Publications
2026
Linking differences in personality to demography in the wandering albatross
Joanie Van de Walle, Silke F. van Daalen, Samantha C. Patrick, Christophe Barbraud, Karine Delord, Henri Weimerskirch, Jack Thorley, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
Oikos
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Drivers of population dynamics and juvenile mortality in Northwest Atlantic harp seals
M. Tim Tinker, Garry B. Stenson, Arnaud Mosnier, Joanie Van de Walle, Shelly L. C. Lang, Mike O. Hammill
Ecological Applications
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Drivers of age at first reproduction in the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans): Demographic factors, environmental conditions and sex-specific responses
Etienne Rouby, Joanie Van de Walle, Floriane Plard, Karine Delord, Lise M. Aubry, Christophe Barbraud, Timothée Bonnet, Henri Weimerskirch, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
Journal of Animal Ecology
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Correcting lipid extraction effects on nitrogen isotopic values (δ15N) in cetacean skin
Jory Cabrol, Ève Rioux, Richard Sears, Joanie Van de Walle, Cory J.D. Matthews, Véronique Lesage
Marine Mammal Science
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2025
Toward a unified approach to modelling adaptation among demographers and evolutionary ecologists
Joanie Van de Walle, Jimmy Garnier, Timothée Bonnet, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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Review of the Atlantic Seal Management Strategy precautionary approach framework
Shelly L. C. Lang, Cornelia E. Den Heyer, Garry B. Stenson, Mike O. Hammill, Joanie Van de Walle, Charmain D. Hamilton
Neonatal growth patterns, sexual dimorphism and compensatory growth in harbour seal pups
Anne Ju Laberge, Xavier Bordeleau, Joanie Van de Walle, Mike O. Hammill, Fanie Pelletier
Marine Ecology Progress Series
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An integrated population model for the Belcher Islands - Eastern Hudson Bay (BEL-EHB) beluga whale stock
Joanie Van de Walle, M. Tim Tinker, Caroline Sauvé
Accuracy and precision of an umbilical-based method for estimating birthdates of pre-weaned harbour seal pups
Anne Ju Laberge, Pier-Olivier Cusson, Joanie Van de Walle, Xavier Bordeleau, Mike O. Hammill, Fanie Pelletier
Wildlife Society Bulletin
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Abundance estimate of northwest Atlantic harp seals, Pagophilus groenlandicus, and harvest advice for 2025-2029
Joanie Van de Walle, M. Tim Tinker, Shelly L. C. Lang, Garry B. Stenson, Mike O. Hammill
Abundance estimate and harvest impacts on Belcher Islands-eastern Hudson Bay and James Bay beluga : 2024 update
Joanie Van de Walle, M. Tim Tinker, Caroline Sauvé
2024
The impact of boldness on demographic rates and life-history outcomes in the wandering albatross
Joanie Van de Walle, Ruijiao Sun, Rémi Fay, Samantha C. Patrick, Christophe Barbraud, Karine Delord, Henri Weimerkirch, Stephanie Jenouvrier
Journal of Animal Ecology
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Cadre législatif québécois pour la protection des espèces sauvages en situation précaire: évaluation critique et recommandations pour une révision majeure
Fanie Pelletier, Pierre Dumont, Joanie Van de Walle, Daniel Jauvin, David Rodrigue
Facets
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2023
Spatiotemporal variation in pup abundance and preweaning survival of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the St. Lawrence Estuary, Canada
Limoilou-Amélie Renaud, Gabriel Pigeon, Joanie Van de Walle, Xavier Bordeleau, Mike O. Hammill, Fanie Pelletier
Canadian Journal of Zoology
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Individual life histories: neither slow nor fast, just diverse
Joanie Van de Walle, Rémi Fay, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Fanie Pelletier, Sandra Hamel, Marlène Gamelon, Christophe Barbraud, F. Guillaume Blanchet, Daniel T. Blumstein, Anne Charmantier, Karine Delord, Benjamin Larue, Julien Martin, James A. Mills, Emmanuel Milot, Francine M. Mayer, Jay Rotella, Bernt-Erik Saether, Céline Teplitsky, Martijn van de Pol, Dirk H. Van Vuren, Marcel E. Visser, Caitlin P. Wells, John Yarrall, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
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Genetic rescue from protected areas is modulated by migration, hunting rate, and timing of harvest
Roxane Lassis, Marco Festa-Bianchet, Joanie Van de Walle, Fanie Pelletier
Evolutionary Applications
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2022
Different proxies, different stories? Imperfect correlations and different determinants of fitness in bighorn sheep
Joanie Van de Walle, Benjamin Larue, Gabriel Pigeon, Fanie Pelletier
Ecology and Evolution
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Boldness predicts divorce rates in wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans)
Ruijiao Sun, Joanie Van de Walle, Samantha C. Patrick, Christophe Barbraud, Henri Weimerskirch, Karine Delord, Stéphanie Jenouvrier
Biology Letters
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2021
The interplay between hunting rate, hunting selectivity, and reproductive strategies shapes population dynamics of a large carnivore
Joanie Van de Walle, Fanie Pelletier, Andreas Zedrosser, Jon E. Swenson, Stéphanie Jenouvrier, Richard Bischof
Evolutionary Applications
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Disentangling direct and indirect determinants of the duration of maternal care in brown bears: Environmental context matters
Joanie Van de Walle, Andreas Zedrosser, Jon E. Swenson, Fanie Pelletier
Journal of Animal Ecology
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2020
Trade-off between offspring mass and number: The lightest offspring bear the costs
Joanie Van de Walle, Andreas Zedrosser, Jon E. Swenson, Fanie Pelletier
Biology Letters
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2019
Proximity to humans is associated with longer maternal care in brown bears
Joanie Van de Walle, Martin Leclerc, Sam M.J.G. Steyaert, Andreas Zedrosser, Jon E. Swenson, Fanie Pelletier
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
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Offspring mass variation in tree swallows: A case of bet-hedging?
Philippine Gossieaux, Martin Leclerc, Joanie Van de Walle, Yoanna Poisson, Pauline Toni, Julie Landes, Audrey Bourret, Dany Garant, Fanie Pelletier, Marc Bélisle
Ecosphere
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2018
Hunting regulation favors slow life histories in a large carnivore
Joanie Van de Walle, Gabriel Pigeon, Andreas Zedrosser, Jon E. Swenson, Fanie Pelletier
Nature Communications
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2017
Indirect effects of bear hunting: A review from Scandinavia
Shane C. Frank, Andrés Ordiz, Jacinthe Gosselin, Anne Hertel, Jonas Kindberg, Martin Leclerc, Fanie Pelletier, Sam M.J.G. Steyaert, Ole Gunnar Støen, Joanie Van de Walle, Andreas Zedrosser, Jon E. Swenson
Ursus
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2016
Can hunting data be used to estimate unbiased population parameters? A case study on brown bears
Martin Leclerc, Joanie Van de Walle, Andreas Zedrosser, Jon E. Swenson, Fanie Pelletier
Biology Letters
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2014
Stomach temperature records reveal nursing behaviour and transition to solid food consumption in an unweaned mammal, the harbour seal pup (Phoca vitulina)
Caroline Sauvé, Joanie Van de Walle, Mike O. Hammill, John P. Y. Arnould, Gwénaël Beauplet
PLoS ONE
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