Jesse F. WolfTrent University · Department of Environmental and Life Sciences
Jesse F. Wolf
Master of Science
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Introduction
Recent MSc graduate; studied population genetic structure of mountain goats in British Columbia as well as space/habitat use and their link to the gut microbiome of mountain goats and white-tailed deer.
Prior, I received my BSc in marine and freshwater biology and completed a thesis on the impact of agriculture on invertebrate subsistence.
My interests are eclectic and dynamic but academically, are primarily focused on integrating genetic and genomic techniques into ecological settings.
Additional affiliations
October 2020 - present
Education
September 2022 - August 2023
September 2018 - August 2020
September 2013 - December 2017
Publications
Publications (9)
The gut microbiome of animals varies by age, diet, and habitat, and directly influences an individual's health. Similarly, variation in home ranges is linked to feeding strategies and fitness. Ungulates (hooved mammals) exhibit species-specific microbiomes and habitat use patterns. We combined gut microbiome and movement data to assess relationship...
Anthropogenic activity imposes increasing pressure on wildlife populations globally; these pressures can affect habitat suitability and function, modify wildlife space use, and influence population viability. Native mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) populations can be negatively affected by anthropogenic disturbance and modify their space use in...
Northern (Glaucomys sabrinus) and southern (Glaucomys volans) flying squirrels are widespread species distributed across North America. Northern flying squirrels are common inhabitants of the boreal forest, also occurring in coniferous forest remnants farther south, whereas the southern flying squirrel range is centered in eastern temperate woodlan...
The usage of preprint servers in ecology and evolution is increasing, allowing research to be rapidly disseminated and available through open access at no cost. Early Career Researchers (ECRs) often have limited experience with the peer review process, which can be challenging when trying to build publication records and demonstrate research abilit...
Northern ( Glaucomys sabrinus ) and southern ( Glaucomys volans ) flying squirrels are widespread species distributed across much of North America. Northern flying squirrels are common inhabitants of the boreal forest, also occurring in coniferous forest remnants farther south, whereas the southern flying squirrel range is centered in eastern tempe...
The usage of preprint servers in ecology and evolution is increasing, as it allows for research to be rapidly disseminated and available through open access at no cost. This is relevant for Early Career Researchers (ECRs), who must demonstrate research ability for funding opportunities, scholarships, grants, or faculty positions in short temporal w...
Here, we combined fecal microbiome and movement data to assess the relationship between space use and the gut microbiome in a specialist and a generalist ungulate. We captured and GPS radiocollared 24 mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) and 34 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
This is the first study to relate core range size to gut div...
Species that inhabit fragmented habitats are expected to exhibit spatial genetic structure with respect to geographic distance and landscape features. These patterns are also shaped by a variety of temporal processes, namely post-glacial recolonization, and those operating at more contemporary scales, such as sex-biased dispersal. We quantified the...
Agricultural land use is widely accepted to elicit changes on surrounding environment and neighboring ecosystems. Meanwhile, the impact of different types of agricultural land use likely cause a variety of impacts on nearby ecosystems and the organisms that inhabit them. Freshwater systems support a wide range of organisms—from infaunal or epifauna...
Projects
Projects (4)
We aim to determine relationships between space use and the gut microbiome in a specialist and generalist ungulate
Our study aims to evaluate the large and fine-scale genetic structure of mountain goats in northern British Columbia, which accounts for approximately 25% of the global mountain goat population. We focussed on quantifying the drivers of genetic population structure of mountain goats located in northern British Columbia to allow for biologically relevant population management. Lastly, we used an adjacent three-mountain complex in the Skeena region, an administrative boundary for natural resource management, as a case study to demonstrate how fine-scale genetic data can inform management decisions.
