Francois Messier - Publications

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2009 Ferrari MCO, Brown GE, Messier F, Chivers DP. Threat-sensitive generalization of predator recognition by larval amphibians Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 63: 1369-1375. DOI: 10.1007/S00265-009-0779-5  0.384
2008 Mathis A, Ferrari MC, Windel N, Messier F, Chivers DP. Learning by embryos and the ghost of predation future. Proceedings. Biological Sciences / the Royal Society. 275: 2603-7. PMID 18682368 DOI: 10.1098/Rspb.2008.0754  0.558
2008 Ferrari MC, Messier F, Chivers DP. Can prey exhibit threat-sensitive generalization of predator recognition? Extending the Predator Recognition Continuum Hypothesis. Proceedings. Biological Sciences / the Royal Society. 275: 1811-6. PMID 18445564 DOI: 10.1098/Rspb.2008.0305  0.607
2008 Taylor MK, McLoughlin PD, Messier F. Sex-selective harvesting of polar bears Ursus maritimus Wildlife Biology. 14: 52-60. DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2008)14[52:Shopbu]2.0.Co;2  0.361
2008 Pitt JA, Larivière S, Messier F. Survival and body condition of raccoons at the edge of the range Journal of Wildlife Management. 72: 389-395. DOI: 10.2193/2005-761  0.351
2008 Pitt JA, Larivière S, Messier F. Social organization and group formation of raccoons at the edge of their distribution Journal of Mammalogy. 89: 646-653. DOI: 10.1644/07-Mamm-A-224R.1  0.352
2008 Taylor MK, Laake J, McLoughlin PD, Cluff HD, Messier F. Mark-recapture and stochastic population models for polar bears of the high arctic Arctic. 61: 143-152. DOI: 10.14430/Arctic19  0.324
2008 Ferrari MCO, Messier F, Chivers DP. Larval amphibians learn to match antipredator response intensity to temporal patterns of risk Behavioral Ecology. 19: 980-983. DOI: 10.1093/Beheco/Arn056  0.313
2008 Taylor MK, Laake J, McLoughlin PD, Cluff HD, Born EW, Rosing-Asvid A, Messier F. Population parameters and harvest risks for polar bears (Ursus maritimus) of Kane Basin, Canada and Greenland Polar Biology. 31: 491-499. DOI: 10.1007/S00300-007-0375-Y  0.335
2008 Ferrari MCO, Messier F, Chivers DP. Threat-sensitive learning of predators by larval mosquitoes Culex restuans Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 62: 1079-1083. DOI: 10.1007/S00265-007-0535-7  0.33
2007 McLoughlin PD, Gaillard JM, Boyce MS, Bonenfant C, Messier F, Duncan P, Delorme D, Van Moorter B, Saïd S, Klein F. Lifetime reproductive success and composition of the home range in a large herbivore. Ecology. 88: 3192-201. PMID 18229853 DOI: 10.1890/06-1974.1  0.422
2007 Ferrari MC, Gonzalo A, Messier F, Chivers DP. Generalization of learned predator recognition: an experimental test and framework for future studies. Proceedings. Biological Sciences / the Royal Society. 274: 1853-9. PMID 17519190 DOI: 10.1098/Rspb.2007.0297  0.582
2007 Larivière S, Howerter D, Messier F. Influence of gender and den type on home range shape for striped skunks, Mephitis mephitis, in Saskatchewan Canadian Field-Naturalist. 121: 261-264. DOI: 10.22621/Cfn.V121I3.473  0.34
2007 Ferrari MCO, Messier F, Chivers DP. First documentation of cultural transmission of predator recognition by larval amphibians Ethology. 113: 621-627. DOI: 10.1111/J.1439-0310.2007.01362.X  0.342
2007 Ferrari MCO, Messier F, Chivers DP. Degradation of chemical alarm cues under natural conditions: Risk assessment by larval woodfrogs Chemoecology. 17: 263-266. DOI: 10.1007/S00049-007-0381-0  0.314
2007 Ferrari MCO, Messier F, Chivers DP. Variable predation risk and the dynamic nature of mosquito antipredator responses to chemical alarm cues Chemoecology. 17: 223-229. DOI: 10.1007/S00049-007-0380-1  0.325
2006 Larivière S, Walton LR, Messier F. Summer movements and impact of individual Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis, on duck nests in Saskatchewan Canadian Field-Naturalist. 120: 342-346. DOI: 10.22621/Cfn.V120I3.326  0.376
2006 Taylor MK, Laake J, Mcloughlin PD, Cluff HD, Messier F. Demographic parameters and harvest-explicit population viability analysis for polar bears in M'Clintock Channel, Nunavut, Canada Journal of Wildlife Management. 70: 1667-1673. DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[1667:Dpahpv]2.0.Co;2  0.301
2006 Ferrari MCO, Messier F, Chivers DP. The nose knows: minnows determine predator proximity and density through detection of predator odours Animal Behaviour. 72: 927-932. DOI: 10.1016/J.Anbehav.2006.03.001  0.373
2005 McLoughlin PD, Taylor MK, Messier F. Conservation risks of male-selective harvest for mammals with low reproductive potential Journal of Wildlife Management. 69: 1592-1600. DOI: 10.2193/0022-541X(2005)69[1592:Cromhf]2.0.Co;2  0.392
2005 Joly DO, Messier F. The effect of bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis on reproduction and survival of wood bison in Wood Buffalo National Park Journal of Animal Ecology. 74: 543-551. DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2656.2005.00953.X  0.307
2004 Joly DO, Messier F. The distribution of Echinococcus granulosus in moose: evidence for parasite-induced vulnerability to predation by wolves? Oecologia. 140: 586-90. PMID 15232731 DOI: 10.1007/S00442-004-1633-0  0.327
2004 Gau RJ, McLoughlin PD, Case R, Cluff HD, Mulders R, Messier F. Movements of subadult male Grizzly Bears, Ursus arctos, in the central Canadian Arctic Canadian Field-Naturalist. 118: 239-242. DOI: 10.22621/Cfn.V118I2.920  0.339
2004 Joly DO, Messier F. Testing hypotheses of bison population decline (1970-1999) in Wood Buffalo National Park: Synergism between exotic disease and predation Canadian Journal of Zoology. 82: 1165-1176. DOI: 10.1139/Z04-072  0.369
2004 Joly DO, Messier F. Factors affecting apparent prevalence of tuberculosis and brucellosis in wood bison Journal of Animal Ecology. 73: 623-631. DOI: 10.1111/J.0021-8790.2004.00836.X  0.325
2003 McLoughlin PD, Taylor MK, Cluff HD, Gau RJ, Mulders R, Case RL, Messier F. Population viability of barren-ground grizzly bears in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories Arctic. 56: 185-190. DOI: 10.14430/Arctic614  0.341
2003 Patterson BR, Messier F. Age and condition of deer killed by coyotes in Nova Scotia Canadian Journal of Zoology. 81: 1894-1898. DOI: 10.1139/Z03-189  0.35
2003 McLoughlin PD, Taylor MK, Cluff HD, Gau RJ, Mulders R, Case RL, Boutin S, Messier F. Demography of barren-ground grizzly bears Canadian Journal of Zoology. 81: 294-301. DOI: 10.1139/Z02-245  0.325
2003 McLoughlin PD, Cluff HD, Gau RJ, Mulders R, Case RL, Messier F. Effect of spatial differences in habitat on home ranges of grizzly bears Ecoscience. 10: 11-16. DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2003.11682744  0.371
2002 McLoughlin PD, Case RL, Gau RJ, Cluff DH, Mulders R, Messier F. Hierarchical habitat selection by barren-ground grizzly bears in the central Canadian Arctic. Oecologia. 132: 102-108. PMID 28547280 DOI: 10.1007/S00442-002-0941-5  0.396
2002 McLoughlin PD, Cluff HD, Messier F. Denning ecology of barren-ground grizzly bears in the central Arctic Journal of Mammalogy. 83: 188-198. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0188:Deobgg>2.0.Co;2  0.315
2001 Larivière S, Messier F. Temporal patterns of predation of duck nests in the Canadian prairies American Midland Naturalist. 146: 339-344. DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2001)146[0339:Tpopod]2.0.Co;2  0.359
2001 Patterson BR, Messier F. Social organization and space use of coyotes in eastern Canada relative to prey distribution and abundance Journal of Mammalogy. 82: 463-477. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2001)082<0463:Soasuo>2.0.Co;2  0.347
2001 Rettie WJ, Messier F. Range use and movement rates of woodland caribou in Saskatchewan Canadian Journal of Zoology. 79: 1933-1940. DOI: 10.1139/Z01-156  0.398
2001 Larivière S, Messier F. Space-use patterns by female striped skunks exposed to aggregations of simulated duck nests Canadian Journal of Zoology. 79: 1604-1608. DOI: 10.1139/Z01-112  0.37
2001 Ferguson MAD, Gauthier L, Messier F. Range shift and winter foraging ecology of a population of Arctic tundra caribou Canadian Journal of Zoology. 79: 746-758. DOI: 10.1139/Z01-013  0.39
2000 Brown KG, Elliott C, Messier F. Seasonal distribution and population parameters of woodland caribou in central Manitoba: implications for forestry practices Rangifer. 20: 85. DOI: 10.7557/2.20.5.1633  0.315
2000 Ferguson SH, Bisset AR, Messier F. The influences of density on growth and reproduction in moose Alces alces Wildlife Biology. 6: 31-39. DOI: 10.2981/Wlb.2000.035  0.399
2000 Ferguson MAD, Messier F. Mass emigration of Arctic tundra caribou from a traditional winter range: Population dynamics and physical condition Journal of Wildlife Management. 64: 168-178. DOI: 10.2307/3802987  0.35
2000 Patterson BR, Messier F. Factors influencing killing rates of white-tailed deer by coyotes in Eastern Canada Journal of Wildlife Management. 64: 721-732. DOI: 10.2307/3802742  0.392
2000 Ferguson SH, Taylor MK, Rosing-Asvid A, Born EW, Messier F. Relationships between denning of polar bears and conditions of sea ice Journal of Mammalogy. 81: 1118-1127. DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2000)081<1118:Rbdopb>2.0.Co;2  0.308
2000 Messier F, Joly DO. Comment: Regulation of moose populations by wolf predation Canadian Journal of Zoology. 78: 506-510. DOI: 10.1139/Z99-220  0.353
2000 Virgl JA, Messier F. Assessment of source-sink theory for predicting demographic rates among habitats that exhibit temporal changes in quality Canadian Journal of Zoology. 78: 1483-1493. DOI: 10.1139/Z00-066  0.376
2000 Amstrup SC, Durner GM, Stirling I, Lunn NJ, Messier F. Movements and distribution of polar bears in the Beaufort sea Canadian Journal of Zoology. 78: 948-966. DOI: 10.1139/Z00-016  0.334
2000 Joly DO, Messier F. A numerical response of wolves to bison abundance in Wood Buffalo National Park, Canada Canadian Journal of Zoology. 78: 1101-1104. DOI: 10.1139/Cjz-78-6-1101  0.378
2000 Patterson BR, Benjamin LK, Messier F. Winter nutritional condition of eastern coyotes in relation to prey density Canadian Journal of Zoology. 78: 420-427. DOI: 10.1139/Cjz-78-3-420  0.327
2000 Larivière S, Messier F. Habitat selection and use of edges by striped skunks in the Canadian prairies Canadian Journal of Zoology. 78: 366-372. DOI: 10.1139/Cjz-78-3-366  0.413
2000 Rettie WJ, Messier F. Hierarchical habitat selection by woodland caribou: Its relationship to limiting factors Ecography. 23: 466-478. DOI: 10.1111/J.1600-0587.2000.Tb00303.X  0.371
2000 Mcloughlin PD, Ferguson SH, Messier F. Intraspecific variation in home range overlap with habitat quality: A comparison among brown bear populations Evolutionary Ecology. 14: 39-60. DOI: 10.1023/A:1011019031766  0.411
1999 Paetkau D, Amstrup SC, Born EW, Calvert W, Derocher AE, Garner GW, Messier F, Stirling I, Taylor MK, Wiig O, Strobeck C. Genetic structure of the world's polar bear populations. Molecular Ecology. 8: 1571-84. PMID 10583821 DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-294X.1999.00733.X  0.301
1998 Larivière S, Messier F. Spatial organization of a prairie striped skunk population during the waterfowl nesting season Journal of Wildlife Management. 62: 199-204. DOI: 10.2307/3802279  0.351
1998 Ferguson MAD, Williamson RG, Messier F. Inuit knowledge of long-term changes in a population of arctic tundra caribou Arctic. 51: 201-219. DOI: 10.14430/Arctic1062  0.385
1998 Pasitschniak-Arts M, Messier F. Effects of edges and habitats on small mammals in a prairie ecosystem Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76: 2020-2025. DOI: 10.1139/Z98-144  0.353
1998 Patterson BR, Benjamin LK, Messier F. Prey switching and feeding habits of eastern coyotes in relation to snowshoe hare and white-tailed deer densities Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76: 1885-1897. DOI: 10.1139/Z98-135  0.365
1998 Rettie WJ, Messier F. Dynamics of woodland caribou populations at the southern limit of their range in Saskatchewan Canadian Journal of Zoology. 76: 251-259. DOI: 10.1139/Z97-193  0.372
1998 Larivière S, Messier F. Denning ecology of the striped skunk in the Canadian prairies: Implications for waterfowl nest predation Journal of Applied Ecology. 35: 207-213. DOI: 10.1046/J.1365-2664.1998.00301.X  0.358
1998 Pasitschniak-Arts M, Clark RG, Messier F. Duck nesting success in a fragmented prairie landscape: Is edge effect important? Biological Conservation. 85: 55-62. DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(97)00143-2  0.382
1997 Lariviere S, Messier F. Characteristics of waterfowl nest depredation by the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis): Can predators be identified from nest remains? American Midland Naturalist. 137: 393-396. DOI: 10.2307/2426858  0.371
1997 Marinelli L, Messier F, Plante Y. Consequences of following a mixed reproductive strategy in muskrats Journal of Mammalogy. 78: 163-172. DOI: 10.2307/1382649  0.392
1997 Cote SD, Schaefer JA, Messier F. Time budgets and synchrony of activities in muskoxen: The influence of sex, age, and season Canadian Journal of Zoology. 75: 1628-1635. DOI: 10.1139/Z97-789  0.335
1997 Lariviere S, Messier F. Seasonal and daily activity patterns of striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in the Canadian prairies Journal of Zoology. 243: 255-262. DOI: 10.1111/J.1469-7998.1997.Tb02780.X  0.348
1997 Virgl JA, Messier F. Habitat suitability in muskrats: A test of the food limitation hypothesis Journal of Zoology. 243: 237-253. DOI: 10.1111/J.1469-7998.1997.Tb02779.X  0.372
1996 Bethke R, Taylor M, Amstrup S, Messier F. Population delineation of polar bears using satellite collar data Ecological Applications. 6: 311-317. DOI: 10.2307/2269574  0.325
1996 Schaefer JA, Stevens SD, Messier F. Comparative winter habitat use and associations among herbivores in the High Arctic Arctic. 49: 387-391. DOI: 10.14430/Arctic1215  0.346
1996 Lariviere S, Messier F. Aposematic behaviour in the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis Ethology. 102: 986-992. DOI: 10.1111/J.1439-0310.1996.Tb01176.X  0.347
1996 Pasitschniak-Arts M, Messier F. Predation on artificial duck nests in a fragmented prairie landscape Ecoscience. 3: 436-441. DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1996.11682361  0.333
1996 Schaefer JA, Messier F. Winter activity of muskoxen in relation to foraging conditions Ecoscience. 3: 147-153. DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1996.11682325  0.308
1996 Virgl JA, Messier F. Population structure, distribution, and demography of muskrats during the ice-free period under contrasting water fluctuations Ecoscience. 3: 54-62. DOI: 10.1080/11956860.1996.11682315  0.306
1995 Pasitschniak-Arts M, Messier F. Risk of predation on waterfowl nests in the Canadian prairies: Effects of habitat edges and agricultural practices Oikos. 73: 347-355. DOI: 10.2307/3545958  0.407
1995 Marinelli L, Messier F. Parental-care strategies among muskrats in a female-biased population Canadian Journal of Zoology. 73: 1503-1510. DOI: 10.1139/Z95-178  0.303
1995 Pasitschniak-Arts M, Messier F. Predator identification at simulated waterfowl nests using inconspicuous hair catchers and wax-filled eggs Canadian Journal of Zoology. 73: 984-990. DOI: 10.1139/Z95-115  0.334
1995 Schaefer JA, Messier F. Habitat selection as a hierarchy: The spatial scales of winter foraging by muskoxen Ecography. 18: 333-344. DOI: 10.1111/J.1600-0587.1995.Tb00136.X  0.344
1995 Schaefer JA, Messier F. Winter foraging by muskoxen: a hierarchical approach to patch residence time and cratering behaviour Oecologia. 104: 39-44. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00365560  0.342
1994 Messier F. Ungulate population models with predation: A case study with the North American moose Ecology. 75: 478-488. DOI: 10.2307/1939551  0.379
1994 Messier F, Taylor MK, Ramsay MA. Denning ecology of polar bears in the Canadian Arctic archipelago Journal of Mammalogy. 75: 420-430. DOI: 10.2307/1382563  0.365
1994 Komers PE, Messier F, Flood PF, Gates CC. Reproductive behavior of male wood bison in relation to progesterone level in females Journal of Mammalogy. 75: 757-765. DOI: 10.2307/1382527  0.332
1993 Komers PE, Messier F, Gates CC. Group structure in wood bison: nutritional and reproductive determinants Canadian Journal of Zoology. 71: 1367-1371. DOI: 10.1139/Z93-188  0.346
1993 Marinelli L, Messier F. Space use and the social system of muskrats Canadian Journal of Zoology. 71: 869-875. DOI: 10.1139/Z93-113  0.37
1992 Messier F, Virgl JA. Differential use of bank burrows and lodges by muskrats, Ondatra zibethicus, in a northern marsh environment Canadian Journal of Zoology. 70: 1180-1184. DOI: 10.1139/Z92-165  0.393
1992 Virgl JA, Messier F. Seasonal variation in body composition and morphology of adult muskrats in central Saskatchewan, Canada Journal of Zoology. 228: 461-477. DOI: 10.1111/J.1469-7998.1992.Tb04449.X  0.362
1992 Messier F, Taylor MK, Ramsay MA. Seasonal activity patterns of female polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in the Canadian Arctic as revealed by satellite telemetry Journal of Zoology. 226: 219-229. DOI: 10.1111/J.1469-7998.1992.Tb03835.X  0.371
1992 Komers PE, Messier F, Gates CC. Search or relax: the case of bachelor wood bison Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 31: 192-203. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00168647  0.316
1991 Messier F. The significance of limiting and regulating factors on the demography of moose and white-tailed deer Journal of Animal Ecology. 60: 377-393. DOI: 10.2307/5285  0.393
1990 Messier F, Virgl JA, Marinelli L. Density-dependent habitat selection in muskrats: a test of the ideal free distribution model Oecologia. 84: 380-385. DOI: 10.1007/Bf00329763  0.359
1989 Messier F, Rau ME, McNeill MA. Echinococcus granulosus (Cestoda: Taeniidae) infections and moose- wolf population dynamics in southwestern Quebec Canadian Journal of Zoology. 67: 216-219. DOI: 10.1139/Z89-029  0.309
1987 Messier F. Physical condition and blood physiology of wolves in relation to moose density Canadian Journal of Zoology. 65: 91-95. DOI: 10.1139/Z87-014  0.324
1986 Messier F, Barrette C, Huot J. Coyote predation on a white-tailed deer population in southern Quebec Canadian Journal of Zoology. 64: 1134-1136. DOI: 10.1139/Z86-170  0.361
1985 Messier F. Social organization, spatial distribution, and population density of wolves in relation to moose density Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63: 1068-1077. DOI: 10.1139/Z85-160  0.35
1985 Messier F, Barrette C. The efficiency of yarding behaviour by white-tailed deer as an antipredator strategy Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63: 785-789. DOI: 10.1139/Z85-115  0.361
1985 Messier F. Solitary living and extraterritorial movements of wolves in relation to social status and prey abundance Canadian Journal of Zoology. 63: 239-245. DOI: 10.1139/Z85-037  0.35
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