Members Of Our Lab

Associate Professor of Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology, Canada Research Chair
Institute of Environmental Science and Department of Biology

Interests: Conservation, habitat, citizen-science and outreach, sustainable growth and development, environmental policy.

Research interests: behavioural syndromes/ adaptive variation in behaviour, animal personality, group living, fisheries biology, biological invasions, evidence-based conservation.

Research Interests: swimming behaviour and locomotion of lake sturgeon in unsteady flows in fishways. Different biomechanic techniques will be used to bridge the physiology and behaviour of fish. Specifically, my approach will be to link biological information with hydraulics of turbulent flow to identify and quantify the hydrodynamics that underpin sturgeon’s swimming behaviour.

Research interests: physiology, conservation, ecology, ecotoxicology, and behaviour. More specifically, I am studying how natural and anthropogenic stressors affect the physiology and ecology of fishes.

Co-mentored by Dr. Michael Power (University of Waterloo)

Research Interests: Migration and movement ecology of fish and how biotic and abiotic factors influence their survival and reproduction.

Research Interests: cardiorespiratory physiology, local adaptation, migration, metabolism, temperature tolerance, climate change, conservation, management.

Research Interests: The fundamental connections between a species and its habitat, including the mechanisms behind fish habitat selection and the factors that drive their movement.

Great Lakes Science Center/Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Hammond Bay Biological Station

Research project: Spatial ecology of walleye in Lake Huron and Lake Erie

Project webpage

Thesis topic: Spatial ecology of fish communities

Email = graham.d.raby (at) gmail.com

May 2009 – December 2014

Co-supervised by Dr. Scott Hinch (University of British Columbia)

Thesis topic: Using Pacific salmon to understand the effects of an acute stressor on physiology, behaviour, and fitness

Co-supervised by Dr. Andy Danylchuk (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)

Thesis topic: Behavioural ecology and energy dynamics of bonefish (Albula vulpes) in the Caribbean Sea: basic and applied perspectives

Co-supervised by Dr. Michael Power (University of Waterloo)

Thesis topic: Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) in a large hydropower reservoir: an investigation into the movement ecology of a threatened species and its implications for directing dam operation

Co-supervised by Dr. Michael Power (University of Waterloo)

Thesis topic: The thermal and spatial ecology and behaviour of burbot, Lota lota, in a hydropower reservoir in British Columbia, Canada

Thesis topic: Advancing an integrated framework for assessment of emerging catch-and-release recreational fisheries in the developing world

Co-supervised by Dr. Ian Cowx at the University of Hull, UK

Thesis topic: A socio-ecological system approach to sustainable hydropower development in large rivers of the developing world

September 2011 to September 2013

Co-supervised by Dr. John Dettmers (Great Lakes Fishery Commission)

Thesis topic: Movement and thermal ecology of adult walleye from the Tittabawassee and Maumee Rivers

Thesis topic: Using the central mudminnow (Umbra limi) to study habitat-based differences between Watts creek and the municipal Kizzel drain in Ottawa, ON.

Thesis topic: The effects of hydrokinetic turbines on fish species in the Winnipeg River

Thesis topic: Evaluating ecological restoration of St. Lawrence River tributaries using seasonal assessments of fish community structure

Co-supervised by Dr. Susan Doka (DFO Burlington)

Thesis topic: The spatial ecology of fish in Toronto Harbour

Thesis topic: Tag-related effects and estimation of en-route mortality of adult sockeye salmon

Thesis topic: The carryover effects of stress on the physiology and behaviour of checkered puffers in the Bahamas

Thesis topic: Effects of catch-and-release angling on Atlantic salmon survival and migration behaviour in Norwegian rivers

Thesis Topic: The thermal ecology of adult walleye (Sander vitreus) in Lake Erie and Lake Huron

Thesis Topic: An integrated louver and light array system for guidance of Largemouth Bass with consideration to varying life stages and time of day

Thesis topic: Do angler education programs yield measurable improvements to fish condition and survival?

Thesis topic: Do exercise and air exposure affect boldness and activity level in the bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)?​

Thesis topic: The effect of mangrove roots, substrate type, and conspecific alarm cues on the stress response of the checkered puffer 

Thesis topic: How do nest-guarding male Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) return to their nests after displacement?​

Thesis topic:  Comparing the health of pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in restored and degraded wetlands in Cornwall, ON

Thesis Topic: Personality in relation to angling methods and its effects on hooking depth in the bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)