Patrick Bergeron

Assistant Professor,
Bishop’s University

Department of Biology
E-mail: patrick.bergeron@ubishops.ca
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Education

  • Postdoc, University of Sherbrooke, 2014
  • Postdoc, Dartmouth College, 2013
  • Postdoc, University of Sherbrooke, 2012
  • PhD, Université de Sherbrooke, 2011
  • Masters, University of Sherbrooke, 2007
  • BSc, McGill University, 2004


Research

Dr. Patrick Bergeron is an assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Wildlife Biology at McGill and his PhD in Evolutionary Biology and Behavioral Ecology at the Université de Sherbrooke. He was also a postdoctoral fellow in population genetics at Dartmouth College (NH) and in biostatistics and epidemiology at the CRCHUS. He now collaborates with researchers in both the Département de Biologie and the Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé at the Université de Sherbrooke. His main research themes focus on life-history trade-offs in the wild and epidemiology on big human datasets.

QCBS students

Lidia Colejo Durán

Ph.D.
(Start: 2020)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Fanie Pelletier
Determinants of fitness and its heritability in pre-industrial human populations
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Dominic Bourret

M.Sc.
(Start: 2021)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dany Garant
Quantification of the phenotypic variation of the speed-accuracy trade-off in an eastern chipmunk population

François Briau

M.Sc.
(Start: 2022, End: 2024)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dany Garant
Effects of food availability and vitamin B3 on Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) reproduction

Megan Brownlee

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Denis Réale, UQAM
(Start: 2021)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dany Garant
Linking space use, burrow fidelity, and fitness in eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus)

Amélie Lessard

M.Sc.
(Start: 2022)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Marco Festa Bianchet
Effets de la fréquentation des sentiers et du type d’activité récréative sur la composition des assemblages d’oiseaux forestiers et la reproduction d’une espèce focale dans le parc national du Mont Or

Jared Sparr

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Isabelle Lavoie, INRS
(Start: 2022, End: 2024)
Ecotoxicology Multitrophic Response on Pond Snails and Biofilm to Pesticide Mix

Previous students (since 2009)

Sacha Engelhardt

Postdoctoral fellow
(Start: 2016, End: 2018)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Fanie Pelletier
Eco-evolutionary dynamics in contemporary human populations

Mathilde Tissier

Postdoctoral fellow
Other (co-)supervisor: Reale, Denis, UQAM
(Start: 2021, End: 2023)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Valérie Fournier
Applied conservation physiology to promote bumblebee health and performance in collaboration with the agricultural community
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Solange Barrault

Ph.D.
(Start: 2019, End: 2020)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dany Garant
Evaluation of interactions between environment, behavior and physiology in Eastern chipmunks (T. striatus)
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Christel Bouchetard-Aubus

Ph.D.
(Start: 2019, End: 2020)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dany Garant
Impact of the interactions between environment, population density, behaviour and physiology on population dynamics of eastern chipmunks
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Juliette Frappier-Lecomte

M.Sc.
(Start: 2021, End: 2023)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dany Garant
Influence of relatedness in mate choice in eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus)
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Vincent Lemieux

M.Sc.
(Start: 2016, End: 2019)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dany Garant
Quantification of environmental and genetic influences on variations of oxidative stress in eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)

Chelsey Paquette

M.Sc.
Other (co-)supervisor: Jade Savage, Bishop's University
(Start: 2018, End: 2020)
Other QCBS (co-)supervisor: Dany Garant
Determinants of parasitism in the Eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus)

Examples of species studied

Capra ibex
Tamias striatus
Anolis
Lithobates sylvaticus
Cuterebra
Rana sylvatica


Publications

43- Exploration and social environment affect inbreeding avoidance in a small mammal
Journal Article
Vandal K , Garant D , Bergeron P , Réale D ,
2024 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2024-01-31)

42- Age at first reproduction and senescence in a short-lived wild mammal
Journal Article
Allain J , Tissier M , Bergeron P , Garant D , Réale D ,
2023 Oikos (Date Added: 2023-11-12)

41- Effects of the Herbicide Metolachlor and Pond Drying on Growth and Development of Wood Frog Tadpoles (Lithobates sylvaticus)
Journal Article
Laporte S , Garant D , Bergeron P ,
2023 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2023-07-30)

40- Environmental and individual determinants of burrow-site microhabitat selection, occupancy, and fidelity in eastern chipmunks living in a pulsed-resource ecosystem
Journal Article
Gaudreau-Rousseau C , Bergeron P , Réale D , Garant D ,
2023 PeerJ (Date Added: 2023-04-23)

39- Effects of a Neonicotinoid Insecticide and Population Density on Behavior and Development of Wood Frogs (Rana sylvatica)
Journal Article
Bouffard J , Careau V , Robinson S A , Bergeron P ,
2022 Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (Date Added: 2022-10-21)

38- The Feast and the Famine: Spring Body Mass Variations and Life History Traits in a Pulse Resource Ecosystem
Journal Article
Nathoo R , Garant D , Réale D , Bergeron P ,
2022 American Naturalist (Date Added: 2022-08-30)

37- Telomere length positively correlates with pace-of-life in a sex- and cohort-specific way and elongates with age in a wild mammal
Journal Article
Tissier M L , Bergeron P , Garant D , Zahn S , Criscuolo F , Réale D ,
2022 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2022-07-08)

36- Indirect genetic and environmental effects on behaviors, morphology, and life-history traits in a wild Eastern chipmunk population
Journal Article
Santostefano F , Allegue H , Garant D , Bergeron P , Réale D ,
2021 Evolution (Date Added: 2021-05-18)

34- Exploration profiles drive activity patterns and temporal niche specialization in a wild rodent
Journal Article
Gharnit E , Bergeron P , Garant D , Réale D ,
2020 Behavioral Ecology (Date Added: 2020-10-14)

33- Integrating Mortality Risk and the Adaptiveness of Hibernation
Journal Article
Constant T , Giroud S , Viblanc V A , Tissier M L , Bergeron P , Dobson F S , Habold C ,
2020 Frontiers in Physiology (Date Added: 2020-08-06)

32- Individual and environmental determinants of Cuterebra bot fly parasitism in the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Journal Article
Paquette C , Garant D , Savage J , Réale D , Bergeron P ,
2020 Oecologia (Date Added: 2020-07-01)

31- Consumption of red maple in anticipation of beech mast-seeding drives reproduction in eastern chipmunks
Journal Article
Tissier M L , Réale D , Garant D , Bergeron P ,
2020 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2020-03-09)

30- Dynamics of ground-nest egg depredation by rodents in a mixed-wood forest
Journal Article
Bouffard J , Garant D , Bergeron P ,
2020 Canadian Journal of Zoology (Date Added: 2020-01-25)

29- Social selection acts on behavior and body mass but does not contribute to the total selection differential in eastern chipmunks
Journal Article
Santostefano F , Garant D , Bergeron P , Montiglio P , Réale D ,
2019 Evolution (Date Added: 2019-12-02)

28- Spatio-temporal variation in oxidative status regulation in a small mammal
Journal Article
Lemieux V , Garant D , Reale D , Bergeron P ,
2019 PeerJ (Date Added: 2019-11-04)

27- Using Geographic Distance as a Potential Proxy for Help in the Assessment of the Grandmother Hypothesis
Journal Article
Engelhardt S C , Bergeron P , Gagnon A , Dillon L , Pelletier F ,
2019 Current Biology (Date Added: 2019-02-17)

26- Development of small blood volume assays for the measurement of oxidative stress markers in mammals
Journal Article
Langille E , Lemieux V , Garant D , Bergeron P ,
2018 PLoS ONE (Date Added: 2019-01-06)

25- Eco-evolutionary dynamics in a contemporary human population
Journal Article
Pelletier, F, Pigeon, G, Bergeron, P, Mayer, FM, Boisvert, M, Reale, D, Milot, E
2017 Nature Communications (Date Added: 2017-07-12)

24- Field estimates of parentage reveal sexually antagonistic selection on body size in a population of Anolis lizards
Journal Article
Duryea, MC, Bergeron, P, Clare-Salzler, Z, Calsbeek, R
2016 Ecology and Evolution (Date Added: 2016-11-04)

23- Association between Floods and Acute Cardiovascular Diseases: A Population-Based Cohort Study Using a Geographic Information System Approach
Journal Article
Vanasse, A, Cohen, A, Courteau, J, Bergeron, P, Dault, R, Gosselin, P, Blais, C, Belanger, D, Rochette, L, Chebana, F
2016 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Date Added: 2016-02-12)

22-Impacts des inondations importantes sur la santé cardiovasculaire au Québec : Les cas de Saguenay (1996) et de St-Jean-sur-Richelieu (2011)
Journal Article
Vanasse, A, Cohen, A, Courteau, J, Bergeron, P, Chebana, F, Gosselin, P, Rochette, L, Blais, C, Ouarda, TBMJ
2015 Institut national de recherche scientifique Eau Terre Environnement ( Date Added: 2016-06-14)

21- Homeostatic dysregulation proceeds in parallel in multiple physiological systems
Journal Article
Li, Q, Wang, S, Milot, E, Bergeron, P, Ferrucci, L, Fried, LP, Cohen, AA
2015 Aging Cell (Date Added: 2016-01-31)

20- Intralocus sexual conflict, adaptive sex allocation, and the heritability of fitness
Journal Article
Calsbeek, R, Duryea, MC, Goedert, D, Bergeron, P, Cox, RM
2015 Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2015-11-20)

19- Proximity and emergency department use: Multilevel analysis using administrative data from patients with cardiovascular risk factors
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Courteau, J, Vanasse, A
2015 Canadian Family Physician (Date Added: 2015-10-05)

18- Detection of a novel, integrative aging process suggests complex physiological integration
Journal Article
Cohen, AA, Milot, E, Li, Q, Bergeron, P, Poirier, R, Dusseault-Belanger, F, Fulop, T, Leroux, M, Legault, V, Metter, EJ, Fried, LP, Ferrucci, L
2015 PloS one (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

17- Neighbourhood immigration, health care utilization and outcomes in patients with diabetes living in the Montreal metropolitan area (Canada): a population health perspective
Journal Article
Vanasse, A, Courteau, J, Orzanco, MG, Bergeron, P, Cohen, AA, Niyonsenga, T
2015 BMC Health Services Research (Date Added: 2015-09-25)

16- Pulsed resources and the coupling between life-history strategies and exploration patterns in eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus)
Journal Article
Montiglio, P-O, Garant, D, Bergeron, P, Messier, GD, Réale, D
2014 Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

15- Solar Irradiance, Survival and Longevity in a Pre-industrial Human Population
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Milot, E, Mayer, FM, Boisvert, M, Réale, D, Pelletier, F
2014 Human Ecology (Date Added: 2015-09-25)

14- Comment on "Bateman in nature: predation on offspring reduces the potential for sexual selection"
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Martin, AM, Garant, D, Pelletier, F
2013 Science (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

13- Disruptive viability selection on adult exploratory behaviour in eastern chipmunks
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Montiglio, P-O, Réale, D, Humphries, MM, Gimenez, O, Garant, D
2013 Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

12- The energetic and survival costs of growth in free-ranging chipmunks
Journal Article
Careau, V, Bergeron, P, Garant, D, Reale, D, Speakman, JR, Humphries, MM
2013 Oecologia (Date Added: 2015-09-25)

11- Environmental conditions affect spatial genetic structures and dispersal patterns in a solitary rodent
Journal Article
Messier, GD, Garant, D, Bergeron, P, Reale, D
2012 Molecular Ecology (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

10- Bateman gradients in a promiscuous mating system
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Montiglio, P-O, Réale, D, Humphries, MM, Garant, D
2012 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2015-09-25)

9- Anticipation and tracking of pulsed resources drive population dynamics in eastern chipmunks
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Réale, D, Humphries, MM, Garant, D
2011 Ecology (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

8- The energetic and oxidative costs of reproduction in a free-ranging rodent: Physiological costs of chipmunk reproduction
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Careau, V, Humphries, MM, Réale, D, Speakman, JR, Garant, D
2011 Functional Ecology (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

7- Individual quality: tautology or biological reality?
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Baeta, R, Pelletier, F, Reale, D, Garant, D
2011 The Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

6- Evidence of multiple paternity and mate selection for inbreeding avoidance in wild eastern chipmunks
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Reale, D, Humphries, MM, Garant, D
2011 Journal of Evolutionary Biology (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

5- Personality and the emergence of the pace-of-life syndrome concept at the population level
Journal Article
Réale, D, Garant, D, Humphries, MM, Bergeron, P, Careau, V, Montiglio, P-O
2010 Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

4- Secondary sexual characters signal fighting ability and determine social rank in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Grignolio, S, Apollonio, M, Shipley, B, Festa-Bianchet, M
2010 Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology (Date Added: 2015-09-25)

3- Age-dependent relationship between horn growth and survival in wild sheep
Journal Article
Bonenfant, C, Pelletier, F, Garel, M, Bergeron, P
2009 The Journal of Animal Ecology (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

2- Heterogeneity in male horn growth and longevity in a highly sexually dimorphic ungulate
Journal Article
Bergeron, P, Festa-Bianchet, M, von Hardenberg, A, Bassano, B
2008 Oikos (Date Added: 2015-09-29)

1- Parallel Lasers for Remote Measurements of Morphological Traits
Journal Article
Bergeron, P
2007 Journal of Wildlife Management (Date Added: 2015-09-29)