Gutowsky, L.F.G., J.W. Brownscombe, A.D.M. Wilson, P. Szekeres and S.J. Cooke. 2016. Improved performance, within-individual consistency and between-individual differences in the righting behaviour of the Caribbean sea star, Oreaster reticulatus. Behaviour. 153:1763–1776.
Algera, D.A., L.F.G. Gutowsky, A.J. Zolderdo and S.J. Cooke. 2017. Parental Care in a Stressful World: Experimentally Elevated Cortisol and Brood Size Manipulation Influence Nest Success Probability and Nest-Tending Behavior in a Wild Teleost Fish. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 90(1):85–95.
Brownscombe, J.W, A.J. Danylchuk, J.M. Chapman, L.F.G. Gutowsky and S.J. Cooke. 2017. Best practices for catch-and-release recreational fisheries – angling tools and tactics. Fisheries Research. 186(3):693-705.
Harrison, P.M., L.F.G. Gutowsky, E.G. Martins, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke, and M. Power. 2016. Temporal plasticity in thermal habitat selection of burbot, Lota lota, a diel-migrating winter-specialist. Journal of Fish Biology. 88:2111–2129.
Cooke, S.J., E.G. Martins, D.P. Struthers, L.F.G. Gutowsky, M. Power, S.E. Doka, J.M. Dettmers, D.A. Crook, M.C. Lucas, C.M. Holbrook and C.C. Krueger. 2016. A moving target – incorporating knowledge of the spatial ecology of fish into the assessment and management of freshwater fish populations. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 188(4):239.
Harrison, P.M., L.F.G. Gutowsky, E.G. Martins, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke and M. Power. 2016. Burbot and large hydropower in North America: Benefits, threats, and research needs for mitigation. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 23:335–349.
Sullivan, B.G., A.D.M. Wilson, L.F.G. Gutowsky, P.H. Patrick, M. Sills and S.J. Cooke. 2016. The behavioral responses of a warm-water teleost to different spectra of light emitting diodes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 36(5):1000-1005.
Silva, A.T., C. Hatry, J.D. Thiem, L.F.G. Gutowsky, D. Hatin, D.Z. Zhu, J.W. Dawson, C. Katopodis and S.J. Cooke. 2015. Behaviour and locomotor activity of a migratory catostomid during fishway passage. PLoS One. 10(4):e0123051.
Pleizier, N., L.F.G. Gutowsky, V.M. Peddemors, S.J. Cooke and P.A. Butcher. 2015. Variation in whole-, landed- and trimmed-carcass and fin-weight ratios for various sharks captured on demersal set-lines off eastern Australia. Fisheries Research. 167:190-198.
Gutowsky, L.F.G., W. Aslam, R. Banisaeed, L.R. Bell, K.L. Bove, J.W. Brownscombe, G.J.J. Burrows, E. Chu, J.M.T. Magel, A.M. Rous and S.J. Cooke. 2015. Considerations for the design and interpretation of fishing release mortality estimates. Fisheries Research. 167:64-70.
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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PhD student Jessica Robichaud discusses her turtle research with CBC Radio
November 11, 2022 10:09 pm
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November 2, 2022 4:57 pm
The Canadian Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation and the FECPL at Carleton University are developing a research agenda on tipping points and cumulative effects in marine, terrestrial and freshwater systems and associated socio-economic systems. This research agenda will identify current knowledge … Read More
Dr. Cooke to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
September 19, 2022 4:23 pm
Dr. Cooke to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada at the Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in Calgary in November 2022. https://carleton.ca/biology/2022/dr-steve-cooke-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canada/… Read More
