Alison Derry
Assistant Professor,Université du Québec à Montréal
Département de sciences biologiques
E-mail: derry.alison@uqam.ca
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EducationPh.D. (2007): Dept. Biology, Queen’s University M.Sc. (2001): Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Alberta B.Sc. (1997): University of Guelph ResearchLandscape-level patterns in community and genetic diversityWe have little knowledge of the relationship between landscape-level diversity in populations and communities. This relationship is an important step for understanding how these levels of biological organization interact with one another (eco-evolutionary interactions). My students and I will compare patterns in community and genetic diversity across freshwater landscape gradients in carbon, nutrients and latitude that span regions impacted by agriculture and logging. We will conduct field surveys to compare the spatial distribution of genetic and phenotypic diversity.Contemporary evolution across landscape gradientsOver the last decade, we have learned that "contemporary evolution" frequently occurs on the same time frame as ecological changes. This shift in how we view evolution in relation to ecology has highlighted the importance of considering evolutionary responses of populations. Genotypic diversity (the variety in the genetic make-up among individuals within a species) is important because it allows greater ability for some individuals within a species to adapt to changes in the environment, and therefore can influence the composition of communities. My students and I conduct laboratory and field experiments to study evolutionary responses to natural and anthropogenic environmental disturbance. We work with zooplankton populations linked by dispersal among heterogeneous habitats across the landscape (metapopulations).Evolutionary effects on communities and ecosystemsThere is increasing evidence that interactions between ecology and evolution are important for the maintenance of biodiversity in communities and for stability and functional resilience in ecosystems. Research in my lab studies ecological consequences of evolutionary diversity on freshwater communities and ecosystem functions, such as productivity and nutrient cycling. We will experimentally test how adaptive diversity can influence competitive interactions in zooplankton metacommunities and trophic cascades in freshwater ecosystems.QCBS students Matthew YatesPostdoctoral fellow  Christina CharettePh.D.  Mélia LagacéPh.D. Mathilde SalamonPh.D. Sarah SandersonM.Sc. Previous students (since 2009) Jorge NegrÃn DastisPostdoctoral fellow Louis AstorgPh.D. Gillian MartinPh.D.  Jorge Negrin-DastisPh.D.  Brent BrookesM.Sc.  Mariane Daneau-LamoureuxM.Sc. Stéphanie GuernonM.Sc.  Anthony MeranteM.Sc.  Marilyne RobidouxM.Sc.  Freedom SorbaraB.Sc. Involvement within the QCBS
Examples of species studiedGammarus fasciatus Publications41- The evolutionary ecology of fatty-acid variation: Implications for consumer adaptation and diversification Journal Article Twining C W , Bernhardt J R , Derry A M , Hudson C M , Ishikawa A , Kabeya N , Kainz M J , Kitano J , Kowarik C , Ladd S N , Leal M C , Scharnweber K , Shipley J R , Matthews B , 2021 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2021-06-17) 40- Rotenone for exotic trout eradication: nontarget impacts on aquatic communities in a mountain lake Journal Article Beaulieu J , Trépanier-Leroux D , Fischer J M , Olson M H , Thibodeau S , Humphries S , Fraser D J , Derry A M , 2021 Lake and Reservoir Management (Date Added: 2021-06-02) 39- Allometric scaling of eDNA production in stream-dwelling brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) inferred from population size structure Journal Article Yates M C , Wilcox T M , McKelvey K S , Young M K , Schwartz M K , Derry A M , 2021 Environmental DNA (Date Added: 2021-05-30) 38- Phenotypic stability in scalar calcium of freshwater fish across a wide range of aqueous calcium availability in nature Journal Article Sanderson S , Derry A M , Hendry A P , 2021 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2021-05-11) 37- Environmental RNA: A Revolution in Ecological Resolution? Journal Article Yates M C , Derry A M , Cristescu M E , 2021 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2021-04-02) 36- A continuum of genetic mixing for conservation management along the (mal)adaptation spectrum: A comment on Hoffmann et al. Journal Note Crispo E , Derry A M , Brady S P , 2021 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2021-02-04) 35- Freshwater zooplankton metapopulations and metacommunities respond differently to environmental and spatial variation Journal Article 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) 34- Different refuge types dampen exotic invasion and enhance diversity at the whole ecosystem scale in a heterogeneous river system Journal Article Astorg L , Sanderson S , Côté-Gravel V , Sorbara F , Windle M J S , Hendry A P , Derry A M , 2020 Biological Invasions (Date Added: 2020-10-19) 33- The relationship between eDNA particle concentration and organism abundance in nature is strengthened by allometric scaling Journal Article 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) 32- Fish growth rates and lake sulphate explain variation in mercury levels in ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska Journal Article Burke S , Zimmerman C , Laske S , Koch J , Derry A , Guernon S , Branfireun B , Swanson H , 2020 Science of the Total Environment (Date Added: 2020-07-27) 31- Understanding maladaptation by uniting ecological and evolutionary perspectives Journal Article Brady S P , Bolnick D I , Barrett R D H , Chapman L , Crispo E , Derry A M , Eckert C G , Fraser D J , Fussmann G F , Gonzalez A , Guichard F , Lamy T , Lane J , McAdam A G , Newman A E M , Paccard A , Robertson B , Rolshausen G , Schulte P M , Simons A M , Vellend M , Hendry A , 2019 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2019-09-15) 30- Causes of maladaptation Journal Article Brady S P , Bolnick D I , Angert A L , Gonzalez A , Barrett R D , Crispo E , Derry A M , Eckert C G , Fraser D J , Fussmann G F , Guichard F , Lamy T , McAdam A G , Newman A E , Paccard A , Rolshausen G , Simons A M , Hendry A P , 2019 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2019-08-31) 29- Conservation through the lens of (mal)adaptation: Concepts and meta-analysis Journal Article Derry A M , Fraser D J , Brady S P , Astorg L , Lawrence E R , Martin G K , Matte J , NegrÃn Dastis J O , Paccard A , Barrett R D H , Chapman L J , Lane J E , Ballas C G , Close M , Crispo E , 2019 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2019-08-31) 28- Phenotype–environment mismatch in metapopulations—Implications for the maintenance of maladaptation at the regional scale Journal Article NegrÃn Dastis J O , Milne R , Guichard F , Derry A M , 2019 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2019-08-22) 27- The coevolution of adult body mass and excretion rate between genetically size-divergent brook trout populations Journal Article Guernon S , Yates M C , Fraser D J , Derry A M , 2019 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2019-03-06) 26- Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones Journal Article Tiegs S D , Costello D M , Isken M W , Woodward G , McIntyre P B , Gessner M O , Chauvet E , Griffiths N A , Flecker A S , Acuña V , Albariño R , Allen D C , Alonso C , Andino P , Arango C , Aroviita J , Barbosa M V M , Barmuta L A , Baxter C V , Bell T D C , Bellinger B , Boyero L , Brown L E , Bruder A , Bruesewitz D A , Burdon F J , Callisto M , Canhoto C , Capps K A , Castillo M M , Clapcott J , Colas F , Colón-Gaud C , Cornut J , Crespo-Pérez V , Cross W F , Culp J M , Danger M , Dangles O , de Eyto E , Derry A M , Villanueva V D , Douglas M M , Elosegi A , Encalada A C , Entrekin S , Espinosa R , Ethaiya D , Ferreira V , Ferriol C , Flanagan K M , Fleituch T , Follstad Shah J J , Frainer Barbosa A , Friberg N , Frost P C , Garcia E A , GarcÃa Lago L , GarcÃa Soto P E , Ghate S , Giling D P , Gilmer A , Gonçalves J F , Gonzales R K , Graça M A S , Grace M , Grossart H , Guérold F , Gulis V , Hepp L U , Higgins S , Hishi T , Huddart J , Hudson J , Imberger S , Iñiguez-Armijos C , Iwata T , Janetski D J , Jennings E , Kirkwood A E , Koning A A , Kosten S , Kuehn K A , Laudon H , Leavitt P R , Lemes da Silva A L , Leroux S J , LeRoy C J , Lisi P J , MacKenzie R , Marcarelli A M , Masese F O , McKie B G , Oliveira Medeiros A , Meissner K , MiliÅ¡a M , Mishra S , Miyake Y , Moerke A , Mombrikotb S , Mooney R , Moulton T , Muotka T , Negishi J N , Neres-Lima V , Nieminen M L , Nimptsch J , Ondruch J , Paavola R , Pardo I , Patrick C J , Peeters E T H M , Pozo J , Pringle C , Prussian A , Quenta E , Quesada A , Reid B , Richardson J S , Rigosi A , Rincón J , Rîşnoveanu G , Robinson C T , RodrÃguez-Gallego L , Royer T V , Rusak J A , Santamans A C , Selmeczy G B , Simiyu G , Skuja A , Smykla J , Sridhar K R , Sponseller R , Stoler A , Swan C M , Szlag D , Teixeira-de Mello F , Tonkin J D , Uusheimo S , Veach A M , Vilbaste S , Vought L B M , Wang C , Webster J R , Wilson P B , Woelfl S , Xenopoulos M A , Yates A G , Yoshimura C , Yule C M , Zhang Y X , Zwart J A , 2019 Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics (Date Added: 2019-01-24) 25- A fish-mediated trophic cascade on freshwater calanoid copepod abundance is concealed by food web fatty acid availability, functional traits and population sex ratio Journal Article NegrÃn Dastis J O , Yates M C , Fraser D J , Derry A M , 2018 Journal of Plankton Research (Date Added: 2018-05-03) 24- Cladoceran diversity dynamics in lakes from a northern mining region: Responses to multiple stressors characterized by alpha and beta diversity Journal Article Winegardner A K , Salter N , Aebischer S , Pienitz R , Derry A M , Wing B , Beisner B E , Gregory-Eaves I , 2017 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2017-10-07) 23- Climate alters intraspecific variation in copepod effect traits through pond food webs Journal Article Charette C , Derry A M , 2016 Ecology (Date Added: 2017-03-03) 22- Climate alters intraspecific variation in copepod effect traits through pond food webs Journal Article Charette, C, Derry, AM 2016 Ecology (Date Added: 2017-02-21) 21- The impact of regional landscape context on local maladaptive trait divergence: a field test using freshwater copepod acid tolerance Journal Article NegrÃn Dastis, JO, Derry, AM 2016 Evolutionary Ecology (Date Added: 2016-10-11) 20- Coprolalia as a manifestation of epileptic seizures Journal Article Massot-Tarrus, A, Mousavi, SR, Dove, C, Hayman-Abello S, S, Hayman-Abello, B, Derry, PA, Diosy, DC, McLachlan, RS, Burneo, JG, Steven, DA, Mirsattari, SM 2016 Epilepsy & Behavior : E&B (Date Added: 2016-10-11) 19- Climate alters intraspecific variation in copepod effect traits through pond food webs Journal Article Charette, C, Derry, AM 2016 Ecology (Date Added: 2016-05-31) 18- Exploring the contribution of zooplankton and protists to the top-down regulation of freshwater aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria Journal Article Garcia-Chaves, M, Cottrell, MT, Kirchman, DL, Derry, A, Bogard M , del Giorgio P A , 2015 Aquatic Microbial Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-27) 17- Effects of humic stress on the zooplankton from clear and DOC-rich lakes Journal Article Robidoux, M, del Giorgio, P, Derry, A 2015 Freshwater Biology (Date Added: 2015-07-20) 16- Oxic water column methanogenesis as a major component of aquatic CH4 fluxes Journal Article Bogard, MJ, del Giorgio, PA, Boutet, L, Chaves, MCG, Prairie, YT, Merante, A, Derry, AM 2014 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2016-08-09) 15- Ecology in the age of DNA barcoding: the resource, the promise and the challenges ahead Journal Article Joly, S, Davies, TJ, Archambault, A, Bruneau, A, Derry, A, Kembel, SW, Peres-Neto, P, Vamosi, J, Wheeler, TA 2014 Molecular Ecology Resources (Date Added: 2014-03-04) 14- Possible influences of plasticity and genetic/maternal effects on species coexistence: native_Gammarus fasciatus_facing exotic amphipods Journal Article Derry, AM, Kestrup, ÃM, Hendry, AP, Pfrender, M 2013 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2016-07-14) 13- The recovery of acid-damaged zooplankton communities in Canadian Lakes: the relative importance of abiotic, biotic and spatial variables Journal Article Gray, DK, Arnott, SE, Shead, JA, Derry, AM 2012 Freshwater Biology (Date Added: 2012-09-15) 12- Metacommunity biology as an eco-evolutionary framework for understanding exotic invasion in aquatic ecosystems Conference Article Howeth, J, Derry, A, Reitzel, A, Kemp, PF 2010 Eco-DAS VIII Symposium Proceedings (Date Added: 2012-09-15) 11- Evolutionary shifts in copepod acid tolerance in an acid-recovering lake indicated by resurrected resting eggs Journal Article Derry, AM, Arnott, SE, Boag, PT 2010 Evolutionary Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 10- Ecological linkages between community and genetic diversity in zooplankton among boreal shield lakes Journal Article Derry, AM, Arnott, SE, Shead, JA, Hebert, PDN, Boag, PT 2009 Ecology (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 9- Taxonomic implications for diaptomid copepods based on contrasting patterns of mitochondrial DNA sequence divergences in four morphospecies Journal Article Thum, RA, Derry, AM 2008 Hydrobiologia (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 8- Variation in calanoid copepod resting egg abundance among lakes with different acidification histories Journal Article Chan, EM, Derry, AM, Watson, LA, Arnott, SE 2008 Hydrobiologia (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 7- Zooplankton community response to experimental acidification in boreal shield lakes with different ecological histories Journal Article Derry, AM, Arnott, SE 2007 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 6- Adaptive reversals in acid tolerance in copepods from lakes recovering from historical stress Journal Article Derry, AM, Arnott, SE 2007 Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 5- A comparison of zooplankton communities in saline lakewater with variable anion composition Journal Article Derry, AM, Prepas, EE, Hebert, PDN 2003 Hydrobiologia (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 4- Evolution of rotifers in saline and subsaline lakes: A molecular phylogenetic approach Journal Article Derry, AM, Hebert, PDN, Prepas, EE 2003 Limnology and Oceanography (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 3- Functional diversity and community structure of microorganisms in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere Canadian arctic soils Journal Article Tam, L, Derry, AM, Kevan, PG, Trevors, JT 2001 Biodiversity and Conservation (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 2- Soil nutrients and vegetation characteristics of a Dorset/Thule site in the Canadian arctic Journal Article Derry, AM, Kevan, PG, Rowley, SDM 1999 Arctic (Date Added: 2011-04-04) 1- Functional diversity and community structure of microorganisms in uncontaminated and creosote-contaminated soils as determined by sole-carbon-source-utilization Journal Article Derry, AM, Staddon, WJ, Trevors, JT 1998 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Date Added: 2011-04-04) In the mediaPlus de 13 millions en subventions (Therrien, Nicole) 2018-05-03 De minuscules baromètres du climat dans les lacs - Agence Science-Presse Agence Science-Presse (Burgun, Isabelle) 2013-05-09 Chercheuse d'eau douce Journal l'UQAM (Caza, Pierre-Etienne) 2013-04-15 Deux professeures obtiennent 772 000 $ grâce à la Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation UQAM Nouvelles 2012-07-18 |
