Cavity-nesting ducks, including the wood duck, common goldeneye, and hooded merganser, are of interest in wildlife management programs due to their value to hunters and conservation groups. The lower Saint John River floodplain (New Brunswick, Canada) is a major breeding region for these species in Atlantic Canada that has experienced significant changes in recent decades. […]

Les écosystèmes sont actuellement soumis à des stress intenses, liés par exemple à la surconsommation ou à la pollution. Par conséquent, les espèces présentes, et leurs caractéristiques, changent. Certaines disparaissent, d’autres sont introduites ou voient leur abondance ou leur taille corporelle changer. On observe alors une redistribution des interactions trophiques : la structure de la […]

The sub-Antarctic region hosts rich waters created by the current systems originating from Antarctica meeting the warmer water of the tropics. The convergence of those two water masses, combined with the complex bathymetry of certain sub-Antactic regions, creates distinctive aquatic habitats where the marine fauna is abundant. However, these current systems are very sensitive to […]

The concept of artificial cells, or protocells, serves to provide researchers with deeper insights into primitive cellular functions and behaviours through the study of non-living cellular analogues. Protocells are synthetic, cell-like microcompartments designed to mimic key aspects of living cells. Recently, Dr. Pierangelo Gobbo made a remarkable step forward in this research field and utilized […]

Grizzly bears reside on changing landscapes across Alberta, Canada. The goal of this study is to determine how disturbances in the landscape affect the health of grizzly bears. This will be monitored by analyzing the (1) expression of proteins in skin that are associated with energetics, reproduction, and stress and (2) concentrations of hormones in […]

Le rétablissement de la forêt boréale sur les sites miniers après leur fermeture est indispensable pour que les services associés à cet écosystème soient rétablis (puit de carbone, chasse, industrie sylvicole, etc.). Les essences forestières font face à des contraintes d’établissement et de développement sur un substrat rocheux (stériles miniers) sans dépôt de matière organique. […]

The International Olympic Committee (ICO) has been conducting sex tests since 1968, with a hiatus from 1990 to 2009, to determine the biological sex of self-identified female athletes. There have been three iterations of these tests: visual examinations, chromosomal tests, and hormonal tests. This research seeks to understand the justifications used in favor a particular […]

This research will focus on using lakes sediments to determine the amount of marine derived nutrients and contaminants that Alewife (Gaspereau) transfer into Gaspereau Lake, Kings County, Nova Scotia. Lake sediment records form an archive that preserves environmental change that has occurred in lakes. In this project lake sediment cores will be collected and analyzed […]

Molecules possessing a carbon-phosphorus bond (C-P) have traditionally been considered rare in Nature. For example, there are only ~50 phosphonate natural products known, although several have achieved commercial success (e.g. the antibiotic fosfomycin). In addition, several phosphonate cell surface modifications have been found over the last half century, but nothing is known regarding their biosynthesis […]

Infectious diseases kill millions of people each year. For example, according to World Health Organization’s estimate, 10 million people contracted tuberculosis in 2017 resulting in 1.6 million deaths, which is approximately one death every twenty seconds . Increasingly, the pathogenic organisms, responsible for these diseases, are evolving to be resistant to drugs already in use […]

Salt marshes are important coastal ecosystems that provide many services. Due to their high soil fertility, they have a long history of being converted to farmland. There is now growing interest in restoring salt marshes to protect against coastal erosion, mitigate sea level rise, and provide increased habitat for birds, fish, etc. Ducks Unlimited Canada […]

This project will assess the game demands of wheelchair court sports. While this has been attempted in the past, new methods using inertial measurement units (IMU) allow each push to be identified and offer new ways to analyze these game demands and connect them to key performance metrics. With the help of Own the Podium, […]