S. D. Côté. 2013. Nitrogen allocation to offspring and milk production in a capital breeder. Ecology 94:1815-1827. DOI: 10.1890/12-1424.1.

Ducrocq, J., G. Beauchamp, S. Kutz, M. Simard, J. Taillon, S. D. Côté, V. Brodeur and S. Lair. 2013. Variables associated with Besnoitia tarandi prevalence and cyst density in barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus) populations. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 49:29-38. DOI: 10.7589/2012-05-125.

2012

Côté, S. D., M. Festa-Bianchet, C. Dussault, J.-P. Tremblay, V. Brodeur, M. Simard, J. Taillon, C. Hins, M. Le Corre and S. Sharma. 2012. Caribou herd dynamics: impacts of climate change on traditional and sport harvesting. Pp. 249-269 dans M. Allard and M. Lemay (éds). Nunavik and Nunatsiavut: From science to policy. An Integrated Regional Impact Study (IRIS) of climate change and modernization. ArcticNet Inc., Quebec City, Canada, 303 p. 

Champagne, E., J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2012. Tolerance of an expanding subarctic shrub, Betula glandulosa, to simulated caribou browsing. Plos One 7:e51940. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051940.

Forde, T., K. Orsel, J. De Buck, D. Cooley, S. D. Côté, C. Cuyler, T. Davison, B. Elkin, A. Kelly, M. Kienzler, R. Popko, J. Taillon, A. Veitch and S. Kutz. 2012. Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in several herds of arctic caribou (Rangifer tarandus ssp.). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48:918-924. DOI: 10.7589/2011-09-261.

Taillon, J., M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. 2012. Shifting targets in the tundra: protection of migratory caribou calving grounds must account for spatial changes over time. Biological Conservation 147:163-173. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2011.12.027.

Taillon, J., V. Brodeur, M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. 2012. Is mother condition related to offspring condition in migratory caribou at calving and weaning? Canadian Journal of Zoology 90:393-402. DOI: 10.1139/z2012-001.

Ducrocq, J., G. Beauchamp, S. Kutz, M. Simard, B. Elkin, B. Croft, J. Taillon, S. D. Côté, V. Brodeur, M. Campbell, D. Cooley, C. Cuyler and S. Lair. 2012. Comparison of gross visual and microscopic assessment of four anatomic sites to monitor Besnoitia tarandi in barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48:732-738. DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-48.3.732.

2011

Taillon, J., V. Brodeur, M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. 2011. Variation in body condition of migratory caribou at calving and weaning – which measures should we use? Ecoscience 18:295-303. DOI: 10.2980/18-3-3447. For more information, see the electronic appendix (click here)

Festa-Bianchet, M., J. C. Ray, S. Boutin, S. D. Côté and A. Gunn. 2011. Caribou conservation in Canada: an uncertain future. Canadian Journal of Zoology 89:419-434. DOI: 10.1139/z11-025.

2010

Couturier, S., R. D. Otto, S. D. Côté, G. Luther and S. P. Mahoney. 2010. Body size variations in caribou ecotypes and relationships with demography. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:395-404. DOI: 10.2193/2008-384.

2009

Sharma, S., S. Couturier and S. D. Côté. 2009. Impacts of climate change on the seasonal distribution of migratory caribou. Global Change Biology 15:2549-2562. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.01945.x.

Couturier, S., S. D. Côté, J. Huot and R. D. Otto. 2009. Body condition dynamics in a northern ungulate gaining fat in winter. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87:367-378. DOI: 10.1139/Z09-020.

Couturier, S., S. D. Côté, R. D. Otto, R. B. Weladji and J. Huot. 2009. Variations in calf body mass in migratory caribou: the role of habitat, climate, and movements. Journal of Mammalogy 90:442-452. DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-279.1.

2007

Boulet, M., S. Couturier, S. D. Côté, R. D. Otto and L. Bernatchez. 2007. Integrative use of spatial, genetic, and demographic analyses for investigating genetic connectivity between migratory, montane, and sedentary caribou herds. Molecular Ecology 16:4223-4240. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03476.x.