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About MeMy interests are broad and widely reflected in these pages. I am particularly interested in linking individual attributes such as behaviour, physiology, or nutrition to population processes like survival, dispersal and productivity. I have a longstanding fascination with victim-exploiter relationships (predator-prey, host-parasite, or plant-herbivore interactions) and how they affect individuals and populations, either through direct changes in fitness or indirectly through more subtle interactions with other biotic or abiotic factors. It is notable that predation and parasitism may be aggravated in populations undergoing decline, at the edge of their geographic range, or in marginal habitat. So while such research is grounded in basic ecology, it often adopts a strong conservation spin. I am also interested in the development and application of models and other tools for the analysis, conservation, and management of populations and species.
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Selected Publications
* lab members at the time work was done
Murray, D.L., and Bastille-Rousseau, G.* 2020. Estimating cause-specific mortality and hazard using time-to-event information. Population Ecology in Practice (Murray, D.L. & Sandercock, B., eds). Wiley-Blackwell, London.
Murray, D.L., Bastille-Rousseau, G.*, Beaty, L.E.*, Hornseth, M.*, Row, J.* , and Thornton, D.H.* 2020. From research hypothesis to model selection: A strategy toward robust inference in population ecology. Population Ecology in Practice (Murray, D.L. & Sandercock, B., eds). Wiley-Blackwell, London.
Murray, D.L., Peers, M.J.L.*, Majchrzak, Y.N.*, Wehtje, M.*, Ferreira, C.*, Pickles, R.S.A.*, Row, J.R.*, and Thornton, D.H.* 2017. Continental divide: Predicting climate-mediated fragmentation and biodiversity loss in the boreal forest. PLoS (One) 12(5): e0176706.
Murray, D.L., Morris, D., Lavoie, C., Leavitt, P., MacIsaac, H., Masson, M., and Villard, 2016. M.-A. Bias in research grant evaluation has dire consequences for small universities. PLoS ONE 11: e0155876.
Murray, D.L., Bastille-Rousseau, G.*, Adams, J.R, and Waits, L.P. 2015. The challenges of red wolf conservation and the fate of an endangered species recovery program. Conservation Letters DOI: 10.1111/conl.12157.
* lab members at the time work was done
Murray, D.L., and Bastille-Rousseau, G.* 2020. Estimating cause-specific mortality and hazard using time-to-event information. Population Ecology in Practice (Murray, D.L. & Sandercock, B., eds). Wiley-Blackwell, London.
Murray, D.L., Bastille-Rousseau, G.*, Beaty, L.E.*, Hornseth, M.*, Row, J.* , and Thornton, D.H.* 2020. From research hypothesis to model selection: A strategy toward robust inference in population ecology. Population Ecology in Practice (Murray, D.L. & Sandercock, B., eds). Wiley-Blackwell, London.
Murray, D.L., Peers, M.J.L.*, Majchrzak, Y.N.*, Wehtje, M.*, Ferreira, C.*, Pickles, R.S.A.*, Row, J.R.*, and Thornton, D.H.* 2017. Continental divide: Predicting climate-mediated fragmentation and biodiversity loss in the boreal forest. PLoS (One) 12(5): e0176706.
Murray, D.L., Morris, D., Lavoie, C., Leavitt, P., MacIsaac, H., Masson, M., and Villard, 2016. M.-A. Bias in research grant evaluation has dire consequences for small universities. PLoS ONE 11: e0155876.
Murray, D.L., Bastille-Rousseau, G.*, Adams, J.R, and Waits, L.P. 2015. The challenges of red wolf conservation and the fate of an endangered species recovery program. Conservation Letters DOI: 10.1111/conl.12157.
Teaching
Graduate
BEMA 5011 Population Viability Analysis (online)
BEMA 5008 Sampling Design in Environmental Research (online)
BEMA 5013. Placement
BEMA 5014. Capstone
BEMA 5008 Sampling Design in Environmental Research (online)
BEMA 5013. Placement
BEMA 5014. Capstone
Contact:
Office: D243 LHS Building
Tel: (705) 748-1011 x 7078
Email: dennismurray[AT]trentu[DOT]ca
Office: D243 LHS Building
Tel: (705) 748-1011 x 7078
Email: dennismurray[AT]trentu[DOT]ca