News
We are now hiring for the 2009 season (advertisement).
Andrew McAdam interviewed by a 6th grade student about his research for the LADDERS program (video).
Discovery Channel airs a short piece on the project (video)
Adi Boon explains squirrel personalities on Quirks and Quarks (www; mp3)
Red squirrel personalities linked to fitness. See Edmonton Journal, NSF's website, (en français).
Red squirrels anticipate upcoming cone production - results published in Science.
Archives of media reports on Kluane Red Squirrels can be found here.
Recently Published Papers
Descamps, S., S. Boutin, D. Berteaux, A. G. McAdam, J.-M. Gaillard. 2008. Cohort effects in red squirrels: the influence of density, food abundance and temperature on future survival and reproductive success. Journal of Animal Ecology 77: 305-314.
Boon, A. K., D. Reale, and S. Boutin. 2007. The interaction between personality, offspring fitness and food abundance in North American red squirrels. Ecology Letters 10: 1094-1104.
See our bibliography for a complete list of KRSP papers including PDFs.
Employment and Graduate Opportunities
We are currently looking for four field technicians for the 2009 season. Please see the advertisement for details and instructions.
