Migratory birds are in a conservation crisis, with accelerating population declines documented Canada-wide. It is a federal responsibility to protect migratory birds; however, a major gap in the ability to mitigate threats to these species is a lack of knowledge of their year-round movements. By using new tracking technology, our project will quantify movements and […]

Salt marshes are important coastal ecosystems because they provide many services to surrounding areas. However, due to their highly productive nature, they have a long history of being converted into farmland in Maritime Canada. In recent years, there has been strong interest in restoring salt marshes to protect against coastal erosion, mitigate sea level rise, […]

A joint research agreement was adopted between Concordia University and Zoo de Granby in the spring 2014. The firm BBA joined this partnership in November 2014. The aim of the initiative is to foster the training of highly qualified personnel in conservation and welfare of captive wildlife, by allowing Concordia students to get hands-on experience […]

Ducks Unlimited Canada operates multiple fishways slated for replacement throughout Nova Scotia. Recent fishway passage studies on alewife indicate that identifying problem areas for fish passage, and altering fishway design accordingly, greatly increases fish passage. To assess fish passage at fishways, movements of fish will be monitored using passive integrated transponder tags and antenna systems. […]

Climate change is creating urgent challenges for livestock farming, as rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves reduce animal health, productivity, and welfare. Young calves are particularly vulnerable because their immune and temperature regulation systems are not fully developed, and their gut microbiome—the community of bacteria, archaea, and viruses that support digestion and health—is still […]

Le projet de recherche proposé vise à accompagner Skinaptiks dans la structuration de sa stratégie de mise en marché du dispositif SKIN’Cast™. À ce jour, l’ajustement des prothèses repose sur une approche subjective, impliquant des ajustements fréquents avant que le patient puisse retrouver son autonomie. Le SKIN’Cast™, un manchon de diagnostic équipé d’une peau électronique […]

Although small and isolated populations experience increased extinction risk, recent research shows that not all small populations are doomed to extinction. The ability to predict the probability of extinction in nature could therefore direct conservation resources to those populations most in need. One theory is that small populations can evade extinction when directional selection removes […]

The proposed project will address the research question: what is the role of relatedness in shaping spatial and social associations of St. Lawrence Estuary belugas? This work is proposed in partnership with the Group for Research and Education on Marine Mammals (GREMM), which is a non-profit organization dedicated to both scientific research on the whales […]

The goal of this project is to bridge the fields of neuroscience and nonlinear dynamics by leveraging advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze recurrence patterns in neural wave data. Specifically, the project focuses on studying traveling cortical waves – a fundamental phenomenon in brain activity – using recurrence quantification analysis enhanced by machine learning techniques. […]

Les basses-terres du Saint-Laurent sont fortement exposées à une variété de pesticides provenant de la production alimentaire. Plusieurs insectes qui se nourrissent de plantes cultivées servent de proies à différentes espèces terrestres, comme les chauves-souris, favorisant l’accumulation de pesticides dans la chaîne alimentaire. Les chauves-souris possèdent un grand potentiel de bioaccumulation des pesticides à cause […]

Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are recently discovered lymphocytes that have innate ability to produce a specific set of hormone-like proteins called cytokines. While the importance of ILC2s in allergic diseases including asthma have been implicated by recent reports, the progress in our understanding of ILC2s has been hampered by the fact that they […]

The project “Effect of stilbenoid extracts from viticulture by-products on grape quality” aims to contribute to the development of sustainable strategies for grape production in vineyards. Grapevines are susceptible to parasitic diseases and thus are conventionally treated with synthetic or copper-based solutions, with significant environmental drawbacks. Studies have shown that stilbenoids possess potential as a […]