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Direct and indirect effects of cougar predation on bighorn sheep fitness by Cloutier, Zachary, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Pelletier, Fanie

“…Predation has direct effects on prey population dynamics through mortality, and it can induce indirect effects through fear. The indirect effects of predation…”
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Long‐term studies of bighorn sheep and mountain goats reveal fitness costs of reproduction by Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Côté, Steeve D., Hamel, Sandra, Pelletier, Fanie, Gaillard, Jean‐Michel

“…Fitness costs of reproduction are expected when resources are limited. Costs drive the evolution of life‐history strategies and can affect population dynamics…”
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Drivers and demographic consequences of seasonal mass changes in an alpine ungulate by Douhard, Mathieu, Guillemette, Simon, Festa-Bianchet, Marco, Pelletier, Fanie

“…We know little about the determinants and demographic consequences of the marked seasonal mass changes exhibited by many northern and alpine mammals. We…”
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Testing the importance of harvest refuges for phenotypic rescue of trophy‐hunted populations by Poisson, Yoanna, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Pelletier, Fanie, Toit, Johan

“…Sustainable exploitation must minimize its impact on the ecology and evolution of exploited wildlife. Intense phenotype‐based selective harvests can induce…”
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Cumulative and interannual effects of reproduction in eastern grey kangaroos by Forrester, Kelly, Larue, Benjamin, King, Wendy J., Festa‐Bianchet, Marco

“…Reproduction can reduce energy allocation to other life‐history traits such as survival and growth. Resource constraints give rise to (co)variation in…”
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Intense selective hunting leads to artificial evolution in horn size by Pigeon, Gabriel, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Coltman, David W., Pelletier, Fanie

“…The potential for selective harvests to induce rapid evolutionary change is an important question for conservation and evolutionary biology, with numerous…”
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Post‐weaning survival in kangaroos is high and constant until senescence: Implications for population dynamics by Bergeron, Rachel, Pigeon, Gabriel, Forsyth, David M., King, Wendy J., Festa‐Bianchet, Marco

“…Large herbivores typically have consistently high prime‐aged adult survival and lower, more variable, juvenile, and senescent survival. Many kangaroo…”
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Testing the match–mismatch hypothesis in bighorn sheep in the context of climate change by Renaud, Limoilou‐Amélie, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Pelletier, Fanie

“…In species with long gestation, females commit to reproduction several months before parturition. If cues driving conception date are uncoupled from spring…”
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Mountain Sheep Management Using Data Versus Opinions: A Comment on Boyce and Krausman (2018) by FESTA-BIANCHET, MARCO

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Growth and reproduction trade‐offs can estimate previous reproductive history in alpine ungulates by Larue, Benjamin, Pelletier, Fanie, Côté, Steeve D., Hamel, Sandra, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Toit, Johan

“…Life‐history theory predicts energy allocation trade‐offs between traits when resources are limited. If females reduce allocation to growth when they…”
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Breeding migrations by bighorn sheep males are driven by mating opportunities by Lassis, Roxane, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Pelletier, Fanie

“…In some species where male mating success largely depends on intrasexual competition, males can adopt migratory or resident strategies to seek breeding…”
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The influence of habitat alteration on density of invading white‐tailed deer should not be discounted by Barnas, Andrew, Anholt, Brad, Burton, A. Cole, Carroll, Kathleen, Côté, Steeve D., Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Fryxell, John, St‐Laurent, Martin‐Hugues, Fisher, Jason T.

“…Growing white‐tailed deer populations in Canada's boreal forest are linked to declines of threatened boreal caribou populations. Recent work by Dickie et al…”
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Trophy hunting mediates sex‐specific associations between early‐life environmental conditions and adult mortality in bighorn sheep by Douhard, Mathieu, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Landes, Julie, Pelletier, Fanie, Gaillard, Jean‐Michel

“…Environmental conditions during early development, from conception to sexual maturity, can have lasting consequences on fitness components. Although adult life…”
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A Polyphenol-Rich Extract of Olive Mill Wastewater Enhances Cancer Chemotherapy Effects, While Mitigating Cardiac Toxicity by Albini, Adriana, Festa, Marco M. G., Ring, Nadja, Baci, Denisa, Rehman, Michael, Finzi, Giovanna, Sessa, Fausto, Zacchigna, Serena, Bruno, Antonino, Noonan, Douglas M.

“…Cardiovascular toxicity remains one of the most adverse side effects in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) is rich in cancer…”
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MMP-9 and IL-1β as Targets for Diatoxanthin and Related Microalgal Pigments: Potential Chemopreventive and Photoprotective Agents by Pistelli, Luigi, Sansone, Clementina, Smerilli, Arianna, Festa, Marco, Noonan, Douglas M, Albini, Adriana, Brunet, Christophe

“…Photochemoprevention can be a valuable approach to counteract the damaging effects of environmental stressors (e.g., UV radiations) on the skin. Pigments are…”
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Hunting, Age Structure, and Horn Size Distribution in Bighorn Sheep by SCHINDLER, SUSANNE, FESTA-BIANCHET, MARCO, HOGG, JOHN T., PELLETIER, FANIE

“…Trophy hunting, the selective removal of animals for human recreation, can contribute to conservation when appropriately managed. Yet, little is known about…”
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Morphological Traits Are Not Consistently Related to Population Size in Four Migratory Caribou Populations Across North America by Vuillaume, Barbara, Leblond, Mathieu, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Côté, Steeve D.

“…ABSTRACT To develop effective management to maintain or restore populations of large herbivores, wildlife managers require sound empirical data on their…”
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Determinants and long‐term costs of early reproduction in males of a long‐lived polygynous mammal by Ritchot, Yanny, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco, Coltman, David, Pelletier, Fanie

“…In long‐lived polygynous species, male reproductive success is often monopolized by a few mature dominant individuals. Young males are generally too small to…”
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Horn growth appears to decline under intense trophy hunting, but biases in hunt data challenge the interpretation of the evolutionary basis of trends by Morrissey, Michael B., Hubbs, Anne, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco

“…A recent article in Evolutionary Applications by LaSharr et al. reports on trends in the size of horns of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) throughout much of…”
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Genetic decline, restoration and rescue of an isolated ungulate population by Poirier, Marc‐Antoine, Coltman, David W., Pelletier, Fanie, Jorgenson, Jon, Festa‐Bianchet, Marco

“…Isolation of small populations is expected to reduce fitness through inbreeding and loss of genetic variation, impeding population growth and compromising…”
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