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2025
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Williams EP, Harris LN, Moore J-S, Middleton EK, Berkelhammer SA, Speers-Roesch B, Gilbert MJH (In review) Arctic lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) show evidence of seasonal acclimation of cardiac adrenergic sensitivity but not heat tolerance

Wiens, L.N.,  Friesen, O., Johnson, M.W., Kanayok, K., Hamilton, B.M., Gilbert, MJH, Moore, J-S,  Harris, L.N. (In review) Parasites of Arctic anadromous lake trout: Impact of unique life history on parasite diversity

Bolduc, S; Falardeau, M; Moore, J-S; Dussault-Desrochers, L; Aputiarjuk Snowball, K; Etok, N; Anguvigaq of Kangirsuk; Nadeau, V; Little, M; Kenny, T-A; Lemire, M (In press) Inuit Perspectives on the Significances of Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus; Iqaluppik) in Food Security, Health, and Well-being in Nunavik, their Dietary Preferences, and Factors Impacting Fish Quality. Arctic Science

Falardeau, M., Angnatuk, J., & the Kangiqsualujjuaq Anguvigaq, Uumajulirijikkut Kangiqsumi, Nadeau, V., Moore, J.-S., Major, J., Bolduc, S., Kenny, T.-A., & Lemire, M. (2025). Participatory scenarios exploring the future of ecosystems, fisheries, and Nunavimmiut in the Ungava Bay region by 2080.
This is a self-published report translated to Inuktitut that was designed to share research results with Inuit partners.
Link to the full report here:
https://corpus.ulaval.ca/bitstreams/9066a6c9-3ee1-4f02-ab09-75f3b10f2639/download: 
Here is a downloadable version of the executive summary pdf. Contact us for a pdf copy of the full report (too big for upload here)


Hollins, J, Fleming , C, Alston, J. Calabrese, JM, Fagan, W, Harris, L., Moore, J-S, Malley , B, Noonan, M, Hussey, N (In press) Home range spillover in habitats with impassable boundaries: Causes, biases, and corrections using autocorrelated kernel density estimation. Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Fauchet, L., Laporte, M., Caza-Allard, I., Moore, J-S, Derome, N., April, J., Bernatchez, L. (2025) Monitoring Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt migration in a large river system using environmental DNA. Environmental DNA 7:e70087 

Dallaire, X, Normandeau, E, Bougas, B, Brazier, T, Harris, LN, Hansen, MM, Gagnaire, P-A, Mérot, C, Moore, J-S (2025) Leveraging whole genomes, mitochondrial DNA, and haploblocks to decipher complex demographic histories: an example from a broadly admixed arctic fish. Molecular Ecology 34:e17772 pdf

Bouchard, R, Babin, C, Normandeau, E, Xuereb, A, Boulanger, F, Coxon, A, Diamond, S, Fireman, R, Louttit, N, Natawalineskum, G, Okimaw, D, Torio, D, Varty, S, Moore, J-S, Fraser, D, Bernatchez, L. (2025) Shared Dispersal Patterns but Contrasting Levels of Gene Flow in Two Anadromous Salmonids Along a Broad Subarctic Coastal Gradient. Molecular Ecology  0:e17739  https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17739 pdf

Beemelmanns, A; Bouchard, R; Michaelides, S, Normandeau, E; Jeon, H-B; Chamlian, B ; Babin, C; Hénault, P; Perrot, O; Harris, L; Zhu, X; Fraser, D J; Bernatchez, L; Moore, J-S (2025) Development of SNP-panels from low-coverage Whole Genome Sequencing (lcWGS) to support Indigenous fisheries for three salmonid species in northern Canada. Molecular Ecology Resources  25:e14040 https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.14040
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2024
Dubos V, Harris LN, Ekpakohak R, Malley BK, Gilbert MJH, Furey N, Moore J-S (2024) The potential of oviduct tags and fine-scale acoustic telemetry to reveal the timing and location of spawning in Arctic salmonids (Salvelinus spp.) Journal of Fish Biology https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15951

Niemi, A., Ehrman, A., Ahmed, M., Arey, M., Azetsu-Scott, K., Babin, M., Capelle, D., Christie, L.R., Devred, E., Drake, A.K., Dunmall, K., Elias, J., Falardeau, M., Ferguson, S., Gilbert, M.J.H., Halliday, W.D., Harris, L.N., Hedges, K., Illasiak, J., Loseto, L., MacPhee, S., Maps, F., Marcoux, M., Mayette, A., McNicholl, D., Melling, H., Michel, C., Moore, J.-S., Nelson, J., Nudds, S., O’Brien, J., Paulatuk Hunters and Trappers Committee, Richards, C., Scharffenberg, K., Shuert, C.R., Storrie, L., Tallman, R., Watt, C., Walkusz, W., Wiens, L.N., Williams, W., Young, B., and Yurkowski, D. (2024). State of Canada’s Arctic Seas. Can. Tech.
Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci
. 3633: xvi + 206 p.

Dubos V, Gillis C-A, Nassak J, Eetook N, St-Hilaire A, Moore J-S (2024) Winter movements of anadromous Arctic char in Tasirjuarusik Lake (Kangirsuk, Nunavik) related to lake environmental conditions. Environmental biology of fishes  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-024-01572-9

Bolduc, S, Lemire, M, Tremblay, J-E, Falardeau, M, Dallaire, X, Brochu, M, Legros, M, Moore, J-S (2024) Assessment of inter-regional dietary differences in anadromous Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) in Nunavik and links with flesh quality indicators. Arctic Science 10: 372–385 https://doi.org/10.1139/as-2023-0018

2023
Dallaire, X., Bouchard, R, Hénault, P., Ulmo-Diaz, G., Normandeau, E. Mérot, C., Bernatchez, L., Moore, J.-S. (2023) Widespread Deviant Patterns of Heterozygosity in Whole-Genome Sequencing Due to Autopolyploidy, Repeated Elements, and Duplication, Genome Biology and Evolution, 15 (12)  https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evad229

Mainguy, J., Arsenault, A., Martyniuk, M., Tran, L., Paquet, C., Moore, J.-S., Power, M. (2023) Otolith-inferred patterns of marine migration frequency in Nunavik Arctic charr. Journal of Fish Biology DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15491

2022
Xuereb A, Rougemont Q, Dallaire X, Moore J-S, Normandeau E, Bougas B, Perreault‐Payette A, Koop BF, Withler R, Beacham T, Bernatchez L (2022). Re‐evaluating Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) conservation units in Canada using genomic data. Evolutionary Applications 15:1925-1944. 

Harris, L.N., Moore, J.-S., Dunmal, K., Evans, M., Falardeau, M., Gallagher, C., Gilbert, M., Kenny, T.-A., McNichol, D., Mike, N., Lyall, G., Kringayark, L. (2022) Arctic char in a rapidly changing North, Polar Knowledge: Aqhaliat Report, Volume 4, Polar Knowledge Canada, p. 34–57. DOI: 10.35298/pkc.2021.02.eng link

Gilbert MJH, Middleton EK, Kanayok, K, Harris LN, Moore J-S, Farrell AP, and Speers-Roesch B (2022) Rapid cardiac thermal acclimation in wild anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). Journal of Experimental Biology 225: jeb244055 pdf

Galappaththi, EK, Falardeau, M, Harris, LN, Rocha, JC, Moore J-S, Berkes, F (2022) Resilience-based steps for adaptive co-management of Arctic small-scale fisheries. Environmental Research Letters 17: 083004 PDF

Rautio M, Lapeyre J, Borda Ayala P, Grosbois G, Harris LN, Malley BK, Blackburn-Desbiens P, Moore J-S. (2022) Size and bathymetry of Greiner Lake and other large lakes in its watershed, Nunavut. NordicanaD 106. https://doi.org/10.5885/45795CE-9776DFA4E6364D05

Harris, L., Yurkowski, D., Malley, B., Jones, S., Else, B., Tallman, R., Fisk, A., Moore, J.-S. (2022) Acoustic Telemetry Reveals the Complex Nature of Mixed-Stock Fishing in Canada’s Largest Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) Commercial Fishery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42:1250–1268 pdf

Munaweera I. P.; Harris, L.; Moore, J.-S.; Tallman, R.; Fisk, A.; Gillis, D. M.; Muthukumarana, S. (2022) Estimating Survival Probabilities of Cambridge Bay Arctic Char Using Acoustic Telemetry Data and Bayesian Multi-state Capture-recapture Models. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 79 (12): 2191-2203 pdf. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2021-0262

Falardeau, M., Bennett, E., Else, B., Fisk, A., Mundy, CJ, Choy, E., Ahmed, M., Harris, L.,& Moore, J.-S. (2022) Biophysical indicators and Indigenous and Local Knowledge reveal climatic and ecological shifts with implications for Arctic Char fisheries. Global Environmental Change 74: 102469 PDF

Rougemont, Q., Xuereb, A., Dallaire, X., Moore, J.-S., Normandeau, E., Withler, R. E., Van Doornik, D. M., Crane, P. A., Naish, K. A., Garza, J. C., Beacham, T. D., Koop, B. F., & Bernatchez, L. (In press) Long distance migration is a major factor driving local adaptation at continental scale in Coho Salmon. Molecular Ecology 32(3): 542-559 pdf

Matley, J.K., Kinard, N. V., Barbosa Martins, A.P., Aarestrup, K., Aspillaga, E., Cooke, S.J., Cowley, P.,D., Heupel, M.R., Lowe, C.G., Lowere-Barbieri, S.K., Mitamura, H., Moore, J.-S., Simpendorfer, C.A., Stokesbury, M.J.W., Taylor, M. D., Thorstad, E.B., Vandergoot, C.S., Fisk, A.T. (2022) Global trends in aquatic animal tracking with acoustic telemetry. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 37(1):79-94 doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.09.001 pdf

​2021

Dallaire, X., Normandeau, E, Mainguy, J., Tremblay, J.-É., Bernatchez, L., & Moore, J.-S. (2021) Population structure and genomic evidence for local adaptation to freshwater and marine environments in anadromous Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) throughout Nunavik, Canada. Evolutionary Applications 14:1880–1897 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13248 pdf

Caza-Allard, I., M.J. Mazerolle, L.N. Harris, B.K. Malley, R.F. Tallman, A.T. Fisk, J.-S. Moore (2021) Annual survival probabilities of anadromous Arctic Char remain high and stable despite inter-annual differences in sea ice melt date. Arctic Science 7: 575-584 pdf

2020
Q. Rougemont, J.-S. Moore, T. Leroy, E. Normandeau, E. B. Rondeau, R.E. Withler, D.M. Van Doornik, P.A. Crane, K.A. Naish, J.Carlos Garza, T.D. Beacham, B.F. Koop, L.Bernatchez. (2020) The role of historical contingency in shaping geographic pattern of deleterious mutation load in a broadly distributed Pacific Salmon. PLoS Genetics 16(8): e1008348. link  

Harris, L.N., Malley, B.K., McDermid, C.G., Gallagher, C.P., Moore, J-S. and Tallman, R.F. (2020) Weir enumerations and capture-mark-recapture estimates of population size for Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) from the Halokvik River, Nunavut. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3199: vi + 24 p. pdf

Harris, L.N., Malley, B.K., Moore, J-S. and Tallman, R.F. 2020. A Dressed Weight to Round Weight Conversion Factor for Commercially Harvested Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) from the Halokvik River, Nunavut. Can. Data Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1309: v + 12 p 

Beacham, T.D., Wallace, C., Jonsen, K., McIntosh, B., Candy, J., Rondeau, E., Moore, J.-S., Bernatchez, L., Whitler, R. (2020) Accurate estimation of Conservation Unit contribution to coho salmon mixed-stock fisheries in British Columbia, Canada using direct DNA sequencing for single nucleotide polymorphisms Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 77(8), 1302-1315. pdf

Harris, L.N., Swanson, H., Gilbert, M.J.H., Malley, B.K., Fisk, A.T., Moore, J.-S. (2020) Anadromy and marine habitat use of Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from the central Canadian Arctic. Journal of Fish Biology, 96, 1489–1494. pdf

Gilbert, M., Harris, L., Malley, B., Schimnowski, A., Moore, J.-S., Farrell, A. (2020) The thermal limits of cardiorespiratory performance in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus): A field-based investigation using a remote mobile laboratory. Conservation Physiology, 8, 1-12. pdf

Harris, L.N., Yurkowski, D.J., Gilbert, M.J.H., Else, B.B.G.T., Duke, P., Tallman, R.F., Fisk, A.T. and Moore, J.-S. (2020) Depth and temperature preference of anadromous Arctic Char, Salvelinus alpinus, in the Kitikmeot Sea, a shallow and low salinity area of the Canadian Arctic. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 634, 175-197. pdf

2019
Thorpe, N., Moore J.-S., and the Ekaluktutiak Hunters and Trappers Organization (2019) Learning together: Science and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit join forces to better understand Iqalukpiit/Arctic Char in the Kitikmeot region. Polar Knowledge: Aqhaliat 2018 pdf

Beacham, T.D., Wallace, C., Jonsen K., McIntosh, B., Candy, J.R., Willis, D., Lynch, C., Moore, J.-S., Bernatchez, L., and Withler, RE (2019) Comparison of coded-wire tagging with parentage-based tagging and genetic stock identification in a large-scale coho salmon fisheries application in British Columbia, Canada. Evolutionary Applications, 12: 230-254. pdf
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Lopez, M., L. Benestan, J.-S. Moore, C. Perrier, J. Gilbey, A. Di Genova, A. Maass, D. Díaz, J.-P. Lhorente, K. Correa, R. Neira, Roberto, L. Bernatchez, J. Yáñez (2019) Comparing genomic signatures of domestication in two Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L) populations with different geographical origins. Evolutionary Applications,12: 137-156. pdf

2018
Cayuela, H., Rougemont, Q., Prunier, J., Moore, J.-S., Clobert, J., Besnard, A., Bernatchez, L. (2018) Towards a unified framework to study dispersal in wild populations using demographic and genetic approaches. Molecular Ecology, 27(20): 3976-4010. pdf

Moore, J.-S*., Chapman, J.*, Mazerolle, M., Harris, L.N., Taylor, E.B. (2018) Comment: Premature alarm on the impacts of climate change on Arctic Char in Lake Hazen. Nature Communications, 9: 3985. pdf *contributed equally


Moore, J.-S., Benestan, L. (2018) Perspective: Let’s talk about sex: a rigorous statistical framework to assign the sex of individuals from reduced-representation sequencing data. Molecular Ecology Resources, 18:191-193. pdf 

I. Hashemzadeh Segherloo, E. Normandeau, L. Benestan, C. Rougeux, G. Coté, J.-S. Moore, N. Allah Ghaedrahmati, & L. Bernatchez (2018) Evidence for ancient sympatric speciation in fish from subterranean habitats. Scientific Reports, Article number 2909

2017
Moore, J.-S., L.N. Harris, J. Le Luyer, B.J.G. Sutherland, Q. Rougemont, R.F. Tallman, A.T. Fisk & L. Bernatchez (2017) Genomics and telemetry suggest a role for migration harshness in determining overwintering habitat choice, but not gene flow, in anadromous Arctic Char. Molecular Ecology, 26(24): 6784-6800 pdf

Benestan, L., J.-S. Moore, B.J. Sutherland, J. LeLuyer, N. Rycroft, J. Attema, L.N. Harris, R.F. Tallman, C. Rougeux, E. Normandeau, L. Bernatchez. (2017) Sex matters in Massive Parallel Sequencing: evidence for biases in genetic parameter estimation and investigation of sex determination systems. Molecular Ecology , 26(24): 6767–6783 pdf

2016
Hanson, D., J.-S. Moore, E.B. Taylor, R.D.H. Barrett, & A.P. Hendry (2016) Assessing reproductive isolation using a contact zone between parapatric lake-stream stickleback ecotypes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 29: 2491-2501 pdf

Harris, L.N., J.-S. Moore, R. Bajno & R.F. Tallman (2016) Genetic Stock Structure of Anadromous Arctic Char in Canada’s Central Arctic: Potential Implications for the Management of Canada’s Largest Arctic Char Commercial Fishery. North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 36(6):1473-1488. pdf

Moore, J.-S., L.N. Harris, S. Kessel, L. Bernatchez, R.F. Tallman, A.T. Fisk (2016) Preference for near-shore and estuarine habitats in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) from the Canadian high Arctic (Victoria Island, NU) revealed by acoustic telemetry. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 73(9): 1434-1445 pdf

2015
Moore, J.-S., Bajno, R., Reist, J.D. & Taylor, E.B. (2015) Post-glacial recolonization of the North American Arctic by Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus): genetic evidence of multiple northern refugia and hybridization between glacial lineages. Journal of Biogeography, 42: 2089-2100. pdf

2014
Moore, J.-S.*
, V. Bourret*, M. Dionne, I. Bradbury, P. O'Reilly, M. Kent, G. Chaput, & L. Bernatchez (2014) Conservation genomics of anadromous Atlantic salmon across its North American range: outlier loci identify the same patterns of population structure as neutral loci.
Molecular Ecology, 23: 5680-5697. *first authors  pdf

Harris, L.N., J.-S. Moore, McDermid, C.G. & Swanson, H.K. (2014) Long-distance anadromous migrations in a freshwater specialist: the lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Canadian Field Naturalist, 128: 260-264. pdf

Harris, L. N., J.-S. Moore, P. Galpern, R. F. Tallman, & E. B. Taylor. (2014). Geographic and landscape influences on fine-scale, hierarchical population structure in northern Canadian populations of anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 97:1233-1252. pdf

Mee, J.A. & Moore, J.-S. (2014) The ecological and evolutionary implications of microrefugia. Journal of Biogeography, 41: 837-841. pdf

Moore, J.-S., T.N. Loewen, L.N. Harris & R.F. Tallman (2014) Genetic analysis of sympatric migratory ecotypes of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus: alternative mating tactics or reproductively isolated strategies? Journal of Fish Biology, 84:145-162. pdf

Vines TH, AYK Albert, RL Andrew, F Débarre, D Bock, MT Franklin, KJ Gilbert, J-S Moore, S Renaut, DJ Rennison (2014) How does the availability of research data change with article age? Current Biology, 24:1-4. pdf 

2013
Moore, J.-S.
, L.N. Harris, R.F. Tallman & E.B. Taylor (2013) The interplay between dispersal and gene flow in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus): implications for potential for local adaptation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 70: 1327-1338. pdf

Baker, J.A., Räsänen, K., J.-S. Moore & A.P. Hendry (2013) Genetic and plastic contributions to trait divergence between parapatric habitats: female life-history traits in threespine stickleback within the Misty Lake system. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 15: 473-487. pdf

Moore, J.-S., & D.J. Fraser (2013) Puny males punch above their weight to preserve genetic diversity in a declining Atlantic salmon population. Molecular Ecology, 22:2364-2365. *Perspective  pdf

Vines TH, RL Andrew, DG Bock, MT Franklin, KJ Gilbert, NC Kane, EJ Kleynhans, J.-S. Moore, BT Moyers, S Renaut, DJ Rennison, T Veen, S Yeaman (2013) Mandated archiving greatly improves access to research data. FASEB Journal, 27:1304-1308. pdf

≤ 2012
K. J. Gilbert, R. L. Andrew, D. G. Bock, M. T. Franklin, N. C. Kane, J.-S. Moore, B. T. Moyers, S. Renaut, D. J. Rennison, T. Veen, & T. H. Vines (2012) Recommendations for utilizing and reporting population genetic analyses: the reproducibility of genetic clustering using the program STRUCTURE. Molecular Ecology, 21:4925-4930. pdf

Gerstein, A., & J.-S. Moore (2011) Perspective: Small is the new big: Assessing the population structure of microorganisms. Molecular Ecology, 20:4385-4387. *Perspective  pdf

Crispo, E.*, J.-S. Moore*, J. Lee-Yaw, S.M. Gray, & B. Haller (2011) Broken barriers: Human-induced changes to gene flow and introgression in animals. BioEssays, 33:508-518. *Contributed equally pdf

Moore, J.-S. & A.P. Hendry (2009) Can gene flow have negative demographic consequences? Mixed evidence from stream stickleback. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 364:1533-1542.  pdf

Moore, J.-S., J.L. Gow, E.B. Taylor, & A.P. Hendry (2007) Quantifying the constraining influence of gene flow on adaptive divergence in the lake-stream threespine stickleback system. Evolution, 61:2015-2027. pdf

Moore, J.-S., & A.P. Hendry (2005) Both selection and gene flow are necessary to explain adaptive divergence: evidence from clinal variation in stream stickleback. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 7:871-886. pdf

Peer-reviewed technical reports: 

Moore, J.-S., L.N. Harris, & R. F. Tallman (2014) A review of anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) migratory behaviour: implications for genetic population structure and fisheries management. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci.  3051. vi + 27 pp. pdf

Moore, J.-S., M. VanGerwen-Toyne, C. Lewis, R.F. Tallman (2014) Population Structure, Genetic Diversity and Dispersal of Anadromous Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, Inferred from Microsatellite Markers. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3046. vi + 22 p. pdf

VanGerwen-Toyne, M., C. Lewis, R.F. Tallman, Z. Martin, J.-S. Moore (2013) Information to support the assessment of Arctic Char (Salvelinus alpinus) in the Sylvia Grinnell River, Nunavut, 2009-2011. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2013/109.  vi + 19 p. pdf

Moore, J.-S., J. Rosenfeld (2013) Partial validation of streamflow metrics and runoff parameters, and identification of physical variables to help predict streamflow sensitivity using selected EcoProvinces within British Columbia. BC Ministry of Environment, Fisheries Research Report RD142, Victoria, B.C.   pdf

Moore, J.-S., D. Nowosad, J. Mee (2012) COSEWIC status report on Channel Darter Percina copelandi in Canada. Prepared for the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.



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