Dr Quinn Fletcher

Dr Quinn Fletcher The University of Aberdeen School of Biological Sciences Dr Quinn Fletcher Honorary Research Fellow work +44 (0)1224 274468 pref School of Biological Sciences Zoology Building University of Aberdeen Tillydrone Avenue Aberdeen AB24 2TZ

Honorary Research Fellow

Dr Quinn Fletcher

Personal Details

Telephone: +44 (0)1224 274468
Email: q.fletcher@abdn.ac.uk
Address: School of Biological Sciences
Zoology Building
University of Aberdeen
Tillydrone Avenue
Aberdeen AB24 2TZ
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Kluane Red Squirrel Project


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Research Interests

Broadly, my research addresses how physiological and ecological factors place limits on the life-histories of mammals


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Collaborations

I am currently working in the Energetics Research Group of Prof. John Speakman. I also collaborate with Dr. Murray Humphries at McGill University and Dr. Karol Zub at the Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences.


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Research Grants

Post-doctoral fellowship from the "Fond Québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies"


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Publications

  • Archibald, D.W., A.G. McAdam, S. Boutin, Q.E. Fletcher, and M.M. Humphries (in press). Within-season synchrony of a masting conifer enhances seed escape. American Naturalist.
  • Dantzer, B., A.G. McAdam, R. Palme, Q.E. Fletcher, S. Boutin, M.M. Humphries, and R. Boonstra. 2010. Fecal cortisol metabolite levels in free-ranging North American red squirrels: assay validation and the effects of reproductive condition. General and Comparative Endocrinology 167: 279-286.
  • Fletcher, Q.E., S. Boutin, J.E. Lane, J.M. LaMontagne, A.G. McAdam, C.J. Krebs, and M.M. Humphries. 2010. The functional response of a hoarding seed predator to mast seeding. Ecology 91: 2673-2683.
  • Guillemette, C.U.*, Q.E. Fletcher*, S. Boutin, R. M. Hodges, A.G. McAdam, and M.M. Humphries. 2009. Lactating red squirrels experiencing high heat load occupy less insulated nests. Biology Letters 5: 166-168. (*shared first authorship)
  • Williams, P.D., T. Day, Q. Fletcher, and L. Rowe. 2006. The shaping of senescence in the wild. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 21: 458-463.
  • Fletcher, Q.E. and R. Boonstra. 2006. Impact of live trapping on the stress response of the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Journal of Zoology 270:473-478.
  • Fletcher, Q.E. and R. Boonstra. 2006. Do captive male meadow voles experience acute stress in response to weasel odour? Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 583-588.
  • Fisher R.J., Q.E. Fletcher, C.K.R. Willis, and R.M. Brigham. 2004. Roost selection and roosting behavior of male Common Nighthawks. American Midland Naturalist 151:79-87.
  • Fletcher, Q.E., C.K.R. Willis, R.J. Fisher, and R.M. Brigham. 2004. Free-ranging common nighthawks use torpor. Journal of Thermal Biology 29:9-14.
  • Fletcher, Q.E., C.W. Dockrill, D.J. Saher, and C.L. Aldridge. 2003. Observations of Northern Harrier attacks on Greater Sage-Grouse in southern Alberta. Canadian Field Naturalist 117:479-480.

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