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.  Mariane Daneau-LamoureuxM.Sc. Sarah SandersonM.Sc.  Jorge NegrÃn DastisPostdoctoral fellow Louis AstorgPh.D. Previous students (since 2009)Gillian MartinPh.D.  Jorge Negrin-DastisPh.D.  Brent BrookesM.Sc. Stéphanie GuernonM.Sc.  Anthony MeranteM.Sc.  Marilyne RobidouxM.Sc.  Freedom SorbaraB.Sc. Involvement within the QCBS
Relevant QCBS research themesExamples of species studiedGammarus fasciatus Publications30- Understanding maladaptation by uniting ecological and evolutionary perspectives 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) 29- Causes of maladaptation 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) 28- Conservation through the lens of (mal)adaptation: Concepts and meta-analysis 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) 27- Phenotype–environment mismatch in metapopulations—Implications for the maintenance of maladaptation at the regional scale NegrÃn Dastis J O , Milne R , Guichard F , Derry A M , 2019 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2019-08-22) 26- The coevolution of adult body mass and excretion rate between genetically size-divergent brook trout populations Guernon S , Yates M C , Fraser D J , Derry A M , 2019 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences (Date Added: 2019-03-06) 25- Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones 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) 24- A fish-mediated trophic cascade on freshwater calanoid copepod abundance is concealed by food web fatty acid availability, functional traits and population sex ratio NegrÃn Dastis J O , Yates M C , Fraser D J , Derry A M , 2018 Journal of Plankton Research (Date Added: 2018-05-03) 23- Cladoceran diversity dynamics in lakes from a northern mining region: Responses to multiple stressors characterized by alpha and beta diversity 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) 22- Climate alters intraspecific variation in copepod effect traits through pond food webs Charette C , Derry A M , 2016 Ecology (Date Added: 2017-03-03) 21- Climate alters intraspecific variation in copepod effect traits through pond food webs Charette, C, Derry, AM 2016 Ecology (Date Added: 2017-02-21) 20- The impact of regional landscape context on local maladaptive trait divergence: a field test using freshwater copepod acid tolerance NegrÃn Dastis, JO, Derry, AM 2016 Evolutionary Ecology (Date Added: 2016-10-11) 19- Coprolalia as a manifestation of epileptic seizures 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) 18- Climate alters intraspecific variation in copepod effect traits through pond food webs Charette, C, Derry, AM 2016 Ecology (Date Added: 2016-05-31) 17- Exploring the contribution of zooplankton and protists to the top-down regulation of freshwater aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria Garcia-Chaves, M, Cottrell, MT, Kirchman, DL, Derry, A, Bogard M , del Giorgio P A , 2015 Aquatic Microbial Ecology (Date Added: 2016-06-27) 16- Effects of humic stress on the zooplankton from clear and DOC-rich lakes Robidoux, M, del Giorgio, P, Derry, A 2015 Freshwater Biology (Date Added: 2015-07-20) 15- Oxic water column methanogenesis as a major component of aquatic CH4 fluxes Bogard, MJ, del Giorgio, PA, Boutet, L, Chaves, MCG, Prairie, YT, Merante, A, Derry, AM 2014 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2016-08-09) 14- Ecology in the age of DNA barcoding: the resource, the promise and the challenges ahead 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) 13- Possible influences of plasticity and genetic/maternal effects on species coexistence: native_Gammarus fasciatus_facing exotic amphipods Derry, AM, Kestrup, ÃM, Hendry, AP, Pfrender, M 2013 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2016-07-14) 12- The recovery of acid-damaged zooplankton communities in Canadian Lakes: the relative importance of abiotic, biotic and spatial variables Gray, DK, Arnott, SE, Shead, JA, Derry, AM 2012 Freshwater Biology (Date Added: 2012-09-15) 11- Evolutionary shifts in copepod acid tolerance in an acid-recovering lake indicated by resurrected resting eggs 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Derry, AM, Staddon, WJ, Trevors, JT 1998 World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology (Date Added: 2011-04-04) In the 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