Gallagher, A., E.B. Byrnes, R.A. Skubel, B. Raymond, J. Romeiro, S.J. Cooke, G.M. Street and N. Hammerschlag. In Press. Internal physiological state and movement behaviour in an open ocean predator, the blue shark (Prionace glauca). PLoS One. 00:000-000.
Haniford, L., C.H. Reid, G. Zorn, G.D. Raby and S.J. Cooke. In Press. Effects of gill and muscle biopsies on the short-term behaviour, exercise performance, and survival in juvenile lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Journal of Fish Biology. 00:000-000.
Midwood, J.D., J.L.Brooks, P. Bzonek, S.J.Cooke, M. Croft-White, D.T.Reddick, N.A.Turner, S. Larocque and C.T. Hasler. 2025. Fine-scale behaviour of walleye (Sander vitreus) on a spawning shoal in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 102728.
Clements, J.C., S.J. Cooke, S. Tomlinson, B. O’Boyle and A. Fuller. 2025. Tips and tricks for writing constructive peer reviews. Conservation Physiology. 31(11): 4631-4636.
Howarth, A., Islam, S. S., Firth, B. L., Heath, D. D., and Cooke, S. J. 2025. Transcriptomic responses to thermal and angling stress in wild brook trout from a southern Ontario stream. Conservation Physiology. 13(1): coaf084.
Harper M, Carrier-Belleau C, Rytwinski T, Helmuth B, Creed IF, Smol JP, Bennett JR, Hanna DEL, Saravia LA, Rocha J, Foulk A, Dupont S, Robichaud C, Hernández Martínez de la Riva A, Sahdra A, Cooke SJ. 2025. Gaps in tipping points research across freshwater, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems. Biological Conservation. 313: 111622.
Postma, H.G., E.A. Nyboer, A.T. Duncan, N. Young, W.P. Mattes, M. Gaden, A.J. Reid, V.M. Nguyen and S.J. Cooke. In Press. Preparing fisheries professionals to work with and for Indigenous fisheries agencies and organizations. Fisheries. 00:000-000.
Webb, J.A., K.A. Schofield, C.N. Cook, J.R.B. Fisher, S.H. Cheng, A. Christie, S.J. Cooke, N.S. Dubois, G. Frampton, B. Macura, S.J. Nichols, R. Richards, R.J. Aicher, S. Mason, E. Anderson, E. Betley, M. Borsuk, J. Busch, S. Carlson, J-J.B. Dubois, J. Eales, E.T. Game, R.L. Irvine, M. Muir, L. Olander, A. Pollard, A. Porzecanski, E. Radke, N. Randall, T. Riley, S. Ritchie, N. Salafsky, A. Sigouin, K. Stevens, and C.E. Ridley. 2025. A standardized definition of Rapid Evidence Assessment for environmental applications. Conservation Letters.
O’Connor, B., J.R. Bottoms, M. Auger-Methé, D.A. Patterson, M. Power, J.M. Shrimpton, S.J. Cooke and E.G. Martins. 2025. Linking spatial stream network and site occupancy models to predict the distribution of Arctic grayling in a mountainous watershed. Freshwater Biology. 70(12): e70137.
Xia, J., M. Peng, P. Li, X. Zheng, J. Xia, S. Fu, and S.J. Cooke. In Press. Discrepancy in temperature-dependent performance curves of Endangered Brachymystax tsinlingensis and its prey Phoxinus lagowskii in a vulnerable stream ecosystem. Water Biology and Security. 00:000-000.
The Cooke Lab (past and present) was well represented at the AFS Annual Meeting in San Antonio
August 18, 2025 11:59 am
Dr. Cooke delivered the plenary address for the Black Bass 2025 meeting and also facilitated a session on future-proofing black bass management. Students Joel Zhang, Raegan Davis, Luc LaRochelle and Justin Lombardo delivered presentations as did Cooke alum Drs. Morgan … Read More
July 3, 2025 12:31 pm
Dr. Steven Cooke and Dr. John Smol (Queen’s University) have published an article in the United Nations Today magazine highlighting threats to freshwater ecosystems.
“INTERNATIONAL BODIES NEED TO PUT FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS ON THE AGENDA”
Article is available below:
Cooke lab members attend the American Fisheries Society annual meeting in Honolulu!
November 22, 2024 4:37 pm
Several past and present Cooke lab members presented and enjoyed their time at the latest American Fisheries Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii (August, 2024). A great experience connecting with and learning with colleagues …. we are looking forward to the … Read More
Our lab celebrates our most recent grad students for defending their MSc and PhD theses (Sept 2023).
September 17, 2023 4:25 am
Lab members assembled at the inaugural SCAS meeting in Montreal in February of 2023.
February 27, 2023 11:01 pm
There were many team members (past and present) at the meeting. Dr. Cooke assumed the role of President of SCAS and will hold that position until the next SCAS meeting in February 2024 in Fredericton. 
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