Jessica Robichaud

Ph.D. Candidate

Co-Supervisor: Dr. Jake Brownscombe

Research interests: aquatic ecology, habitat and landscape use, behaviour and physiology of aquatic vertebrates, conservation biology, marine protected areas

Background

MSc (Carleton University, 2022)

Thesis: The overwintering behaviour and physiology of Northern Map Turtles (Graptemys geographica) in Ontario

Honours BSc Environmental Science, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, and Environmental Studies (University of Toronto, 2020)

Undergraduate Thesis: Impact of Aquatic Invasive Species on Sport Fishes in Ontario

Student Research Technician (Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2019/2020)

Lab Publications (18)

  • Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

    Cooke, S.J., R. Lennox, K.W. Vollset, M. Thapar, C. Junge, K. Birnie-Gauvin, P. Lundberg, G. Velle, L.S. Dahlmo, M.L. Piczak, R.D. Grubbs, C.T. Hasler, J.A. Robichaud and R.T. Kraus.  In Press.  The value of electronic tagging and tracking studies for understanding fish-hypoxia interactions.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 00:000-000.

  • Kessel, S.T., M. Auger-Méthé, A. Barbosa Martins, S.J. Cooke, A.T. Fisk, A.L. Haley, M.R. Heupel, N.V. Klinard, J.K. Matley, M.L. Piczak, J.A. Robichaud and N.E. Hussey.  In Press.  Global distribution of aquatic animal telemetry effort reveals geographic biases and opportunities for more inclusive tracking studies. Conservation Science & Practice.  00:000-000.

  • Robichaud, J.A., L. P., Griffin., G.A., Casselberry, D. Morley, A.J., Adams, A.J., Danylchuk, S.J., Cooke, J.W., Brownscombe. 2026. Locomotor activity patterns of Permit (Trachinotus falcatus) as an indicator of habitat function in the Florida Keys. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 783:meps15112.

  • Fish and Fisheries

    Bergman, J.N., Robichaud, J.A., McCutcheon, J., Booth, M.T., Campbell, B., Casselberry, G.A., Cooper, C.R., Gillanders, B.M., Griffin, L.P., Hale, E., LaRochelle, L., Murchie, K.J., Peacock, M., Swanson, R.G., Stewart, S.D., Woodland, R.J., Zielinski, D.P., Cooke, S.J., and Piczak, M.L.  2026.  A conceptual framework and methods for studying the connectivity of fishes. Fish and Fisheries.  0:1-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.70058

  • Environmental Reviews Cover Image

    Robichaud, J.A., A.L. Haley, L. LaRochelle, J. Dello Russo, J. Zhang, K.E. Cunningham, L. Lawson, J.N. Bergman, E. Jolin, J.C. Madden, J. Matley, N.V. Klinard, A.B. Martins, S.T. Kessel, C. Huveneers, M.J.W. Stokesbury, N.E. Hussey, S.J. Cooke, and M.L. Piczak. 2025. Global trends in aquatic animal satellite telemetry studies. Environmental Reviews. 

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