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Marco Festa-Bianchet

Marco Festa-Bianchet

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
88
Citations
30736
World Ranking
523
National Ranking
33

Overview

Marco Festa-Bianchet is affiliated with the Université de Sherbrooke in Canada and has a research focus situated primarily within environmental science and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work encompasses a wide scope of topics in wildlife ecology, conservation, genetics, and animal behavior, reflected in an extensive publication record.

Their research contributions feature in frequent collaboration with several coauthors, including Fanie Pelletier, Steeve D. Côté, David M. Forsyth, Wendy J. King, and Benjamin Larue.

Publication venues where their work regularly appears include:

  • Ecology
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Oecologia
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ecology and Evolution

Marco Festa-Bianchet's recent papers include:

  • Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals, 2022, Science
  • Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Variable social organization is ubiquitous in Artiodactyla and probably evolved from pair-living ancestors, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Determinants and long-term costs of early reproduction in males of a long-lived polygynous mammal, 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • Herbivore management for biodiversity conservation: A case study of kangaroos in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), 2021, Ecological Management & Restoration

The main fields of study represented in their publications are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields of study emphasized in their research include:

  • Ecology
  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

The principal topics covered by their work are:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Best Publications

  • Temporal Variation in Fitness Components and Population Dynamics of Large Herbivores

    J.-M. Gaillard;M. Festa-Bianchet;N. G. Yoccoz;A. Loison

  • The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge

    Jan Schipper;Jan Schipper;Janice S. Chanson;Janice S. Chanson;Federica Chiozza;Neil A. Cox;Neil A. Cox

  • Population dynamics of large herbivores: variable recruitment with constant adult survival.

    Jean-Michel Gaillard;Marco Festa-Bianchet;Nigel Gilles Yoccoz

  • Undesirable evolutionary consequences of trophy hunting

    David W. Coltman;Paul O'Donoghue;Jon T. Jorgenson;John T. Hogg

  • Consistency of temperament in bighorn ewes and correlates with behaviour and life history.

    Denis Réale;Bruno Y. Gallant;Mylène Leblanc;Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • REVIEW: The management of wild large herbivores to meet economic, conservation and environmental objectives

    Iain J. Gordon;Iain J. Gordon;Alison J. Hester;Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • Measuring senescence in wild animal populations: towards a longitudinal approach

    D. H. Nussey;T. Coulson;M. Festa-Bianchet;J.-M. Gaillard

  • AGE‐SPECIFIC SURVIVAL IN FIVE POPULATIONS OF UNGULATES: EVIDENCE OF SENESCENCE

    Anne Loison;Marco Festa-Bianchet;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Jon T. Jorgenson

  • Seasonal range selection in bighorn sheep: conflicts between forage quality, forage quantity, and predator avoidance

    M Festa-Bianchet

  • Empirical Evidence of Density- Dependence in Populations of Large Herbivores

    C. Bonenfant;J.M. Gaillard;T. Coulson;M. Festa-Bianchet

  • Predator-induced natural selection on temperament in bighorn ewes

    Denis Réale;Denis Réale;Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • Mass‐ and Density‐Dependent Reproductive Success and Reproductive Costs in a Capital Breeder

    Marco Festa‐Bianchet;Jean‐Michel Gaillard;Jon T. Jorgenson

  • Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast–slow life‐history continuum

    Owen R. Jones;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Shripad Tuljapurkar;Jussi S. Alho

  • Age-dependent sexual selection in bighorn rams

    D. W. Coltman;D. W. Coltman;M. Festa-Bianchet;J. T. Jorgenson;C. Strobeck

  • EARLY ONSET OF VEGETATION GROWTH VS. RAPID GREEN-UP: IMPACTS ON JUVENILE MOUNTAIN UNGULATES

    Nathalie Pettorelli;Fanie Pelletier;Fanie Pelletier;Achaz von Hardenberg;Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • EFFECTS OF AGE, SEX, DISEASE, AND DENSITY ON SURVIVAL OF BIGHORN SHEEP

    Jon T. Jorgenson;Marco Festa-Bianchet;Jean-Michel Gaillard;William D. Wishart

  • Birthdate, mass and survival in mountain goat kids: effects of maternal characteristics and forage quality

    Steeve D. Côté;Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • The social system of bighorn sheep: grouping patterns, kinship and female dominance rank

    Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • Selfish mothers: reproductive expenditure and resource availability in bighorn ewes

    Marco Festa-Bianchet;Jon T. Jorgenson

  • Individual differences, parasites, and the costs of reproduction for bighorn ewes (Ovis canadensis)

    Marco Festa-Bianchet

  • Age-dependent genetic effects on a secondary sexual trait in male Alpine ibex, Capra ibex.

    Achaz Von Hardenberg;Bruno Bassano;Marco Festa-Bianchet;Gordon Luikart

Frequent Co-Authors

Fanie Pelletier
Fanie Pelletier Université de Sherbrooke
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Steeve D. Côté
Steeve D. Côté Université Laval
David W. Coltman
David W. Coltman University of Western Ontario
Denis Réale
Denis Réale University of Quebec at Montreal
Julien Martin
Julien Martin United States Geological Survey
Dany Garant
Dany Garant Université de Sherbrooke
Nigel G. Yoccoz
Nigel G. Yoccoz University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Tim Coulson
Tim Coulson University of Oxford
David M. Forsyth
David M. Forsyth New South Wales Department of Primary Industries

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