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.
Pinder, A.C., R. Velterop, S.J. Cooke, and J.R. Britton. 2017. Consequences of catch-and-release angling for black bream Spondyliosoma cantharus, during the parental care period: implications for management. ICES Journal of Marine Science. 74:1-7.
Arlinghaus, R., S.J. Cooke, S.G. Sutton, A.J. Danylchuk, K. De. M. F. Freire, J. Alos, E.T. Da Silva, I.G. Cowx and R. Van Anrooy. 2016. Recommendations for the future of recreational fisheries to prepare the social-ecological system for coping with change. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 23:177–186.
Binder, T.R., A.D.M. Wilson, S.M. Wilson, C.D. Suski, J-G.J. Godin and S.J. Cooke. 2016. Is there a pace-of-life syndrome linking boldness and metabolic capacity for locomotion in bluegill sunfish? Animal Behaviour. 121:175-183.
Gagne, T.O., K.L. Ovitz, L.P. Griffin, J.W. Brownscombe, S.J. Cooke and A.J. Danylchuk. 2017. Evaluating the consequences of catch-and-release recreational angling on golden dorado (Salminus brasiliensis) in Salta, Argentina. Fisheries Research. 186(3):625-633.
Cooke, S.J., C.J.A. Cooke and J.W. Brownscombe. 2016. Ultralight or heavyweight? The interactive effects of gear strength and air exposure on reflex impairment in largemouth bass. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 145(6):1202-1207.
Twardek, W.M., C.K. Elvidge, A.D.M. Wilson, D.A. Algera, A. Zolderdo, S.C. Lougheed and S.J. Cooke. 2017. Do protected areas mitigate the effects of fisheries-induced evolution on parental care behaviour of a teleost fish? Aquatic Conservation. 27:789-796.
Key, B., R. Arlinghaus, H.I. Browman, S.J. Cooke, I.G. Cowx, B.K. Diggles, J.D. Rose, W. Sawynok, A. Schwab, A.B. Skiftesvik, E.D. Stevens and C.A. Watson. 2017. Problems with equating thermal preference with “emotional fever” and sentience. Comment on Rey et al. (2015) Fish can show emotional fever: stress-induced hyperthermia in zebrafish. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 284(1847):20160681.
Nguyen, V.M., A.J. Lynch, N. Young, I.G. Cowx, T.D. Beard Jr., W.W. Taylor and S.J. Cooke. 2016. To manage inland fisheries is to manage at the social-ecological watershed scale. Journal of Environmental Management. 181:312-325.
Cooke, S.J., J.C. Rice, K.A. Prior, R. Bloom, O. Jensen, D.R. Browne, L.A. Donaldson, J.R. Bennett, J.C. Vermaire and G. Auld. 2016. The Canadian context for evidence-based conservation and environmental management. Environmental Evidence. 5:14
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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