Publications

2020 - present

2024

Pouchet, C., C. Fernandez-Prada, C. Dussault, M. Leclerc, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2024. Variation in prevalence and intensity of macroparasites in moose and their interactions with winter tick load in eastern Canada. Wildlife Biology, in press.

Wu, B., Q. Ren, X. Yan, F. Zhao, T. Qin, P. Xin, X. Cui, K. Wang, R. Du, K. H. Røed, S. D. Côté, G. Yannic, Z. Li and Q. Qiu. 2024. Resequencing of reindeer genomes provides clues to their docile habits. Evolution Letters : qrae006. DOI: 10.1093/evlett/qrae006.

De Pierre, D., P. A. Leighton, S. D. Côté and J.-P. Tremblay. 2024. Variation in body condition of moose calves facing contrasting winter severity and tick loads. Canadian Journal of Zoology: e-First. DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2023-014.

Pouchet, C., C. Fernandez-Prada, C. Dussault, M. Leclerc, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2024. Linking weather conditions and winter tick abundance in moose. Journal of Wildlife Management: e22551. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22551.

Michelot, C., M. Leclerc, J. Taillon, C. Dussault, J. Hénault Richard and 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 et S. D. Côté. 2023. 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.

Brault, B., J.-P. Tremblay, N. Thiffault, A. A. Royo et S. D. Côté. 2023. Successful forest restoration using plantation at high deer density: how neighbouring vegetation drives browsing pressure and tree growth. Forest Ecology and Management, 549: 121458. DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121458.

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 202: 819-830. DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05441-7.

Harris, R. B., K. Aluzas, L. Balyx, M. Biel, J. J. Belt, J. Berger, T. Chilton-Radant, S. D. Côté, J. Cunningham, A. T. Ford, P. Happe, C. P. Lehman, K. G. Poole, C. Rice, K. R. Safford, W. Sarmento and L. Wolf. 2023. Habituated, tolerant, or salt-conditioned mountain goats and human safety. Human-Wildlife Interactions 17 :11. DOI: 10.26077/903a-0561.

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.

Brault, B., J. H. Richard, N. Thiffault, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2023. Synthèse des travaux de recherche sur l’aménagement intégré faune-forêt à l’île d’Anticosti dans un contexte de surabondance du cerf de Virginie (Odocoileus virginianus). Le Naturaliste canadien 147: 94–105. DOI: 10.7202/1098176ar.

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.

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.

Wootton, E., C. Robert, J. Taillon, S. D. Côté and A. Shafer. 2023. Genomic health is dependent on long-term population demographic history. Molecular Ecology 00: 1-12. DOI: 10.1111/mec.16863.

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.

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.

Baribeau, A., J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2022. Habitat use by white-tailed deer after more than a decade of exclusion in the boreal forest. Wildlife Biology, in press.

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.

Beguin, J., S. D. Côté and M. Vellend. 2022. Large herbivores trigger spatiotemporal changes in forest plant diversity. Ecology: e3739. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3739.

Carrier, B., S. Hamel, M. Garel and S. D. Côté. 2022. Coping with seasonality: dynamics of adult body mass and survival in an alpine hibernator. Oikos: e09043. DOI : 10.1111/oik.09043

Anderson, S. J., S. D. Côté, J. H. Richard and A. B. A. Shafer. 2022. Genomic architecture of phenotypic extremes in a wild cervid. BMC Genomics, 23: 126. DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08333-x.

Forsyth, D. M., S. Comte, N. E. Davis, A. J. Bengsen, S. D. Côté, D. G. Hewitt, N. Morellet and A. Mysterud. 2022. Methodology Matters when Estimating Deer Abundance: A Global Systematic Review and Recommendations for Improvements. Journal of Wildlife Management, 86: e22207. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.22207.

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, 5(3): 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.

Champagne, E., P. Raymond, A. A. Royo, J. D. M. Speed, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. A Review of Ungulate Impacts on the Success of Climate-Adapted Forest Management Strategies. 2021. Current Forestry Reports, 7: 305–320. DOI: 10.1007/s40725-021-00148-5.

Pélabon, C., S. D. Côté, M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard, M. Garel, J.-F. Lemaître, A. Loison, M. Tidière and C. Toigo. 2021. Effects of population density on static allometry between horn length and body mass in mountain ungulates. Oikos, 130(12) : 2161-2169. DOI : 10.1111/oik.08726.

Cadotte, M., J. H. Richard, J. A. Bérubé and S. D. Côté. 2021. Mycophagy of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the boreal forest. Forests, 12: 1247, DOI: 10.3390/f12091247.

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, gyab081, DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyab081.

Vuillaume, B., J. Hénault Richard and S.D. Côté. 2021. Using camera collars to study survival of migratory caribou. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 45(2): 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(3-4): 313-325. DOI:10.1080/11956860.2021.1917859.

Larue, B., F. Pelletier, S. D. Côté, S. Hamel and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2021. Growth and reproduction trade-offs can estimate previous reproductive history in alpine ungulates. Journal of Applied Ecology 58: 869-878. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13840.

2020

De Villemereuil, P., A. Charmantier, D. Arlt, P. Bize, P. Brekke, L. Brouwer, A. Cockburn, S. D. Côté, F. S. Dobson, S. R. Evans, M. Festa-Bianchet, M. Gamelon, S. Hamel, J. Hegelbach, K. Jerstad, B. Kempenaers, L. E. B. Kruuk, J. Kumpula, T. Kvalnes, A. G. McAdam, S. E. McFarlane, M. B. Morrissey, T. Pärt, J. M. Pemberton, A. Qvarnström, O.-W. Røstad, J. Schroeder, J. C. Senar, B. C. Sheldon, M. Van de Pol, M. E. Visser, N. T. Wheelwright, J. Tufto and L.-M. Chevin. 2020. Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117: 31969-31978. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2009003117.

Jamieson, A., S. J. Anderson, J. Fuller, S. D. Côté, J. M. Northrup and A. B. Shafer. 2020. Heritability estimates of antler and body traits in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from genomic-relatedness matrices. Journal of Heredity, 111: 429-435. DOI:10.1093/jhered/esaa023.

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.

Champagne, E., B. D. Moore, S. D. Côté and J.-P. Tremblay. 2020. Intraspecific variation in nutritional traits of neighbouring plants generates a continuum of associational effects. Journal of Vegetation Science 31: 920-933 DOI: 10.1111/jvs.12914.

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.

Houde, N., J.-P. Tremblay, N. Thiffault and S. D. Côté. 2020. Manipulating forage and risk avoidance to increase white-tailed deer vulnerability to hunters. Wildlife Biology: wlb.00554. DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00554.

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.

Ayotte, P., M. Le Corre and S. D. Côté. 2020. Synergistic population density and environmental effects on deer body condition. Journal of Wildlife Management 84: 938-947. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21862.

Dulude-de Broin, F., S. Hamel, G. F. Mastromonaco and S. D. Côté. 2020. Predation risk and mountain goat reproduction: Evidence for stress-induced breeding suppression in a wild ungulate. Functional Ecology 34: 1003-1014. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13514.

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.

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.

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: 10.1139/cjz-2019-0062.

Fuller, J., A.-L. Ferchaud, M. Laporte, J. Le Luyer, T. B. Davis, S. D. Côté and L. Bernatchez. 2020. Absence of founder effect and evidence for adaptive divergence in a recently introduced insular population of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Molecular Ecology 29: 86-104. DOI: 10.1111/mec.15317.

2010-2019

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.

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.

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.

Haworth, S., K. White, S. Côté and A. Shafer. 2019. Space, time, and captivity: quantifying factors influencing the microbiome of an alpine ungulate. FEMS Microbiology Ecology 95: fiz095, DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiz095.

Dulude-de Broin, F., G. Mastromonaco, D. P. Whiteside and S. D. Côté. 2019. Faecal metabolites and hair cortisol as biological markers of HPA-axis activity in the Rocky Mountain Goat. General and Comparative Endocrinology 280: 147-157.

Festa-Bianchet, M., S. D. Côté, S. Hamel and F. Pelletier. 2019. Long-term studies of bighorn sheep and mountain goats reveal fitness costs of reproduction. Journal of Animal Ecology 88: 1118-1133.

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.

Ayotte, P., M.-A. Simard and S. D. Côté. 2019. Reproductive plasticity of female white-tailed deer at high density and under harsh climatic conditions. Oecologia 189: 661-673.

Déry, F., S. Hamel and S. D. Côté. 2019. Getting ready for the winter: timing and determinants of molt in an alpine ungulate. Ecology and Evolution 9: 2920-2932.

Douhard, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, S. Hamel, D. H. Nussey, S. D. Côté, J. M. Pemberton and F. Pelletier. 2019. Maternal longevity and offspring sex in wild ungulates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286: 20181968.

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.

2018

Larue, B., S. D. Côté, M.-H. St-Laurent, C. Dussault and M. Leblond. 2018. Natal habitat preference induction in large mammals - Like mother, like child? Ecology and Evolution 8: 12629-12640.

Peláez, M., R. Perea, M. Díaz, A. San Miguel, C. Rodríguez-Vigal and S. D. Côté. 2018. Use of cast antlers to assess antler size variation in red deer populations: Effects of mast seeding, climate and population features in Mediterranean environments. Journal of Zoology 306 : 8-15.

Champagne, E., A. Dumont, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2018. Forage diversity, type and abundance influence winter resource selection by white-tailed deer. Journal of Vegetation Science 29: 619-628.

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.

Courchesne, M., S. Pellerin, M. Bachand, S. D. Côté and M. Poulin. 2018. Chronic deer browsing leads to biotic homogenization of productive peatlands. Botany 96: 499-509.

Plante, S., C. Dussault, J. Hénault-Richard and S. D. Côté. 2018. Human disturbance effects and cumulative habitat loss in endangered migratory caribou. Biological Conservation 224: 129-143.

Charest Castro, K., M. Leblond and S. D. Côté. 2018. Costs and benefits of post-weaning associations in mountain goats. Behaviour 155: 295-326.

Champagne, E., B. D. Moore, S. D. Côté and J.-P. Tremblay. 2018. Spatial correlations between browsing on balsam fir by white-tailed deer and the nutritional value of neighbouring winter forage. Ecology and Evolution 8: 2812-2823

Champagne, E., L. Perroud, A. Dumont, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2018. Neighbouring plants and perception of predation risk modulate winter browsing by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 96: 117-125.

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.

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.

2017

Pigeon, K. E., E. Cardinal, G. Stenhouse and S. D. Côté. 2017. Recognizing the importance of an all-inclusive approach to brown bear conservation now and into the future. Oecologia 185: 347-350.

Zamin, T. J., S. D. Côté, J.-P. Tremblay and P. Grogan. 2017. Experimental warming alters migratory caribou forage quality. Ecological Applications 27: 2061-2073.

Rughetti, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, S. D. Côté and S. Hamel. 2017. Ecological and evolutionary effects of selective harvest of non-lactating female ungulates. Journal of Applied Ecology 54: 1571-1580.

Courbin, N., C. Dussault, A. Veillette, M.-A. Giroux and S. D. Côté. 2017. Coping with strong variations in winter severity: plastic habitat selection of deer at high density. Behavioral Ecology 28: 1037-1046.

Courchesne, M., S. Pellerin, M. Bachand, S. D. Côté and M. Poulin. 2017. La flore des tourbières de l’île d’Anticosti lorsque soustraite au broutement par le cerf de Virginie. Le Naturaliste Canadien 141: 6-15.

Panagakis, A., S. Hamel and S. D. Côté. 2017. The influence of early reproductive success on longevity and late reproductive success in an alpine ungulate. American Naturalist 189: 667-683.

St-Louis, A. and S. D. Côté. 2017. Activity budgets and behavioural synchrony in a wild equid living in a fission-fusion social system. Behaviour 154: 357-376.

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.

Plante, S., C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2017. Lanscape attributes explain migratory caribou vulnerability to sport hunting. Journal of Wildlife Management 81: 238-247.

2016

Hamel, S., J.-M. Gaillard, N. G. Yoccoz, S. Albon, S. D. Côté,
J. M. Craine, M. Festa-Bianchet, M. Garel, P. Lee, C. Moss, D. H. Nussey, F. Pelletier, A. Stien and T. Tveraa. 2016. Cohort variation in individual body mass dissipates with age in large herbivores. Ecological Monographs 86: 517-543.

Drolet, A., C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2016. Simulated drilling noise affects the space use of a large terrestrial mammal. Wildlife Biology 22: 284-293.

Beguin, J., J.-P. Tremblay, N. Thiffault, D. Pothier and S. D. Côté. 2016. Management of forest regeneration in boreal and temperate deer-forest systems: challenges, guidelines and research gaps. Ecosphere 7(10): e01488.

Le Saout, S., M. Massouh, J.-L. Martin, H. Presseault-Gauvin, E. Poilvé, S. D. Côté, D. Picot, H. Verheyden and S. Chamaillé-Jammes. 2016. Low food abundance or hunting: what is the most stressful for black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis)? Mammal Research 61: 391-398.

Jenkins, D. A., N. Lecomte, J. A. Schaefer, S. M. Olsen, D. Swingedouw, S. D. Côté, L. Pellissier and G. Yannic. 2016. Loss of connectivity among island-dwelling Peary caribou following sea ice decline. Biology Letters 12: 20160235.

Pigeon, K. E., G. Stenhouse and S. D. Côté. 2016. Drivers of hibernation: Linking food and weather to denning behaviour of grizzly bears. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70: 1745-1754.

Bonin, M., J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2016. Contributions of digestive plasticity to the ability of white-tailed deer to cope with a low-quality diet. Journal of Mammalogy 97: 1406-1413.

Giroux, M.-A., C. Dussault, J.-P. Tremblay et S. D. Côté. 2016. Winter severity modulates the benefits of using a habitat temporally uncoupled from browsing. Ecosphere 7(8): e014321.

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.

Pigeon, K. E., E. Cardinal, G. B. Stenhouse and S. D. Côté. 2016. Staying cool in a changing landscape: The influence of maximum daily ambient temperature on grizzly bear habitat selection. Oecologia 181: 1101-1116

Pigeon, K. E., S. D. Côté and G. B. Stenhouse. 2016. Assessing den selection and den characteristics of grizzly bears. Journal of Wildlife Management 80: 884-893.

Champagne, E., J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2016. Spatial extent of neighboring plants influences the strength of associational effects on mammal herbivory. Ecosphere 7(6): e01371.

Richard, J. H. and S. D. Côté. 2016. Space use analyses suggest avoidance of a ski area by an alpine ungulate. Journal of Wildlife Management 80: 387-395.

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.

Mills, J. A., C. Teplitsky, B. Arroyo, A. Charmantier, P. H. Becker, T. R. Birkhead, P. Bize, D. T. Blumstein, C. Bonenfant, S. Boutin, A. Bushuev, E. Cam, A. Cockburn, S. D. Côté, J. C. Coulson, F. Daunt, N. J. Dingemanse, B. Doligez, H. Drummond, R. H. M. Espie, M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Frentiu, J. W. Fitzpatrick, R. W. Furness, D. Garant, G. Gauthier, P. R. Grant, M. Griesser, L. Gustafsson, B. Hansson, M. P. Harris, F. Jiguet, P. Kjellander, E. Korpimäki, C. J. Krebs, L. Lens, J. D.C. Linnell, M. Low, A. McAdam, A. Margalida, J. Merilä, A. P. Møller, S. Nakagawa, J.-Å. Nilsson, I. C. T. Nisbet, A. J. van Noordwijk, D. Oro, T. Pärt, F. Pelletier, J. Potti, B. Pujol, D. Réale, R. F. Rockwell, Y. Ropert-Coudert, A. Roulin, C. Thébaud, J. S. Sedinger, J. E. Swenson, M. E. Visser, S. Wanless, D. F. Westneat, A. J. Wilson and A. Zedrosser. 2016. Solutions for archiving data in long-term studies - a reply to Whitlock et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 31: 85-87.

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

Hamel, S., M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. 2016. Offspring sex in mountain goat varies with adult sex ratio but only for mothers in good condition. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 70: 123-132.

Dalziel, B. D., M. Le Corre, S. D. Côté and S. P. Ellner. 2016. Detecting collective behaviour in animal relocation data, with application to migrating caribou. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7: 30-41.

2015

Giroux, M.-A., E. Valiquette, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2015. Isotopic differences between forage consumed by a large herbivore in open, closed, and coastal habitats: new evidence from a boreal study system. Plos One 10: e0142781.

Mills, J. A., C. Teplitsky, B. Arroyo, A. Charmantier, P. H. Becker, T. R. Birkhead, P. Bize, D. T. Blumstein, C. Bonenfant, S. Boutin, A. Bushuev, E. Cam, A. Cockburn, S. D. Côté, J. C. Coulson, F. Daunt, N. J. Dingemanse, B. Doligez, H. Drummond, R. H. M. Espie, M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Frentiu, J. W. Fitzpatrick, R. W. Furness, D. Garant, G. Gauthier, P. R. Grant, M. Griesser, L. Gustafsson, B. Hansson, M. P. Harris, F. Jiguet, P. Kjellander, E. Korpimäki, C. J. Krebs, L. Lens, J. D. C. Linnell, M. Low, A. McAdam, A. Margalida, J. Merilä, A. P. Møller, S. Nakagawa, J.-Å. Nilsson, I. C. T. Nisbet, A. J. van Noordwijk, D. Oro, T. Pärt, F. Pelletier, J. Potti, B. Pujol, D. Réale, R. F. Rockwell, Y. Ropert-Coudert, A. Roulin, C. Thébaud, J. S. Sedinger, J. E. Swenson, M. E. Visser, S. Wanless, D. F. Westneat, A. J. Wilson and A. Zedrosser. 2015. Archiving primary data: solutions for long-term studies. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 30: 581-589.

Godde, S., S. D. Côté and D. Réale. 2015. Female mountain goats Oreamnos americanus associate according to kinship and reproductive status. Animal Behaviour 108: 101-107.

Crosmary, W.-G., S. D. Côté and H. Fritz. 2015. The assessment of the role of trophy hunting in wildlife conservation. Animal Conservation 18: 136-137.

Bachand, M., S. Pellerin, J.-P. Tremblay, S. D. Côté and M. Poulin. 2015. Compositional and functional trajectories of herbaceous communities after deer density control in clearcut boreal forests. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 45: 758-763.

Jean, P.-O., R. L. Bradley, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2015. Combining near infrared spectra of feces and geostatistics to generate forage nutritional quality maps across landscapes. Ecological Applications 25: 1630-1639.

Théorêt-Gosselin, R., S. Hamel and S. D. Côté. 2015. The role of maternal behavior and offspring development in the survival of mountain goat kids. Oecologia 178: 175-186.

Crosmary, W.-G., S. Chamaillé-Jammes, G. Mtare, H. Fritz and S. D. Côté. 2015. Decline of sable antelope in one of its key conservation areas: the greater Hwange ecosystem, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology 53: 194-205.

Crosmary, W. G., S. D. Côté and H. Fritz. 2015. Does trophy hunting matter to long-term population trends in Africans herbivores of different dietary guilds? Animal Conservation 18: 117-130.

2014

Richard, J. H., J. F. Wilmshurst and S. D. Côté. 2014. The effect of snow on space use of an alpine ungulate: recently fallen snow tells more than cumulative snow depth. Canadian Journal of Zoology 92: 1067-1074. 

Le Saout, S., S. Padié, S. Chamaillé-Jammes, S. Chollet, S. D. Côté, N. Morellet, J. Pattison, E. Harris and J.-L. Martin. 2014. Short-term effects of hunting on naïve black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis): behavioural response and consequences on vegetation growth. Canadian Journal of Zoology 92: 915-925.

Côté, S. D., J. Beguin, S. De Bellefeuille, E. Champagne, N. Thiffault and J.-P. Tremblay. 2014. Structuring effects of deer in boreal forest ecosystems. Advances in Ecology : 917834.

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.

Le Corre, M., C. Dussault and S. D. Côté. 2014. Detecting changes in the annual movements of terrestrial migratory species: using the first-passage time to document the spring migration of caribou. Movement Ecology 2: 19.

Richard, J. H., K. S. White and S. D. Côté. 2014. Mating effort and space use of an alpine ungulate during the rut. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68: 1639-1648.

Gingras, J., S. Couturier, S. D. Côté and J.-P. Tremblay. 2014. Opposite responses of body condition and fertility in adjacent moose populations. Journal of Wildlife Management 78: 830-839.

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

Bachand, M., S. Pellerin, M. Moretti, I. Aubin, J.-P. Tremblay, S. D. Côté and M. Poulin. 2014. Functional responses and resilience of boreal forest ecosystem after reduction of deer density. Plos One 9: e90437.

Pigeon, K., S. E. Nielsen, G. Stenhouse and S. D. Côté. 2014. Den selection by grizzly bears on a managed landscape. Journal of Mammalogy 95: 559-571.

Jean, P.-O., R. L. Bradley, M.-A. Giroux, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2014. Near Infrared Spectroscopy and fecal chemistry as predictors of the diet composition of white-tailed deer. Rangeland Ecology and Management 67: 154-159.

St-Louis, A. and S. D. Côté. 2014. Resource selection in a high-altitude rangeland equid, the kiang (Equus kiang): influence of forage abundance and quality at multiple spatial scales, Canadian Journal of Zoology 92: 239-249.

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.

Simard, M.-A., J. Huot, S. de Bellefeuille and S. D. Côté. 2014. Influences of habitat composition, plant phenology, and population density on autumn indices of body condition in a northern white-tailed deer population. Wildlife Monographs 187: 1-28.

Simard, M.-A., J. Huot, S. de Bellefeuille and S. D. Côté. 2014. Linking conception and weaning success with environmental variation and female body condition in a northern ungulate. Journal of Mammalogy 95: 321-327.

Giroux, M.-A., J.-P. Tremblay, M.-A. Simard, N. G. Yoccoz and S. D. Côté. 2014. Forage-mediated density and climate effects on body mass in a temperate herbivore: a mechanistic approach. Ecology 95: 1332-1340.

Bachand, M., S. Pellerin, S. D. Côté, M. Moretti, M. De Cáceres, P.-M. Brousseau, C. Cloutier, C. Hébert, É. Cardinal, J.-L. Martin and M. Poulin. 2014. Species indicators of ecosystem recovery after reducing large herbivore density: comparing taxa and testing species combinations. Ecological Indicators 38: 12-19.

2013

Darmon, G., B. Hidding, S. de Bellefeuille, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2013. A generalist rodent benefits from logging regardless of deer density. Ecoscience 20: 319-327.

Hidding, B., J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2013. A large herbivore triggers alternative successional trajectories in the boreal forest. Ecology 94 : 2852-2860.

Pachkowski, M., S. D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 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.

Côté, S. D., S. Hamel, A. St-Louis and J. Mainguy. 2013. Do mountain goats habituate to helicopter disturbance? Journal of Wildlife Management 77: 1244-1248.

Crosmary, W.-G., A. J. Loveridge, H. Ndaimani, S. Lebel, V. Booth, S. D. Côté and H. Fritz. 2013. Trophy hunting in Africa: long-term trends in antelope horn size. Animal Conservation 16: 648-660.

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.

Massé, A. and S. D. Côté. 2013. Spatiotemporal variations in resources affect activity and movement patterns of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) at high density. Canadian Journal of Zoology 91: 252-263.

Martin, J. G. A., M. Festa-Bianchet, S. D. Côté and D. T. Blumstein. 2013. Detecting between-individual differences in hind foot length in populations of wild mammals. Canadian Journal of Zoology 91: 118-123.

Godde, S., L. Humbert, S. D. Côté, D. Réale and H. Whitehead. 2013. Correcting for the impact of gregariousness in social network analyses. Animal Behaviour 85: 553-558.

St-Louis, A., S. Hamel, J. Mainguy and S. D. Côté. 2013. Factors influencing the reaction of mountain goats towards all-terrain vehicles. Journal of Wildlife Management 77: 599-605.

Simard, M-A., C. Dussault, J. Huot and S. D. Côté. 2013. Is hunting an effective tool to control overabundant deer? A test using an experimental approach. Journal of Wildlife Management 77: 254-269.

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.

Brousseau, P.-M., C. Hébert, C. Cloutier and S. D. Côté. 2013. Short-term effects of reduced white-tailed deer density on insect communities in a strongly over browsed boreal forest ecosystem. Biodiversity and Conservation 22: 77-92. 

2012

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.

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.

Giroux, M.-A., C. Dussault, N. Lecomte, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2012. A new way of assessing foraging behaviour at the individual level using faeces marking and satellite telemetry. PlosOne 7: e49719

L’Italien, L., R. B. Weladji, Ø. Holand, K. Røed, M. Nieminen and S. D. Côté. 2012. Mating group size and stability in reindeer Rangifer tarandus : the effects of male characteristics, sex ratio and male age-structure. Ethology 118: 783-792.

Massé, A. and S. D. Côté. 2012. Linking habitat heterogeneity to space use by large herbivores at multiple scales: from habitat mosaics to forest canopy openings. Forest Ecology and Management 285: 67-76.

Gorrell, J. C., S. Boutin, S. Raveh, P. Neuhaus, S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2012. Sexing the Sciuridae: A simple and accurate set of molecular methods to determine sex in tree squirrels, ground squirrels and marmots. Molecular Ecology Resources 12: 806-809.

Forde, T., K. Orsel, J. De Buck, 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 spp.). Journal of Wildlife Diseases 48: 918-924.

Hidding, B., J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2012. Survival and growth of balsam fir seedlings and saplings under multiple controlled ungulate densities. Forest Ecology and Management 276: 96-103.

Cardinal, E., J.-L. Martin, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2012. An experimental study of how variation in deer density affects vegetation and songbird assemblages of recently harvested boreal forests. Canadian Journal of Zoology 90: 704-713.

Crosmary, W.-G., P. Makumbe, S. D. Côté and H. Fritz. 2012. Vulnerability to predation and water constraints limit behavioural adjustments of ungulates in response to hunting risk. Animal Behaviour 83: 1367-1376.

Lebel, F., C. Dussault, A. Massé and S. D. Côté. 2012. Influence of habitat features and hunter behaviour on white-tailed deer harvest. Journal of Wildlife Management 76: 1431-1440.

Shafer, A. B. A., J. M. Northrup, K. S. White, M. S. Boyce, S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2012. Habitat selection predicts genetic relatedness in an alpine ungulate. Ecology 93: 1317-1329.

Simard, M.-A., S. D. Côté, A. Gingras and T. Coulson. 2012. Tests of density dependence using indices of relative abundance in a deer population. Oikos 121: 1351-1363.

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

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.

Roy, J., G. Yannic, S. D. Côté and L. Bernatchez. 2012. Negative density-dependent dispersal in the American black bear (Ursus americanus) revealed by noninvasive sampling and genotyping. Ecology and Evolution 2: 525-537.

Shafer, A. B. A., C. W. Fan, S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2012. (Lack of) Genetic diversity in immune genes predates glacial isolation in the North American mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus). Journal of Heredity 103: 371-379.

Cardinal, E., J.-L. Martin and S. D. Côté. 2012. Large herbivore effects on songbirds in boreal forests: lessons from deer introduction on Anticosti Island. Ecoscience 19: 38-47.

Crosmary, W.-G., M. Valeix, H. Madzikanda, S. D. Côté and H. Fritz. 2012. African ungulates and their drinking problems: trophy hunting and predation risk constrain access to water. Animal Behaviour 83: 145-153.

St-Louis, A. and S. D. Côté. 2012. Foraging behaviour at multiple temporal scales in a wild alpine equid. Oecologia 169: 167-176.

2011

Massé, A. and S. D. Côté. 2012. Linking alternative food sources to winter habitat selection of herbivores in overbrowsed landscapes. Journal of Wildlife Management 76: 544-556.

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.

Dufresne, M., R. L. Bradley, J.-P. Tremblay and S. D. Côté. 2011. Evidence that soil depth and clay content control the post-disturbance regeneration of balsam fir and paper birch under heavy browsing from deer. Ecoscience 18: 363-368.

Coulombe, M.-L., J. Huot, A. Massé and S. D. Côté. 2011. Influence of forage biomass and cover on deer space use at a fine-scale: a controlled-density experiment. Ecoscience 18: 262-272.

Dostaler, S., J.-P. Ouellet, J.-F. Therrien and S. D. Côté. 2011. Are feeding preferences of white-tailed deer related to plant constituents? Journal of Wildlife Management 75: 913-918.

Shafer, A. B. A., K. S. White, S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2011. Deciphering translocations from relicts in Baranof Island mountain goats: is an endemic genetic lineage at risk? Conservation Genetics 12: 1261-1268.

Viera, V. M., V. A. Viblanc, O. Filippi-Codaccioni, S. D. Côté and R. Groscolas. 2011. Active territory defence at a low energy cost in a colonial seabird. Animal Behaviour 82: 69-76.

Hamel, S., S. D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Tradeoff between offspring mass and subsequent reproduction in a highly iteroparous mammal. Oikos 120: 690-695.

Ortego, J., G. Yannic, A. B. A. Shafer, J. Mainguy, M. Festa-Bianchet, D. W. Coltman and S. D. Côté. 2011. Temporal dynamics of genetic variability in a mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) population. Molecular Ecology 20: 1601-1611.

Shafer, A. B. A., J. Poissant, S. D. Côté andet D. W. Coltman. 2011. Does reduced heterozygosity influence dispersal? A test using spatially structured populations of an alpine ungulate. Biology Letters 7: 433-435.

Shafer, A. B. A., S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2011. Hot spots of genetic diversity descended from multiple Pleistocene refugia in an alpine ungulate. Evolution 65: 125-138.

Beguin, J., D. Pothier and S. D Côté. 2011. Deer browsing and soil disturbance induce cascading effects on plant communities: a multilevel path analysis. Ecological Applications 21: 439-451.

Festa-Bianchet, M., J. C. Ray, S. Boutin, S. D. Côté and A. Gunn. 2011. Conservation of caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Canada: an uncertain future. Canadian Journal of Zoology 89: 419-434.

2010

Shafer, A. B. A., C. I. Cullingham, S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2010. Of glaciers and refugia: a decade of study sheds new light on the phylogeography of northwestern North America. Molecular Ecology 19: 4589-4621.

Collard, A., L. Lapointe, J.-P. Ouellet, M. Crête, A. Lussier, C. Daigle and S. D. Côté. 2010. Slow responses of understory plants of maple-dominated forests to white-tailed deer experimental exclusion. Forest Ecology and Management 260: 649-662.

Simard, M.-A., T. Coulson, A. Gingras and S. D. Côté. 2010. Influence of density and climate on the population dynamics of a large herbivore under harsh environmental conditions. Journal of Wildlife Management 74: 1671-1685.

Singh, N. J., C. Bonenfant, N. G. Yoccoz and S. D. Côté. 2010. Sexual segregation in Eurasian wildsheep. Behavioral Ecology 21: 410-418

Singh, N. J., N. G. Yoccoz, N. Lecomte, S. D. Côté and J. L. Fox. 2010. Scale and selection of habitat and resources: Tibetan argali (Ovis ammon hodgsoni) in high altitude rangelands. Canadian Journal of Zoology 88: 436-447.

Hamel, S., S. D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2010. Maternal characteristics and environment affect the costs of reproduction in female mountain goats. Ecology 91: 2034-2043.

Groscolas, R., V. Viera, N. Guerin, Y. Handrich and S. D. Côté. 2010. Heart rate as a predictor of energy expenditure in undisturbed fasting and incubating penguins. Journal of Experimental Biology 213: 153-160.

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.

2000-2009

2009

Mainguy, J., S. D. Côté, M. Festa-Bianchet and D. W. Coltman. 2009. Father-offspring phenotypic correlations suggest intralocus sexual conflict for a fitness-linked trait in a wild sexually dimorphic mammal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276: 4067-4075.

Hamel, S. and S. D. Côté. 2009. Foraging decisions in a capital breeder: trade-offs between mass gain and lactation. Oecologia 161: 421-432.

Bajzak, C. E., S. D. Côté, M. O. Hammill and G. Stenson. 2009. Intersexual differences in the postbreeding foraging behaviour of the Northwest Atlantic hooded seal. Marine Ecology Progress Series 385: 285-294.

Mainguy, J., S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2009. Multilocus heterozygosity, parental relatedness and individual fitness components in a wild mountain goat Oreamnos americanus population. Molecular Ecology 18: 2297-2306.

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.

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.

Hamel, S., M. Garel, M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard and S. D. Côté. 2009. Spring normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) predicts annual variation in timing of peak faecal crude protein in mountain ungulates. Journal of Applied Ecology 46: 582-589.

Ezard, T. H. G., S. D. Côté and F. Pelletier. 2009. Eco-evolutionary dynamics: disentangling phenotypic, environmental and population fluctuations. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society Series B 364: 1491-1498.

Poissant, J., A. B. A. Shafer, C. S. Davis, J. Mainguy, J. T. Hogg, S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2009. Genome-wide cross-amplification of domestic sheep microsatellites in bighorn sheep and mountain goats. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1121-1126.

Massé, A. and S. D. Côté. 2009. Habitat selection of a large herbivore at high density and without predation: trade-off between forage and cover? Journal of Mammalogy 90: 961-970.

Hamel, S., J.-M. Gaillard, M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. 2009. Individual quality, early-life conditions, and reproductive success in contrasted populations of large herbivores. Ecology 90 : 1981-1995.

Beguin, J., M. Prévost, D. Pothier and S. D. Côté. 2009. Establishment of natural regeneration under severe browsing pressure from white-tailed deer after group seed-tree cutting with scarification on Anticosti Island. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 39: 596-605.

St-Louis, A. and S. D. Côté. 2009. Equus kiang (Perissodactyla : Equidae). Mammalian Species 835: 1-11.

Pelletier, F., J. Mainguy and S. D. Côté. 2009. Rut-induced hypophagia in male bighorn sheep and mountain goats: foraging under time budget constraints. Ethology 115: 141-151.

Couturier, S., S. D. Côté, R. Otto, R. B. Weladji and J. Huot. 2009. Variation in calf body mass in migratory caribou: the role of habitat, climate, and movements. Journal of Mammalogy 90: 442-452.

Hamel, S., S. D. Côté, J.-M. Gaillard and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2009. Individual variation in reproductive costs of reproduction: high quality females always do better. Journal of Animal Ecology 78: 143-151.

Hamel, S. and S. D. Côté. 2009. Maternal defensive behavior of mountain goats against predation by golden eagles. Western North American Naturalist 69: 115-118.  

2008

Taillon, J. and S. D. Côté. 2008. Are fecal hormone levels linked to winter progression, diet quality, and social rank in young ungulates? An experiment with white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 1591-1600. 

Coulombe, M.-L., S. D. Côté and J. Huot. 2008. Experimental influence of population density and vegetation biomass on the movements and activity budget of a large herbivore. Behaviour 145: 1167-1194.

Harvey, V., S. D. Côté and M. O. Hammill. 2008. The ecology of 3-d space use in a sexually dimorphic mammal. Ecography 31: 371-380.

Simard, A., S. D. Côté, R. B. Weladji and J. Huot. 2008. Feedback effects of chronic browsing on life-history traits of a large herbivore. Journal of Animal Ecology 77: 678-686.

Mainguy, J., S. D. Côté, É. Cardinal and M. Houle. 2008. Mating tactics and mate choice in relation to age and social rank in male mountain goats. Journal of Mammalogy 89: 626-635.

Mainguy, J. and S. D. Côté. 2008. Age- and state-dependent reproductive effort in male mountain goats, Oreamnos americanus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 935-943.

Therrien, J.-F, S. D. Côté, M. Festa-Bianchet and J.-P. Ouellet. 2008. Maternal care in white-tailed deer: trade-off between maintenance and reproduction under food restriction. Animal Behaviour 75: 235-243.

Hamel, S and S. D. Côté. 2008. Trade-offs in activity budget in an alpine ungulate: contrasting lactating and non-lactating females. Animal Behaviour 75: 217-227.

Viera, V. M., P. M. Nolan, S. D. Côté, P. Jouventin and R. Groscolas. 2008. Is territory defence related to plumage ornaments in the king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus? Ethology 114: 146-153.

2007

Hamel, S and S. D. Côté. 2007. Habitat use patterns in relation to escape terrain: Are alpine ungulate females trading-off better foraging sites for safety? Canadian Journal of Zoology 85: 933-943.

Therrien, J.-F, S. D. Côté, M. Festa-Bianchet and J.-P. Ouellet. 2007. Conservative maternal care in an iteroparous mammal: a resource allocation experiment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 193-199.

Boulet, M., S. Couturier, S. D. Côté, R. 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.

Taillon, J. and S. D. Côté. 2007. Social rank and winter forage quality affect aggressiveness in white-tailed deer fawns. Animal Behaviour 74: 265-275.

Pettorelli, N., F. Pelletier, A. von Hardenberg, M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D. Côté. 2007. Early onset of vegetation growth vs. rapid green-up: impacts on juvenile mountain ungulates. Ecology 88: 381-390.

Mainguy, J., K. Worley, S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2007. Low MHC DRB class II diversity in the mountain goat: past bottlenecks and possible role of pathogens and parasites. Conservation Genetics 8: 885-891.

Sauvé, D. G. and S. D. Côté. 2007. Winter forage selection in white-tailed deer at high density: balsam fir is the best of a bad choice. Journal of Wildlife Management 71: 911-914.

Pettorelli, N., S. D. Côté, A. Gingras, F. Potvin and J. Huot. 2007. Aerial surveys vs hunting statistics to monitor deer density: the example of Anticosti Island (Québec, Canada). Wildlife Biology 13: 321-327.

2006

Taillon, J. and S. D. Côté. 2006. The role of previous social encounters and body mass in determining social rank: an experiment with white-tailed deer. Animal Behaviour 72: 1103-1110.

Sauvé, D. G. and S. D. Côté. 2006. Is winter diet quality related to body condition of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)? An experiment using urine profiles. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 1003-1010.

Coulombe, M.-L., A. Massé and S. D. Côté. 2006. Quantification and accuracy of activity data measured with VHF and GPS telemetry. Wildlife Society Bulletin 34: 81-92.

Viera, V. M., C. Le Bohec, S. D. Côté and R. Groscolas. 2006. Massive breeding failures following flooding in a colonial seabird. Polar Biology 29: 713-716.

Taillon, J., D. G. Sauvé and S. D. Côté. 2006. The effects of decreasing winter diet quality on foraging behavior and life-history traits of white-tailed deer fawns. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: 1445-1454.

Hamel, S., S. D. Côté, K. G. Smith and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2006. Population dynamics and harvest potential of mountain goat herds in Alberta. Journal of Wildlife Management 70: 1044-1053.

Pellerin, S., J. Huot and S. D. Côté. 2006. Long term effects of deer browsing and trampling on the vegetation of peatlands. Biological Conservation 128: 316-326. 

2005

Côté, S. D. 2005. Extirpation of a large black bear population by introduced white-tailed deer. Conservation Biology 19: 1668-1671.

Côté, S. D., A. Stien, R. J. Irvine, J. F. Dallas, F. Marshall, O. Halvorsen, R. Langvatn and S. D. Albon. 2005. Resistance to abomasal nematodes and individual genetic variability in reindeer. Molecular Ecology 14: 4159-4168.

Mainguy, J., A. S. Llewellyn, K. Worley, S. D. Côté and D. W. Coltman. 2005. Characterization of 29 polymorphic artiodactyl microsatellite markers for the mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus). Molecular Ecology Notes 5: 809-811.

Tremblay, J.-P., I. Thibault, C. Dussault, J. Huot and S. D. Côté. 2005. Long-term decline in white-tailed deer browse supply: can lichens and litterfall act as alternative food sources that preclude density-dependent feedbacks. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 1087-1096.

Gendreau, Y., S. D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2005. Maternal effects on post-weaning physical and social development in juvenile mountain goats. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58: 237-246.

2004

Côté, S. D., T. P. Rooney, J.-P. Tremblay, C. Dussault and D. M. Waller. 2004. Ecological impacts of deer overabundance. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 35: 113-147.

Beaudoin, C., M. Crête, J. Huot, P. Etcheverry and S. D. Côté. 2004. Does predation risk affect habitat use in snowshoe hares? Ecoscience 11: 370-378.

2003

Festa-Bianchet, M., J.-M. Gaillard and S. D. Côté. 2003. Variable age structure and apparent density-dependence in survival of adult ungulates. Journal of Animal Ecology 72: 640-649.

Côté, S. D., J. F. Dallas, F. Marshall, R. J. Irvine, R. Langvatn and S. D. Albon. 2002. Microsatellite DNA evidence for genetic drift and philopatry in Svalbard reindeer. Molecular Ecology 11: 1923-1930.


2002

Côté, S. D., J. F. Dallas, F. Marshall, R. J. Irvine, R. Langvatn and S. D. Albon. 2002. Microsatellite DNA evidence for genetic drift and philopatry in Svalbard reindeer. Molecular Ecology 11: 1923-1930.

2001

Robin, J.-P., C. Fayolle, F. Decrock, M.-A. Thil, S. D. Côté, S. Bernard and R. Groscolas. 2001. Restoration of body mass in king penguins after egg abandonment at a critical energy depletion stage: early vs late breeders. Journal of Avian Biology 32: 303-310.

Côté, S. D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Reproductive success in female mountain goats: the influence of maternal age and social rank. Animal Behaviour 62: 173-181.

Côté, S. D., M. Festa-Bianchet and K. G. Smith. 2001. Compensatory reproduction in harvested mountain goat populations: a word of caution. Wildlife Society Bulletin 29: 726-730.

Dewasmes, G., S. D. Côté, Y. Le Maho, R. Groscolas, J.-P. Robin, G. Vardon and J.-P. Libert. 2001. Effects of weather on activity and sleep in brooding king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Polar Biology 24: 508-511.

Côté, S. D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Life-history correlates of horn asymmetry in mountain goats. Journal of Mammalogy 82: 389-400.

Côté, S. D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Birthdate, mass and survival in mountain goat kids: effects of maternal characteristics and forage quality. Oecologia 127: 230-238.

Côté, S. D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Offspring sex ratio in relation to maternal age and social rank in mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus). Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 49: 260-265.

Côté, S. D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Offspring sex ratio in relation to maternal age and social rank in mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus). Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology 49: 331 (erratum).

2000

Côté, S. D. 2000. Dominance hierarchies in female mountain goats: stability, aggressiveness and determinants of rank. Behaviour 137: 1541-1566.

Côté, S. D. 2000. Determining social rank in ungulates: a comparison of aggressive interactions recorded at a bait site and under natural conditions. Ethology 106: 945-955.

Duchesne, M., S. D. Côté and C. Barrette. 2000. Responses of woodland caribou to winter ecotourism in the Charlevoix Biosphere Reserve, Canada. Biological Conservation 96: 311-317.

Côté, S. D. 2000. Aggressiveness in king penguins in relation to breeding status and territory location. Animal Behaviour 59: 813-821. 

1997-1999

1999

 Côté, S. D. and G. Dewasmes. 1999. Do sleeping king penguins influence the movement of conspecifics through a colony? Polar Biology 22: 13-16.

1998

Côté, S. D. 1998. In vitro digestibilities of summer forages utilized by the Rivière George caribou herd. Arctic 51: 48-54.

Côté, S. D., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Fournier. 1998. Life-history effects of chemical immobilization and radio collars in mountain goats. Journal of Wildlife Management 62: 745-752.

Côté, S. D., M. Festa-Bianchet and K. G. Smith. 1998. Horn growth in mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus). Journal of Mammalogy 79: 406-414.

Haviernick, M., S. D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1998. Immobilization of mountain goats with xylazine and reversal with idazoxan. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34: 342-347.

1997

Côté, S. D. and C. Beaudoin. 1997. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) attacks and nanny-kid separation on mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus). Mammalia 61: 614-617.

Côté, S. D., A. Peracino and G. Simard. 1997. Wolf (Canis lupus) predation and maternal defensive behaviour in mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus). Canadian Field-Naturalist 111: 389-392.

Côté, S. D., J. A. Schaefer and F. Messier. 1997. Time budgets and synchrony of activities in muskoxen: the influence of sex, age, and season. Canadian Journal of Zoology 75: 1628-1635.

Côté, S. D. 1996. Mountain goat responses to helicopter disturbance. Wildlife Society Bulletin 24: 681-685.