Dobie, Lauren ; Blouin-Demers, Gabriel - Résumé: Basking is an essential thermoregulatory behaviour in many freshwater turtles, which rely on external heat sources to regulate body temperature. While basking provides important physiological benefits, it requires a considerable investment of time, potentially conflict...

Les premiers pas vers la création de la SQEBC (Jean Ferron)L’éthologie a commencé à être enseignée au niveau gradué vers 1970 à l’UdeM. Puis s’est développée autour du professeur Georg Baron qui a encadré plusieurs étudiants gradués en éthologie à partir de 1971. Parallèlement un rapprochement entre la biologie et la psychologie s’est amorcée autour de l’étude du comportement animal. De plus il y a eu une effervescen...

En écho aux plénières du matin et dans le cadre du 50e anniversaire de la SQÉBC, cette table ronde propose une réflexion collective sur l’évolution de l’étude du comportement au Québec — de ses origines à ses perspectives futures. Nous explorerons comment la société a contribué à structurer la communauté scientifique autour de la biologie du comportement, à travers quatre grands axes :Introduction à l’étude du comportementHistorique au Québec et à l’international...

Restaurants à proximitéAires de restauration : Le Central et Complexe DesjardinsBrunch : Eggspectation

Modérateur: David Bolduc

Emma Despland - Abstract: Ballooning dispersal by second-instar spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana) away from the tree on which they emerge from diapause is very risky. We monitored this dispersal behaviour in relation to spring budburst phenology of primary and secondary host trees, balsam fir and black spruce...

Blincoe, Sarah; Langwieder, Alexandra; Humphries, Murray - Abstract: Over the past 5 years, a community-led polar bear monitoring project in the Eeyou Marine Region of James Bay has partnered with local and regional organizations, experienced Cree land-users, and Elders to advance understanding of polar bear ecology ...

Agnew, Stephanie; Blouin-Demers, Gabriel - Abstract: Understanding how anthropogenic land modification drives population changes is crucial to support conservation efforts. Animals interact with their environment through behaviour, therefore one way to uncover how populations manage changes in land use is to measure their behaviours. We recorded the antipredator behaviours of common garter s...

Baptiste Brault, Jeanne Clermont, Andreas Zedrosser, Andrea Friebe, Jonas Kindberg and Fanie Pelletier - Abstract: Hibernation is a key phase in the life cycle of many species. In bears, it constitutes a response to harsh winter conditions, providing protection to mothers and their young after birth, as well as to al...

Krug-MacLeod, Alana; Hentati Sundberg, Jonas; Elliott, Kyle - Abstract: Seabirds are central place foragers during breeding season. Because they are observable on land, seabirds have been used to indicate distribution of marine prey. Forage species are key trophic links in wasp-waisted Arctic ecosystems, but are difficult...

Birot, Augustin; Blumstein, Daniel T.; Martin, Julien GA. - Abstract: Studying natural evolution as it is happening is becoming more and more frequent. However, many studies have to study only a fraction of the demographic age and sex classes, often only focusing on adult females, thus potentially facing a mis...

Sabbagh, Sofia; Enders, Eva; Chrétien, Emmanuelle - Abstract: In Quebec, there are two main ecotypes of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis): the resident ecotype spends its entire life in freshwater, whereas the anadromous ecotype migrates to marine habitats. Both ecotypes can coexist within the same natural populati...