(April 2016 - August 2018)
Research interests: I am interested in how animals respond to and cope with changes in their environment. Within this broad question I am interested in how physiological systems modulate the response to ecologically relevant stressors. My work has a strong integrative approach, combining techniques from physiology, endocrinology, behavior, and ecology. Most recently I have especially become interested in what role individual variation and phenotypic plasticity play in this context with regards to individual fitness.
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Lab Publications (4)
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Raby, G.D., J.M. Chapman, R. de Bruijn, E.J. Eliason, C.K. Elvidge, C.T. Hasler, C.L. Madliger, E.A. Nyboer, A.J. Reid, D.G. Roche, T. Rytwinski, T.D. Ward, A.D.M. Wilson and S.J. Cooke. 2020. Teaching post-secondary students in ecology and evolution: Strategies for early-career researchers. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution. 13:14–24.
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Prystay, T. S., M.J. Lawrence, A.J. Zolderdo, J.W. Brownscombe, R. de Bruijn, E.J. Eliason and S.J. Cooke. 2019. Exploring relationships between cardiovascular activity and parental care behavior in nesting smallmouth bass: a field study using heart rate biologgers. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 234:18-27.
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Maxwell, R.J., A. J. Zolderdo, R. de Bruijn, J.W. Brownscombe, E. Staaterman, A.J. Gallagher and S. J. Cooke. 2018. Does motor noise from recreational boats alter parental care behaviour of a nesting freshwater fish? Aquatic Conservation. 28:969-978.
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Birnie-Gauvin, K., K.S. Peiman, A.J. Gallagher, R. de Bruijn and S.J. Cooke. 2016. Sublethal consequences of urban life for wild vertebrates. Environmental Reviews. 24:416-425.
