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.
Lawrence, M.J., J.-G.J. Godin, A.J. Zolderdo and S.J. Cooke. 2019. Chronic plasma cortisol elevation does not promote riskier behaviour in a teleost fish: A test of the behavioural resiliency hypothesis. Integrative Organismal Biology. 1(1):obz009.
Logan, J.M, M.J. Lawrence, G.E. Morgan, W.M. Twardek, R.J. Lennox and S.J Cooke. 2019. Consequences of winter air exposure on walleye (Sander vitreus) physiology and impairment following a simulated ice-angling event. Fisheries Research. 215:106-113.
Lawrence, M.J., A.J. Zolderdo, J-G.J. Godin, J.W. Mandelman, K.M. Gilmour and S.J. Cooke. 2019. Cortisol does not increase risk of mortality to predation in juvenile bluegill sunfish: a manipulative experimental field study. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A. 331:253-261.
Lawrence, M.J., J.G.J. Godin and S.J. Cooke. 2018. Does experimental cortisol elevation mediate risk-taking and antipredator behaviour in a wild teleost fish? Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 226:75-82.
Abrams, A. E. I., A. M. Rous, J. L. Brooks, M. J. Lawrence, S. E. Doka, J. D. Midwood, and S. J. Cooke. 2018. Comparing immobilization, recovery, and stress indicators associated with electric fish handling gloves and a portable electrosedation system. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 147:390-399.
Lawrence, M.J., S. Jain-Schlaepfer, A.J. Zolderdo, D.A. Algera, K.M. Gilmour, A.J. Gallagher and S.J. Cooke. 2018. Are 3-minutes good enough for obtaining baseline physiological samples from teleost fish? Canadian Journal of Zoology. 96:774-786.
Lawrence, M.J., A.J. Zolderdo and S.J. Cooke. 2017. The consequences of war on the natural environment. Pages 48-62 in W.H. Wiist and S.K. White, Eds. Preventing War and Promoting Peace: A Guide for Health Professionals. Cambridge University Press, UK.
Twardek, W.M., R.J. Lennox, M.J. Lawrence, J. Monaghan Logan, P. Szekeres, A.J. Danylchuk and S.J. Cooke. 2017. Survival of Walleye released following ice-angling on Lake Nipissing. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2017/03 + 29p.
Algera, D.A., J.W. Brownscombe, K.M. Gilmour, M.J. Lawrence, A.J. Zolderdo and S.J. Cooke. 2017. Cortisol treatment affects locomotor activity and swimming behaviour of male smallmouth bass engaged in paternal care: A field study using acceleration biologgers. Physiology and Behavior. 181:59-68.
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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PhD student Jessica Robichaud discusses her turtle research with CBC Radio
November 11, 2022 10:09 pm
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-193-fresh-air/clip/15946967-what-turtles-ontario-winters… Read More
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
