
Publications
Rioux Paquette, S., Shore, G.D., Behncke, S.M., Lapointe, F.-J., and Louis Jr., E.E. 2005. Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers for the endangered Malagasy radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata). Molecular Ecology Notes 5: 527-530.
Tessier, N., Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2005. Conservation genetics of the wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in Quebec, Canada. Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 765-772.
Rioux Paquette, S., Behncke, S.M., O’Brien, S.H., Brenneman, R.A., Louis Jr., E.E., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2006. Riverbeds demarcate distinct conservation units of the radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) in southern Madagascar. Conservation Genetics. In press. DOI:10.1007/s10592-006-9227-5.
Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2007. The use of shell morphometrics for the management of the endangered Malagasy radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata). Biological Conservation 134: 31-39.
Rioux Paquette, S. 2007. Importance of the Crocodile Hunter phenomenon. Conservation Biology 21: 6.
Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. In review. A statistical procedure to assess the significance level of barriers to gene flow. Genetics.
Rioux Paquette, S., Tessier, N., Guérin, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. In review. Investigating the impact of coastal landscape and marine currents on gene flow among anadromous rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) from Côte-Nord, Québec, Canada. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Rioux Paquette, S., Louis Jr., E.E., and Lapointe, F.-J. In prep. Fine-scale structure and reduced genetic diversity in exploited populations of the Malagasy radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata).
Gerlach, J., and Rioux Paquette, S. In prep. Population genetics and taxonomic divergence of Western Indian Ocean tortoises.
Présentations à des congrès internationaux
Rioux Paquette, S., Louis Jr., E.E. and Lapointe, F.-J. 2007. Ancestral hunting practices and patterns of genetic diversity in the Malagasy radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata). Evolution 2007. Christchurch, New Zeland, 19 June. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S., and Louis Jr., E.E. 2007. Status update on the radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata): The fast decline of a Malagasy endemic. Chelonian Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) annual meeting. Omaha, NE, 1 May. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S. 2007. Genetics, morphometrics, and the conservation of the sokake. Society, Natural Ressources & Development in Madagascar, International Symposium. School of Development Studies, University of East Anglia, UK, 31 March. (Oral)
Tessier, N., Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2006. Survey and genetic characterization of map turtle populations in the Ottawa River, around Montreal island and in Lake Champlain. Powdermill VI: International conference on freshwater turtles, Portal, AZ, 2 September. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2006. When genetics and morphometrics tell different stories: the endangered Malagasy radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata). Evolution 2006, State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY, 26 June. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2006. Malagasy morphometrics: the scutes of the sokake. 1st meeting of the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada., 3 April. (Poster)
Rioux Paquette, S., Louis Jr., E.E., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2005. The fast decline of a slow species: the endangered radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) of Madagascar. 90th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Montréal, Canada, 11 August. (Poster)
Rioux Paquette, S., Louis Jr., E.E., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2005. Genetic structure of the endangered radiated tortoise (Geochelone radiata) in southern Madagascar and conservation issues. XIXe Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, University of Brasilia, Brazil, 16 July. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S. Louis Jr., E.E., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2005. Slowly but surely: working for the conservation of the radiated tortoise in southern Madagascar. 3rd Annual Northeast Ecology and Evolution Conference, Penn State University, PA, 19 March. (Oral)
Séminaires et présentations locales
Rioux Paquette, S., Louis, E.E., Rhodin, A.G.J., and Mittermeier, R.A. 2007. Sokake-Radiated tortoise-Geochelone radiata: a Madagascar flagship species and jewel of nature under threat. Presentation to the president of Madagascar Marc Ravalomanana, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 10 April. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2006. C’t’à ton tour tortue radiée. XVIe Symposium de Sciences Biologiques. Université de Montréal, Canada, 26 January. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2005. Vol 714 pour Madagascar. XVe Symposium de Sciences Biologiques. Université de Montréal, Canada, 27 January. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S., Tessier, N, and Lapointe, F.-J. 2004. Les aventuriers de la tortue perdue. XIVe Symposium de Sciences Biologiques. Université de Montréal, Canada, 29 January. (Poster)
Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F-.J. 2003. La génétique au service de la conservation. Université de Tuléar, Madagascar, 24 June; WWF-Tuléar, Madagascar, 27 June; Parc Botanique et Zoologique de Tsimbazaza, Madagascar, 4 July. Invited seminar. (Oral)
Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2003. Interactions ADN-protéines: les crosslinks entre l’ADN et les histones induits par le formaldéhyde. Seminars in mutagenesis, Université de la Réunion, Réunion, 14 April. (Oral)
Rapports techniques et articles populaires
Tessier, N., Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F.-J. 2006. Identification génétique des deux sous-espèces de manchots papous, Pygoscelis papua papua et P. p. ellsworthii. Technical report for the Montreal Biodome, City of Montreal, 8 p.
Tessier, N., Guérin, S., Rioux Paquette, S., and Lapointe, F-J. 2006. Caractérisation génétique des populations d’éperlans arc-en-ciel (Osmerus mordax) de la Côte-Nord. Technical report for the Ministry of Fauna and Natural Ressources, Québec, 32 p.
Rioux Paquette, S. 2003. La tortue radiée, un exemple des défis qui attendent les biologistes du 21e siècle. Dire 13(1): 37-39.