Authors underlined are students and postdoctoral fellows under my supervision or co-supervision. Authors in italics are former students and postdocs with whom I continued to collaborate.
Refereed Articles
2023 King, W.J. and G. Coulson. Estimating age of wild eastern grey kangaroos through molar progression. Australian Mammalogy. (in press)
Menário Costa, W., W.J. King, T. Bonnet, M. Festa-Bianchet, and L.E.B. Kruuk. 2023. Early-life behavior, survival, and maternal personality in a wild marsupial. Behavioral Ecology, 34:1002-1012.
Vuillaume, B., J.H. Richard, S. Hamel, J. Taillon, M. Festa-Bianchet, S. Côté. 2023. Birth date determines early calf survival in migratory caribou. Oecologia, 202: 819-830.
Lassis, R., M. Festa-Bianchet, J. Van de Walle and F. Pelletier. 2023. Genetic rescue from protected areas is modulated by migration, hunting rate and timing of harvest. Evolutionary Applications, 16: 1105-1118.
Bergeron, R., G. Pigeon, D.M. Forsyth, W.J. King and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2023. Post-weaning survival in kangaroos is high and constant until senescence: implications for population dynamics. Ecology, 104: e3963.
2022
Rice, C., B. Larue, B. Jex and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2022. Regulations and hunter preference affect mountain goat harvest and horn length. Wildlife Biology, 2022: e01056. Larue, B., F. Pelletier and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2022. Determinants of spring molt in bighorn sheep: life-history, plasticity and phenology. Oecologia, 199: 809-817.
Montana, L., P. Toni, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2022. Kangaroo fathers modulate maternal control of offspring sex but not maternal allocation. American Naturalist, 200: 790-801.
Montana, L., W.J. King, G. Coulson, D. Garant and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2022. Large eastern grey kangaroos are dominant but do not monopolize matings. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 76: 78. <Featured Student Research Paper>
Lassis, R., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2022. Effects of hunting pressure and timing of harvest on bighorn sheep horn size. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 100: 507-516.
Bonnet, T., M.B. Morrissey, P. de Villemereuil, S.C. Alberts, P. Arcese, L. Bailey, S. Boutin, P. Brekke, L.J.N. Brent, G. Camenisch, A. Charmantier, T.H. Clutton-Brock , A. Cockburn, D.W. Coltman, A. Courtiol, E. Davidian, S.R. Evans, J.G. Ewen, M. Festa-Bianchet, C. de Franceschi, L. Gustafsson, O.P. Höner, T.M. Houslay, L.F. Keller, M. Manser, A.G. McAdam, E. McLean, P. Nietlisbach, H.L. Osmond, J.M. Pemberton, E. Postma, J.M. Reid, A. Rutschmann, A.W. Santure, B.C. Sheldon, J. Slate, C. Teplitsky, M.E. Visser, B. Wachter, L.E.B. Kruuk. 2022. Genetic variance in fitness indicates rapid contemporary adaptive evolution in wild animals. Science, 376: 1012-1016.
Deakin, S., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.M. Miller, F. Pelletier and D. W. Coltman. 2022. Ewe are what ewe wear: bigger horns, better ewes, and the potential consequence of trophy hunting on female fitness in bighorn sheep. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 289: 20212534.
Lassis, R., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2022. Breeding migrations by bighorn sheep males are driven by mating opportunities. Ecology and Evolution 12: e8692.
Plaisir, C.-A., D.M. Forsyth, W.J. King and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2022. Effects of rainfall, forage biomass, and population density on survival and growth of juvenile kangaroos. Journal of Mammalogy, 103: 491-502. <Editor's Choice Paper and Journal Cover #1> Click here to watch an 11-min video.
Rice, C., B. Larue and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2022. Variation in age of primiparity in mountain goats estimated from horn increments. Canadian Journal of Zoology 100: 176-183.
Larue, B., F. Pelletier and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2022. A multivariate perspective of resource acquisition behaviours in bighorn sheep. Animal Behaviour, 184: 81-87.
Renaud, L.-A., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2022. Testing the match-mismatch hypothesis in bighorn sheep. Global Change Biology, 28: 21-32.
2021
Pélabon, C., S.D. Côté, M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard, M. Garel, J.-F. Lemaître, A. Loison, M. Tidière and C. Toïgo. 2021. Effects of population density on static allometry between horn length and body mass in mountain ungulates. Oikos, 130: 2161-2169.
Pigeon, G., J. Landes, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2021. Do early-life conditions drive variation in senescence of female bighorn sheep? Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 9: 637692.
Ritchot, Y., D.W. Coltman, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2021. Determinants and long-term costs of early reproduction in males of a polygynous mammal. Ecology and Evolution, 11: 6829-6845.
Morrissey, M.B., A. Hubbs and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2021. Horn growth appears to decline under intense trophy hunting, but biases in hunt data challenge the interpretation of the evolutionary basis of trends. Evolutionary Applications, 14: 1519-1527.
Larue, B., F. Pelletier, S.D. Côté, S. Hamel and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2021. Growth and reproduction trade-offs can estimate previous reproductive history in alpine ungulates. Journal of Applied Ecology, 58: 869-878.
Toni, P., D. Forsyth and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2021. Determinants of offspring sex in kangaroos: a test of multiple hypotheses. Behavioral Ecology, 32: 297-305.
Gordon, I.J., M.A. Snape, D. Fletcher, C.E. Wimpenny, B. Howland, G. Coulson, M. Festa-Bianchet, P. Caley, S. McIntyre, T. Pople, G. Baines and D. Alcock. 2021. Herbivore management for biodiversity conservation: a case study in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Ecological Management and Restoration, 22: 124-137.
2020
De Villemereuil, P., A. Charmantier, D. Arlt, P. Bize, P. Brekke, L. Brouwer, A. Cockburn, S.D. Côté, F. S. Dobson, S.R. Evans, M. Festa-Bianchet, M. Gamelon, 22 others, and L.-M. Chevin. 2020. Fluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117: 31969–31978.
Renaud, L.-A., F.G. Blanchet, F. Rousseu, A.A. Cohen, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2020. Milk composition in a wild mammal: a physiological signature of phenological changes. Oecologia, 193: 349-358.
Jaeggi, A.V., M.I. Miles , M. Festa-Bianchet, C. Schradin and L.D. Hayes. 2020. Variable social organisation is ubiquitous in Artiodactyla and probably evolved from pair-living ancestors. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 287: 20200035.
Toni, P., D. Forsyth and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2020. Forage availability and maternal characteristics affect costs of reproduction in a large marsupial. Oecologia, 193: 97-107.
Montana, L., F. Rousseu, D. Garant and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2020. Siring success in kangaroos : size matters, but only for those in the right place at the right time. Behavioral Ecology, 31: 750-760.
Douhard, M., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2020. Sons accelerate maternal aging in a wild mammal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117: 4850-4857. Click here to read a comic strip by Benoît Leblanc.
Poisson, Y, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2020. Testing the importance of harvest refuges for phenotypic rescue of trophy-harvested populations. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57: 526-535. Click here to read a comic strip by Benoît Leblanc.
2019
Festa-Bianchet, M., S. Côté, S. Hamel and F. Pelletier. 2019. Long-term studies of bighorn sheep and mountain goats reveal fitness costs of reproduction. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88: 1118-1133. <Journal Cover #10>
Westwood, A., S. Otto, A, Mooers, C. Burton, C. Darimont, M. Festa-Bianchet, S. Fluker, S. Gulati, K. E. Hodges, D. Kraus, A. L. Jacob, C. Johnson, T. Martin, W. J. Palen, J. D. Reynolds, B. M. Starzomski, J. Whitton. 2019. Protecting biodiversity in British Columbia: recommendations for endangered species legislation. FACETS, 4: 136-160.
Renaud, L.-A., G. Pigeon, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2019. Phenotypic plasticity in bighorn sheep reproductive phenology: from individual to population. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 79: 4.
Douhard, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, J. Landes and F. Pelletier. 2019. Trophy hunting mediates sex-specific associations between early-life environmental conditions and adult mortality in bighorn sheep. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88: 734-745.
Douhard, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, S. Hamel, D. Nussey, S.D. Côté, J. Pemberton and F. Pelletier. 2019. Maternal longevity and offspring sex in wild ungulates. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286: 20181968.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2019. Mountain sheep management using data versus opinions: a comment on Boyce and Krausman. Journal of Wildlife Management, 83: 6-8.
Poirier, M.-A., D.W. Coltman, F. Pelletier, J.T. Jorgenson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2019. Genetic decline, restoration and rescue of an isolated ungulate population. Evolutionary Applications, 12: 1318-1328. Click here to watch a 1-min video.
2018
Miller, J.M., M. Festa-Bianchet and D.W. Coltman. 2018. Genomic analysis of morphometric traits in bighorn sheep using the Ovine Infinium HD SNP BeadChip. PeerJ, 6: e4364.
Douhard, M., S. Guillemette, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2018. Drivers and demographic consequences of seasonal mass changes in an alpine ungulate. Ecology, 99: 724-734.
MacKay, A., D.M. Forsyth, G. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2018. Maternal resource allocation adjusts to timing of parturition in an asynchronous breeder. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 72: 7. <Featured Student Research Paper>
Festa-Bianchet, M. and A. Mysterud. 2018. Hunting and evolution: theory, evidence, and unknowns. Journal of Mammalogy, 99: 1281-1292.
Poirier, M.-A. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2018. Social integration and acclimation of translocated bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). Biological Conservation, 218: 1-9. Click here to watch a 1-min video.
Quesnel, L., W.J. King, G.M. Coulson, M. Festa-Bianchet. 2018. Tall young females get ahead: size-specific fecundity in wild kangaroos suggests a steep trade-off with growth. Oecologia, 186: 59-71.
Hamel, S., J.-M. Gaillard, M. Douhard, M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Pelletier and N. G. Yoccoz. 2018. Quantifying individual heterogeneity and its influence on life-history trajectories: different methods for different questions and contexts. Oikos, 127: 687-704.
2017
Pigeon, G., T.H.G. Ezard, M. Festa-Bianchet, D.W. Coltman and F. Pelletier. 2017. Fluctuating effects of genetic and plastic changes in body mass on population dynamics in a large herbivore. Ecology, 98: 2456-2467.
Pigeon, G., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2017. Long-term fitness consequences of early-life environment in a long-lived ungulate. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 284: 20170222.
King, W.J., M. Festa-Bianchet, G. Coulson, A. Goldizen. 2017. Long-term consequences of mother-offspring associations in eastern grey kangaroos. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 71: 77.
Schindler, S., M. Festa-Bianchet, J. T. Hogg and F. Pelletier. 2017. Hunting, age structure and horn size distribution in bighorn sheep. Journal of Wildlife Management, 81: 792-799.
Quesnel, L., A. MacKay, D.M. Forsyth, K.R. Nicholas and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2017. Size, season and offspring sex affect milk composition and juvenile survival in wild kangaroos. Journal of Zoology, 302: 252-262.
Redpath, S., J.D.C. Linnell, M. Festa-Bianchet, L. Boitani, N. Bunnefeld, A. Dickman, R.J. Gutiérrez, J. Irvine, M. Johansson, A. Majić, B.J. McMahon, S. Pooley, C. Sandström, A. Sjölander-Lindqvist, K. Skogen, J.E. Swenson, A.Trouwborst, J. Young, E.J. Milner-Gulland. 2017. Don’t forget to look down - collaborative approaches to predator conservation. Biological Reviews, 92: 2157-2163.
Toni, P. 2017. Combat leads to intra-specific killing in eastern grey kangaroos. Australian Mammalogy, 40: 109-111. <Top-Ten Paper>
Douhard, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, S. Guillemette, F. Pelletier. 2017. Environmental and evolutionary effects on horn growth of male bighorn sheep. Oikos, 126: 1031-1041.
Rughetti, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, S.D. Côté and S. Hamel. 2017. Ecological and evolutionary effects of selective harvest of non-lactating female ungulates. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54: 1571-1580.
Janeiro, M.J., M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Pelletier, D.W. Coltman and M.B. Morrissey. 2017. Towards robust evolutionary inferences with Integral Projection Models. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 30: 270-288.
Festa-Bianchet, M., M. Douhard, J.M. Gaillard and F. Pelletier. 2017. Successes and challenges of long-term field studies of marked ungulates. Journal of Mammalogy, 98: 612-620.
Kuparinen, A. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2017. Harvest-induced evolution: insights from aquatic and terrestrial systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 372: 20160036.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2017. When does selective hunting select, how can we tell and what should we do about it? Mammal Review, 47: 76-81.
2016
Hamel, S., J.-M. Gaillard, N.G. Yoccoz, S. Albon, S.D. Côté, J. M. Craine, M. Festa-Bianchet, M. Garel, P. Lee, C. Moss, D.H. Nussey, F. Pelletier, A. Stien, T. Tveraa. 2016. Cohort variation in individual body mass dissipates with age in large herbivores. Ecological Monographs, 86: 517-543. <Journal Cover #5>
Douhard, M., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2016. Maternal condition and previous reproduction interact to affect offspring sex in a wild mammal. Biology Letters, 12: 20160510.
Martin, A.M., M. Festa-Bianchet, D. Coltman, and F. Pelletier. 2016. Demographic drivers of age-dependent fluctuating sexual selection. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29: 1437-1446.
Morin, A., M. Festa-Bianchet, M. Rughetti, S. Rioux-Paquette. 2016. Older conservatives: reproduction in female Alpine chamois is increasingly risk-averse with age. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 94: 311-321.
Pigeon, G., M. Festa-Bianchet, D.W. Coltman and F. Pelletier. 2016. Intense selective hunting leads to artificial evolution in horn size. Evolutionary Applications, 9: 521-530. <Journal Cover #7>
Douhard, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, D.W. Coltman and F. Pelletier. 2016. Paternal reproductive success drives sex allocation in a wild mammal. Evolution, 70: 358-368.
Gélin, U., M.E. Wilson, J. Cripps, G.C. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2016. Individual heterogeneity and offspring sex affect the growth-reproduction trade-off in a mammal with indeterminate growth. Oecologia, 180: 1127-1135.
Gélin, U., G.C. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2016. Heterogeneity in reproductive success explained by individual differences in bite rate and mass change. Behavioral Ecology, 27: 777-783.
Hamel, S., M. Festa-Bianchet and S.D. Côté. 2016. Offspring sex in mountain goats varies with adult sex ratio but only for mothers in good condition. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70: 123-132.
Vander Wal, E., A. Gagné-Delorme, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2016. Dyadic associations and individual sociality in bighorn ewes. Behavioral Ecology, 27: 560-566.
Douhard, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Pelletier, J.-M. Gaillard and C. Bonenfant. 2016. Changes in horn size of Stone’s sheep over four decades correlate with trophy hunting pressure. Ecological Applications, 26: 309-321.
2015
Glass, R., D.M. Forsyth, G. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2015. Precision, accuracy and bias of walked line-transect distance sampling to estimate eastern grey kangaroo population size. Wildlife Research, 42: 633-641.
Festa-Bianchet, M., S. Schindler and F. Pelletier. 2015. Record books do not capture population trends in horn length of bighorn sheep. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 39: 746-750.
Mills, J.A., C. Teplitsky, 17 others, M. Festa-Bianchet and 42 others. 2015. Archiving primary data: solutions for long-term studies. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 30: 581-589.
King, W.J., D.M. Forsyth, G.C. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2015 Adoption in eastern grey kangaroos: a consequence of misdirected care? PloS one, 10: e0125182.
Rioux-Paquette, E., D. Garant, A.M. Martin, G.C. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2015. Paternity in eastern grey kangaroos: moderate skew despite strong sexual dimorphism. Behavioral Ecology, 26: 1147-1155.
King, W.J., D. Garant and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2015. Mother-offspring distances reflect sex differences in fine-scale genetic structure of eastern grey kangaroos. Ecology and Evolution, 5: 2084-2094.
Le Gall-Payne, C., G.C. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2015. Supersize me: heavy eastern grey kangaroo mothers have more sons. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 69: 795-804.
Gélin, U., M.E. Wilson, G.C. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2015. Experimental manipulation of female reproduction demonstrates its fitness costs in kangaroos. Journal of Animal Ecology, 84: 239-248.
Rughetti, M., A. Dematteis, P.G. Meneguz and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2015. Age-specific reproductive success and cost in female Alpine ibex. Oecologia, 178: 197-205.
Martin, A.M., M. Festa-Bianchet, D. Coltman, and F. Pelletier. 2015. Comparing measures of mating inequality and opportunity for selection with sexual selection on a quantitative character for bighorn sheep. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 28: 223-230.
Vander Wal, E., M. Festa-Bianchet, D. Réale, D. Coltman and F. Pelletier. 2015. Sex-based differences in the adaptive value of social behavior contrasted against morphology and environment. Ecology, 96: 631-641. <Journal Cover #9>
2014
Pelletier, F., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.T. Jorgenson, C. Feder and A. Hubbs. 2014. Can phenotypic rescue from harvest refuges buffer wild sheep from selective hunting? Ecology and Evolution, 4: 3375-3382.
Rasiulis, A.L., M. Festa-Bianchet, S. Couturier and S.D. Côté. 2014. The effect of radio-collar weight on survival of migratory caribou. Journal of Wildlife Management, 78: 953-956.
Vander Wal, E., D. Garant, S. Calmé, C.A. Chapman, M. Festa-Bianchet, V. Millien, S. Rioux-Paquette and F. Pelletier. 2014. Applying evolutionary concepts to wildlife disease ecology and management. Evolutionary Applications, 7: 856-868.
Rughetti, M., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2014. Effects of selective harvest of nonlactating females on chamois population dynamics. Journal of Applied Ecology, 51: 1075-1084.
Martin, A.M., M. Festa-Bianchet, D. Coltman, and F. Pelletier. 2014. Sexually antagonistic association between paternal phenotype and offspring viability reinforces total selection on a sexually selected trait. Biology Letters, 10: 20140043.
Miller, J.M., R.M. Malenfant, C.S. Davis, J. Poissant, J.T. Hogg, M. Festa-Bianchet and D.W. Coltman. 2014. Estimating genome-wide heterozygosity: effects of demographic history and marker type. Heredity, 112: 240-247.
Festa-Bianchet, M., F. Pelletier, J.T. Jorgenson, C. Feder and A. Hubbs. 2014. Decrease in horn size and increase in age of trophy sheep in Alberta over 37 years. Journal of Wildlife Management, 78: 133-141.
2013
Gélin, U., M.E. Wilson, G.C. Coulson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2013. Offspring sex, current and previous reproduction affect feeding behaviour in wild eastern grey kangaroos. Animal Behaviour, 86: 885-891.
Sæther, B.-E. T. Coulson, V. Grøtan, S. Engen, R. Altwegg, K.B. Armitage, C. Barbraud, P.H. Becker, D.T. Blumstein, F.S. Dobson, M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard, A. Jenkins, C. Jones, M.A.C. Nicoll, K. Norris, M.K. Oli, A. Ozgul, and H. Weimerskirch. 2013. How life history influences population dynamics in fluctuating environments. American Naturalist, 182: 743-759.
Marcil-Ferland, D., M. Festa-Bianchet, A.M. Martin and F. Pelletier. 2013. Despite catch-up in mass, prolonged growth has detrimental fitness consequences in a long-lived vertebrate. American Naturalist, 182: 775-785.
Pachkowsky, M.D., S.D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2013. Spring-loaded reproduction: effects of body condition and population size on fertility in migratory caribou (Rangifer tarandus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 91: 473-479.
Martin, A.M., H. Presseault-Gauvin, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2013. Male mating competitiveness and age-dependent relationship between testosterone and social rank in bighorn sheep. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 67: 919-928.
Martin, J.G.A., M. Festa-Bianchet, S.D. Côté and D.T. Blumstein. 2013. Detecting individual differences in hind foot length of wild mammals. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 91: 118-123.
Engen, S., B.-E. Sæther, K.B. Armitage, D.T. Blumstein, T.H. Clutton-Brock, F.S. Dobson, M. Festa-Bianchet, M.K. Oli and A. Ozgul. 2013. Estimating the effect of temporally autocorrelated environments on the demography of density-independent age-structured populations. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 4: 573-584.
Poissant, J., D. Réale, J.G.A. Martin, M. Festa-Bianchet and D.W. Coltman. 2013. A quantitative trait locus analysis of personality in wild bighorn sheep. Ecology and Evolution, 3: 474-481.
Zachos, F.E., M. Apollonio, E.V. Bartman, M. Festa-Bianchet, U. Göhlich, J.C. Habel, E. Haring, L. Kruckenhauser, S. Lovari, A.D. McDevitt, C. Pertoldi, G.E. Rössner, M.R. Sanchez-Villagra, M. Scandura and F. Suchentrunk. 2013. Species inflation and taxonomic artefacts – a critical comment on recent trends in mammalian classification. Mammalian Biology, 78: 1-6.
Vander Wal, E., D. Garant, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2013. Evolutionary rescue in vertebrate conservation: evidence, applications, and uncertainty. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 368: 20120090.
Zedrosser, A., F. Pelletier, R. Bischof, M. Festa-Bianchet and J.E. Swenson. 2013. Determinants of lifetime reproduction in female brown bears: early body mass, longevity, and hunting regulations. Ecology, 94: 231-240.
2012
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2012. The cost of trying: weak interspecific correlations among life-history components in male ungulates. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 90: 1072-1085.
Pelletier, F., M. Festa-Bianchet and J.T. Jorgenson. 2012. Data from selective harvests underestimate temporal trends in quantitative traits. Biology Letters, 8: 878-881.
Rughetti, M., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2012. Effects of spring-summer temperatures on body mass of chamois. Journal of Mammalogy, 93: 1301-1307.
Gonzalez, O., A. Zedrosser, F. Pelletier, J.E. Swenson and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2012. Litter reductions reveal a trade-off between offspring size and number in brown bears. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 66: 1025-1032.
Taillon, J., V. Brodeur, M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D Côté. 2012. Is mother condition related to offspring condition in migratory caribou at calving and weaning? Canadian Journal of Zoology, 90: 393-402.
Taillon, J., M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D Côté. 2012. Shifting targets in the tundra: protection of migratory caribou calving grounds must account for spatial changes over time. Biological Conservation, 147: 163-173.
Barrette, M.-F., S.L. Monfort, M. Festa-Bianchet, T.H. Clutton-Brock and A.F. Russell. 2012. Reproductive rate, not dominance status, affects fecal glucocorticoid levels in breeding female meerkats. Hormones and Behaviour, 61: 463-471.
Martin, J.G.A. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2012. Determinants and consequences of age of primiparity in bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis. Oikos, 121: 752-760.
2011
Taillon, J., V. Brodeur, M. Festa-Bianchet and S. D Côté. 2011. Variation in body condition of migratory caribou at calving and weaning – which measures should we use? Ecoscience, 18: 295-303.
Nussey, D., T. Coulson, D. Delorme, T. Clutton-Brock, J. Pemberton, M. Festa-Bianchet and J.-M. Gaillard. 2011. Patterns of body mass senescence and selective disappearance differ across three species of free-living ungulates. Ecology, 92: 1936-1947.
Rughetti, M., C. Toïgo, A. von Hardenberg, E. Rocchia and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Effects of an exceptionally snowy winter on chamois survival. Acta Theriologica, 56: 329-333.
Pérez, J.M., E. Serrano, M. Candela, L. Leon-Vizcaino, G.G. Barbera, M.A. de Simon, P. Fandos, J.E. Granados, R.C. Soriguer and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Reduced horn size in two wild trophy-hunted species of Caprinae. Wildlife Biology, 17: 102-112.
Martin, J.G.A. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Sex ratio bias and reproductive strategies: what sex to produce when? Ecology, 92: 441–449.
Rughetti, M., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Seasonal changes in sexual dimorphism in northern chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra). Journal of Zoology, 284: 257-264.
Ortego, J., G. Yannic, A.B.A. Shafer, J. Mainguy, M. Festa-Bianchet, D.W. Coltman, S.D. Côté. 2011. Temporal dynamics of genetic variability in a mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) population. Molecular Ecology, 20: 1601-1611.
Martin, J.G.A. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Age-independent and age-dependent decreases in reproduction of females. Ecology Letters, 14: 576-581.
Martin, J.G.A. and F. Pelletier. 2011. Measuring growth patterns in the field: effects of sampling regime and methods on standardized estimates. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 89: 529-537.
Hamel, S., S.D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Trade-off between offspring mass and subsequent reproduction in a highly iteroparous mammal. Oikos, 120: 690-695.
Festa-Bianchet, M., J.R. Ray, S. Boutin, S.D. Côté and A. Gunn. 2011. Conservation of caribou in Canada: an uncertain future. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 89: 419-434.
King, W.J., M.E. Wilson, T. Allen, M. Festa-Bianchet and G. Coulson. 2011. A capture technique for free-ranging eastern grey kangaroos (Macropus giganteus) habituated to humans. Australian Mammalogy, 33: 47-51. <Top-Ten Paper>
Bourbeau-Lemieux, A., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard, and F. Pelletier. 2011. Predator-induced Allee effects in a wild ungulate. Ecology Letters, 14: 358-363.
Hengeveld, P., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Harvest regulations and artificial selection on horn size in male bighorn sheep. Journal of Wildlife Management, 75: 189-197.
Rughetti, M., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Effects of early horn growth on reproduction and hunting mortality in female chamois. Journal of Animal Ecology, 80: 438-447.
Rioux-Paquette, E., M. Festa-Bianchet and D.W. Coltman. 2011. Sex-differential effects of inbreeding on overwinter survival, birth date and mass of bighorn lambs. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24: 121-131.
Corti, P., A.B.A. Shafer, D.W. Coltman and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2011. Past bottlenecks and current population fragmentation of endangered huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus): implications for preservation of genetic diversity. Conservation Genetics, 12: 119-128.
2010
Rioux-Paquette, E., M. Festa-Bianchet and D.W. Coltman. 2010. No inbreeding avoidance in an isolated population of bighorn sheep. Animal Behaviour, 80: 865-871.
Martin, J.G.A. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2010. Bighorn ewes transfer the costs of reproduction to their lambs. American Naturalist, 176: 414-423.
Bergeron, P., S. Grignolio, M. Apollonio, B. Shipley, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2010. Secondary sexual characters signal fighting ability and determine social rank in Alpine ibex (Capra ibex). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 64: 1299-1307.
Rughetti, M., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2010. Compensatory growth limits opportunities for artificial selection in Alpine chamois. Journal of Wildlife Management, 74: 1024-1029.
Hamel, S., S.D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2010. Maternal characteristics and environment affect the costs of reproduction in female mountain goat. Ecology, 91: 2034-2043.
Corti, P., H.U. Wittmer and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2010. Dynamics of a small population of endangered huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Chilean Patagonia. Journal of Mammalogy, 91: 690-697.
2009
Mainguy, J., S.D. Côté, M. Festa-Bianchet and D.W. Coltman. 2009. Father-offspring phenotypic correlations suggest intralocus sexual conflict for a fitness-linked trait in a wild sexually dimorphic mammal. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 276: 4067-4075. <Journal Cover #4>
Réale, D., J. Martin, D.W. Coltman, J. Poissant and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2009. Male personality, life-history strategies, and reproductive success in a promiscuous mammal. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 22: 1599-1607.
Hutchings, J.A., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2009. Scientific advice on species at risk: a comparative analysis of status assessments of polar bear, Ursus maritimus. Environmental Reviews, 17: 45-51.
Hutchings, J.A., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2009. Canadian species at risk (2006-2008), with particular emphasis on fishes. Environmental Reviews, 17: 53-65.
Bonenfant, C., F. Pelletier, M. Garel and P. Bergeron. 2009. Age-dependent horn growth and survival in wild sheep. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78: 161-171.
Hamel, S., M. Garel, M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard and S.D. Côté. 2009. Spring Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) predicts annual variation in timing of peak faecal crude protein in mountain ungulates. Journal of Applied Ecology, 46: 582-589.
Bonenfant, C., J.-M. Gaillard, T. Coulson, M. Festa-Bianchet, A. Loison, M. Garel, L.E. Loe, P. Blanchard, N. Pettorelli, N. Owen-Smith, J. DuToit and P. Duncan. 2009. Empirical evidence of density-dependence in populations of large herbivores. Advances in Ecological Research, 41: 299-338.
Hamel, S., J.-M. Gaillard, M. Festa-Bianchet and S.D. Côté. 2009. Individual quality, early life conditions, and reproductive success in contrasted populations of large herbivores. Ecology, 90: 1981-1995.
Hamel, S., S.D. Côté, J.-M. Gaillard and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2009. Individual variation in reproductive costs of reproduction: high-quality females always do better. Journal of Animal Ecology, 78: 143-151.
Aublet, J.-F., M. Festa-Bianchet, D. Bergero and B. Bassano. 2009. Temperature constraints on foraging behavior of male Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) in summer. Oecologia, 159: 237-247.
2008
Schipper, J., 14 others, M. Festa-Bianchet and 114 others. 2008. The status of the world’s land and marine mammals: diversity, threats, and knowledge. Science, 322: 225-230.
Favre, M., J.G.A. Martin and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2008. Determinants and life-history consequences of social dominance in bighorn ewes. Animal Behaviour, 76: 1373-1380.
Feder, C., J.G.A. Martin, M. Festa-Bianchet, C. Bérubé and J.T. Jorgenson. 2008. Never too late? Consequences of late birthdate for mass and survival of bighorn lambs. Oecologia, 156: 773-781.
Jones, O. R., J.-M. Gaillard, S. Tuljapurkar, J. S. Alho, K. B. Armitage, P. H. Becker, P. Bize, J. Brommer, A. Charmantier, M. Charpentier, T. Clutton-Brock, F. S. Dobson, M. Festa-Bianchet, L. Gustafsson, H. Jensen, C. G. Jones, B.-G. Lillandt, R. McCleery, J. Merilä, P. Neuhaus, M. A. C. Nicoll, K. Norris, M. K. Oli, J. Pemberton, H. Pietiäinen, T. H. Ringsby, A. Roulin, B.-E. Saether, J. M. Setchell, B. C. Sheldon, P. M. Thompson, H. Weimerskirch, E. J. Wickings, T. Coulson. 2008. Senescence rates are determined by ranking on the fast-slow life-history continuum. Ecology Letters, 11: 653-663.
Largo, É., J.-M. Gaillard, M. Festa-Bianchet, C. Toïgo, B. Bassano, H. Cortot, G. Farny, B. Lequette, D. Gauthier, J.-P. Martinot. 2008. Can ground counts reliably monitor ibex populations? Wildlife Biology, 14: 489-499.
Rieucau, G. and J.G.A. Martin. 2008. Many eyes or many ewes: vigilance tactics in female bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis vary according to reproductive status. Oikos, 117: 501-506.
Awan, G.A., M. Festa-Bianchet and J.-M. Gaillard. 2008. Early survival of Punjab urial. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 86: 394-399.
Nussey, D.H., T. Coulson, M. Festa-Bianchet and J.-M. Gaillard. 2008. Measuring senescence in wild animal populations: towards a longitudinal approach. Functional Ecology, 22: 393-406.
Poissant, J., A.J. Wilson, M. Festa-Bianchet, J.T. Hogg, and D.W. Coltman. 2008. Quantitative genetics and sex-specific selection on sexually dimorphic traits in bighorn sheep. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 275: 623-628.
Bergeron, P., M. Festa-Bianchet, A. von Hardenberg and B. Bassano. 2008. Heterogeneity in male horn growth and longevity in a highly sexually dimorphic ungulate. Oikos, 117: 77-82.
Therrien, J.-F., S.D. Côté, M. Festa-Bianchet and J.-P. Ouellet. 2008. Maternal care in white-tailed deer: trade-off between maintenance and reproduction under food restriction. Animal Behaviour, 75: 235-243.
2007
Therrien, J.-F., S.D. Côté, M. Festa-Bianchet and J.-P. Ouellet. 2007. Conservative maternal care in an iteroparous mammal: a food restriction experiment. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 62: 193-199.
Toïgo, C., J.-M. Gaillard, M. Festa-Bianchet, É. Largo, J. Michaellet and D. Maillard. 2007. Sex- and age-specific survival of the highly dimorphic Alpine ibex: evidence for a conservative life history tactic. Journal of Animal Ecology, 76: 679-686.
Pelletier, F., D. Réale, D. Garant, D.W. Coltman and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2007. Selection on heritable seasonal plasticity of body mass. Evolution, 61: 1969-1979.
Mooers, A.Ø., L.R. Prugh, M. Festa-Bianchet and J.A. Hutchings. 2007. Biases in legal listings under Canadian Endangered Species legislation. Conservation Biology, 21: 572-575.
Bergeron, P. 2007. Parallel lasers for remote measurements of morphological traits. Journal of Wildlife Management, 71: 289-292.
Festa-Bianchet, M. and W.J. King. 2007. Age-related reproductive effort in bighorn sheep ewes. Écoscience, 14: 318-322.
von Hardenberg, A., B. Bassano, M. Festa-Bianchet, G. Luikart, P. Lanfranchi and D. Coltman. 2007. Age-dependent genetic effects on a secondary sexual trait in male Alpine ibex Capra ibex. Molecular Ecology, 16: 1969-1980.
Engen, S., R. Lande, B.-E. Sæther and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2007. Using reproductive value to estimate key parameters in density-independent age-structured populations. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 244: 308-317.
Pettorelli, N., F. Pelletier, A. von Hardenberg, M. Festa-Bianchet and S.D. Côté. 2007. Early onset of vegetation growth versus rapid green-up: impacts on juvenile mountain ungulates. Ecology, 88: 381-390.
2006
Awan, G.A., M. Festa-Bianchet and M.R. Frisina. 2006. Diet of Punjab urial (Ovis vignei punjabiensis) in the Salt Range, Pakistan, and potential competition with domestic sheep and goats. Mammalia, 70: 261-268.
Awan, G.A., M. Festa-Bianchet and T. Ahmad. 2006. Poaching, recruitment and conservation of Punjab urial. Wildlife Biology, 12: 443-449.
Pelletier, F., J.T. Hogg and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2006. Male reproductive effort in a polygynous ungulate. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 60: 645-654.
Festa-Bianchet, M., T. Coulson, J.-M. Gaillard, J.T. Hogg and F. Pelletier. 2006 Stochastic predation events and population persistence in bighorn sheep. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 273: 1537-1543.
Pelletier, F., Y. Gendreau, and C. Feder. 2006. Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) behavioural reactions to cougar (Puma concolor) attacks. Mammalia, 70: 160-162.
Pelletier, F. 2006. Effects of tourist activities on ungulate behaviour in a protected area. Journal of Mountain Ecology, 8: 15-19.
Pelletier, F. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2006. Sexual selection and social rank in bighorn rams. Animal Behaviour, 71: 649-655.
Hamel, S., S.D. Côté, K.G. Smith and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2006. Population dynamics and harvest potential of mountain goat herds in Alberta. Journal of Wildlife Management, 70: 1044-1053.
2005
Coltman, D.W., P. O’Donoghue, J.T. Hogg and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2005. Selection and genetic (co)variance in bighorn sheep. Evolution, 59: 1372-1382.
Pelletier, F., K.A. Page, T. Ostiguy and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2005. Fecal count of lungworm larvae and reproductive effort in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). Oikos, 110: 473-480.
Pelletier, F. 2005. Foraging time of rutting bighorn rams varies with individual behavior, not mating tactic. Behavioral Ecology, 16: 280-285.
Blanchard, P. 2005. On lactation and rumination in bighorn ewes. Journal of Zoology, 265: 107-112. <Journal Cover #12>
Coulson, T., J.-M. Gaillard and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2005. Decomposing the variation in ungulate population growth into contributions from multiple vital rates. Journal of Animal Ecology, 74: 789-801.
Gendreau, Y., S.D. Côté and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2005. Maternal effects on post-weaning physical and social development in juvenile mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58: 237-246.
Blanchard, P., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard and J.T. Jorgenson. 2005. Maternal condition and offspring sex ratio in polygynous ungulates: a case study of bighorn sheep. Behavioral Ecology, 16: 274-279.
2004
Gaillard, J.-M., A. Viallefont, A. Loison and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2004. Assessing senescence patterns in populations of large mammals. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 47-58.
Gordon, I.G., A.J. Hester and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2004. The management of wild large herbivores to meet economic, conservation and environmental objectives. Journal of Applied Ecology, 41: 1021-1031. <Journal Cover #8>
Pelletier, F., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2004. Effects of body mass, age, dominance and parasite load on foraging time of bighorn rams, Ovis canadensis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 56: 546-551.
Festa-Bianchet, M., D.W. Coltman, L. Turelli and J.T. Jorgenson. 2004. Relative allocation to horn and body growth in bighorn rams varies with resource availability. Behavioral Ecology, 15: 305-312.
Jacobson, A. R., A. Provenzale, A. von Hardenberg, B. Bassano and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2004. Climate forcing and density-dependence in a mountain ungulate population. Ecology, 85: 1598-1610. <Journal Cover #2>
Welp, T., J. Rushen, D.L. Kramer, M. Festa-Bianchet and A.M.B. de Passillé. 2004. Vigilance as a measure of fear in dairy cattle. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 87: 1-13.
Pelletier, F., J.T. Hogg and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2004. Effect of chemical immobilization on social status of bighorn rams. Animal Behaviour, 67: 1163-1165.
2003
Coltman, D.W., P. O’Donoghue, J.T. Jorgenson, J.T. Hogg, C. Strobeck and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2003. Undesirable evolutionary consequences of trophy hunting. Nature, 426: 655-658. <Journal Cover #3>
Pelletier, F., J. Baumann and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2003. Fecal testosterone in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis): behavioural and endocrine correlates. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 81: 1678-1684.
von Hardenberg, A., J.W. Shipley and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2003. Another one bites the dust: does incisor arcade size affect mass gain and survival in grazing ungulates? Canadian Journal of Zoology, 81: 1623-1629.
Festa-Bianchet, M., J.-M. Gaillard and S.D. Côté. 2003. Variable age structure and apparent density-dependence in survival of adult ungulates. Journal of Animal Ecology 72: 640-649.
Blanchard, P., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard and J.T. Jorgenson. 2003. A test of long-term fecal nitrogen monitoring to evaluate nutritional status in bighorn sheep. Journal of Wildlife Management 67: 477-484.
Bassano B., A. von Hardenberg, F. Pelletier and G. Gobbi. 2003. A method to weigh free-ranging ungulates without handling. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 31: 1205-1209.
Ruckstuhl, K.E., M. Festa-Bianchet, and J.T. Jorgenson. 2003. Bite rates in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis): effects of season, age, sex and reproductive status. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 54: 167-173.
Gaillard, J.-M, A. Loison, M. Festa-Bianchet, N. G. Yoccoz, and E. Solberg. 2003. Ecological correlates of life span in populations of large herbivorous mammals. Population and Development Review 29 (Suppl.): 39-56.
Gonzalez-Voyer, A., K.G. Smith, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2003. Dynamics of hunted and unhunted mountain goat populations. Wildlife Biology, 9: 213-218.
Réale, D., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2003. Predator-induced natural selection on temperament in bighorn ewes. Animal Behaviour, 65: 463-470.
2002
Hewison, M., J.-M. Gaillard, M. Festa-Bianchet and P. Blanchard. 2002. Maternal age is not a predominant determinant of progeny sex ratio variation in ungulates. Oikos, 98: 334-339.
Tonin, C., M. Bianchetto Songia, C. Vineis and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2002. Differentiating fine hairs from wild and domestic species: investigations of Shatoosh, Yangir and Cashmere fibers. Textile Research Journal, 72: 701-705.
Coltman, D.W., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.T. Jorgenson and C. Strobeck. 2002. Age-dependent sexual selection in bighorn rams. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 269: 165-172.
2001
Leblanc, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, and J.T. Jorgenson. 2001. Sexual size dimorphism in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis): effects of population density. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79: 1661-1670.
Côté, S.D., M. Festa-Bianchet and K.G. Smith. 2001. Compensatory reproduction in harvested mountain goat populations: a word of caution. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 29: 726-730.
Côté, S.D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Reproductive success in female mountain goats: the influence of maternal age and social rank. Animal Behaviour, 62: 173-181.
Gallant, B.Y., D. Réale and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Does mass change of primiparous bighorn ewes reflect reproductive effort? Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79: 312-318.
Neuhaus, P. and N. Pelletier. 2001. Mortality in relation to season, age, sex, and reproduction in Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79: 465-470.
Côté, S.D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Birthdate, mass and survival in mountain goat kids: effects of maternal characteristics and forage quality. Oecologia, 127: 230-238.
Côté, S.D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Offspring sex ratio in relation to maternal age and social rank in mountain goats. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 49: 260-265.
Gonzalez-Voyer, A., K.G. Smith, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Efficiency of aerial censuses of mountain goats. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 29: 140-144.
Côté, S.D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Life-history correlates of horn asymmetry in mountain goats. Journal of Mammalogy, 82: 389-400.
Ruckstuhl, K., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2001. Group choice by subadult bighorn rams: trade-offs between foraging efficiency and predator avoidance. Ethology, 107: 161-172.
2000
Réale, D., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2000. Quantitative genetics of life-history traits in a long-lived wild mammal. Heredity, 85: 593-603.
Gaillard, J.-M., M. Festa-Bianchet, N.G. Yoccoz, A. Loison and C. Toïgo. 2000. Temporal variation in fitness components and population dynamics of large herbivores. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 31: 367-393.
Réale, D., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2000. Mass-dependent reproductive strategies in bighorn ewes: a quantitative genetic approach. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 13: 679-688.
Côté, S.D. 2000. Dominance hierarchies in female mountain goats: stability, aggressiveness and determinants of rank. Behaviour, 137: 1541-1566.
Côté, S.D. 2000. Determining social rank in ungulates: a comparison of aggressive interactions recorded at a bait site and under natural conditions. Ethology 106: 945-955.
Ruckstuhl, K.E. and P. Neuhaus. 2000. Causes of sexual segregation: a new approach. Behaviour, 137: 361-377.
Festa-Bianchet, M., J.T. Jorgenson and D. Réale. 2000. Early development, adult mass and reproductive success in bighorn sheep. Behavioral Ecology, 11: 633-639.
Réale, D., B.Y. Gallant, M. Leblanc and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2000. Consistency of temperament in bighorn ewes and correlates with behaviour and life history. Animal Behaviour, 60: 589-597.
Gaillard, J.-M., M. Festa-Bianchet, D. Delorme and J.T. Jorgenson. 2000. Body mass and individual fitness in female ungulates: bigger is not always better. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B, 267: 471-477. <Journal Cover #6>
1999
Réale, D., Festa-Bianchet, M. and J.T. Jorgenson. 1999. Heritability of body mass varies with age and season in wild bighorn sheep. Heredity, 83: 526-532.
Bérubé, C., M. Festa-Bianchet and J.T. Jorgenson. 1999. Individual differences, longevity, and reproductive senescence in bighorn ewes. Ecology, 80: 2555-2565.
Ruckstuhl, K.E. 1999. To synchronise or not to synchronise: a dilemma for young bighorn males? Behaviour, 136: 805-818.
Loison, A., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard, J.T. Jorgenson, and J.-M. Jullien. 1999. Age-specific survival in five populations of ungulates: evidence of senescence. Ecology, 80: 2539-2554.
Picard, K., D.W. Thomas, M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Belleville, and A. Laneville. 1999. Differences in thermal conductance of tropical and temperate bovid horns. Écoscience, 6: 148-158.
1998
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1998. Condition-dependent reproductive success in bighorn ewes. Ecology Letters, 1: 91-94.
Ruckstuhl, K.E., and Festa-Bianchet, M. 1998. Do reproductive status and lamb gender affect the foraging behavior of bighorn ewes? Ethology, 104: 941-954.
Festa-Bianchet, M., J.-M. Gaillard, and J.T. Jorgenson. 1998. Mass- and density-dependent reproductive success and reproductive costs in a capital breeder. American Naturalist, 152: 367-379.
Jorgenson, J.T., M. Festa-Bianchet, and W.D. Wishart. 1998. Effects of population density on horn development of bighorn rams. Journal of Wildlife Management, 62: 1011-1020.
Portier, C., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard, J.T. Jorgenson, and N.G. Yoccoz. 1998. Effects of density and weather on survival of bighorn sheep lambs (Ovis canadensis). Journal of Zoology, 245: 271-278.
Ruckstuhl, K.E. 1998. Foraging behaviour and sexual segregation in bighorn sheep. Animal Behaviour, 56: 99-106.
Apollonio, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Mari, E. Bruno and M. Locati. 1998. Habitat manipulation modifies lek use in fallow deer. Ethology, 104: 603-612.
Côté, S.D., M. Festa-Bianchet, and K.G. Smith. 1998. Horn growth in mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus). Journal of Mammalogy, 79: 406-414.
Festa-Bianchet, M. and J.T. Jorgenson. 1998. Selfish mothers: reproductive expenditure and resource availability in bighorn ewes. Behavioral Ecology, 9: 144-150.
Côté, S.D., M. Festa-Bianchet, and F. Fournier. 1998. Life history effects of chemical immobilization and radio collars in mountain goats. Journal of Wildlife Management, 62: 745-752.
Gaillard, J.-M., M. Festa-Bianchet, and N.G. Yoccoz. 1998. Population dynamics of large herbivores: variable recruitment with constant adult survival. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 13: 58-63.
Haviernick, M., S.D. Côté, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1998. Immobilization of mountain goats with xylazine and reversal with idazoxan. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 34: 342-347.
1997
Festa-Bianchet, M., J.T. Jorgenson, C. Bérubé, C. Portier, and W.D. Wishart. 1997. Body mass and survival of bighorn sheep. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 75: 1372-1379.
Romeo, G., S. Lovari, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1997. Group leaving in mountain goats: are young males ousted by adult females? Behavioural Processes 40: 243-246.
Côté, S.D. and C. Beaudoin. 1997. Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) attacks and nanny-kid separation in mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus). Mammalia, 61: 614-617.
Côté, S.D., A. Peracino and G. Simard. 1997. Wolf (Canis lupus) predation and maternal defensive behavior in mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus). Canadian Field-Naturalist 111: 389-392.
Ross, I., M. Jalkotzy, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1997. Cougar predation on bighorn sheep in southwestern Alberta during winter. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 75: 771-775.
Jorgenson, J.T., M. Festa-Bianchet, J.-M. Gaillard, and W. D. Wishart. 1997. Effects of age, sex, disease and density on survival of bighorn sheep. Ecology, 78: 1019-1032.
1996
Picard, K., M. Festa-Bianchet, and D.W. Thomas. 1996. The cost of horniness: heat loss may counter sexual selection for large horns in temperate bovids. Écoscience, 3: 280-284.
Festa-Bianchet, M., J.T. Jorgenson, W.J. King, K.G. Smith, and W.D. Wishart. 1996. The development of sexual dimorphism: seasonal and lifetime mass changes of bighorn sheep. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74: 330-342.
Côté, S.D. 1996. Mountain goat responses to helicopter disturbance. Wildlife Society Bulletin 24: 681-685.
Bérubé, C., M. Festa-Bianchet, and J.T. Jorgenson. 1996. Reproductive costs of sons and daughters in Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. Behavioral Ecology, 7: 60-68.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1996. Offspring sex ratio studies of mammals: does publication depend upon the quality of the research or the direction of the results? Écoscience, 3: 42-44. <Journal Cover #11>
L'Heureux, N., M. Festa-Bianchet, and J.T. Jorgenson. 1996. Effects of visible signs of contagious ecthyma on mass and survival of bighorn lambs. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 32: 286-292.
1995
Festa-Bianchet, M., J.T. Jorgenson, M. Lucherini, and W.D. Wishart. 1995. Life-history consequences of variation in age of primiparity in bighorn ewes. Ecology, 76: 871-881.
Fournier, F. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1995. Social dominance relationships in adult female mountain goats. Animal Behaviour, 49: 1449-1459.
L'Heureux, N., M. Lucherini, M. Festa-Bianchet, and J.T. Jorgenson. 1995. Density-dependent mother-yearling associations in bighorn sheep. Animal Behaviour, 49: 901-910.
1994
Festa-Bianchet, M., M.A. Urquhart, and K.G. Smith. 1994. Mountain goat recruitment: kid production and survival to breeding age. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 72: 22-27.
Picard, K., D.W. Thomas, M. Festa-Bianchet, and C. Lanthier. 1994. Bovid horns: an important source of heat loss in winter? Journal of Mammalogy 75: 710-713.
Festa-Bianchet, M., J.T. Jorgenson, and W.D. Wishart. 1994. Early weaning in bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, affects growth of males but not of females. Behavioral Ecology, 5: 21-27.
1993
Jorgenson, J.T., M. Festa-Bianchet, M. Lucherini, and W.D. Wishart. 1993. Effects of body size, population density and maternal characteristics on age of first reproduction in bighorn ewes. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 71: 2509-2517.
Jorgenson, J.T., M. Festa-Bianchet, and W.D. Wishart. 1993. Harvesting bighorn ewes: consequences for population size and trophy ram production. Journal of Wildlife Management, 57: 429-435.
1992
Apollonio, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Mari, S. Mattioli and B. Sarno. 1992. To lek or not to lek: mating strategies of male fallow deer. Behavioral Ecology, 3: 25-31.
1991
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1991. The social system of bighorn sheep: grouping patterns, kinship and female dominance rank. Animal Behaviour, 42: 71-82.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1991. Numbers of lungworm larvae in feces of bighorn sheep: yearly changes, influences of host sex, and effects on host survival. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 69: 547-554.
Festa-Bianchet, M., and W.J. King. 1991. Effects of litter size and population dynamics on juvenile and maternal survival in Columbian ground squirrels. Journal of Animal Ecology, 60: 1077-1090.
King, W.J., M. Festa-Bianchet, and S.E. Hatfield. 1991. Determinants of reproductive success in female Columbian ground squirrels. Oecologia, 86: 528-534.
1990
Apollonio, M., M. Festa-Bianchet, F. Mari and M. Riva. 1990. Site-specific asymmetries in male copulatory success in a fallow deer lek. Animal Behaviour, 39: 205-212.
Festa-Bianchet, M., M. Apollonio, F. Mari and G. Rasola. 1990. Aggression among lekking male fallow deer: territory effects and relationship with copulatory success. Ethology, 85: 236-246.
Festa-Bianchet, M. and V. Geist. 1990. Forage characteristics and bighorn sheep phenotype. Journal of Mammalogy, 71: 697-699.
Jorgenson, J.T., J. Samson, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1990. Immobilization of bighorn sheep with xylazine hydrochloride and reversal with idazoxan. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 26: 522-527.
1989
Apollonio, M., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Mari. 1989. Effects of removal of successful males in a fallow deer lek. Ethology, 83: 320-325.
Apollonio, M., M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Mari. 1989. Correlates of copulatory success in a fallow deer lek. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 25: 89-97.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1989. Individual differences, parasites, and the costs of reproduction for bighorn ewes (Ovis canadensis). Journal of Animal Ecology, 58: 785-796.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1989. Survival of male bighorn sheep in southwestern Alberta. Journal of Wildlife Management, 53: 259-263.
1988
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1988. Nursing behaviour of bighorn sheep: correlates of ewe age, parasitism, lamb age, birthdate and sex. Animal Behaviour, 36: 1445-1454.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1988. Seasonal range selection in bighorn sheep: conflicts between forage quality, forage quantity, and predator avoidance. Oecologia, 75: 580-586.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1988. Birthdate and survival in bighorn lambs (Ovis canadensis). Journal of Zoology, 214: 653-661.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1988. Age-specific reproduction of bighorn ewes in Alberta, Canada. Journal of Mammalogy, 69: 157-160.
1987
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1987. Bighorn sheep, climbing accidents, and implications for mating strategy. Mammalia, 51: 618-620.
1986
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1986. Site fidelity and seasonal range use by bighorn rams. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 64: 2126-2132.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1986. Seasonal dispersion of overlapping mountain sheep ewe groups. Journal of Wildlife Management, 50: 325-330.
1985
Festa-Bianchet, M. and J.T. Jorgenson. 1985. Use of xylazine and ketamine to immobilize bighorn sheep in Alberta. Journal of Wildlife Management, 49: 162-165.
1984
Festa-Bianchet, M. and W.J. King. 1984. Behavior and dispersal of yearling Columbian ground squirrels. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 62: 161-167.
1982
Festa-Bianchet, M. and D.A. Boag. 1982. Territoriality in adult female Columbian ground squirrels. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 60: 1060-1066.
1981
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1981. Reproduction in yearling female Columbian ground squirrels (Spermophilus columbianus). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 59: 1032-1035.
Book Chapters
Neumann, W. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2022. Hunting: cultural and jurisdictional differences generate different patterns in deer harvests. Chapter 61 in Deer of the World: Ecology, Conservation and Management. Ed. by M. Melletti and S. Focardi. In press.
Festa-Bianchet, M. and R. Arlinghaus. 2021. How regulations can affect the evolutionary impacts of recreational harvests on fish and mammals. Chapter 12 in Harvest of Fish and Wildlife: New Paradigms for Sustainable Management, Ed. by K.L. Pope and L.A. Powell. P. 175-184. CRC Press, Boca Raton.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2017. Evolutionary impacts from harvesting. Elsevier Reference Module in Life Sciences: Ecology and Evolution, Ed. By B.D. Roitberg. www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128096338907350
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2014. Natural survival of males in mountain ungulates. P. 5-11 In: CIC Caprinae Atlas of the World. Ed. By G.R. Damm and N. Franco. Rowland Ward Publications, Houghton, South Africa.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2013. Why evolutionary biology is important for conservation: towards evolutionarily sustainable harvest management. P. 125-136 In: Ignoring Nature No More: the Case for Compassionate Conservation. Ed. By M. Bekoff. Chicago University Press, Chicago.
Gaillard, J.-M., T. Coulson, M. Festa-Bianchet and N. Owen-Smith. 2009. Demographic processes: lessons from long-term individual-based studies. P. 98-116 In: Dynamics of Large Herbivore Populations in Changing Environments: Shifting Paradigms. Ed. by N. Owen-Smith. Princeton University Press, Princeton.
Festa-Bianchet, M., and R. Lee. 2009. Guns, sheep and genes; when and why trophy hunting may be a selective pressure. P. 94-107 In: Recreational Hunting, Conservation and Rural Livelihoods: Science and Practice. Ed by B. Dickson, J. Hutton and B. Adams. Wiley-Blackwell, London.
Wilson, A.J. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2009. Maternal effects in wild ungulates. P. 83-103 In: Maternal Effects in Mammals. Ed. by D. Maestripieri and J.M. Mateo. University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
Gaillard, J.-M., T. Coulson, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2008. Recruitment. P. 2982-2986 In: Population Dynamics, Vol. 4 of Encyclopedia of Ecology. Ed. by S.E. Jorgensen and B.D. Fath. Elsevier, Oxford.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2007. Ecology, evolution, economics and ungulate management. P. 183-202 In: Wildlife Science: Linking Ecological Theory and Management Applications. Ed. By T. Fullbright and D. Hewitt. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2003. Exploitative wildlife management as a selective pressure for the life-history evolution of large mammals. P. 191-207 In: Animal Behavior and Wildlife Conservation. Ed. By M. Festa-Bianchet and M. Apollonio. Island Press, Washington.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2003. Conclusion: where do we go from here? P. 299-303 In: Animal Behavior and Wildlife Conservation. Ed. By M. Festa-Bianchet and M. Apollonio. Island Press, Washington.
Côté, S.D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2003. Mountain goat, Oreamnos americanus. P. 1061-1075 In: Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, Conservation. G.A. Feldhamer, B. Thompson and J. Chapman, eds. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2000. Bighorn sheep/Ovis canadensis. P. 348-350 in: The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. Ed. by D.E. Wilson and S. Ruff. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
Apollonio, M., and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2000. Introduction. P. 1-7 in: Vertebrate Mating Systems. Ed. by M. Apollonio, M. Festa-Bianchet and D. Mainardi. World Scientific Press, Singapore.
Non-refereed Publications
Festa-Bianchet, M. and J. Mann. 2022. Introduction to topical collection “Measuring reproductive success in the wild”. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76:114. Dickman, A., R. Cooney, P.J. Johnson, M. Festa-Bianchet and 129 others. 2019. Trophy hunting bans imperil biodiversity. Science 365: 874.
Carvalho, J., P. Fandos, M. Festa-Bianchet, U. Büentgen, C. Fonseca and E. Serrano. 2018. Sustainable trophy hunting of iberian ibex. Galemys, 30: 1-4.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2018. Learning to migrate. Science, 361: 972-973.
Lamb, C., M. Festa-Bianchet and M.S. Boyce. 2018. Invest long term in Canada's wilderness. Science 359: 1002.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2016. Managing bighorn sheep using data versus opinions. Alberta Outdoorsmen. April: 12-13.
Mills, J.A., C. Teplitsky, 17 others, M. Festa-Bianchet and 41 others. 2016. Solutions for archiving data in long-term studies: a reply to Whitlock et al. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31: 85-87.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2015. Actually, selective hunting does select. Alberta Outdoorsmen.
Hedrik, P.W., D.W. Coltman, M. Festa-Bianchet and F. Pelletier. 2014. Not surprisingly, no inheritance of a trait results in no evolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111: E4810.
Zachos, F.E., T.H. Clutton-Brock, M. Festa-Bianchet, S. Lovari, D.W. Macdonald and G. Schaller. 2013. Taxonomy: species splitting puts conservation at risk. Nature 494: 35.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2013. Human-induced reversal of fortunes for migratory ungulates? Ecology, 94: 1243-1244.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2012. Rarity, willingness to pay and conservation. Animal Conservation, 15: 12-13.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2010. Status of the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) in Alberta: update 2010. Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Wildlife Status Report No. 37. Edmonton.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2009. The Walia ibex is a valuable and distinct conservation unit. Animal Conservation, 12: 101-102.
Festa-Bianchet, M., D. Coltman, J. Hogg and J. Jorgenson. 2008. Age-related horn growth, mating tactics and vulnerability to harvest: why horn curl limits may select for small horns in bighorn sheep. Biennial Symposium of Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 15: 42-49.
Festa-Bianchet, M., J. Jorgenson, D. Coltman and J. Hogg. 2008. Feared negative effects of publishing data: a rejoinder to Heimer et al. Biennial Symposium of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 15: 213-219.
Jacobson, A.R., M. Festa-Bianchet, A. Provenzale, A. von Hardenberg and B. Bassano. 2006. Comment on Lima & Berryman (2006): the Alpine ibex revisited. Climate Research 37: 137.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 2005. Caccia al trofeo e selezione innaturale. Habitat, 147: 7-11.
Côté, S.D. and M. Festa-Bianchet. 2004. Les stratégies de reproduction chez les femelles de la chèvre de montagne (Oreamnos americanus). Naturaliste Canadien, 129: 70-77.
Festa-Bianchet, M., P. Blanchard J.-M. Gaillard and M. Hewison. 2002. Tooth extraction is not an acceptable technique to age live ungulates. Wildlife Society Bulletin, 30: 282-283.
Gaillard, J.-M., M. Festa-Bianchet, and N.G. Yoccoz. 2001. Not all sheep are equal. Science, 292: 1499-1500.
Ruckstuhl, K.E., M. Festa-Bianchet, and J.T. Jorgenson. 2001. Effects of prescribed grassland burns on forage availability, quality and bighorn sheep use. Biennial Symposium of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 12: 11-25. Festa-Bianchet, M. 1999. Predazione su ungulati di montagna in Canada. Habitat, 90: 9-15.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1998. Ricerche a lungo termine su ungulati di montagna. Habitat, 89: 8-18.
Festa-Bianchet, M., and M. Apollonio. 1998. New prospectives on the social behaviour of wild cervids. P. 239-245 in: Recent Developments in Deer Biology: Proceedings of the Third International Congress on the Biology of Deer. Ed. by J.A. Milne. Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, UK
Festa-Bianchet, M., and J.T. Jorgenson. 1996. Variability in lifetime reproductive success of bighorn ewes. Proceedings of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 10: 7-10. Festa-Bianchet, M. 1996. A biologist's perspective on the legal implications of taxonomic problems. P. 461-469 in "L'être humain, l'animal et l'environnement: dimensions éthiques et juridiques". Ed. by T. Leroux and L. Létourneau. Éditions Themis, Montréal.
Festa-Bianchet, M., and J.T. Jorgenson. 1994. Effects of age of primiparity upon horn growth in bighorn ewes. Proceedings of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 9: 116-120.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1992. Use of age ratios to predict bighorn sheep population dynamics. Proceedings of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 8: 227-236.
Smith, K.G., M.A. Urquhart, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1992. Preliminary observations of timing and causes of mountain goat kid mortality in west central Alberta. Proceedings of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 8: 293-304.
Jorgenson, J.T., J. Samson, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1991. Capturing and tagging free-ranging bighorn sheep. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 27: 733-734.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1988. A pneumonia epizootic in bighorn sheep, with comments on preventive management. Proceedings of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 6: 66-76.
Festa-Bianchet, M. 1986. Bighorn ram survival and harvest in southwestern Alberta. Proceedings of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 5: 102-109.
Hebert, D.M., W.D. Wishart, J.T. Jorgenson, and M. Festa-Bianchet. 1985. Bighorn sheep population status in Alberta and British Columbia. P. 48-55 in: Wild Sheep. Ed. by M. Hoefs. Special Publication of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, Whitehorse. Festa-Bianchet, M., and J. Samson. 1984. Lamb survival in relation to maternal lungworm larval output in bighorn sheep. Proceedings of the Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council, 4: 364-371.