Martin Leclerc
Assistant Professor,Université Laval
École supérieure d'aménagement du territoire et du développement regional
E-mail: martin.leclerc.6@ulaval.ca
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ResearchMy research aims to better understand the effects of human activities on biodiversity. I primarily use spatial analyses and statistical models to integrate environmental, ecological, and genetic data in order to quantify the influence of climate change, habitat modification, and human harvesting on the behavior, reproduction, and survival of wildlife species. The results of my research provide new insights into important theoretical questions and help develop effective biodiversity management and conservation actions using a One Health approach.Relevant QCBS research themesPublications38- “The landscape of love”: sex-specific habitat-use during the mating season in a solitary large carnivore Journal Article Zarzo-Arias, A, Heeres, RW, Hertel, AG, Leclerc, M, Frank, S, Steyaert, SMJG, Kindberg, J, Swenson, JE, Penteriani, V, Pelletier, F, Zedrosser, A 2025 Landscape Ecology (Date Added: 2026-03-10) 37- Family Breakup Dynamics in a Promiscuous Solitary Mammal Journal Article Heeres, RW, Boot, W, Delen, E, Tovar Heid, M, Leclerc, M, Frank, S, Kopatz, A, Pelletier, F, Kuipers, H, Weterings, MJA, Zedrosser, A 2025 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2025-09-19) 36- Flexibility in female spatiotemporal behavioral tactics to counter infanticide risk during the mating season Journal Article Heeres, RW, Leclerc, M, Frank, S, Kopatz, A, Pelletier, F, Zedrosser, A 2025 Movement Ecology (Date Added: 2025-05-30) 35- Are nonsocial species more social than we think? Seasonal patterns in sociality in a solitary terrestrial carnivore Journal Article Heeres, RW, Leclerc, M, Frank, S, Kopatz, A, Pelletier, F, Zedrosser, A 2024 Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2024-09-01) 34- Offspring mass variation in tree swallows: A case of bet-hedging? Journal Article Gossieaux, P, Leclerc, M, Van de Walle, J, Poisson, Y, Toni, P, Landes, J, Bourret, A, Garant, D, Pelletier, F, Bélisle, M 2019 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2020-03-16) 33- Proximity to humans is associated with longer maternal care in brown bears Journal Article Van de Walle, J, Leclerc, M, Steyaert, SMJG, Zedrosser, A, Swenson, JE, Pelletier, F 2019 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2019-12-11) 32- Hunters select for behavioral traits in a large carnivore Journal Article Leclerc, M, Zedrosser, A, Swenson, JE, Pelletier, F 2019 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2019-09-14) 31- Sociodemographic factors modulate the spatial response of brown bears to vacancies created by hunting Journal Article Frank, SC, Leclerc, M, Pelletier, F, Rosell, F, Swenson, JE, Bischof, R, Kindberg, J, Eiken, HG, Hagen, SB, Zedrosser, A 2018 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2018-01-04) 30- Indirect effects of bear hunting: A review from Scandinavia Journal Article Frank, SC, Ordiz, A, Gosselin, J, Hertel, A, Kindberg, J, Leclerc, M, Pelletier, F, Steyaert, SMJG, Støen, O-G, Van De Walle, J, Zedrosser, A, Swenson, JE 2017 Ursus (Date Added: 2018-04-08) 29- Hunting promotes spatial reorganization and sexually selected infanticide Journal Article Leclerc, M, Frank, SC, Zedrosser, A, Swenson, JE, Pelletier, F 2017 Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2017-04-03) 28- Harvesting as a potential selective pressure on behavioural traits Journal Article Leclerc, M, Zedrosser, A, Pelletier, F 2017 Journal of Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2017-03-24) 27- Can hunting data be used to estimate unbiased population parameters? A case study on brown bears Journal Article Leclerc, M, Van De Walle, J, Zedrosser, A, Swenson, JE, Pelletier, F 2016 Biology Letters (Date Added: 2017-01-31) 26- Human shields mediate sexual conflict in a top predator Journal Article Steyaert, SMJG, Leclerc, M, Pelletier, F, Kindberg, J, Brunberg, S, Swenson, JE, Zedrosser, A 2016 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2016-07-05) 25- Quantifying consistent individual differences in habitat selection Journal Article Leclerc, M, Vander Wal, E, Zedrosser, A, Swenson, JE, Kindberg, J, Pelletier, F 2016 Oecologia (Date Added: 2016-03-14) 24- Combining high-resolution remotely sensed data with local and Indigenous Knowledge to model the landscape suitability of culturally modified trees: biocultural stewardship in Kitasoo/Xai’xais Territory Journal Article DeRoy, BC, Brown, V, Service, CN, Leclerc, M, Bone, C, McKechnie, I, Darimont, CT Facets (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 23- Influence of young black spruce plantations on moose winter distribution Journal Article Leclerc, M, Lamoureux, J, St-Laurent, M-H Journal of Wildlife Management (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 22- Acute drought desiccates highly used habitat and drives herbivores into irrigated croplands Journal Article Leclerc, M, Ditmer, MA, Stoner, DC, Wang, P, Sexton, JO, Hersey, KR, Carter, NH Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 21- Multiscale assessment of the impacts of roads and cutovers on calving site selection in woodland caribou Journal Article Leclerc, M, Dussault, C, St-Laurent, M-H Forest Ecology and Management (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 20- Mating Strategies label.ris.referenceType.Book Whole_Book Chapter Steyaert, SMJG, Zedrosser, A, Swaisgood, RR, Filipczykova, E, Crudge, B, Dutta, T, Sharma, S, Ratnayeke, S, Koike, S, Leclerc, M, Derocher, AE, Clapham, M, Spady, T, McLellan, B, Ordiz, A, Fernández-Gil, A, Delibes, M, Swenson, JE Bears of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 19- Functional analysis of promoter variants in genes involved in sex steroid action, DNA repair and cell cycle control Journal Article Hamdi, Y, Leclerc, M, Dumont, M, Dubois, S, Tranchant, M, Reimnitz, G, Soucy, P, Cassart, P, Ouimet, M, Sinnett, D, Chaieb, MLL, Simard, J Genes (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 18- Hunting promotes sexual conflict in brown bears Journal Article Gosselin, J, Leclerc, M, Zedrosser, A, Steyaert, SMJG, Swenson, JE, Pelletier, F Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 17- Determinants of migration trajectory and movement rate in a long-distance terrestrial mammal Journal Article Leclerc, M, Leblond, M, Le Corre, M, Dussault, C, Côté, SD Journal of Mammalogy (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 16- Analysis of multivariate failure times in the presence of selection bias with application to breast cancer Journal Article Leclerc, M, Antoniou, AC, Simard, J, Lakhal-Chaieb, L Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series C: Applied Statistics (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 15- Effects of human-induced disturbances and weather on herbivore movement Journal Article Leclerc, M, Tarroux, A, Fauchald, P, Stien, A, Tveraa, T, St-Laurent, M-H Journal of Mammalogy (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 14- Behavioural strategies towards human disturbances explain individual performance in woodland caribou Journal Article Leclerc, M, Dussault, C, St-Laurent, M-H Oecologia (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 13- The influence of environmental conditions on the selection of spring migration routes by caribou Journal Article Mac Hugh, C, Taillon, J, Leblond, M, Côté, SD, Leclerc, M Ecosphere (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 12- SNP Set Association Testing for Survival Outcomes in the Presence of Intrafamilial Correlation Journal Article Leclerc, M, Simard, J, Lakhal-Chaieb, L Genetic Epidemiology (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 11- Combining space use with diet data to investigate foraging tactics of black bears in response to the pulsed availability of migratory caribou calves Journal Article Nowack, L, Bonin, M, Leclerc, M, Michelot, C, Dussault, C, Taillon, J, Pisapio, J, Côté, SD (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 10- Don't poke the bear: using tracking data to quantify behavioural syndromes in elusive wildlife Journal Article Hertel, AG, Leclerc, M, Warren, D, Pelletier, F, Zedrosser, A, Mueller, T Animal Behaviour (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 9- Ecological implications from spatial patterns in human-caused brown bear mortality Journal Article Steyaert, SMJG, Zedrosser, A, Elfström, M, Ordiz, A, Leclerc, M, Frank, SC, Kindberg, J, Støen, O-G, Brunberg, S, Swenson, JE Wildlife Biology (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 8- Selection of summer feeding sites and food resources by female migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus) determined using camera collars Journal Article Beland, S, Vuillaume, B, Leclerc, M, Bernier, M, Cote, SD PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 7- Long-term benefits of burns for large mammal habitat undermined by large, severe fires in the American West Journal Article Mills, KL, Leclerc, M, Ditmer, MA, Steel, ZL, Stoner, DC, Sexton, JO, Wang, P, Hersey, KR, DeBloois, D, Schroeder, CA, Schoenecker, KA, Young, JK, Andreasen, AM, Longshore, KM, Jackson, PJ, Hall, DB, Engebretsen, K, Carter, NH Ecography (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 6- Are VNTRs co-localizing with breast cancer-associated SNPs? Journal Article Leclerc, M, Neuhausen, SL, Schayek, H, Laitman, Y, Antonis, AC, Friedman, E Breast Cancer Research and Treatment (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 5- Linking weather conditions and winter tick abundance in moose Journal Article Pouchet, C, Fernandez-Prada, C, Dussault, C, Leclerc, M, Tremblay, J-P, Côté, SD Journal of Wildlife Management (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 4- Variation in prevalence and intensity of macroparasites in moose and their interactions with winter tick load in eastern Canada Journal Article Pouchet, C, Fernandez-Prada, C, Dussault, C, Leclerc, M, Tremblay, J-P, Côté, SD Wildlife Biology (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 3- Navigating the wildland-urban interface: Sensory pollution and infrastructure effects on mule deer behavior and connectivity Journal Article Ditmer, MA, Carter, NH, Hersey, KR, Leclerc, M, Wittemyer, G, Stoner, DC Basic and Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 2- Conceptual and methodological advances in habitat-selection modeling: guidelines for ecology and evolution Journal Article Northrup, JM, Vander Wal, E, Bonar, M, Fieberg, J, Laforge, MP, Leclerc, M, Prokopenko, CM, Gerber, BD Ecological Applications (Date Added: 2026-05-26) 1- Evidence of migratory coupling between grey wolves and migratory caribou Journal Article Michelot, C, Leclerc, M, Taillon, J, Dussault, C, Hénault Richard, J, Côté, SD Oikos (Date Added: 2026-05-26) |
