Department of Biology, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West
Université Concordia
Montréal
Québec, Canada
H4B-1R6
514.848.2424 poste 5184
jp.lessard@concordia.ca
Notre laboratoire de recherche étudie les processus écologiques et évolutifs qui régissent la diversité biologique sur la planète terre. Nos recherches se basent sur des concepts et des approches provenant de la science de l’écologie des communautés et de la biogéographie. Notre but visé est de mieux comprendre les mécanismes qui gouvernent l’émergence, la distribution et la maintenance de la diversité. Pour ce faire, nous faisons de la recherche observationnelle et expérimentale sur le terrain, et nous compilons de large base de données sur la distribution, les traits écologiques et l’histoire évolutives des espèces.
Plante, Érik (Doctorat). Élucider les mécanismes développementaux qui régissent la détermination des castes sociales à l’intérieur des colonies de fourmis.
Plante, Érik , 2022 (Maîtrise). Élucider les facteurs environnementaux qui régissent la détermination des castes sociales à l’intérieur des colonies de fourmis.
Camacho, L.F., Lessard, J.-P., Avilés, L., 2022. Partner supply mediates elevational gradients in the outcome of ant-hemipteran mutualistic associations. Journal of Biogeography(published online 2022-09-12). DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14469.
La Richelière, F., Muñoz, G., Guénard, B., Dunn, R.R., Economo, E.P., Powell, S., Sanders, N.J., Weiser, M.D., Abouheif, E., Lessard, J.-P., 2022. Warm and arid regions of the world are hotspots of superorganism complexity. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 289(1968), 20211899. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2021.1899.
Marjakangas, E.-L., Muñoz, G., Turney, S., Albrecht, J., Neuschulz, E.L., Schleuning, M., Lessard, J.-P., 2022. Trait-based inference of ecological network assembly: a conceptual framework and methodological toolbox. Ecological Monographs, 92(2), e1502. DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1502.
Wellenreuther, M., Dudaniec, R.Y., Neu, A., Lessard, J.-P., Bridle, J., Carbonell, J.A., Diamond, S.E., Marshall, K.E., Parmesan, C., Singer, M.C., Swaegers, J., Thomas, C.D., Lancaster, L.T., 2022. The importance of eco-evolutionary dynamics for predicting and managing insect range shifts. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 52, 100939. DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2022.100939.
Favret, C., Moisan-De Serres, J.N., Larrivée, M., Lessard, J.-P., 2020. The Odonata of Quebec: Specimen data from seven collections. Biodiversity Data Journal, 8, e49450. DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e49450.
Beaudrot, L., Acevedo, M.A., Lessard, J.-P., Zvoleff, A., Jansen, P.A., Sheil, D., Rovero, F., O’Brien, T., Larney, E., Fletcher, C., Andelman, S., Ahumada, J., 2019. Local temperature and ecological similarity drive distributional dynamics of tropical mammals worldwide. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28(7): 979-991. DOI: 10.1111/geb.12908.
DeBellis, T., Kembel, S.W., Lessard, J.-P., 2019. Shared mycorrhizae but distinct communities of other root-associated microbes on co-occurring native and invasive maples. PeerJ, 7, e7295. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7295.
Lessard, J.-P., 2019. Ant community response to disturbance: A global synthesis. Journal of Animal Ecology, 88(3): 346-349. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12958.
Arrowsmith, J., Shivaprakash, K.N., Larrivée, M., Turgeon, J., Lessard, J.-P., 2018. Environmental filtering along a broad‐scale acidity gradient shapes the structure of odonate communities. Ecosphere, 9(12), e02473. DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2473.
Beaudrot, L., Acevedo, M., Lessard, J.-P., Sheil, D., Larney, E., Wright, P., Ahumada, J., 2018. Distributional shifts in a biodiversity hotspot. Biological Conservation, 228: 252-258. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.10.016.
Holt, B.G., Costa, G.C., Penone, C., Lessard, J.-P., Brooks, T.M., Davidson, A.D., Hedges, S.B., Radeloff, V.C., Rahbek, C., Rondinini, C., Graham, C.H., 2018. Environmental variation is a major predictor of global trait turnover in mammals. Journal of Biogeography, 1(45): 225-237. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13091.
Daru, B.H., Holt, B.G., Lessard, J.-P., Yessoufou, K., Davies, T.J., 2017. Phylogenetic regionalization of marine plants reveals close evolutionary affinities among disjunct temperate assemblages. Biological Conservation, 213, Part B: 351-356. DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.08.022.
Gibb, H., Dunn, R.R., Sanders, N.J., Grossman, B.F., Photakis, M., Abril, S., Agosti, D., Andersen, A.N., Angulo, E., Ambrecht, I., Arnan, X., Baccaro, F.B., Bishop, T.R., Boulay, R., Brühl, C., Castracani, C., Cerda, X., Del Toro, I., Delsinne, T., Diaz, M., Donoso, D.A., Ellison, A.M., Enríquez, M.L., Fayle, T.M., Feener Jr., D.H., Fisher, B.L., Fisher, R.N., Fitzpatrick, M.C., Gómez, C., Gotelli, N.J., Gove, A., Grasso, D.A., Groc, S., Guenard, B., Gunawardene, N., Heterick, B., Hoffmann, B.D., Janda, M., Jenkins, C., Kaspari, M., Klimes, P., Lach, L., Laeger, T., Lattke, J., Leponce, M., Lessard, J.-P., Longino, J., Lucky, A., Luke, S.H., Majer, J., McGlynn, T.P., Menke, S.B., Mezger, D., Mori, A., Moses, J., Munyai, T.C., Pacheco, R., Paknia, O., Pearce-Duvet, J., Pfeiffer, M., Philpott, S.M., Resasco, J., Retana, J., Silva, R.R., Sorger, M.D., Souza, J., Suarez, A., Tista, M., Vasconcelos, H.L., Vonshak, M., Weiser, M.D., Yates, M., Parr, C.L., 2017. A global database of ant species abundances. Ecology, 98(3): 883-884. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1682.
Mazel, F., Wüest, R.O., Lessard, J.-P., Renaud, J., Ficetola, G.F., Lavergne, S., Thuiller, W., 2017. Global patterns of β‐diversity along the phylogenetic time‐scale: The role of climate and plate tectonics. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26(10): 1211-1221. DOI: 10.1111/geb.12632.
Lessard, J.-P., Weinstein, B.G., Borregaard, M.K., Marske, K.A., Martin, D.R., McGuire, J.A., Parra, J.L., Rahbek, C., Graham, C.H., 2016. Process-based species pools reveal the hidden signature of biotic interactions amid the influence of temperature filtering. The American Naturalist, 187(1). DOI: 10.1086/684128.
Blonder, B., Nogués-Bravo, D., Borregaard, M.K., Donoghue II, J.C., Jørgensen, P.M., Kraft, N.J.B., Lessard, J.-P., Morueta-Holme, N., Sandel, B., Svenning, J.-C., Violle, C., Rahbek, C., Enquist, B.J., 2015. Linking environmental filtering and disequilibrium to biogeography with a community climate framework. Ecology, 96(4): 972-985. DOI: 10.1890/14-0589.1.
Gibb, H., Sanders, N.J., Dunn, R.R., Watson, S., Photakis, M., Abril, S., Andersen, A.N., Angulo, E., Ambrecht, I., Arnan, X., Baccaro, F.B., Bishop, T.R., Boulay, R., Castracani, C., Del Toro, I., Delsinne, T., Diaz, M., Donoso, D.A., Enríquez, M.L., Fayle, T.M., Feener Jr., D.H., Fitzpatrick, M.C., Gómez, C., Grasso, D.A., Groc, S., Heterick, B., Hoffmann, B.D., Lach, L., Lattke, J., Leponce, M., Lessard, J.-P., Longino, J., Lucky, A., Majer, J., Menke, S.B., Mezger, D., Mori, A., Munyai, T.C., Paknia, O., Pearce-Duvet, J., Pfeiffer, M., Philpott, S.M., de Souza, J.L.P., Tista, M., Vasconcelos, H.L., Vonshak, M., Parr, C.L., 2015. Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282: 20150418. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.0418.
Jønsson, K.A., Lessard, J.-P., Ricklefs, R.E., 2015. The evolution of morphological diversity in continental assemblages of passerine birds. Evolution, 69(4): 879-889. DOI: 10.1111/evo.12622.
Wells, K., O’Hara, R.B., Morand, S., Lessard, J.-P., Ribas, A., 2015. The importance of parasite geography and spillover effects for global patterns of host-parasite associations in two invasive species. Diversity and Distributions, 21(4): 477-486. DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12297.
Bewick, S., Stuble, K.L., Lessard, J.-P., Dunn, R.R., Adler, F.R., Sanders, N.J., 2014. Predicting future coexistence in a North American ant community. Ecology and Evolution, 4(10): 1804-1819. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.1048.
Fowler, D., Lessard, J.-P., Sanders, N.J., 2014. Niche filtering rather than partitioning shapes the structure of temperate forest ant communities. Journal of Animal Ecology, 83(4): 943-952. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12188.