Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Applied Evolutionary Ecology
Research Interests:
I am a behavioural and evolutionary ecologist working at the interface of behaviour, evolution, ecological genetics, life-history and physiology. My students and I integrate intense field research on marked populations with molecular markers and other lab-oriented techniques to examine issues related to a) the fitness consequences of phenotypic and genotypic variation, and b) factors influencing patterns of gene flow across populations. My research is primarily funded through NSERC Discovery, Strategic and RTI (Research Tools and Instruments) grants. Taxonomically, my focus is mammals, but my students and I have worked on a diverse array of taxa including fish, amphibians, squamates, turtles, birds and insects. As Canada Research Chair in Applied Evolutionary Ecology, my research also encompasses areas of conservation interest, including the effects of domesticated populations on closely-related wild species, the effects of urbanization on selection in natural populations, and the integration of sexual selection in captive breeding protocols.
I serve as the Director of the Wildlife Research Station in Algonquin Park, Associate Editor for the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, and as the representative for the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution on the Canadian Council for Animal Care. Students that have graduated from our research group have gone on to graduate studies at other institutions (e.g. Univ Alberta, Dalhousie Univ, Univ Windsor, McMaster Univ) or work in the public (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Parks Canada) and private sector (environmental consultants).
Publications:
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., Bowman, J., and L.A. Nituch. In Press. Dynamic spleen mass in wild and domestic American mink. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Thompson, M., N. Mykytczuk, K. Gooderham, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. In Press. Prevalence of the bacterium Coxiella burnetii in wild rodents from a Canadian natural environment park. Zoonoses and Public Health
Nituch, L.A., J. Bowman, P. Wilson, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2012. Molecular epidemiology of Aleutian mink disease virus in free-ranging domestic, hybrid, and wild mink. Evolutionary Applications 5: 330-340.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., M.A. Eys, M. Emond, and M. Buzdon. 2012 Sport participation inluences perceptions of mate characteristics. Evolutionary Psychology 10: 78-94. *Each investigator contributed significantly to the research for this article and considers its authorship as joint.
Bowman, J., Kidd, A.G., Martin, P.A., McDaniel, T.V., L.A. Nituch, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2012. Testing for bias in a sentinel species: contaminants in free-ranging domestic, wild, and hybrid mink. Environmental Research 112: 77-82.
Gooderham, K.L., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2012. Does 2D:4D predict fitness in a wild mammal? Canadian Journal of Zoology 90: 93-100.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., J. Bowman, and K.R. Middell. 2011. Allometry of the baculum and sexual size dimorphism in American martens and fishers (Mammalia: Mustelidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 104: 955-963.
Gooderham, K.L., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2011. Macroparasitism influences reproductive success in red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Behavioral Ecology 22: 1195-1200.
Nituch, L.A., J. Bowman, K.B. Beauclerc, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2011. Mink farms predict Aleutian disease exposure in wild American mink. PLOS One 6(7): e21693.
Laurence, S., D.W. Coltman, J.C. Gorrell, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2011. Genetic structure of muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) and its concordance with taxonomy in North America. Journal of Heredity 102: 688-696.
Patterson, L.D., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2011. Behavioural correlates of parasitism and reproductive success in male eastern chipmunks (Tamias striatus). Animal Behaviour 81: 1129-1137.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., S. Kuula, C. Martin, C. Schank, and D. Lesbarrères. 2011. Allometry and sexually dimorphic traits in male anurans. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24: 1154-1159.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., and S.C. Elsasser. 2011. Spleen mass, parasite load and body condition in male American mink. Journal of Mammalogy 92: 221-226.
Reid, N.R., S. Hird, A.I. Schulte-Hostedde, and J. Sullivan. 2010. Examination of nuclear loci across a zone of mitochondrial introgression between Tamias ruficaudus and T. amoenus. Journal of Mammalogy 91: 1389-1400.
St. Amour, V., T.W.J. Garner, A.I. Schulte-Hostedde, and D. Lesbarrères. 2010. Developmental instability in relation to two amphibian pathogens in the green frog (Rana clamitans). Conservation Biology 4: 788-794.
Fairn, E.R., Y. Alarie, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2009 Temporal variation of adult sex ratio in the whirligig beetle Dineutus nigrior Roberts (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae). Coleopterist Bulletin 63: 298-300.
Bowman, J., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2009. The mink is not a reliable sentinel species. Environmental Research 109: 937-939.
Elsasser, S.C., R. Floyd, P.D.N. Hebert and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2009. Species identification of North American parasitic guinea worm species (Nematoda: Dracunculus spp.) with DNA barcoding. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 707-712.
Bonanno, V.L., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2009. Sperm competition and ejaculate investment in red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 63: 835-846.
Kidd, A.G., J. Bowman, D. Lesbarrères, A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2009. Hybridization between escaped domestic and wild American mink (Neovison vison). Molecular Ecology 18: 1175-1186.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., and C.M.M. Schank. 2009. Secondary sexual traits and individual quality in male green frogs (Rana clamitans). Journal of Herpetology 43: 89-95.
Laurence, S., A. Bewick, D. Coltman, C. Davis, S. Elsasser, A. Kidd, D. Lesbarrères, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2009. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus. Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 654-657.
Tasikas, D.E., E.R. Fairn, S. Laurence, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2009. Baculum variation and allometry in the muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus): a case for sexual selection. Evolutionary Ecology 23:223-232.
Fairn, E.R., A.I. Schulte-Hostedde, and Y. Alarie. 2008. Attachment site and infestation parameters of parasitic water mites on the whirligig beetle Dineutus nigrior Roberts (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae). Aquatic Insects 30: 223-228.
Burness, G, A.I. Schulte-Hostedde, and R. Montgomerie. 2008. Body condition influences sperm energetics in lake whitefish. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Research 65: 165-170.
Litzgus, J.D., F. Bolton, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2008. Reproductive output depends on body condition in spotted turtles (Clemmys guttata). Copeia 2008: 84-90.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., M.A. Eys, and K. Johnson. 2008. Female mate choice is influenced by male sport participation. Evolutionary Psychology 6: 113-124.
Fairn, E.R., A.I. Schulte-Hostedde, and Y. Alarie. 2008. Water mite parasitism is associated with body condition and sex of the whirligig beetle Dineutus nigrior Roberts (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae). Ecoscience 15: 327-331.
Gorrell, J.C., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2008. Patterns of parasitism and body size in red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: 99-107.
Kaufman, S.D., T.A. Johnston, W.C. Leggett, M.D. Moles, J.M. Casselman, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2007. Relationships between indices of body condition and proximate body composition in walleye (Sander vitreus). Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 136: 1566-1576.
Fairn, E.R., Y. Alarie and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2007. Sexual size dimorphism in the diving beetle Laccophilus maculosus Say (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). Coleopterist Bulletin 61: 409-418.
Bowman, J., A. Kidd, R. Gorman, and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2007. Evidence for a large impact by feral mink within continental North America. Biological Conservation 139: 12-18.
Fairn, E., Alarie, Y. and A. Schulte-Hostedde. 2007. Sexual size and shape dimorphism in Dineutus nigrior Roberts (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae). Coleopterist Bulletin 61: 113-120.
Fairn, E., Schulte-Hostedde, A. and Y. Alarie. 2007. Sexual selection on accessory glands, genitalia, and protarsal pads in the whirligig beetle Dineutus nigrior Roberts (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae). Ethology 113: 257-266.
Casselman, S.J., A.I. Schulte-Hostedde, and R. Montgomerie. 2006. Sperm quality influences fertilization success in walleye (Sander vitreus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 2119-2125.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., and R. Montgomerie. 2006. Intraspecific variation in ejaculate traits of northern watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon). Journal of Zoology (Lond.) 270: 147-152.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., and Y. Alarie. 2006. Morphological patterns of sexual selection in the diving beetle Graphoderus liberus. Evolutionary Ecology Research 8: 891-901.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., and G. Burness. 2005. Fertilization dynamics of sperm from different male mating tactics in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 1638-1642.
Perez-Orella, C., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2005. Effects of sex and body size on ectoparasite loads in the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 83: 1381-1385.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., J.S. Millar, and G.J. Hickling. 2005. Condition dependence of testis size in small mammals. Evolutionary Ecology Research 7: 143-149.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., B. Zinner, J.S. Millar, and G.J. Hickling. 2005. Restitution of mass/size residuals: Validating body condition indices. Ecology 86: 155-163.
Casselman, S.J., and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2004. Reproductive roles predict sexual dimorphism in internal and external morphology of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Ecology of Freshwater Fish 13:217-222.
Burness, G.P., S.J. Casselman, A.I. Schulte-Hostedde, C.D. Moyes, and R. Montgomerie. 2004. Sperm swimming speed and energetics vary with sperm competition risk in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 56: 65-70.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., J.S. Millar, and H.L. Gibbs. 2004. Sexual selection and mating patterns in a mammal with female-biased sexual size dimorphism. Behavioral Ecology 15: 351-356.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I. and J.S. Millar. 2004. Intraspecific variation in testis size and sperm length in the yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus): implications for sperm competition and reproductive success. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 55: 272-277.
Barker, J.M., R. Boonstra and A.I. Schulte-Hostedde. 2003. Age determination in yellow-pine chipmunks (Tamias amoenus): a comparison of eye lens masses and femur and mandible sections. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 1774-1779.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., J.S. Millar, and G.J. Hickling. 2003. Intraspecific variation in testis size of small mammals: implications for muscle mass. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 591-595.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I. and J.S. Millar. 2002. Effects of body size and mass on running speed of the yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus). Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 1584-1587.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., J.S. Millar, and H.L. Gibbs. 2002. Female-biased sexual size dimorphism in the yellow-pine chipmunk: sex specific patterns of annual reproductive success and survival. Evolution 56: 2519-2529.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I. and J.S. Millar. 2002. "Little Chipmunk" syndrome?: Male body size and dominance in captive yellow-pine chipmunks (Tamias amoenus). Ethology 108: 127-137.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., J.S. Millar, and G.J. Hickling. 2001. Evaluating body condition in small mammals. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 1021-1029.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., J.S. Millar, and G.J. Hickling. 2001. Sexual dimorphism in body composition of small mammals. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 1016-1020.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., H.L. Gibbs, and J.S. Millar. 2001. Microgeographic genetic structure in the yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus). Molecular Ecology 10: 1625-1632.
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I., H.L. Gibbs, and J.S. Millar. 2000. Microsatellite DNA loci suitable for parentage analysis in the yellow-pine chipmunk (Tamias amoenus). Molecular Ecology 9: 2180-2181.
Books/Chapters:
Schulte-Hostedde, A.I. 2007. Sexual size dimorphism in rodents. In Rodent Societies: ecological and evolutionary approaches. J.O. Wolff and P.W. Sherman (eds.) University of Chicago Press. Chicago, Illinois.