
Melania Cristescu
Professeur agrégé,McGill University
Department of Biology
Courriel: melania.cristescu@mcgill.ca
Éducation
Étudiants CSBQMarie-Eve MonchampPostdoctoral fellow Alessandra LoriaPh.D. Anciens étudiants (depuis 2009)Joanne LittlefairPostdoctoral fellow Katie MillettePh.D. Jullien FlynnM.Sc. Guang ZhangM.Sc. Thèmes de recherche du CSBQ pertinentsExemples d'espèces étudiéesMnemiopsis leidyi Daphnia pulex Leptodora kindtii Crustacea Cladocera Ciona intestinalis Polyphemus pediculus Linnaeus Onychopoda Caenorhabditis elegans Echinogammarus ischnus Bythotrephes Cercopagis pengoi Botrylloides violaceus Publications85- Landscape modification and nutrient-driven instability at a distance McCann K S , Cazelles K , MacDougall A S , Fussmann G F , Bieg C , Cristescu M , Fryxell J M , Gellner G , Lapointe B , Gonzalez A , 2020 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2020-12-04) 84- Freshwater zooplankton metapopulations and metacommunities respond differently to environmental and spatial variation Martin G K , Beisner B E , Chain F J J , Cristescu M E , Giorgio P A , Derry A M , 2020 Ecology (Date Added: 2020-12-04) 83- Thermal stratification and fish thermal preference explain vertical eDNA distributions in lakes Littlefair J E , Hrenchuk L E , Blanchfield P J , Rennie M D , Cristescu M E , 2020 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2020-09-20) 82- The relationship between eDNA particle concentration and organism abundance in nature is strengthened by allometric scaling Yates M C , Glaser D M , Post J R , Cristescu M E , Fraser D J , Derry A M , 2020 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2020-08-06) 81- Metal exposure causes rDNA copy number to fluctuate in mutation accumulation lines of Daphnia pulex Harvey E F , Cristescu M E , Dale J , Hunter H , Randall C , Crease T J , 2020 Aquatic Toxicology (Date Added: 2020-07-14) 80- Alternative splicing is highly variable among Daphnia pulex lineages in response to acute copper exposure Suresh S , Crease T J , Cristescu M E , Chain F J J , 2020 BMC genomics (Date Added: 2020-07-09) 79- Breaking ecological barriers: Anthropogenic disturbance leads to habitat transitions, hybridization, and high genetic diversity Millette K L , Gonzalez A , Cristescu M E , 2020 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2020-06-22) 78- Horizon scan of conservation issues for inland waters in Canada Pérez-Jvostov F , Sutherland W J , Barrett R D , Brown C A , Cardille J A , Cooke S J , Cristescu M E , St-Gelais N F , Fussmann G F , Griffiths K , Hendry A P , Lapointe N W , Nyboer E A , Pentland R L , Reid A J , Ricciardi A , Sunday J M , Gregory-Eaves I , 2020 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2020-05-09) 77- Release and degradation of environmental DNA and RNA in a marine system Wood S A , Biessy L , Latchford J L , Zaiko A , von Ammon U , Audrezet F , Cristescu M E , Pochon X , 2019 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2019-12-14) 76- The evolution of reproductive isolation in Daphnia Chin T A , Cáceres C E , Cristescu M E , 2019 BMC evolutionary biology (Date Added: 2019-12-08) 75- Mixed evidence for adaptation to environmental pollution Loria A , Cristescu M E , Gonzalez A , 2019 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2019-08-31) 74- Benefits of increased colonist quantity and genetic diversity for colonization depend on colonist identity Sinclair J S , Arnott S E , Millette K L , Cristescu M E , 2019 Oikos (Date Added: 2019-08-25) 73- Trophic structure modulates community rescue following acidification Bell, G, Fugère, V, Barrett, R, Beisner, B, Cristescu, M, Fussmann, G, Shapiro, J, Gonzalez, A 2019 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2019-06-25) 72- Can Environmental RNA Revolutionize Biodiversity Science? Cristescu M E , 2019 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2019-06-09) 71- Variation in transcriptional responses to copper exposure across Daphnia pulex lineages Chain F J , Finlayson S , Crease T , Cristescu M , 2019 Aquatic Toxicology (Date Added: 2019-03-08) 70- Accelerated rates of large-scale mutations in the presence of copper and nickel Chain F J , Flynn J M , Bull J K , Cristescu M E , 2019 Genome Research (Date Added: 2019-01-17) 69- Fitness and Genomic Consequences of Chronic Exposure to Low Levels of Copper and Nickel in Daphnia pulex Mutation Accumulation Lines Bull J K , Flynn J M , Chain F J J , Cristescu M E , 2019 G3 (Bethesda, Md.) (Date Added: 2019-01-17) 68- Metabarcoding using multiplexed markers increases species detection in complex zooplankton communities Zhang G K , Chain F J J , Abbott C L , Cristescu M E , 2018 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2018-09-26) 67- Proteomic Profile of Daphnia pulex using Data-Independent Acquisition Mass Spectrometry and Ion Mobility Separation Steevensz A , Gombar R , Vergilino R , Cristescu M E , Vacratsis P O , 2018 Proteomics (Date Added: 2018-09-05) 66- Bioinformatics for Biomonitoring: Species Detection and Diversity Estimates Across Next-Generation Sequencing Platforms Eckert I M , Littlefair J E , Zhang G K , Chain F J , Crease T J , Cristescu M E , 2018 Advances in Ecological Research (Date Added: 2018-07-30) 65- Optimization and performance testing of a sequence processing pipeline applied to detection of nonindigenous species Scott R , Zhan A , Brown E A , Chain F J J , Cristescu M E , Gras R , MacIsaac H J , 2018 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2018-02-27) 64- An Individual-Based Modeling Approach to Investigate Sympatric Speciation via Specialized Resource Usage Pour, MK, Bandehbahman, S, Gras, R, Cristescu, ME 2017 Open Journal of Ecology (Date Added: 2018-05-10) 63- Selection constrains high rates of tandem repetitive DNA mutation in Daphnia pulex Flynn J M , Caldas I , Cristescu M E , Clark A G , 2017 Genetics (Date Added: 2017-10-16) 62- Spontaneous mutation accumulation in daphnia pulex in selection-free vs. competitive environments Flynn J M , Chain F J , Schoen D J , Cristescu M E , 2017 Molecular Biology and Evolution (Date Added: 2017-03-21) 61- Identification of species adulteration in traded medicinal plant raw drugs using DNA barcoding Nithaniyal S , Vassou S L , Poovitha S , Raju B , Parani M , Cristescu M , 2017 Genome (Date Added: 2017-02-10) 60- Identification of the genomic mutation in Epha4rb-2J/rb-2Jmice Mohd-Zin S W , Abdullah N , Abdullah A , Greene N D , Cheah P , Ling K , Yusof H , Marwan A I , Williams S M , York K T , Ahmad-Annuar A , Abdul-Aziz N M , 2016 Genome (Date Added: 2017-12-17) 59- Variance in disease risk: rural populations and genetic diversity Jenkins, WD, Lipka, AE, Fogleman, AJ, Delfino, KR, Malhi, RS, Hendricks, B 2016 Genome (Date Added: 2016-11-24) 58- Effect of shipping traffic on biofouling invasion success at population and community levels Lacoursière-Roussel, A, Bock, DG, Cristescu, ME, Guichard, F, McKindsey, CW 2016 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2016-08-29) 57- Population attenuation in zooplankton communities during transoceanic transfer in ballast water Ghabooli, S, Zhan, A, Paolucci, E, Hernandez, MR, Briski, E, Cristescu, ME, MacIsaac, HJ 2016 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2016-08-09) 56- Early detection of aquatic invaders using metabarcoding reveals a high number of non-indigenous species in Canadian ports Brown, EA, Chain, FJJ, Zhan, A, MacIsaac, HJ, Cristescu, ME, Lowe, A 2016 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2016-08-04) 55- The effects of parameter choice on defining molecular operational taxonomic units and resulting ecological analyses of metabarcoding data Clare EL, CF 2016 Genome (Date Added: 2016-06-27) 54- Metabarcoding reveals strong spatial structure and temporal turnover of zooplankton communities among marine and freshwater ports Chain, FJJ, Brown, EA, MacIsaac, HJ, Cristescu, ME, Cowie, R 2016 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2016-02-22) 53- The contribution of Nicolae Botnariuc to evolutionary biology using systems theory Danielopol, DL, Cristescu, ME 2015 Genome (Date Added: 2016-06-27) 52- Speciation without Pre-Defined Fitness Functions Gras, R, Golestani, A, Hendry, AP, Cristescu, ME 2015 PloS one (Date Added: 2015-11-10) 51- Synergistic interactions of biotic and abiotic environmental stressors on gene expression Altshuler, I, McLeod, AM, Colbourne, JK, Yan, ND, Cristescu, ME 2015 Genome / National Research Council Canada = Genome / Conseil National de Recherches Canada (Date Added: 2015-07-24) 50- Divergence thresholds and divergent biodiversity estimates: can metabarcoding reliably describe zooplankton communities? Brown, EA, Chain, FJJ, Crease, TJ, MacIsaac, HJ, Cristescu, ME 2015 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2015-05-27) 49- Toward accurate molecular identification of species in complex environmental samples: testing the performance of sequence filtering and clustering methods Flynn, JM, Brown, EA, Chain, FJJ, MacIsaac, HJ, Cristescu, ME 2015 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2015-05-27) 48- Genetic reconstructions of invasion history Cristescu, ME 2015 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2015-05-11) 47- From barcoding single individuals to metabarcoding biological communities: towards an integrative approach to the study of global biodiversity Cristescu, ME 2014 Trends in Ecology & Evolution (Date Added: 2014-10-21) 46- Gene Expression Variation in Duplicate Lactate dehydrogenase Genes: Do Ecological Species Show Distinct Responses? Cristescu, ME, Demiri, B, Altshuler, I, Crease, TJ 2014 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2014-08-18) 45- Reproducibility of pyrosequencing data for biodiversity assessment in complex communities Zhan, A, He, S, Brown, EA, Chain, FJJ, Therriault, TW, Abbott, CL, Heath, DD, Cristescu, ME, MacIsaac, HJ 2014 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2014-07-21) 44- Morphological and genetic variability in an alien invasive mussel across an environmental gradient in South America Paolucci, EM, Sardiña, P, Sylvester, F, Perepelizin, PV, Zhan, A, Ghabooli, S, Cristescu, ME, Oliveira, MD, MacIsaac, HJ 2014 Limnology and Oceanography (Date Added: 2014-07-08) 43- Invasion Pathway of the Ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in the Mediterranean Sea Ghabooli, S, Shiganova, TA, Briski, E, Piraino, S, Fuentes, V, Thibault-Botha, D, Angel, DL, Cristescu, ME, MacIsaac, HJ 2013 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2014-04-15) 42- Speciation patterns and processes in the zooplankton of the ancient lakes of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia Vaillant, JJ, Bock, DG, Haffner, GD, Cristescu, ME 2013 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2013-11-18) 41- Genetic Diversity in Introduced Golden Mussel Populations Corresponds to Vector Activity Ghabooli, S, Zhan, A, Sardiña, P, Paolucci, E, Sylvester, F, Perepelizin, PV, Briski, E, Cristescu, ME, MacIsaac, HJ 2013 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 40- The role of hybridization in the origin and spread of asexuality in Daphnia Xu, S, Innes, DJ, Lynch, M, Cristescu, ME 2013 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 39- High sensitivity of 454 pyrosequencing for detection of rare species in aquatic communities Zhan, A, Hulák, M, Sylvester, F, Huang, X, Adebayo, AA, Abbott, CL, Adamowicz, SJ, Heath, DD, Cristescu, ME, Macisaac, HJ 2013 Methods in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 38- Complex genetic patterns in closely related colonizing invasive species Zhan A, DJ 2012 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2016-06-27) 37- The Evolutionary History of Sarco(endo)plasmic Calcium ATPase (SERCA) Altshuler, I, Vaillant, JJ, Xu, S, Cristescu, ME 2012 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 36- Multilocus genetic analyses differentiate between widespread and spatially restricted cryptic species in a model ascidian. Bock, DG, MacIsaac, HJ, Cristescu, ME 2012 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 35- Speciation with gene flow and the genetics of habitat transitions Cristescu, ME, Constantin, A, Bock, DG, CÚceres, CE, Crease, TJ 2012 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 34- Speciation with gene flow in a heterogeneous virtual world: Can physical obstacles accelerate speciation? Golestani, A, Gras, R, Cristescu, M 2012 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 33- High mutation rates in the mitochondrial genomes of Daphnia pulex Xu, S, Schaack, S, Seyfert, A, Choi, E, Lynch, M, Cristescu, ME 2012 Molecular Biology and Evolution (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 32- Scale-dependent post-establishment spread and genetic diversity in an invading mollusc in South America Zhan, A, Perepelizin, PV, Ghabooli, S, Paolucci, E, Sylvester, F, Sardiña, P, Cristescu, ME, Macisaac, HJ 2012 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 31- Disentangling invasion processes in a dynamic shipping-boating network Lacoursière-Roussel, A, Bock, DG, Cristescu, ME, Guichard, F, Girard, P, Legendre, P, McKindsey, CW 2012 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2012-09-14) 30- High rate of large-scale hemizygous deletions in asexually propagating Daphnia: Implications for the evolution of sex Xu S, OA 2011 Molecular Biology and Evolution (Date Added: 2016-06-27) 29- An integrated multi-disciplinary approach for studying multiple stressors in freshwater ecosystems: Daphnia as a model organism Altshuler, I, Demiri, B, Xu, S, Constantin, A, Yan, ND, Cristescu, ME 2011 Integrative and Comparative Biology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 28- Looking at both sides of the invasion: Patterns of colonization in the violet tunicate Botrylloides violaceus Bock, DG, Zhan, A, Lejeusne, C, MacIsaac, HJ, Cristescu, ME 2011 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 27- Use of DNA barcoding to detect invertebrate invasive species from diapausing eggs Briski, E, Cristescu, ME, Bailey, SA, MacIsaac, HJ 2011 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 26- Evolutionary factors affecting Lactate dehydrogenase A and B variation in the Daphnia pulex species complex Crease, TJ, Floyd, R, Cristescu, ME, Innes, D 2011 BMC Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 25- Multiple introductions and invasion pathways for the invasive ctenophore Mnemiopsis leidyi in Eurasia Ghabooli, S, Shiganova, TA, Zhan, A, Cristescu, ME, Eghtesadi-Araghi, P, MacIsaac, HJ 2011 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 24- Comparative phylogeography of two colonial ascidians reveals contrasting invasion histories in North America Lejeusne, C, Bock, DG, Therriault, TW, MacIsaac, HJ, Cristescu, ME 2011 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 23- Pleistocene-driven diversification in freshwater zooplankton: Genetic patterns of refugial isolation and postglacial recolonization in Leptodora kindtii (Crustacea, Cladocera) Millette, KL, Xu, S, Witt, JDS, Cristescu, ME 2011 Limnology and Oceanography (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 22- The ancient lakes of indonesia: Towards integrated research on speciation Vaillant, JJ, Haffner, GD, Cristescu, ME 2011 Integrative and Comparative Biology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 21- Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 August 2009-30 September 2009 Abdoullaye, D, Acevedo, I, Adebayo, AA, Behrmann-Godel, J, Benjamin, RC, Bock, DG, Born, C, Brouat, C, Caccone, A, Cao, L-Z, Casado-AmezÚa, P, CatanÉo, J, Correa-Ramirez, MM, Cristescu, ME, Dobigny, G, Egbosimba, EE, Etchberger, LK, Fan, B, Fields, PD, Forcioli, D, Furla, P, Garcia De Leon, FJ, GarcÍa-JimÉnez, R, Gauthier, P, Gergs, R, GonzÁlez, C, Granjon, L, GutiÉrrez-RodrÍguez, C, Havill, NP, Helsen, P, Hether, TD, Hoffman, EA, Hu, X, Ingvarsson, PK, Ishizaki, S, Ji, H, Ji, XS, Jimenez, ML, Kapil, R, Karban, R, Keller, SR, Kubota, S, Li, S, Li, W, Lim, DD, Lin, H, Liu, X, Luo, Y, MacHordom, A, Martin, AP, Matthysen, E, Mazzella, MN, McGeoch, MA, Meng, Z, Nishizawa, M, O'Brien, P, Ohara, M, Ornelas, JF, Ortu, MF, Pedersen, AB, Preston, L, Ren, Q, Rothhaupt, K-O, Sackett, LC, Sang, Q, Sawyer, GM, Shiojiri, K, Taylor, DR, Van Dongen, S, Van Vuuren, BJ, Vandewoestijne, S, Wang, H, Wang, JT, Wang, L, Xu, X-L, Yang, G, Yang, Y, Zeng, YQ, Zhang, Q-W, Zhang, Y, Zhao, Y, Zhou, Y 2010 Molecular Ecology Resources (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 20- Efficacy of 'saltwater flushing' in protecting the Great Lakes from biological invasions by invertebrate eggs in ships' ballast sediment Briski, E, Bailey, SA, Cristescu, ME, Macisaac, HJ 2010 Freshwater Biology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 19- Ancient lakes revisited: From the ecology to the genetics of speciation Cristescu, ME, Adamowicz, SJ, Vaillant, JJ, Haffner, DG 2010 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 18- Invasion genetics of the Ciona intestinalis species complex: From regional endemism to global homogeneity Zhan, A, MacIsaac, HJ, Cristescu, ME 2010 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 17- Evolutionary history of d-lactate dehydrogenases: A phylogenomic perspective on functional diversity in the fad binding oxidoreductase/ transferase type 4 family Cristescu, ME, Egbosimba, EE 2009 Journal of Molecular Evolution (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 16- The noncosmopolitanism paradigm of freshwater zooplankton: Insights from the global phylogeography of the predatory cladoceran Polyphemus pediculus (Linnaeus, 1761) (Crustacea, Onychopoda) Xu, S, Hebert, PDN, Kotov, AA, Cristescu, ME 2009 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 15- D- and L-lactate dehydrogenases during invertebrate evolution Cristescu, ME, Innes, DJ, Stillman, JH, Crease, TJ 2008 BMC Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 14- Comparative phylogeography of marine cladocerans Durbin, A, Hebert, PDN, Cristescu, MEA 2008 Marine Biology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 13- The rate and spectrum of microsatellite mutation in Caenorhabditis elegans and Daphnia pulex Seyfert, AL, Cristescu, MEA, Frisse, L, Schaack, S, Thomas, WK, Lynch, M 2008 Genetics (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 12- Erratum: Ameiotic recombination in asexual lineages of Daphnia (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (December 5, 2006) 103, 49 (18638-18643) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0606435103) Omilian, AR, Cristescu, MEA, Dudycha, JL, Lynch, M 2007 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 11- A microsatellite-based genetic linkage map of the waterflea, Daphnia pulex: On the prospect of crustacean genomics Cristescu, MEA, Colbourne, JK, Radivojac, J, Lynch, M 2006 Genomics (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 10- Probing the relationships of the branchiopod crustaceans deWaard, JR, Sacherova, V, Cristescu, MEA, Remigio, EA, Crease, TJ, Hebert, PDN 2006 Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 9- Ameiotic recombination in asexual lineages of Daphnia Omilian, AR, Cristescu, MEA, Dudycha, JL, Lynch, M 2006 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 8- The "Crustacean Seas" - An evolutionary perspective on the Ponto-Caspian peracarids Cristescu, MEA, Hebert, PDN 2005 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 7- Dispersal of the Ponto-Caspian amphipod Echinogammarus ischnus: Invasion waves from the Pleistocene to the present Cristescu, MEA, Witt, JDS, Grigorovich, IA, Hebert, PDN, MacIsaac, HJ 2004 Heredity (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 6- Phylogeography of Ponto-Caspian crustaceans: A benthic-planktonic comparison Cristescu, MEA, Hebert, PDN, Onciu, TM 2003 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 5- Phylogeny and adaptive radiation in the Onychopoda (Crustacea, Cladocera): Evidence from multiple gene sequences Cristescu, MEA, Hebert, PDN 2002 Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 4- Taxonomic resolution of the genus Bythotrephes Leydig using molecular markers and re-evaluation of its global distribution Therriault, TW, Grigorovich, IA, Cristescu, ME, Ketelaars, HAM, Viljanen, M, Heath, DD, Macisaac, HJ 2002 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 3- Genetic perspectives on invasions: The case of the Cladocera Hebert, PDN, Cristescu, MEA 2002 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 2- Distribution, fecundity, and genetics of Cercopagis pengoi (Ostroumov) (Crustacea, Cladocera) in Lake Ontario Makarewicz, JC, Grigorovich, IA, Mills, E, Damaske, E, Cristescu, ME, Pearsall, W, LaVoie, MJ, Keats, R, Rudstam, L, Hebert, P, Halbritter, H, Kelly, T, Matkovich, C, MacIsaac, HJ 2001 Journal of Great Lakes Research (Date Added: 2013-09-17) 1- An invasion history for Cercopagis pengoi based on mitochondrial gene sequences Cristescu, MEA, Hebert, PDN, Witt, JDS, MacIsaac, HJ, Grigorovich, IA 2001 Limnology and Oceanography (Date Added: 2013-09-17) Dans les médiaFossil poop reveals critical role of giant birds in New Zealand’s ecosystem (Pennisi, Elizabeth) 2018-02-12 |