Gabriel Pigeon

Assistant Professor,
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Institut de recherche en biologie végétale
E-mail: Gabriel.Pigeon@uqat.ca
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Education

2013–2017 PhD, Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. Topic: From the individual to the population : eco-evolutionary dynamics and cohort effects in the bighorn sheep. (best thesis award) 2010–2012 MSc, Biology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. Topic: Eco-immunology of tree swallows in the context of agricultural intensification 2005–2009 BSc, Ecology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada.


Examples of species studied

Tachycineta bicolor
Phoca vitulina


Publications

30- A Summer Heat Wave Reduced Activity, Heart Rate, and Autumn Body Mass in a Cold-Adapted Ungulate
Journal Article
Trondrud L M , Pigeon G , Król E , Albon S , Ropstad E , Kumpula J , Evans A L , Speakman J R , Loe L E ,
2023 Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

29- Spatiotemporal variation in pup abundance and preweaning survival of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada
Journal Article
Renaud, L-A, Pigeon, G, Van de Walle, J, Bordeleau, X, Hammill, MO, Pelletier, F
2023 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2023-11-26)

28- Post-weaning survival in kangaroos is high and constant until senescence: Implications for population dynamics
Journal Article
Bergeron, R, Pigeon, G, Forsyth, DM, King, WJ, Festa-Bianchet, M
2022 Ecology (Date Added: 2023-02-07)

27- Different proxies, different stories? Imperfect correlations and different determinants of fitness in bighorn sheep
Journal Article
Van de Walle, J, Larue, B, Pigeon, G, Pelletier, F
2022 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2023-01-09)

26- Do Early-Life Conditions Drive Variation in Senescence of Female Bighorn Sheep?
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Landes, J, Festa-Bianchet, M, Pelletier, F
2021 Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (Date Added: 2021-06-13)

25- Phenotypic plasticity in bighorn sheep reproductive phenology: from individual to population
Journal Article
Renaud, L-A, Pigeon, G, Festa-Bianchet, M, Pelletier, F
2019 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2019-04-06)

24- Into the wild—WAMBAM goes to Canada
Journal Article
Morrissey, MB, Janeiro, MJ, Sparks, AM, White, S, Pigeon, G, Teplitsky, C, Réale, D, Milot, E
2018 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2018-04-07)

23- Hunting regulation favors slow life histories in a large carnivore
Journal Article
Van De Walle, J, Pigeon, G, Zedrosser, A, Swenson, JE, Pelletier, F
2018 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2018-03-28)

22- Direct and indirect effects of early-life environment on lifetime fitness of bighorn ewes
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Pelletier, F
2018 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2018-01-30)

21- Fluctuating effects of genetic and plastic changes in body mass on population dynamics in a large herbivore
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Ezard, THG, Festa-Bianchet, M, Coltman, DW, Pelletier, F
2017 Ecology (Date Added: 2017-08-17)

20- Environmental and evolutionary effects on horn growth of male bighorn sheep
Journal Article
Douhard, M, Pigeon, G, Festa-Bianchet, M, Coltman, DW, Guillemette, S, Pelletier, F
2017 Oikos (Date Added: 2017-07-21)

19- Eco-evolutionary dynamics in a contemporary human population
Journal Article
Pelletier, F, Pigeon, G, Bergeron, P, Mayer, FM, Boisvert, M, Réale, D, Milot, E
2017 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2017-07-12)

18- Long-term fitness consequences of early environment in a long-lived ungulate
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Festa-Bianchet, M, Pelletier, F
2017 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2017-05-29)

17- Intense selective hunting leads to artificial evolution in horn size
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Festa-Bianchet, M, Coltman, DW, Pelletier, F
2016 Evolutionary Applications (Date Added: 2016-02-15)

16- Ecological immunology in a fluctuating environment: An integrative analysis of tree swallow nestling immune defense
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Bélisle, M, Garant, D, Cohen, AA, Pelletier, F
2013 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2013-09-17)

15- Effects of agricultural intensification and temperature on immune response to phytohemagglutinin in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Baeta, R, Bélisle, M, Garant, D, Pelletier, F
2013 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2013-03-06)

14- Author Correction: Stress responses to repeated captures in a wild ungulate (Scientific Reports, (2022), 12, 1, (16289), 10.1038/s41598-022-20270-z)
Journal Article
Trondrud, LM, Ugland, C, Ropstad, E, Loe, LE, Albon, S, Stien, A, Evans, AL, Thorsby, PM, Veiberg, V, Irvine, RJ, Pigeon, G
Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

13- A Summer Heat Wave Reduced Activity, Heart Rate, and Autumn Body Mass in a Cold-Adapted Ungulate
Journal Article
Monica Trondrud, L, Pigeon, G, Król, E, Albon, S, Ropstad, E, Kumpula, J, Evans, AL, Speakman, JR, Loe, LE
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

12- Estimating pregnancy rate from blubber progesterone levels of a blindly biopsied beluga population poses methodological, analytical and statistical challenges
Journal Article
Renaud, L-A, Bordeleau, X, Kellar, NM, Pigeon, G, Michaud, R, Morin, Y, Lair, S, Therien, A, Lesage, V
Conservation Physiology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

11- Stress responses to repeated captures in a wild ungulate
Journal Article
Trondrud, LM, Ugland, C, Ropstad, E, Loe, LE, Albon, S, Stien, A, Evans, AL, Thorsby, PM, Veiberg, V, Irvine, RJ, Pigeon, G
Scientific Reports (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

10- Context-dependent fitness costs of reproduction despite stable body mass costs in an Arctic herbivore
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Albon, S, Loe, LE, Bischof, R, Bonenfant, C, Forchhammer, M, Irvine, RJ, Ropstad, E, Veiberg, V, Stien, A
Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

9- Determinants of heart rate in Svalbard reindeer reveal mechanisms of seasonal energy management
Journal Article
Trondrud, LM, Pigeon, G, Albon, S, Arnold, W, Evans, AL, Irvine, RJ, Król, E, Ropstad, E, Stien, A, Veiberg, V, Speakman, JR, Loe, LE
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

8- Fat storage influences fasting endurance more than body size in an ungulate
Journal Article
Trondrud, LM, Pigeon, G, Król, E, Albon, S, Evans, AL, Arnold, W, Hambly, C, Irvine, RJ, Ropstad, E, Stien, A, Veiberg, V, Speakman, JR, Loe, LE
Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

7- The neglected season: Warmer autumns counteract harsher winters and promote population growth in Arctic reindeer
Journal Article
Loe, LE, Liston, GE, Pigeon, G, Barker, K, Horvitz, N, Stien, A, Forchhammer, M, Getz, WM, Irvine, RJ, Lee, A, Movik, LK, Mysterud, A, Pedersen, ÃÃ, Reinking, AK, Ropstad, E, Trondrud, LM, Tveraa, T, Veiberg, V, Hansen, BB, Albon, SD
Global Change Biology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

6- Silver spoon effects are constrained under extreme adult environmental conditions
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Loe, LE, Bischof, R, Bonenfant, C, Forchhammer, M, Irvine, RJ, Ropstad, E, Stien, A, Veiberg, V, Albon, S
Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

5- Antler growth as a cost of reproduction in female reindeer
Journal Article
Loe, LE, Pigeon, G, Albon, SD, Giske, PE, Irvine, RJ, Ropstad, E, Stien, A, Veiberg, V, Mysterud, A
Oecologia (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

4- Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics
Book Chapter
Pigeon, G, Pelletier, F
Encyclopedia of Ecology: Volume 1-4, Second Edition (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

3- Keeping cool in the warming arctic: Thermoregulatory behaviour by svalbard reindeer (rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus)
Journal Article
Williamsen, L, Pigeon, G, Mysterud, A, Stien, A, Forchhammer, M, Loe, LE
Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

2- Biased estimation of trends in cohort effects: the problems with age-period-cohort models in ecology
Journal Article
Pigeon, G, Loe, LE, Albon, SD, Bonenfant, C, Elston, DA, Justin Irvine, R, Ropstad, E, Veiberg, V, Stien, A
Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)

1- Eco-evolutionary dynamics
Book Chapter
Pigeon, G, Pelletier, F
Encyclopedia of Ecology (Date Added: 2024-12-03)