Université de Sherbrooke
Postdoctoral fellow candidate
Supervisor: April Martinig
Start: 2026-10-01

Project

Optimizing Arctic wildlife translocations in a changing climate
My project focuses on understanding and mitigating the effects of changing snow condition on translocation management of arctic species, particularly caribou. Results from this research will improve translocation practices and outcomes, contributing to conservation.

Keywords

Arctic, Caribou, translocation, climate change

Publications

1- Familiarity and aggression shape long‐term associations and mortality risk in a solitary ungulate
Stein, Rachel M., Adrian M. Shrader
2026 Oikos

2- Beyond discrete visibility estimates: single‐scan LiDAR provides an efficient method for 3D viewshed estimation
Stein, Rachel M., Cory R. Allred, Bastien Lecigne, Jan U. H. Eitel, Timothy R. Johnson, Janet L. Rachlow
2026 Wildlife Society Bulletin

3- Under cover: the nuanced influence of functional properties of cover on resource selection by pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Stein, Rachel M, Bastien Lecigne, Timothy R Johnson, Jan U H Eitel, Janet L Rachlow,
2025 Journal of Mammalogy

4- Integration of Lidar Remote Sensing Into a Multi-Modal Experiential Course
Stein, Rachel, Karla Eitel, Janet Rachlow
2024 Journal of College Science Teaching

5- Acoustic ecology of terrestrial mammals: a new Signaller–Receiver Conceptual Framework
Stein, Rachel M., Janet L. Rachlow
2023 Mammal Review

6- Vegetation and vantage point influence visibility across diverse ecosystems: Implications for animal ecology
Stein, Rachel M., Bastien Lecigne, Jan U. H. Eitel, Timothy R. Johnson, Craig McGowan, Janet L. Rachlow
2022 Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution