April Martinig

Assistant Professor,
Université de Sherbrooke

Département de Biologie
E-mail: April.Martinig@USherbrooke.ca
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QCBS students

Brian McElligott

Ph.D.
(Start: 2026)
Understanding dispersal: the drivers, fitness outcomes, and methodological challenges

Examples of species studied

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus


Publications

25- Personality is correlated with natal dispersal in North American red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Journal Article
Cooper, EB, Taylor, RW, Kelley, AD, Martinig, AR, Boutin, S, Humphries, MM, Dantzer, B, Lane, JE, McAdam, AG
2017 Behaviour (Date Added: 2017-11-08)

24- The new kid on the block: immigrant males win big whereas females pay fitness cost after dispersal
Journal Article
Martinig, AR, McAdam, AG, Dantzer, B, Lane, JE, Coltman, DW, Boutin, S
Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

23- Priced out of belonging? Insufficient concessions on membership fees across international societies in ecology and evolution
Journal Article
Lagisz, M, Bairos-Novak, KR, Martinig, AR, Bertram, MG, Mizuno, A, Shafiei Sabet, S, Paquet, M, Santana, MS, Thoré, ESJ, Trubanová, N, Rutkowska, J, Orr, JA, Takola, E, Yang, Y, Pottier, P, Gomes, DGE, Chan, Y-C, Xian, Z, Akogwu, CO, Drobniak, SM, Nakagawa, S
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

22- Selective disappearance does not underlie age-related changes in trait repeatability in red squirrels
Journal Article
Martinig, AR, Mathot, KJ, Lane, JE, Dantzer, B, Boutin, S
Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

21- Habitat suitability modeling for mink passage activity: A cautionary tale
Journal Article
Martinig, AR
Journal of Wildlife Management (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

20- Dragon Kill Points: applying a transparent working template to relieve authorship stress
Journal Article
Martinig, AR, Burk, SLP, Drobniak, SM, Perry, I, Morrison, K, Petersohn, M, Pottier, P, Nakagawa, S, Pollo, P, Ricolfi, L, Williams, C, Mizuno, A, Chhen, A, Tam, J, Yang, Y, de Jong, J, Ceccacci, A, Cuadros, S, Lagisz, M
BMC Biology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

19- Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology
Journal Article
Gould, E, Fraser, HS, Parker, TH, Nakagawa, S, Griffith, SC, Vesk, PA, Fidler, F, Hamilton, DG, Abbey-Lee, RN, Abbott, JK, Aguirre, LA, Alcaraz, C, Aloni, I, Altschul, D, Arekar, K, Atkins, JW, Atkinson, J, Baker, CM, Barrett, M, Bell, K, Bello, SK, Beltrán, I, Berauer, BJ, Bertram, MG, Billman, PD, Blake, CK, Blake, S, Bliard, L, Bonisoli-Alquati, A, Bonnet, T, Bordes, CNM, Bose, APH, Botterill-James, T, Boyd, MA, Boyle, SA, Bradfer-Lawrence, T, Bradham, J, Brand, JA, Brengdahl, MI, Bulla, M, Bussière, L, Camerlenghi, E, Campbell, SE, Campos, LLF, Caravaggi, A, Cardoso, P, Carroll, CJW, Catanach, TA, Chen, X, Chik, HYJ, Choy, ES, Christie, AP, Chuang, A, Chunco, AJ, Clark, BL, Contina, A, Covernton, GA, Cox, MP, Cressman, KA, Crotti, M, Crouch, CD, D’Amelio, PB, de Sousa, AA, Döbert, TF, Dobler, R, Dobson, AJ, Doherty, TS, Drobniak, SM, Duffy, AG, Duncan, AB, Dunn, RP, Dunning, J, Dutta, T, Eberhart-Hertel, L, Elmore, JA, Elsherif, MM, English, HM, Ensminger, DC, Ernst, UR, Ferguson, SM, Fernandez-Juricic, E, Ferreira-Arruda, T, Fieberg, J, Finch, EA, Fiorenza, EA, Fisher, DN, Fontaine, A, Forstmeier, W, Fourcade, Y, Frank, GS, Freund, CA, Fuentes-Lillo, E, Gandy, SL, Gannon, DG, García-Cervigón, AI, Garretson, AC, Ge, X, Geary, WL, Géron, C, Gilles, M, Girndt, A, Gliksman, D, Goldspiel, HB, Gomes, DGE, Good, MK, Goslee, SC, Gosnell, JS, Grames, EM, Gratton, P, Grebe, NM, Greenler, SM, Griffioen, M, Griffith, DM, Griffith, FJ, Grossman, JJ, Güncan, A, Haesen, S, Hagan, JG, Hager, HA, Harris, JP, Harrison, ND, Hasnain, SS, Havird, JC, Heaton, AJ, Herrera-Chaustre, ML, Howard, TJ, Hsu, B-Y, Iannarilli, F, Iranzo, EC, Iverson, ENK, Jimoh, SO, Johnson, DH, Johnsson, M, Jorna, J, Jucker, T, Jung, M, Kačergytė, I, Kaltz, O, Ke, A, Kelly, CD, Keogan, K, Keppeler, FW, Killion, AK, Kim, D, Kochan, DP, Korsten, P, Kothari, S, Kuppler, J, Kusch, JM, Lagisz, M, Lalla, KM, Larkin, DJ, Larson, CL, Lauck, KS, Lauterbur, ME, Law, A, Léandri-Breton, D-J, Lembrechts, JJ, L’Herpiniere, K, Lievens, EJP, de Lima, DO, Lindsay, S, Luquet, M, MacLeod, R, Macphie, KH, Magellan, K, Mair, MM, Malm, LE, Mammola, S, Mandeville, CP, Manhart, M, Manrique-Garzon, LM, Mäntylä, E, Marchand, P, Marshall, BM, Martin, CA, Martin, DA, Martin, JM, Martinig, AR, McCallum, ES, McCauley, M, McNew, SM, Meiners, SJ, Merkling, T, Michelangeli, M, Moiron, M, Moreira, B, Mortensen, J, Mos, B, Muraina, TO, Murphy, PW, Nelli, L, Niemelä, P, Nightingale, J, Nilsonne, G, Nolazco, S, Nooten, SS, Novotny, JL, Olin, AB, Organ, CL, Ostevik, KL, Palacio, FX, Paquet, M, Parker, DJ, Pascall, DJ, Pasquarella, VJ, Paterson, JH, Payo-Payo, A, Pedersen, KM, Perez, G, Perry, KI, Pottier, P, Proulx, MJ, Proulx, R, Pruett, JL, Ramananjato, V, Randimbiarison, FT, Razafindratsima, OH, Rennison, DJ, Riva, F, Riyahi, S, Roast, MJ, Rocha, FP, Roche, DG, Román-Palacios, C, Rosenberg, MS, Ross, J, Rowland, FE, Rugemalila, D, Russell, AL, Ruuskanen, S, Saccone, P, Sadeh, A, Salazar, SM, Sales, K, Salmón, P, Sánchez-Tójar, A, Santos, LP, Santostefano, F, Schilling, HT, Schmidt, M, Schmoll, T, Schneider, AC, Schrock, AE, Schroeder, J, Schtickzelle, N, Schultz, NL, Scott, DA, Scroggie, MP, Shapiro, JT, Sharma, N, Shearer, CL, Simón, D, Sitvarin, MI, Skupien, FL, Slinn, HL, Smith, GP, Smith, JA, Sollmann, R, Whitney, KS, Still, SM, Stuber, EF, Sutton, GF, Swallow, B, Taff, CC, Takola, E, Tanentzap, AJ, Tarjuelo, R, Telford, RJ, Thawley, CJ, Thierry, H, Thomson, J, Tidau, S, Tompkins, EM, Tortorelli, CM, Trlica, A, Turnell, BR, Urban, L, Van de Vondel, S, van der Wal, JEM, Van Eeckhoven, J, van Oordt, F, Vanderwel, KM, Vanderwel, MC, Vanderwolf, KJ, Vélez, J, Vergara-Florez, DC, Verrelli, BC, Vieira, MV, Villamil, N, Vitali, V, Vollering, J, Walker, J, Walker, XJ, Walter, JA, Waryszak, P, Weaver, RJ, Wedegärtner, REM, Weller, DL, Whelan, S, White, RL, Wolfson, DW, Wood, A, Yanco, SW, Yen, JDL, Youngflesh, C, Zilio, G, Zimmer, C, Zimmerman, GM, Zitomer, RA
BMC Biology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

18- Born with an advantage: early life and maternal effects on fitness in female ground squirrels
Journal Article
Yuen, T, Ruckstuhl, KE, Martinig, AR, Neuhaus, P
Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

17- Territory acquisition mediates the influence of predators and climate on juvenile red squirrel survival
Journal Article
Hendrix, JG, Fisher, DN, Martinig, AR, Boutin, S, Dantzer, B, Lane, JE, McAdam, AG
Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

16- Method Reporting with Initials for Transparency (MeRIT) promotes more granularity and accountability for author contributions
Journal Article
Nakagawa, S, Ivimey-Cook, ER, Grainger, MJ, O’Dea, RE, Burke, S, Drobniak, SM, Gould, E, Macartney, EL, Martinig, AR, Morrison, K, Paquet, M, Pick, JL, Pottier, P, Ricolfi, L, Wilkinson, DP, Willcox, A, Williams, C, Wilson, LAB, Windecker, SM, Yang, Y, Lagisz, M
Nature Communications (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

15- Animal personality: a comparison of standardized assays and focal observations in North American red squirrels
Journal Article
Martinig, AR, Karst, HJ, Siracusa, ER, Studd, EK, McAdam, AG, Dantzer, B, Delaney, DM, Lane, JE, Pokharel, P, Boutin, S
Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

14- “Best Paper” awards lack transparency, inclusivity, and support for Open Science
Journal Article
Lagisz, M, Rutkowska, J, Aich, U, Ross, RM, Santana, MS, Wang, J, Trubanová, N, Page, MJ, Pua, AAY, Yang, Y, Amin, B, Martinig, AR, Barnett, A, Surendran, A, Zhang, J, Borg, DN, Elisee, J, Wrightson, JG, Nakagawa, S
PLoS Biology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

13- Vegetated highway medians as foraging habitat for small mammals
Journal Article
Martinig, AR, Mclaren, AAD
Wildlife Society Bulletin (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

12- Factors influencing the discovery and use of wildlife passages for small fauna
Journal Article
Martinig, AR, Bélanger-Smith, K
Journal of Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

11- MATES: A tool for appraising the completeness with which a meta-analysis has been reported
Journal Article
Morrison, K, Pottier, P, Pollo, P, Ricolfi, L, Williams, C, Yang, Y, Beillouin, D, Cardoso, SJ, Ferreira, V, Gallagher, B, Gan, JL, Hao, G, Keikha, M, Kozlowsky-Suzuki, B, Kiran Kumara, TM, Latterini, F, Leverkus, AB, Macartney, EL, Manrique, SM, Martinig, AR, Mizuno, A, Nanayakkara, S, Ntzani, E, Ouédraogo, D-Y, Pursell, E, Simpson, Z, Sleight, H, Woon, KS, Xia, Z, Ghannad, M, Grames, E, Hennessy, EA, IntHout, J, Moher, D, O’Dea, RE, Page, MJ, Whaley, P, Lagisz, M, Nakagawa, S
Environment International (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

10- Title, abstract and keywords: A practical guide to maximize the visibility and impact of academic papers
Journal Article
Pottier, P, Lagisz, M, Burke, S, Drobniak, SM, Downing, PA, Macartney, EL, Martinig, AR, Mizuno, A, Morrison, K, Pollo, P, Ricolfi, L, Tam, J, Williams, C, Yang, Y, Nakagawa, S
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

9- Temporal clustering of prey in wildlife passages provides no evidence of a prey-trap
Journal Article
Martinig, AR, Riaz, M, St Clair, CC
Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

8- There’s a storm a-coming: Ecological resilience and resistance to extreme weather events
Journal Article
Neilson, EW, Lamb, CT, Konkolics, SM, Peers, MJL, Majchrzak, YN, Doran-Myers, D, Garland, L, Martinig, AR, Boutin, S
Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

7- Red squirrel gestation length is unchanged by maternal traits, litter composition, or future food availability
Journal Article
Brunner, NJ, Barclay, RMR, McAdam, AG, Dantzer, B, Boutin, S, Lane, JE, Martinig, AR
Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

6- Collar? I barely know her: The utility of accelerometry in measuring personality in situ for a free-ranging wild mammal
Journal Article
Sanders, JI, Studd, EK, Dantzer, B, Wishart, AE, Gaidica, M, Ruckstuhl, KE, Boutin, S, Lane, JE, Martinig, AR
Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

5- The promise of community-driven preprints in ecology and evolution
Journal Article
Noble, DWA, Xirocostas, ZA, Wu, NC, Martinig, AR, Almeida, RA, Bairos-Novak, KR, Balti, H, Bertram, MG, Bliard, L, Brand, JA, Byrne, I, Chan, Y-C, Clink, DJ, Corbel, Q, Correia, RA, Crawford-Ash, J, Culina, A, D'bastiani, E, Deme, GG, De Souza Leite, M, Dhellemmes, F, Dimri, S, Drobniak, SM, Elsy, AD, Everingham, SE, Gascoigne, SJL, Grainger, MJ, Hossack, GC, Hovstad, KA, Ivimey-Cook, ER, Jones, ML, Kačergytė, I, Küstner, G, Leibold, DC, Mair, MM, Martin, J, Mizuno, A, Moodie, IR, Moreau, D, O'dea, RE, Orr, JA, Paquet, M, Parajuli, R, Pick, JL, Pottier, P, Purgar, M, Recio, P, Roche, DG, Royauté, R, Shafiei Sabet, S, Segovia, JMG, Silva, I, Sánchez-Tójar, A, Soares, BE, Szabo, B, Takola, E, Thoré, ESJ, Timilsina, B, Van Dis, NE, Verberk, WCEP, Vriend, SJG, Wild, KH, Williams, C, Yang, Y, Nakagawa, S, Lagisz, M
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

4- From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution
Journal Article
Ivimey-Cook, ER, Sánchez-Tójar, A, Berberi, I, Culina, A, Roche, DG, A Almeida, R, Amin, B, Bairos-Novak, KR, Balti, H, Bertram, MG, Bliard, L, Byrne, I, Chan, Y-C, Cioffi, WR, Corbel, Q, Elsy, AD, Florko, KRN, Gould, E, Grainger, MJ, Harshbarger, AE, Hovstad, KA, Martin, JM, Martinig, AR, Masoero, G, Moodie, IR, Moreau, D, O'dea, RE, Paquet, M, Pick, JL, Rizvi, T, Silva, I, Szabo, B, Takola, E, Thoré, ESJ, Verberk, WCEP, Windecker, SM, Winter, G, Zajková, Z, Zeiss, R, Moran, NP
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

3- Prey availability and ambient temperature influence carrion persistence in the boreal forest
Journal Article
Peers, MJL, Konkolics, SM, Lamb, CT, Majchrzak, YN, Menzies, AK, Studd, EK, Boonstra, R, Kenney, AJ, Krebs, CJ, Martinig, AR, McCulloch, B, Silva, J, Garland, L, Boutin, S
Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

2- The Human Shield Hypothesis: Does Predator Avoidance of Humans Create Refuges for Prey?
Journal Article
Gaynor, KM, Wooster, EIF, Martinig, AR, Green, JR, Chhen, A, Cuadros, S, Gill, R, Khanal, G, Love, N, Marcus, R, Mills, CL, Wrensford, K, Wright, NS, Mezzini, S, Marley, J, Noonan, MJ
Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2026-03-09)

1- Harnessing meta-analyses’ insights in ecology and evolution research
Journal Article
Pollo, P, Martinig, AR, Mizuno, A, Morrison, K, Pottier, P, Ricolfi, L, Tam, J, Williams, C, Yang, Y, Drobniak, SM, Lagisz, M, Nakagawa, S
Royal Society Open Science (Date Added: 2026-03-09)