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Determining the energetic, fitness, and potential evolutionary consequences of a variety of natural (e.g., winter, reproduction) and anthropogenic (e.g., angling, environmental pollution) stressors.
Understanding the diversity of energetic, physiological, and behavioural responses of fish to stress at the individual, population, and species level.
We then apply the fundamental knowledge derived from these basic research activities to aid in the conservation and management of aquatic resources. Of late, we have been involved with defining the new discipline of “conservation physiology” – a field dedicated to understanding the mechanisms underlying conservation problems. Because our work is heavily based in the field, we rely on technologies including underwater videography and telemetry to monitor free-swimming fish in the wild.
Professor Cooke
1 Lab Manager/Biologist
7 Post Doctoral Researchers
19 Graduate Students
And 9 Undergraduate Research Students
Lab members assembled at the inaugural SCAS meeting in Montreal in February of 2023.
February 27
There were many team members (past and present) at the meeting. Dr. Cooke assumed the role of President of SCAS... Read more →
PhD student Jessica Robichaud discusses her turtle research with CBC Radio
November 11
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Griffin, L. P., Brownscombe, J. W., Adams, A. J., Wilson, J. K., Casselberry, G. A., Holder, P. E., Filous, A., Lowerre-Barbieri, S. K., Cooke, S. J., and Danylchuk, A. J. In. Press. Individual variation and repeatability of Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus migrations in the southern United States: Implications for conservation and management. Marine Biology. 00:000-000.
Murdoch, A., Connors, B.M., Lapointe, N.W.R., Mills Flemming, J., Cooke, S.J., and Mantyka-Pringle, C. In Press. Multiple environmental drivers across life-stages influence Yukon River Chinook salmon productivity. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 00:000-000.
Hernandez Martinez de la Riva, A., Harper, M., Rytwinski, T., Sahdra, A., Taylor, J., Bard, B., Bennett, J., Burnton, D., Creed, I., Haniford, L.S.E., Hanna, D., Harmsen, C.D., Smol, J.P., Thapar, M., and Cooke, S.J. In Press. Tipping points in freshwater ecosystems: an evidence map. Frontiers in Freshwater Science. 00:000-000.