Jean-Philippe Lessard
Assistant Professor,Concordia University
Department of Biology
E-mail: jp.lessard@concordia.ca
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ResearchOur lab works toward elucidating the ecological and evolutionary drivers of biological diversity on planet Earth. We borrow concepts and tools from community ecology and biogeography to try and gain a a better understanding of the mechanisms governing the emergence, distribution and maintenance of diversity. To accomplish this, we conduct observational and experimental field studies, and compile comprehensive databases on the distributions, ecological traits and evolutionary history of species.QCBS students Lilian Patricia SalesPostdoctoral fellow  Paul SavaryPostdoctoral fellow  Érik PlantePh.D.  Jordi Vilanova i BrotoPh.D.  Dana MartinM.Sc.  Serena SinnoM.Sc. Previous students (since 2009) Shaun TurneyPostdoctoral fellow  Javier Ibarra IsassiPh.D.  GABRIEL MUNOZPh.D.  Julie ArrowsmithM.Sc.  François BrassardM.Sc.  Alana Di VitoM.Sc.  Katherine HébertM.Sc.  Frédérique La RichelièreM.Sc.  Sarah OuimetteM.Sc.  Érik PlanteM.Sc.  Victor RenaudM.Sc.  Sergio VegaM.Sc. Daniella LoScerboB.Sc. Involvement within the QCBS
Relevant QCBS research themesExamples of species studiedMyiagra Monarchidae Hymenoptera Formicidae Publications52- The evolution of plasticity at geographic range edges Journal Article Usui T , Lerner D , Eckert I , Angert A L , Garroway C J , Hargreaves A , Lancaster L T , Lessard J , Riva F , Schmidt C , van der Burg K , Marshall K E , 2023 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-05-24) 51- Community-wide trait adaptation, but not plasticity, explains ant community structure in extreme environments Journal Article Ibarra‐Isassi J , Handa I T , Lessard J , 2022 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2022-10-05) 50- Ecological strategies of (pl)ants: Towards a world-wide worker economic spectrum for ants Journal Article Gibb H , Bishop T R , Leahy L , Parr C L , Lessard J , Sanders N J , Shik J Z , Ibarra‐Isassi J , Narendra A , Dunn R R , Wright I J , 2022 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2022-08-01) 49- Urbanisation dampens the latitude-diversity cline in ants Journal Article Perez A , Chick L , Menke S , Lessard J , Sanders N , Del Toro I , Meldgaard N S , Diamond S , 2022 Insect Conservation and Diversity (Date Added: 2022-08-01) 48- The importance of eco-evolutionary dynamics for predicting and managing insect range shifts Journal Article Wellenreuther M , Dudaniec R Y , Neu A , Lessard J , Bridle J , Carbonell J A , Diamond S E , Marshall K E , Parmesan C , Singer M C , Swaegers J , Thomas C D , Lancaster L T , 2022 Current Opinion in Insect Science (Date Added: 2022-07-09) 47- Population demography maintains biogeographic boundaries Journal Article Schmidt C , Muñoz G , Lancaster L T , Lessard J , Marske K A , Marshall K E , Garroway C J , 2022 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2022-07-09) 46- Trait-based inference of ecological network assembly: A conceptual framework and methodological toolbox Journal Article Marjakangas E , Muñoz G , Turney S , Albrecht J , Neuschulz E L , Schleuning M , Lessard J , 2022 Ecological Monographs (Date Added: 2022-05-18) 45- Warm and arid regions of the world are hotspots of superorganism complexity Journal Article La Richelière F , Muñoz G , Guénard B , Dunn R R , Economo E P , Powell S , Sanders N J , Weiser M D , Abouheif E , Lessard J , 2022 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2022-02-21) 44- Social predation by ants as a mortality source for an arboreal gregarious forest pest Journal Article Despland E , Lessard J , 2022 Basic and Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2022-02-04) 43- Source pool diversity and proximity shape the compositional uniqueness of insular mammal assemblages worldwide Journal Article Hébert K , Millien V , Lessard J , Masters J , 2021 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2021-06-27) 42- Plasticity in the trophic niche of an invasive ant explains establishment success and long-term coexistence Journal Article Balzani P , Vizzini S , Frizzi F , Masoni A , Lessard J , Bernasconi C , Francoeur A , Ibarra‐Isassi J , Brassard F , Cherix D , Santini G , 2021 Oikos (Date Added: 2021-03-30) 41- Shade-growing practices lessen the impact of coffee plantations on multiple dimensions of ant diversity Journal Article Ibarra‐Isassi J , Handa I T , Arenas‐Clavijo A , Escobar‐Ramírez S , Armbrecht I , Lessard J , 2021 Journal of Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2021-02-23) 40- The coupled influence of thermal physiology and biotic interactions on the distribution and density of ant species along an elevational gradient Journal Article Chick L D , Lessard J , Dunn R R , Sanders N J , 2020 Diversity (Date Added: 2020-12-17) 39- Do dominant ants affect secondary productivity, behavior and diversity in a guild of woodland ants? Journal Article Lessard J , Stuble K L , Sanders N J , 2020 Diversity (Date Added: 2020-12-12) 38- Phylogenetically conserved host traits and local abiotic conditions jointly drive the geography of parasite intensity Journal Article LoScerbo D , Farrell M J , Arrowsmith J , Mlynarek J , Lessard J , 2020 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2020-11-02) 37- Evolutionary diversification in the marine realm: A global case study with marine mammals Journal Article Holt B G , Marx F G , Fritz S A , Lessard J , Rahbek C , 2020 Frontiers of Biogeography (Date Added: 2020-10-22) 36- Temperature drives caste-specific morphological clines in ants Journal Article Brassard F , Francoeur A , Lessard J , 2020 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2020-10-05) 35- Shared mycorrhizae but distinct communities of other root-associated microbes on co-occurring native and invasive maples Journal Article , 2019 PeerJ (Date Added: 2019-11-03) 34- Local temperature and ecological similarity drive distributional dynamics of tropical mammals worldwide Journal Article Beaudrot L , Acevedo M A , Lessard J , Zvoleff A , Jansen P A , Sheil D , Rovero F , O’Brien T , Larney E , Fletcher C , Andelman S , Ahumada J , 2019 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2019-04-23) 33- Ant community response to disturbance: A global synthesis Journal Article Lessard J , 2019 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2019-03-21) 32- Environmental filtering along a broad-scale acidity gradient shapes the structure of odonate communities Journal Article Arrowsmith J , Shivaprakash K N , Larrivée M , Turgeon J , Lessard J , 2018 Ecosphere (Date Added: 2019-01-05) 31- Distributional shifts in a biodiversity hotspot Journal Article Beaudrot L , Acevedo M , Lessard J , Sheil D , Larney E , Wright P , Ahumada J , 2018 Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2018-11-28) 30- A global database of ant species abundances Journal Article Gibb H , Dunn R R , Sanders N J , Grossman B F , Photakis M , Abril S , Agosti D , Andersen A N , Angulo E , Armbrecht I , Arnan X , Baccaro F B , Bishop T R , Boulay R , Brühl C , Castracani C , Cerda X , Del Toro I , Delsinne T , Diaz M , Donoso D A , Ellison A M , Enriquez M L , Fayle T M , Feener D H , Fisher B L , Fisher R N , Fitzpatrick M C , Gómez C , Gotelli N J , Gove A , Grasso D A , Groc S , Guenard B , Gunawardene N , Heterick B , Hoffmann B , Janda M , Jenkins C , Kaspari M , Klimes P , Lach L , Laeger T , Lattke J , Leponce M , Lessard J , Longino J , Lucky A , Luke S H , Majer J , McGlynn T P , Menke S , Mezger D , Mori A , Moses J , Munyai T C , Pacheco R , Paknia O , Pearce-Duvet J , Pfeiffer M , Philpott S M , Resasco J , Retana J , Silva R R , Sorger M D , Souza J , Suarez A , Tista M , Vasconcelos H L , Vonshak M , Weiser M D , Yates M , Parr C L , 2017 Ecology (Date Added: 2018-11-28) 29- Environmental variation is a major predictor of global trait turnover in mammals Journal Article Holt B G , Costa G C , Penone C , Lessard J , Brooks T M , Davidson A D , Blair Hedges S , Radeloff V C , Rahbek C , Rondinini C , Graham C H , 2017 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2017-12-10) 28- Global patterns of β-diversity along the phylogenetic time-scale: The role of climate and plate tectonics Journal Article Mazel F , Wüest R O , Lessard J , Renaud J , Ficetola G F , Lavergne S , Thuiller W , 2017 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2017-12-10) 27- Phylogenetic regionalization of marine plants reveals close evolutionary affinities among disjunct temperate assemblages Journal Article Daru, BH, Holt, BG, Lessard, J-P, Yessoufou, K, Davies, TJ 2017 Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2017-08-15) 26- Process-Based Species Pools Reveal the Hidden Signature of Biotic Interactions Amid the Influence of Temperature Filtering Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Weinstein, BG, Borregaard, MK, Marske, KA, Martin, DR, McGuire, JA, Parra, JL, Rahbek, C, Graham, CH 2015 The American Naturalist (Date Added: 2016-01-14) 25- Linking environmental filtering and disequilibrium to biogeography with a community climate framework Journal Article Blonder, B, Nogués-Bravo, D, Borregaard, MK, Donoghue, JC, Jørgensen, PM, Kraft, NJB, Lessard, J-P, Morueta-Holme, N, Sandel, B, Svenning, J-C, Violle, C, Rahbek, C, Enquist, BJ 2015 Ecology (Date Added: 2015-07-24) 24- Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure Journal Article Gibb, H, Sanders, NJ, Dunn, RR, Watson, S, Photakis, M, Abril, S, Andersen, AN, Angulo, E, Armbrecht, I, Arnan, X, Baccaro, FB, Bishop, TR, Boulay, R, Castracani, C, Del Toro, I, Delsinne, T, Diaz, M, Donoso, DA, Enriquez, ML, Fayle, TM, Feener, DHJ, Fitzpatrick, MC, Gomez, C, Grasso, DA, Groc, S, Heterick, B, Hoffmann, BD, Lach, L, Lattke, J, Leponce, M, Lessard, J-P, Longino, J, Lucky, A, Majer, J, Menke, SB, Mezger, D, Mori, A, Munyai, TC, Paknia, O, Pearce-Duvet, J, Pfeiffer, M, Philpott, SM, de Souza, JLP, Tista, M, Vasconcelos, HL, Vonshak, M, Parr, CL 2015 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2015-07-24) 23- The importance of natural habitats to Brazilian free-tailed bats in intensive agricultural landscapes in the Winter Garden region of Texas, United States Journal Article Davidai, N, Westbrook, JK, Lessard, J-P, Hallam, TG, McCracken, GF 2015 Biological Conservation (Date Added: 2015-07-20) 22- The evolution of morphological diversity in continental assemblages of passerine birds: EVOLUTION OF MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY IN BIRDS Journal Article Jønsson, KA, Lessard, J-P, Ricklefs, RE 2015 Evolution (Date Added: 2015-05-04) 21- The importance of parasite geography and spillover effects for global patterns of host-parasite associations in two invasive species Journal Article Wells, K, O'Hara, RB, Morand, S, Lessard, J-P, Ribas, A 2015 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2015-04-07) 20- Predicting future coexistence in a North American ant community Journal Article Bewick, S, Stuble, KL, Lessard, J-P, Dunn, RR, Adler, FR, Sanders, NJ 2014 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2015-07-24) 19- Niche filtering rather than partitioning shapes the structure of temperate forest ant communities Journal Article Fowler, D, Lessard, J-P, Sanders, NJ 2014 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2014-07-08) 18- Multiple waves of colonization by monarch flycatchers (Myiagra, Monarchidae) across the Indo-Pacific and their implications for coexistence and speciation Journal Article Fabre, P-H, Moltensen, M, Fjeldså, J, Irestedt, M, Lessard, J-P, Jønsson, KA 2014 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 17- Response to comment on "An update of Wallace's zoogeographic regions of the world" Journal Article Holt, BG, Lessard, J-P, Borregaard, MK, Fritz, SA, Araújo, MB, Dimitrov, D, Fabre, P-H, Graham, CH, Graves, GR, Jønsson, KA, Nogués-Bravo, D, Wang, Z, Whittaker, RJ, Fjeldså, J, Rahbek, C 2013 Science (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 16- Introducing the biogeographic species pool Journal Article Carstensen, DW, Lessard, J-P, Holt, BG, Krabbe Borregaard, M, Rahbek, C 2013 Ecography (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 15- An update of Wallace's zoogeographic regions of the world Journal Article Holt, BG, Lessard, J-P, Borregaard, MK, Fritz, SA, Araújo, MB, Dimitrov, D, Fabre, P-H, Graham, CH, Graves, GR, Jønsson, KA, Nogués-Bravo, D, Wang, Z, Whittaker, RJ, Fjeldså, J, Rahbek, C 2013 Science (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 14- Fire ants are drivers of biodiversity loss: A reply to King and Tschinkel (2013) Journal Article Stuble, KL, Chick, LD, Rodriguez-Cabal, MA, Lessard, J-P, Sanders, NJ 2013 Ecological Entomology (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 13- Evolutionary history influences the effects of water-energy dynamics on oak diversity in asia Journal Article Xu, X, Wang, Z, Rahbek, C, Lessard, J-P, Fang, J 2013 Journal of Biogeography (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 12- Strong influence of regional species pools on continent-wide structuring of local communities Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Borregaard, MK, Fordyce, JA, Rahbek, C, Weiser, MD, Dunn, RR, Sanders, NJ 2012 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 11- Inferring local ecological processes amid species pool influences Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Belmaker, J, Myers, JA, Chase, JM, Rahbek, C 2012 Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 10- Equivalence in the strength of deer herbivory on above and below ground communities Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Reynolds, WN, Bunn, WA, Genung, MA, Cregger, MA, Felker-Quinn, E, Barrios-Garcia, MN, Stevenson, ML, Lawton, RM, Brown, CB, Patrick, M, Rock, JH, Jenkins, MA, Bailey, JK, Schweitzer, JA 2012 Basic and Applied Ecology (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 9- Global diversity in light of climate change: The case of ants Journal Article Jenkins, CN, Sanders, NJ, Andersen, AN, Arnan, X, Brühl, CA, Cerda, X, Ellison, AM, Fisher, BL, Fitzpatrick, MC, Gotelli, NJ, Gove, AD, Guénard, B, Lattke, JE, Lessard, J-P, Mcglynn, TP, Menke, SB, Parr, CL, Philpott, SM, Vasconcelos, HL, Weiser, MD, Dunn, RR 2011 Diversity and Distributions (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 8- Determinants of the detrital arthropod community structure: The effects of temperature and resources along an environmental gradient Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Sackett, TE, Reynolds, WN, Fowler, DA, Sanders, NJ 2011 Oikos (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 7- Non-additive effects of genotypic diversity increase floral abundance and abundance of floral visitors Journal Article Genung, MA, Lessard, J-P, Brown, CB, Bunn, WA, Cregger, MA, Reynolds, WN, Felker-Quinn, E, Stevenson, ML, Hartley, AS, Crutsinger, GM, Schweitzer, JA, Bailey, JK 2010 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 6- Invasive ants alter the phylogenetic structure of ant communities Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Fordyce, JA, Gotelli, NJ, Sanders, NJ 2009 Ecology (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 5- Temperature-mediated coexistence in temperate forest ant communities Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Dunn, RR, Sanders, NJ 2009 Insectes Sociaux (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 4- Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness Journal Article Dunn, RR, Agosti, D, Andersen, AN, Arnan, X, Bruhl, CA, Cerdá, X, Ellison, AM, Fisher, BL, Fitzpatrick, MC, Gibb, H, Gotelli, NJ, Gove, AD, Guenard, B, Janda, M, Kaspari, M, Laurent, EJ, Lessard, J-P, Longino, JT, Majer, JD, Menke, SB, McGlynn, TP, Parr, CL, Philpott, SM, Pfeiffer, M, Retana, J, Suarez, AV, Vasconcelos, HL, Weiser, MD, Sanders, NJ 2009 Ecology Letters (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 3- Rarity and diversity in forest ant assemblages of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Dunn, RR, Parker, CR, Sanders, NJ 2007 Southeastern Naturalist (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 2- Temperature, but not productivity or geometry, predicts elevational diversity gradients in ants across spatial grains Journal Article Sanders, NJ, Lessard, J-P, Fitzpatrick, MC, Dunn, RR 2007 Global Ecology and Biogeography (Date Added: 2014-04-25) 1- The effects of urbanization on ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with the Molson Nature Reserve, Quebec Journal Article Lessard, J-P, Buddle, CM 2005 Canadian Entomologist (Date Added: 2014-04-25) In the mediaConcordia researchers take part in global projects on sustainability and biodiversity (Nathalie Manley) 2022-04-05 Les fourmis, ces insectes qui mènent le monde! 2020-01-22 How Will Tropical Mammals React to Rising Temperatures? 2019-04-11 How will tropical mammals react to rising temperatures? (Jade Boyd) 2019-04-11 Receding floodwaters create wonderful habitat for mosquitoes 2017-05-18 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GooglePlus 9 outstanding researchers who place Concordia 'among the international vanguard' (Latimer, J. ) 2016-08-02 The Zika virus: ‘We’re engaged in an arms race’ (Lessard, Jean-Philippe) 2016-01-27 Can habitat protection save our disappearing bats? (Concordia News) 2015-08-04 Can habitat protection save our disappearing bats? (Eurekalert) 2015-08-04 Sur les traces de Wallace : une mise à jour des grandes régions zoogéographiques mondiales - NiCHE NICHE (Maude Flamand-Hubert) 2014-01-17 Wallace : père de la biogéographie Le Monde (Brasier, Laurent) 2013-11-05 Wallace's century-old global map of animals updated (mcgilluniversity) 2012-12-20 Victorian zoological map redrawn. W.A.S World Archives of Sciences (Susan Milius) 2012-12-20 An update of Wallace's zoogeographic regions of the world Science (Holt, Ben G.) 2012-12-20 |
