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PhD in Evolutionary ecology, obtained in June 2009

‘Influence of recruitment decisions and reproductive investment on the age-specific demography of a long-lived seabird: Implications for senescence’; Departments: EDB Laboratory, University Paul Sabatier (UPS, Toulouse, France) & Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR, Rostock, Germany); Supervisors : Prof. Emmanuelle Cam (UPS, Toulouse, France) & Prof. James W. Vaupel (MPIDR, Rostock, Germany)

 European Doctoral School for Demography (EDSD), September 2005 - July 2006

Institutions: MPIDR, Rostock, Germany (http://www.eds-demography.org/). Numerous universities and institutions involved (http://www.imprs-demogr.mpg.de/)

Training: causes and consequences of demographic change, population data, statistical and mathematical demography, simulation and forecasting, biodemography, demographic theories, and time-to-failure survival analysis

 M.S. in Biology, Ecology and Evolution (Second year), completed in July 2005

‘Spatial structure of the Roe deer’s dietary quality (Capreolus capreolus) in a fragmented landscape’; University: UPS, Toulouse, France; Supervisors: Dr. Hélène Verheyden-Tixier (Research Institute on Superior Mammals, INRA, Toulouse, France) & Prof Patrick Duncan (Director of the Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CNRS, France)

 DESU (University Diploma of Superior Studies) in Ecology, completed in July 2004

‘Habitat selection and age at first reproduction in a long-lived species of seabird, the black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)’; University: UPS, Toulouse, France; Supervisor: Prof. Emmanuelle Cam (UPS, Toulouse, France)

 M.S. in Biology, Ecology and Evolution (First Year), completed in July 2003

University: Concordia, Montréal, Canada.

Training: advanced topics in ecology and in conservation genetics, techniques in ecology, evolution, basic population ecology, applied ecology and conservation biology, biostatistics, behavioural ecology, biology of pollutants

 B.S. in Biology, completed in July 2002

University: UPS, Toulouse, France

2007    Mathematical Demography - Application to Humans and Non-Human Species

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  •     Prof. Joshua Goldstein: Fertility 
  •     Prof. Shripad Tuljapurkar: Biodemography
  •     Prof. Jim Carey: Analysis of Ageing in Wild Populations
  •     Dr. Annette Baudisch: Age Schedules of Growth and Senescence
  •     Prof. Francesco Billari: Recent Directions in Modeling Family Dynamics
  •     Dr. Vladimir Canudas Romo: Decomposition of Population Changes and Differences

2006    Biodemography

•     Prof. Jim Vaupel: Principles of Biodemography
•     Prof. Jim Carey: Theories of Ageing
•     Prof. Hal Caswell: Advanced Matrix Projection Modeling in Biodemography 
  •    Quantitative Genetics and Demography Prof. Jim Curtsinger
  •    Mark-Recapture Techniques Prof. Jean-Dominique Lebreton and Prof. Byron Morgan
  •    Environmental Stochasticity Prof. Shripad Tuljapurkar

 2005    Matrix Projection Modeling in Biodemography Prof. Hal Caswell

             Time-to-Failure Survival analysis Prof. Jutta Gampe

• Capture-Mark-Recapture analysis: specialized in multi-state models
• Time-to-Failure Survival analysis: Kaplan-Meier, CoxPH, parametric models including AFT
• General Statistical Estimation and Modeling: mainly frequentist, with bayesian notions
• Matrix Population Models
• Spatial analysis: notions
• Programming Skills: R, SAS, SPSS, MARK, M-Surge, Mat-Lab, WinBugs (notions), Arcview (notions), Cartoexplorer (notions), Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Sigmaplot

Teaching assistant

•  Plant and Animal Populations (WILD 3810), Utah State University, Logan, spring 2009
•  Summer school for Demographers, Max Planck Institute, Rostock, August 2007
•  MARK / M-SURGE software, Max Planck Institute, Rostock, December 2006

Research Assistant

•  Follow-up of individually marked cliff-nesting seabirds (black-legged Kittiwakes) in Brittany, France, summer 2007
•  Experiments in captivity and field work on the Roe deer, 2004-2005
•  Independent research project on recruitment decisions in black-legged Kittiwakes, 2003-2004

Oral presentation

• Aubry, L.M., Cam E., and J.-Y. Monnat. Habitat selection, age-specific recruitment and consequences on reproductive success: a long-term study of black-legged Kittiwakes, EURING technical meeting, 14-20 January 2007, Dunedin, New Zealand

Invited seminars

Habitat selection and age at first reproduction in a long-lived species of seabird (Rissa tridactyla)

1. MPIDR, Rostock, Germany, February 2005
2. Evolution et Diversité Biologique (E.D.B.), UPS, Toulouse, France, July 2004
3. Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (C.E.B.C.), France, December 2005

Spatial structure of the Roe deer’s dietary quality (Capreolus capreolus) in a fragmented landscape

1. Evolution et Diversité Biologique (E.D.B.), UPS, Toulouse, France, July 2005
2. Centre d’Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (C.E.B.C.), France, June 2005

Guest Lecturer 

•  Plant and Animal Populations (WILD 3810), Utah State University, Logan, spring 2009
•  Ecology of Animal Populations (WILD 6400), Utah State University, Logan, winter 2008

Workshops

•  Second International Workshop on the Evolutionary Demography of Aging, 15-18 August 2006, Rostock,  Germany
•  From uncertain age estimates to age-specific life history schedules – humans, nonhumans and mathematics, 8 – 11 October 2007, Rostock, Germany

 Reviewer for American Naturalist, Conservation Biology, Environmental and Ecological statistics, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology 

 Professional Affiliations

•  Ecological Society of America (ESA)
•  Association Française des Docteurs (ANDèS)

• Follow-up of individually marked cliff-nesting seabirds (black-legged kittiwakes) in Brittany, France, summer 2007

• Experiments in captivity and field work on the Roe deer, 2004-2005: 

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   1.  Capture-Mark-Recapture, biomass collection, taxonomic plant identification, and faeces collection to understand how Roe deers distribute themselves in natura as a function of resource availability and quality
   2. Chemical analysis for nitrogen contents to assess the efficiency of the fecal nitrogen tool as an indicator of diet quality in Roe deer populations.

• Electric fishery and scalimetry to assess fish diversity and age-structure in river and lake communities, 2003

• Study of lake and river communities: assessing biological diversity (fish and invertebrates identification), physical and chemical quality of continental aquatic ecosystems. Conducted at the National Centre for Scientific Research (C.N.R.S.), Moulis, January - April 2002

Peer-Reviewed

• Aubry L.M., Cam E., and J.-Y. Monnat (2009). Habitat selection, age-specific recruitment, and reproductive success in a long-lived seabird, the black-legged kittiwake. Modeling Demographic Processes in Marked Populations Series. Environmental and Ecological Statistics, Vol. 3. Thomson, D.L.; Cooch, E.G..; Conroy, M.J. (Eds.). ISBN: 978-0-387-78150-1 EURING proceedings 

  Aubry, L.M., Koons, D.N., Monnat J.-Y. and E. Cam (2009). Consequences of recruitment decisions and heterogeneity on age-specific breeding success in a long-lived seabird. Ecology: 90(9): 2491-2505

  Aubry, L.M., Cam, E., Monnat, J.-Y. and D.N. Koons Estimating fitness differences in reproductive strategies: a synthetic approach. In preparation

  Cam, E., Aubry, L. M., Link, W., Cooch, E. G., Gimenez, O., Pradel, R., Monnat, J.-Y. Royle, A., et al. Looking for a needle on a haystack: individual fitness components in a demographic study of ageing. In preparation 

 Submitted

• Aubry, L.M., Cam, E., Koons, D.N., Monnat, J.-Y. and P. Samuel. The role of unobserved and observed heterogeneity in shaping survival in a long-lived seabird. Submitted

• Aubry, L.M., Rockwell, R.F., and D.N. Koons. Metapopulation Dynamics of Mid-Continent Lesser Snow Geese: Implications for Management. Submitted

 In Preparation 

• Aubry, L.M., Cam, E., Monnat, J.-Y. and D.N. Koons Estimating fitness differences in reproductive strategies: a synthetic approach. In preparation

  Cam, E., Aubry, L. M., Link, W., Cooch, E. G., Gimenez, O., Pradel, R., Monnat, J.-Y. Royle, A., et al. Looking for a needle on a haystack: individual fitness components in a demographic study of ageing. In preparation 

• Aubry, L.M. (summer 2009). ‘Influence of recruitment decisions and reproductive investment on the age-specific demography of a long-lived seabird: Implications for senescence’. PhD Dissertation, collaboration: MPIDR, Rostock, Germany / UPS, Toulouse, France
• Aubry, L.M. (2005) Spatial structure of the Roe deer’s dietary quality (Capreolus capreolus) in a fragmented landscape; Master Thesis, UPS, Toulouse, France
• Aubry, L.M. (2004) Habitat selection and age at first reproduction in a long-lived species of seabird, the black legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla); DESU Thesis, UPS, Toulouse, France

• March 2008: ATUPS Travel Scholarship award, UPS University, Toulouse (France): $2.500 Collaborative project in Population dynamics with Prof. David Koons at USU
• 2005-2008: Max Planck Institute Scholarship: $50.800. Allowance for PhD studies at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock (Germany)
• 2004-2005:  INRA (National Institute for Applied Research) Grant: $3800. Allowance for Master studies at the Research Institute on Great Mammals in Castanet Tolosane (France)

• French: mother tongue
• English: fluent
• Spanish: basic notions

• Five years of residence in Cold Lake (Alberta, Canada) 1980-1985
• One year in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) 2002-2003
• Three years in Rostock (Germany) august 2005 – February 2008
• Currently living in Logan (Utah, USA) since March 2008