Network for Biological Invasions and Dispersal Research

Presentations

2009

Barbeau, MA and D. Drolet, Demography and movement of an amphipod, Corophium volutator, on mudflats in the Bay of Fundy: a metapopulation? , MITACS 2009 Annual Conference, Fredericton, NB , June 2009

Coffin, MRS, MA Barbeau and DJ Hamilton, Intertidal mudflats and their communities: interactions between the main invertebrate inhabitants, the mud snail Ilyanassa obsoleta and the tube-dwelling amphipod Corophium volutator. , APICS Environmental Studies Conference, UNB, Fredericton, NB , March 2009

Coffin, MRS, MA Barbeau and DJ Hamilton, Effect of the mud snail Ilyanassa obsoleta on vital rates and behaviour of the amphipod, Corophium volutator. , 8th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop, Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership, Wolfville, NB , May 2009

Drolet, D. and MA Barbeau, Diel and semi-lunar cycles in the swimming activity of the intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator in the upper Bay of Fundy. , 8th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop, Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership, Wolfville, NB (Won 1st prize for Best Graduate Poster) , May 2009

Drolet, D. and MA Barbeau, Within-mudflat variation in density, demography and movement of the amphipod Corophium volutator in the mudflat of Pecks Cove, upper Bay of Fundy. , 8th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop, Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership, Wolfville, NB , May 2009

Drolet, D. and MA Barbeau, Within-mudflat variation in density, demography and movement of the amphipod Corophium volutator in the mudflat of Pecks Cove, upper Bay of Fundy. , MITACS Spatial Ecology Workshop, Halifax, NS (Invited presentation) , February 2009

2008

Coffin, MRS, D. Drolet, MA Barbeau and DJ Hamilton, Movement of mudsnails (Ilyanassa obsoleta) on an intertidal mudflat in the upper Bay of Fundy. , 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, Halifax, NS , May 2008

Drolet, D. and MA Barbeau, Diel and semi-lunar cycles in the swimming activity of the intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator in the upper Bay of Fundy. , 47th Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, Halifax, NS , May 2008

Usvyatsov, S., X. Li, M. Litvak, J. Watmough and J. Hughes-Clarke, Defining critical habitat and estimating population size of shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) using novel underwater video survey and modelling approaches , ICES ANNUAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE 2008, Halifax, N.S. , September, 2008

Zhao, X., Invited 40 minute talk, Spreading speeds and traveling waves for non-monotone integrodifference equations , BIRS Workshop on Dynamics of Structured Populations, Banff, Canada. , April 20-25, 2008

Zhao, X., Invited 40 minute talk, Threshold dynamics for compartmental epidemic models in periodic environments , China-Canada conference on mathematical epidemiology, Shanghai, China. , May 15-20, 2008

Zhao, X., Plenary lecture, Spatial dynamics of abstract monostable evolution systems with applications , International Conference on Infinite Dimensional Dynamical Systems, Toronto, Canada , Sept. 24-28, 2008

2007

Bampfylde, C., Biological control through intraguild predation: what is the most efficient control method?, , CMS-MITACS Joint Conference, Winnipeg , June 1-3, 2007

Lewis, M, Control of invasive weeds.
Mark Lewis has spoken on the control of invasive weed species at several meetings: Plenary Speaker, New Zealand Institute of Mathematics and its Applications programme on Modelling Invasive Species and Weed Impact; Invited Speaker, Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society Annual Meeting. ,

Lewis, M, Plagued by numbers: the mathematics of disease.
Mark Lewis has spoken on Sea Lice and Salmon at several meetings: Colloquium Speaker, Dept. Biology, University of Calgary; Interdisciplinary Mathematical Biology Speaker, Iowa State University; Plenary Speaker, 2007 Alberta North-South Dialogue on Mathematics; Invited Speaker, Jim Keener 60th Birthday Conference; Plenary Speaker, Mathematical Biosciences Institute Workshop for Young Researchers in Mathematical Biology; Invited Speaker, Mathematical Biology Conference on the Occasion of Jim Cushing's 65th Birthday. ,

Watmough, J., The final size of an epidemic. , CMS-MITACS Joint Conference, Winnipeg. June, 2007. Variations of this talk have also been given at the University of Western Ontario (Dec, 2006), Memorial University Newfoundland (Jan, 2007) and the University of Ottawa (Feb, 2007). , June, 2007

Zhao, X., Plenary lecture, Spatial dynamics in biological evolution systems , Forth International Conference on Mathematical Biology, Wuyishan, Fujian Province, China, , May 29-June 1, 2007

Zhao, X., Plenary lecture, Spreading speeds and traveling waves for monotone semiflows with applications , International Conference on Dynamical Methods and Mathematical Modelling, Valladolid, Spain, , September 18-22, 2007

2006

Barbeau, MA and DJ Hamilton, At what spatial and temporal scale should one sample? A case study with Corophium volutator. , 7th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop, Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership, St. Andrews, NB , October 2006

Drolet, D. and MA Barbeau, Effect of density of the gastropod Ilyanassa obsoleta on distribution and movement of the amphipod Corophium volutator. , 7th Bay of Fundy Science Workshop, Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership, St. Andrews, NB (Won 2nd prize for Best Oral Presentation) , October 2006

Drolet, D. and MA Barbeau, Effect of immersion at low tide on the distribution and movement of the intertidal amphipod Corophium volutator. , 35th Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Quebec City, QC , March 2006

Lewis, M, Plagued by numbers: the mathematics of disease.
Mark Lewis has spoken on Sea Lice and Salmon at several meetings: Lansdowne Lecturer, University of Victoria; Invited speaker, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Keynote speaker; Dept. Biology, University of Toledo; Plenary speaker, Mexican Biomathematics Autumn School (Xalapa); PIMS Distinguished Lecturer, University of British Columbia. ,

Miousse, M-C, G Tita, M. Nadeau, A Gangnery and M.A. Barbeau, Growth of sea scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) in the Magdalen Islands (Quebec, Canada): a field experiment, Proceedings of the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Aquaculture Association of Canada, St. John's, NL, July 3-6, 2005. Aquaculture Association of Canada Special Publication 10:31-32.

Rivalan, P, M.A. Barbeau, A Gangnery and M. Nadeau, Bilan des travaux portant sur la modélisation de la dynamique des ensemencements de pétoncles aux Iles de la Madeleine. , Colloque du Regroupement des mariculteurs du Québec, Gaspé, QC, March, 2006

Tyson, R., Modelling nematode swimming behaviour using the immersed boundary method,, 11th Seminar NUMDIFF on Numerical Solution of Differential and Differential-Algebraic Equations, Halle, Germany, Sept, 2006

Tyson, R., Modelling the swimming behaviour of the nematode,, 7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Los Angeles, July, 2006

Tyson, R., Effectiveness of Sterile Codling Moths: An Individual-Based Model,, MITACS Annual Meeting, York University, June, 2006

Watmough, J., Simple models for the transmission of pheromones within a honey bee nest. , IUSSI 2006 Congress, Washington, DC , August, 2006

2005

Gangnery, A, MA Barbeau, M Nadeau and J Watmough, Application d'un modèle matriciel de dynamique de population aux pétoncles géants ensemencés aux Iles-de-la-Madeleine - resultats préliminaires. In Atelier de travail "Prédation du pétoncle et gestion des ensemencements", Iles-de-la-Madeleine, 29 février-1er mars 2004. G. Tita, and M Nadeau (eds). MAPAQ, DIT, Compte rendu no. 24:47-50.,

Miousse, MC, G Tita, M Nadeau, A Gagnery and MA Barbeau, Giant scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) growth monitoring in the Magdalen Islands (Quebec), 22nd Annual Meeting of the Aquaculture Association of Canada, St. John's, NF, July 2005

Peterson, D., K.D. Fausch, B. Lubow, J. Watmough and R. Cunjak, Selective electrofishing removal strategies for nonnative Brook Trout to facilitate persistence of native cutthroat trout,, The 38th Annual Meeting of the Montana chapter American Fisheries Society, February 8 - 11, 2005

Peterson, D., K.D. Fausch, J. Watmough and B. Lubow, Selective electrofishing removal of nonnative brook trout to facilitate persistence of native cutthroat trout in streams,, American fisheries Society western division annual meeting, February 29 - March 4, 2005

Rivalan, P, A Gangnery, M.A. Barbeau and J. Watmough, Modéliser la dynamique des populations ensemencées de pétoncles géants des Iles-de-la-Madeleine., Rencontre REPERE, Cap-aux-Meules, Iles de la Madeleine, QC, March, 2005

Tyson, R., Recolonization of Second-Growth Forest Stands by Tree Squirrels,, Canadian Mathematics Society Winter meeting, Victoria, BC , Dec, 2005

Tyson, R., Modelling Population Dynamics in a Spatially Heterogeneous Landscape,, School of Advanced Technology and Mathematics, Thompson Rivers University, Nov, 2005

Wong, MC and MA Barbeau, Predation of juvenile sea scallops: effects of substrate, prey density, and multiple prey species. In Atelier de travail "Prédation du pétoncle et gestion des ensemencements", Iles-de-la-Madeleine, 29 février-1er mars 2004. G. Tita, and M Nadeau (eds). MAPAQ, DIT, Compte rendu no. 24:37-40, , December 2005

Wong, MC, MA Barbeau, M Dowd and KR Richard, Behavioural mechanisms underlying the observed functional response of a marine benthic invertebrate, 90th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Montreal, QC, August 2005

2004

Barbeau, M.A., Scallop seeding trials in Nova Scotia: interactions between predation, dispersal and growth, Workshop on Scallop Predation and Seeding Management, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, 29 February-1 March 2004

Barbeau, M.A., Mathematical model for seeded scallops: interactions between predation, dispersal and growth, Workshop on Scallop Predation and Seeding Management, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, 29 February-1 March 2004

Gangnery, A, MA Barbeau, M Nadeau and J Watmough, Application of a matrix population model to sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus, seeded in the Magdalen Islands (Québec, Canada), 5th MITACS Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, June 2004

Gangnery, A., Apports de la modélisation à la gestion des activités conchylicoles - Application aux ensemencements de pétoncles géants, Placopecten magellanicus, aux Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Réunion Annuelle du Programme REPERE (REcherche sur le Pétoncle a des fins d'Elevage et de REpeuplement) Phase II, Rendez-vous Maricole: Edition 2004 du RMQ (Regroupement des Mariculteurs du Québec), Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, 24-27 février 2004

Gangnery, A., M.A. Barbeau, M. Nadeau and J. Watmough, Application of a matrix population model to sea scallops seeded in the Magdalen Islands: preliminary results, Workshop on Scallop Predation and Seeding Management, Magdalen Islands, Quebec, 29 February-1 March 2004

Krkosek, M., Modeling parasite transmission from farm to wild salmon, , 5th Annual MITACS Conference, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS , June 9-12, 2004.

Lauzon-Guay, J-S, MA Barbeau, DJ Hamilton and J Watmough, Modelling growth and survival in populations of blue mussels (Mylitus edulis), 33nd Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, Alabama, March 2004

Lauzon-Guay, J-S, J Watmough and MA Barbeau, Exploring mechanisms responsible for size distribution in mussel populations through individual-based modelling, 5th MITACS Annual Conference, Halifax, NS, June 2004

Lauzon-Guay, Jean-Sébastien, M.A. Barbeau, D.J. Hamilton and J. Watmough, Mathematical model for growth and survival of blue mussels ( Mytilus edulis ) cultivated in Prince Edward Island, Canadian Society of Zoologists, Nova Scotia, May, 2004

Thorne, L, MA Barbeau, DJ Hamilton and J Watmough, Spatial distribution of sea ducks in Atlantic Canada, 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, Wolfville, NS, May 2004

Tyson, R., Codling Moth Dispersal in Heterogeneous Landscapes,, Mitacs Group Meeting: Dispersal and Biological Invasions, Nov, 2004

Wong, MC, MA Barbeau and M Dowd, Behavioural mechanisms underlying the observed functional response of a marine benthic invertebrate, 33nd Annual Marine Benthic Ecology Meeting, Mobile, Alabama, March 2004

Wong, MC, MA Barbeau and M Dowd, Behavioural mechanisms underlying the observed functional response of a marine benthic invertebrate, 43rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, Wolfville, NS, May 2004

de Camino-Beck, T., M Lewis and A McClay, Modeling biological control: A study case with scentless chamomile, , 5th Annual MITACS Conference, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS , June 9-12, 2004.

2003

Barbeau, MA, Ensemencements de pétoncles en Nouvelle-Écosse: expériences et modélisation mathématique, Station technologique maricole des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, 2003

Tyson, R., Dispersal of The Codling Moth: Preliminary Results,, Canadian Mathematics Society Winter meeting, Vancouver, BC , Dec, 2003

Tyson, R., Dispersal of the Codling Moth: Mathematical Ecology,, University College of the Cariboo seminar series, Vancouver BC, Nov, 2003