Publications
Please contact R. Rochette for a pdf copy of recent articles.
intertidal transect

Edgell T.C. and Rochette R. (2009). Prey-induced changes to a predator's behaviour and morphology: Implications for shell–claw covariance in the northwest Atlantic. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. (see link)

Lynch B.R, and Rochette R. (2009). Spatial overlap and biotic interactions between sub-adult American lobsters, Homarus americanus, and the invasive European green crab Carcinus maenas. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 369: 127-135.

Edgell T.C., Brazeau C., Grahame J.W. and Rochette R. (2008). Geography and adaptive value of defense in a snail faced with an introduced and versatile predatory crab. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 371: 191-198.

Edgell T.C. and Rochette R. (2008). Differential snail predation by an exotic crab and the geography of shell-claw covariance in the northwest Atlantic. Evolution. 62: 1216-1228.

Koch N., Lynch B.R. and Rochette R. (2007). Trade off between mating and predation risk in the marine snail Littorina plena. Invertebrate Biology. 126: 257-267.

Edgell, T.C. and Rochette R. (2007). Geographic correlation between reciprocally adaptive traits of an exotic decapod predator and native gastropod prey: evidence of an arms race? Evol. Ecol. Res. 9(4): 579-597. see EER website
Brookes J.I. and Rochette R. (2007). Predator-induced shell thickening in the intertidal gastropod Littorina obtusata: developmental by-product or active physiological response? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 1015-1027. see PDF
Lynch, B. and Rochette R. (2007). Circatidal rhythm of free-roaming sub-tidal Carcinus maenas, revealed by ultrasonic telemetry. Crustaceana 80(3): 345-355. see PDF
Rochette R., Doyle S.P. and Edgell T.C. (2007). New insights into a recent ecological interaction between an invasive decapod and a native gastropod: predator foraging tactics and prey architectural defenses. Marine Ecology Progress Series 330: 179-188. see PDF
Locke A., Hanson M., Ellis K.M., Tompson J. and Rochette R. (2007). Invasion of southern Gulf of St. Lawrence by the clubbed tunicate (Styela clava Herdman): Potential mechanisms for invasions of Prince Edward Island estuaries. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 342(1): 69-77. see PDF
Drolet D., Himmelman J. H. and Rochette R. (2004). Effect of light and substratum complexity on microhabitat selection and activity of the ophiuroid Ophiopholis aculeata. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 313: 139-154. see PDF
Drolet D., Himmelman J. H. and Rochette R. (2004). Use of refuges by the ophiuroid Ophiopholis aculeata: effects of subtratum complexity and predation risk. Marine Ecology Pogress Series 284: 173-183. see PDF
Rochette R. and Grand T.C. (2004). Mechanisms of species coexistence: a field test of theoretical models using intertidal snails. Oikos 105: 512-524. see PDF
Rochette R., Dunmall K. and Dill L. M. (2003). The effect of life-history variation on the population size structure of a rocky intertidal snail (Littorina sitkana). Journal of Sea Research 49: 119-132. see PDF

Rochette R., Tetreault F. and Himmelman J. H. (2001). Aggregation of whelks, Buccinum undatum, near feeding predators: the role of reproductive benefits. Animal Behaviour 61: 31-41. see PDF

Rochette R. and Dill L. M. (2000). Mortality, behavior and the effects of predators on the intertidal distribution of littorinid gastropods. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 253: 165-191. see PDF
Rochette R., Maltais M.-J., Dill L. M. and Himmelman J.H. (1999). Interpopulation and context-related differences in responses of a marine gastropod to predation risk. Animal Behaviour 57: 977-987. see PDF

Rochette R., Arsenault D. J., Justome B. and Himmelman J.H. (1998). Chemically-mediated predator-recognition learning in a marine gatropod. Ecoscience 5: 353-360.

Justome B., Rochette R. and Himmelman J.H. (1998). Investigation of the influence of exposure to predation risk on the development of defensive behaviours in a marine gastropod. The Veliger 41: 172-179.
Rochette R., Dill L.M. and Himmelman J.H. (1997). A field test of threat sentivity in a marine gastropod. Animal Behaviour 54: 1053-1062. see PDF
Rochette R., McNeil J.N. and Himmelman J.H. (1996). Inter- and intra-population variations in the response of the whelk Buccinum undatum to the predatory asteroid Leptasterias polaris. Marine Ecology Progress Series 142: 193-201.
Rochette R. and Himmelman J.H. (1996). Does vulnerability influence trade-offs made by whelks between predation risk and feeding opportunities? Animal Behaviour 52: 783-794. see PDF
Rochette R., Morissette S. and Himmelman J.H. (1995). A flexible response to a major predator provides the whelk Buccinum undatum L. with nutritional gains. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 185: 167-180. see PDF
Rochette R., Hamel J.-F. and Himmelman J.H. (1994). Foraging strategy of the asteroid Leptasterias polaris: role of prey odors, current and feeding status. Marine Ecology Progress Series 106: 93-100.


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