François Vézina
Professeure titulaire,Université du Québec à Rimouski
Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie
Courriel: francois_vezina@uqar.ca
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RechercheMes recherches portent sur l'acclimatation au froid, les stratégies de gestion de l'énergie et les ajustements physiologiques réversibles permettant aux oiseaux de faire face aux contraintes environnementales. Mes travaux pour la prochaine année porteront sur la régulation physiologique des mécanismes impliqués dans l'acclimatation aux perturbations climatiques hivernales.Étudiants CSBQ Audrey Le PogamPostdoctoral fellow  Sachin AnandPh.D.  Baptiste CourtinPh.D.  Émilie DesjardinsPh.D.  Inès FachePh.D.  Sarah SenécalPh.D.  Gabrielle CôtéM.Sc.  Marguerite DuchesneM.Sc.  Emmanuelle GouinM.Sc. Geneviève McHughM.Sc. Anciens étudiants (depuis 2009) Emily Cornelius RuhsPostdoctoral fellow  Quinn FletcherPostdoctoral fellow  Ryan O'ConnorPostdoctoral fellow  Fanny HallotPh.D.  Audrey LE POGAMPh.D.  Myriam MilberguePh.D. Magali PetitPh.D.  Thomas ZgirskiPh.D.  Justine DroletM.Sc. Karine DuboisM.Sc. Marie-Pier LaplanteM.Sc. Cynthia LemieuxM.Sc. Agnès LewdenM.Sc. Clément MandinM.Sc.  Lyette RégimbaldM.Sc. Limoilou-Amélie RenaudM.Sc. Julie-Camille RivaM.Sc. Sarah SenécalM.Sc.  Marianne TurcotteM.Sc. Implication au sein du CSBQ
Thèmes de recherche du CSBQ pertinentsExemples d'espèces étudiéesSturnus vulgaris Junco hyemalis Poecile atricapillus Calidris canutus Plectrophenax Publications81- Anthropogenic Nest Cavities Used by Snow Buntings in an Urban Arctic Landscape Journal Article Simard‐Provençal S , Rokitnicki P , Golat R , Vézina F , Love O P , McKinnon E A , 2025 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2025-06-05) 80- Transphyseal ACL Reconstruction: A Safe Option Even in Prepubescent Tanner I, II, and III Children Journal Article Vézina F , Salmon L J , Roe J P , 2024 Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics (Date Added: 2025-03-31) 79- Apelin stimulation of the vascular skeletal muscle stem cell niche enhances endogenous repair in dystrophic mice Journal Article Le Moal E , Liu Y , Collerette-Tremblay J , Dumontier S , Fabre P , Molina T , Dort J , Orfi Z , Denault N , Boutin J , Michaud J , Giguère H , Desroches A , Trân K , Ellezam B , Vézina F , Bedard S , Raynaud C , Balg F , Sarret P , Boudreault P , Scott M S , Denault J , Marsault E , Feige J N , Auger-Messier M , Dumont N A , Bentzinger C F , 2024 Science Translational Medicine (Date Added: 2025-03-31) 78- An arctic breeding songbird overheats during intense activity even at low air temperatures Journal Article O’Connor R S , Love O P , Régimbald L , Le Pogam A , Gerson A R , Elliott K H , Hargreaves A L , Vézina F , 2024 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2024-07-10) 77- Phenotypic constraints at the top of the world: an Arctic songbird faces the cumulative cost of maintaining a winter-like phenotype during breeding Journal Article Le Pogam A , O’Connor R S , Love O P , Young K G , Drolet J , Régimbald L , Roy G , Robitaille F , Berteaux D , Tam A , Vézina F , 2024 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2024-04-21) 76- Vegetation biomass and topography are associated with seasonal habitat selection and fall translocation behavior in Arctic hares Journal Article Landry-Ducharme L , Lai S , Vézina F , Tam A , Berteaux D , 2024 Oecologia (Date Added: 2024-04-04) 75- Under pressure—exploring partner changes, physiological responses and telomere dynamics in northern gannets across varying breeding conditions Journal Article Pelletier D , Blier P U , Vézina F , Dufresne F , Paquin F , Christen F , Guillemette M , 2023 PeerJ (Date Added: 2023-12-28) 74- Born in the cold: contrasted thermal exchanges and maintenance costs in juvenile and adult snow buntings on their breeding and wintering grounds Journal Article Demers R , O’Connor R S , Le Pogam A , Young K G , Berteaux D , Tam A , Vézina F , 2023 Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology (Date Added: 2023-07-16) 73- Evidence for a maintenance cost for birds maintaining highly flexible basal, but not summit, metabolic rates Journal Article Swanson D L , Stager M , Vézina F , Liu J , McKechnie A E , Amirkhiz R G , 2023 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2023-06-17) 72- Good times bad times — Unfavorable breeding conditions, more than divorce, lead to increased parental effort and reduced physiological condition of northern gannets Journal Article Pelletier D , Blier P , Vézina F , Guillemette M , 2023 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-04-23) 71- Editorial: Avian behavioral and physiological responses to challenging thermal environments and extreme weather events Journal Article Swanson D L , Vézina F , McKechnie A E , Nord A , 2022 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2022-10-18) 70- How does mitochondrial function relate to thermogenic capacity and basal metabolic rate in small birds? Journal Article Milbergue M S , Vézina F , Desrosiers V , Blier P U , 2022 The Journal of experimental biology (Date Added: 2022-07-07) 69- Long-distance, synchronized and directional fall movements suggest migration in Arctic hares on Ellesmere Island (Canada) Journal Article Caron-Carrier J , Lai S , Vézina F , Tam A , Berteaux D , 2022 Scientific reports (Date Added: 2022-04-05) 68- Vascular Plant Communities in the Polar Desert of Alert (Ellesmere Island, Canada): Establishment of a Baseline Reference for the 21st Century Journal Article , 2021 Ecoscience (Date Added: 2022-09-07) 67- No common pesticides detected in snow buntings utilizing a farmland landscape in eastern Québec Journal Article Cornelius Ruhs E , Love O P , Drainville L , Vézina F , 2021 Avian Conservation and Ecology (Date Added: 2022-01-28) 66- Snow Buntings Maintain Winter-Level Cold Endurance While Migrating to the High Arctic Journal Article Le Pogam A , O’Connor R S , Love O P , Drolet J , Régimbald L , Roy G , Laplante M , Berteaux D , Tam A , Vézina F , 2021 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2021-10-17) 65- Early life neonicotinoid exposure results in proximal benefits and ultimate carryover effects Journal Article Zgirski T , Legagneux P , Chastel O , Regimbald L , Prouteau L , Le Pogam A , Budzinski H , Love O P , Vézina F , 2021 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2021-08-11) 64- Limited heat tolerance in a cold-adapted seabird: Implications of a warming Arctic Journal Article , 2021 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2021-07-28) 63- Snow buntings preparing for migration increase muscle fiber size and myonuclear domain in parallel with a major gain in fat mass Journal Article , 2021 Journal of Avian Biology (Date Added: 2021-06-18) 62- Coping with the worst of both worlds: Phenotypic adjustments for cold acclimatization benefit northward migration and arrival in the cold in an Arctic-breeding songbird Journal Article , 2021 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2021-06-18) 61- Poor prey quality is compensated by higher provisioning effort in passerine birds Journal Article Senécal S , Riva J , O’Connor R S , Hallot F , Nozais C , Vézina F , 2021 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2021-06-12) 60- Survey of the vascular plants of alert (Ellesmere island, canada), a polar desert at the northern tip of the Americas Journal Article , 2021 Check List (Date Added: 2021-03-16) 59- Limited heat tolerance in an Arctic passerine: Thermoregulatory implications for cold-specialized birds in a rapidly warming world Journal Article , 2021 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2021-03-16) 58- Wintering snow buntings elevate cold hardiness to extreme levels but show no changes in maintenance costs Journal Article Le Pogam A , Love O P , Régimbald L , Dubois K , Hallot F , Milbergue M , Petit M , O’Connor R S , Vézina F , 2020 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2020-10-26) 57- Consequences of being phenotypically mismatched with the environment: No evidence of oxidative stress in cold- And warm-acclimated birds facing a cold spell Journal Article Jimenez A G , Ruhs E C , Tobin K J , Anderson K N , Le Pogam A , Regimbald L , Vézina F , 2020 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2020-05-27) 56- Consequences of being phenotypically mismatched with the environment: rapid muscle ultrastructural changes in cold-shocked black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) Journal Article Vézina F , Cornelius Ruhs E , O’Connor E S , Le Pogam A , Régimbald L , Love O P , Jimenez A G , 2020 American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology (Date Added: 2020-02-04) 55- WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING OF AN AVIPOXVIRUS ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN A GROUP OF AVIARY-HOUSED SNOW BUNTINGS (PLECTROPHENAX NIVALIS) Journal Article , 2020 Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (Date Added: 2020-01-19) 54- Who pays the bill? The effects of altered brood size on parental and nestling physiology Journal Article Cornelius Ruhs E , Vézina F , Walker M A , Karasov W H , 2019 Journal of Ornithology (Date Added: 2019-11-12) 53- Tracking Landscape-Scale Movements of Snow Buntings and Weather-Driven Changes in Flock Composition During the Temperate Winter Journal Article Mckinnon E A , Laplante M , Love O P , Fraser K C , Mackenzie S , Vézina F , 2019 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-10-15) 52- Flexible response to short-term weather in a cold-adapted songbird Journal Article Laplante M , McKinnon E A , Love O P , Vézina F , 2019 Journal of Avian Biology (Date Added: 2019-03-10) 51- Physiological and Immune Responses of Free-Living Temperate Birds Provided a Gradient of Food Supplementation Journal Article Cornelius Ruhs E , Vézina F , Karasov W H , 2019 Physiological and biochemical zoology : PBZ (Date Added: 2019-01-19) 50- Large muscles are beneficial but not required for improving thermogenic capacity in small birds Journal Article Milbergue M S , Blier P U , Vézina F , 2018 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2018-09-28) 49- The performing animal: Causes and consequences of body remodeling and metabolic adjustments in red knots facing contrasting thermal environments Journal Article Vézina F , Gerson A R , Guglielmo C G , Piersma T , 2017 American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology (Date Added: 2017-08-16) 48- Body temperature responses to handling stress in wintering Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus L.) Journal Article Lewden A , Nord A , Petit M , Vézina F , 2017 Physiology and Behavior (Date Added: 2017-06-14) 47- How low can you go? An adaptive energetic framework for interpreting basal metabolic rate variation in endotherms Journal Article Swanson D L , McKechnie A E , Vézina F , 2017 Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology (Date Added: 2017-04-27) 46- Reconstruction of Overlengthening after Gastrocnemius Recession with an Achilles Tendon Allograft: Case Report Journal Article Benny A , Balg F , Svotelis A , Vézina F , 2016 Foot and Ankle International (Date Added: 2017-02-22) 45- Patellar taping alters knee kinematics during step descent in individuals with a meniscal injury: An exploratory study Journal Article Roy N , Gaudreault N , Tousignant M , Vézina F , Boudreau N , 2016 Clinical Biomechanics (Date Added: 2017-02-22) 44- Uncoupling Basal and Summit Metabolic Rates in White-Throated Sparrows: Digestive Demand Drives Maintenance Costs, but Changes in Muscle Mass Are Not Needed to Improve Thermogenic Capacity Journal Article Barceló, G, Love, OP, Vézina, F 2016 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2017-02-05) 43- Chickadees Faced with Unpredictable Food Increase Fat Reserves but Certain Components of Their Immune Function Decline Journal Article Cornelius, EA, Vézina, F, Regimbald, L, Hallot, F, Petit, M, Love, OP, Karasov, WH 2016 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2017-02-05) 42- Increasing Winter Maximal Metabolic Rate Improves Intrawinter Survival in Small Birds Journal Article Petit, M, Clavijo-Baquet, S, Vézina, F 2016 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2017-02-05) 41- Basal and maximal metabolic rates differ in their response to rapid temperature change among avian species Journal Article Dubois, K, Hallot, F, Vézina, F 2016 Journal of Comparative Physiology. B, Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology (Date Added: 2016-08-01) 40- Environmental, ecological and mechanistic drivers of avian seasonal metabolic flexibility in response to cold winters Journal Article Swanson, DL, Vézina, F 2015 J. Ornithol (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 39- Nutritional stress in Northern gannets during an unprecedented low reproductive success year: Can extreme sea surface temperature event and dietary change be the cause? Journal Article Franci, CD, Vézina, F, Grégoire, F, Rail, J-F, Verreault, J 2015 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 38- Individual inconsistencies in basal and summit metabolic rate highlight flexibility of metabolic performance in a wintering passerine Journal Article Cortes, PA, Petit, M, Lewden, A, Milbergue, M, Vézina, F 2015 Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological Genetics and Physiology (Date Added: 2016-01-15) 37- Estimation of muscle mass by ultrasonography differs between observers and life states of models in small birds Journal Article Royer-Boutin, P, Cortés, PA, Milbergue, M, Petit, M, Vézina, F 2015 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2015-05-03) 36- Lipid metabolites as markers of fattening rate in a non-migratory passerine: Effects of ambient temperature and individual variation Journal Article Devost, I, Hallot, F, Milbergue, M, Petit, M, Vézina, F 2014 Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology (Date Added: 2015-01-07) 35- How does flexibility in body composition relate to seasonal changes in metabolic performance in a small passerine wintering at northern latitude? Journal Article Petit, M, Lewden, A, Vézina, F 2014 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2015-01-07) 34- Evidence of facultative daytime hypothermia in a small passerine wintering at northern latitudes Journal Article Lewden, A, Petit, M, Milbergue, M, Orio, S, Vézina, F 2014 Ibis (Date Added: 2015-01-07) 33- Reaction Norms in Natural Conditions: How Does Metabolic Performance Respond to Weather Variations in a Small Endotherm Facing Cold Environments? Journal Article Petit, M, Vézina, F 2014 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2014-12-15) 32- A novel integrative method for measuring body condition in ecological studies based on physiological dysregulation Journal Article Milot, E, Cohen, AA, Vézina, F, Buehler, DM, Matson, KD, Piersma, T 2014 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2014-05-23) 31- Phenotype manipulations confirm the role of pectoral muscles and haematocrit in avian maximal thermogenic capacity Journal Article Petit, M, Vézina, F 2014 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2014-03-18) 30- Intra-seasonal flexibility in avian metabolic performance highlights the uncoupling of basal metabolic rate and thermogenic capacity Journal Article Petit, M 2013 PLOS ONE (Date Added: 2016-06-22) 29- Independence among physiological traits suggests flexibility in the face of ecological demands on phenotypes Journal Article Buehler, DM, Vézina, F, Goymann, W, Schwabl, I, Versteegh, M, Tieleman, BI, Piersma, T 2012 Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2012-09-25) 28- Daily variation in markers of nutritional condition in wintering Black-capped Chickadees Poecile atricapillus Journal Article Mandin, C, Vézina, F 2012 Ibis (Date Added: 2012-09-19) 27- Dominant black-capped chickadees pay no maintenance energy costs for their wintering status and are not better at enduring cold than subordinate individuals Journal Article Lewden, A, Petit, M, Vézina, F 2012 Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 26- Phenotypic compromises in a long-distance migrant during the transition from migration to reproduction in the High Arctic Journal Article Vézina, F, Williams, TD, Piersma, T, Guy Morrison, RI 2012 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 25- Shorebirds' seasonal adjustments in thermogenic capacity are reflected by changes in body mass: How preprogrammed and instantaneous acclimation work together Journal Article Vézina, F, Dekinga, A, Piersma, T 2011 Integrative and Comparative Biology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 24- Evidence for within-individual energy reallocation in cold-challenged, egg-producing birds Journal Article Salvante, KG, Vézina, F, Williams, TD 2010 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 23- Behavioral and physiological flexibility are used by birds to manage energy and support investment in the early stages of reproduction Journal Article Vézina, F, Salvante, KG 2010 Current Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 22- Ambient temperature does not affect fuelling rate in absence of digestive constraints in long-distance migrant shorebird fuelling up in captivity Journal Article Petit, M, Vézina, F, Piersma, T 2010 Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 21- Phenotypic compromise in the face of conflicting ecological demands: An example in red knots Calidris canutus Journal Article Vézina, F, Dekinga, A, Piersma, T 2010 Journal of Avian Biology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 20- Limited access to food and physiological trade-offs in a long-distance migrant shorebird. II. Constitutive immune function and the acute-phase response Journal Article Buehler, DM, Encinas-Viso, F, Petit, M, Vézina, F, Tieleman, BI, Piersma, T 2009 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 19- Hormonal correlates and thermoregulatory consequences of molting on metabolic rate in a northerly wintering shorebird Journal Article Vézina, F, Gustowska, A, Jalvingh, KM, Chastel, O, Piersma, T 2009 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 18- Limited access to food and physiological trade-offs in a long-distance migrant shorebird. I. Energy metabolism, behavior, and body-mass regulation Journal Article Vézina, F, Petit, M, Buehler, DM, Dekinga, A, Piersma, T 2009 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 17- Individually variable energy management during egg production is repeatable across breeding attempts Journal Article Williams, TD, Vézina, F, Speakman, JR 2009 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 16- Shifts in metabolic demands in growing altricial nestlings illustrate context-specific relationships between basal metabolic rate and body composition Journal Article Vézina, F, Love, OP, Lessard, M, Williams, TD 2009 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 15- Thermogenic side effects to migratory predisposition in shorebirds Journal Article Vézina, F, Jalvingh, KM, Dekinga, A, Piersma, T 2007 American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 14- Individually variable energy management strategies in relation to energetic costs of egg production Journal Article Vézina, F, Speakman, JR, Williams, TD 2006 Ecology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 13- Acclimation to different thermal conditions in a northerly wintering shorebird is driven by body mass-related changes in organ size Journal Article Vézina, F, Jalvingh, KM, Dekinga, A, Piersma, T 2006 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 12- Erratum: Acclimation to different thermal conditions in a northerly wintering shorebird is driven by body mass-related changes in organ size (Journal of Experimental Biology 209, (3141-3154)) Journal Article Vézina, F, Jalvingh, KM, Dekinga, A, Piersma, T 2006 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 11- Interaction between organ mass and citrate synthase activity as an indicator of tissue maximal oxidative capacity in breeding European Starlings: Implications for metabolic rate and organ mass relationships Journal Article Vézina, F, Williams, TD 2005 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 10- The metabolic cost of egg production is repeatable Journal Article Vézina, F, Williams, TD 2005 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 9- Individual variation in plasma estradiol-17? and androgen levels during egg formation in the European starling Sturnus vulgaris: Implications for regulation of yolk steroids Journal Article Williams, TD, Kitaysky, AS, Vézina, F 2004 General and Comparative Endocrinology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 8- Mediation of a corticosterone-induced reproductive conflict Journal Article Love, OP, Breuner, CW, Vézina, F, Williams, TD 2004 Hormones and Behavior (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 7- What causes the decrease in haematocrit during egg production? Journal Article Williams, TD, Challenger, WO, Christians, JK, Evanson, M, Love, O, Vézina, F 2004 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 6- The metabolic cost of avian egg formation: Possible impact of yolk precursor production? Journal Article Vézina, F, Salvante, KG, Williams, TD 2003 Journal of Experimental Biology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 5- Plasticity in Body Composition in Breeding Birds: What Drives the Metabolic Costs of Egg Production? Journal Article Vézina, F, Williams, TD 2003 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 4- Metabolic costs of egg production in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Journal Article Vézina, F, Williams, TD 2002 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 3- Follicular development and plasma yolk precursor dynamics through the laying cycle in the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Journal Article Challenger, WO, Williams, TD, Christians, JK, Vézina, F 2001 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 2- An automated system for the measurement of mass and identification of birds at perches Journal Article Vézina, F, Charlebois, D, Thomas, DW 2001 Journal of Field Ornithology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) 1- Social status does not affect resting metabolic rate in wintering dark-eyed junco (Junco hyemalis) Journal Article Vézina, F, Thomas, DW 2000 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2012-07-04) Dans les médiaL’UQAR installe un laboratoire d’étude à 800 km du pôle Nord (Gendron, Stéphane) 2018-11-01 Bienvenue au laboratoire d’étude de la faune le plus nordique du monde (Bouchard, Jean-François ) 2018-11-01 La pérennité des plectrophanes, menacée par les changements climatiques 2017-11-24 Alert au pôle Nord! 2017-06-18 Les changements climatiques posent de grands défis pour de petits oiseaux 2016-12-21 Pigeons voyageurs - La Presse+ La Presse Plus (Champagne, Éric-Pierre; Hoenacker, François Van) 2013-06-29 |
