Dufour, K., L.F.G. Gutowsky, D. Algera, A. Zolderdo, J.M.T. Magel, N. Pleizier, M. Dick and S.J. Cooke. 2015. An experimental test of in-season homing mechanisms used by nest-guarding male Largemouth Bass following displacement. Behavioural Processes. 120:87-93.
Cooke, S.J., J.M. Chapman and J.C. Vermaire. 2015. On the apparent failure of silt fences to protect freshwater ecosystems from sedimentation: a call for improvements in science, technology, training and compliance monitoring. Journal of Environmental Management. 164:67-73.
Peat, T. B., T. A. Hayden, L. F. G. Gutowsky, C. S. Vandergoot, D. G. Fielder, C. P. Madenjian, K. J. Murchie, J. M. Dettmers, C. C. Krueger and S. J. Cooke. 2015. Seasonal thermal ecology of adult walleye (Sander vitreus) in Lake Huron and Lake Erie. Journal of Thermal Biology. 53:98-106.
Wilson, A.D.M., J.W. Brownscombe, B. Sullivan, S.M.R. Jain-Schlaepfer and S.J. Cooke. 2015. Does angling technique and lure type selectively target fishes based on their behavioural type? PLoS ONE. 10: e0135848.
Crawford, C., J.D. Midwood, R.J. Lennox, S. Bliss, C. Belanger and S.J. Cooke. 2016. Experimental displacement of longnose dace, Rhinichthys cataractae (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae), reveals rapid fish avoidance of a stormwater drain in an urban watershed. Hydrobiologia. 767:197-206.
Chapman, J.M., D. Algera, M. Dick, E.E. Hawkins, M.J. Lawrence, R.J. Lennox, A.M. Rous, C.M. Souliere, H.L.J. Stemberger, D.P. Struthers, M. Vu, T.D. Ward, A.J. Zolderdo and S.J. Cooke. 2015. Being relevant: Practical guidance for early career researchers interested in solving conservation problems. Global Ecology and Conservation. 4: 334-348.
Hlevca, B., S.J. Cooke, J.D. Midwood, S.E. Doka, R. Portiss and M. Wells. 2015. Characterization of water temperature variability within a harbour connected to a large lake. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 41:1010-1023.
Midwood, J.D., M.H. Larsen, M. Boel, K. Aarestrup and S.J. Cooke. 2015. An experimental field evaluation of winter carryover effects in semi-anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta). Journal of Experimental Zoology A. 323A:645–654.
Horodysky, A.Z., S.J. Cooke and R.W. Brill. 2015. Physiology in the Service of Fisheries Science – Why Thinking Mechanistically Matters. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 25:425-447.
Landsman, S.J., E.G. Martins, L.F.G. Gutowsky, C.D. Suski, R. Arlinghaus and S.J. Cooke. 2015. Locomotor activity patterns of muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) assessed using tri-axial acceleration sensing acoustic transmitters. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 98:2109-2121.
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
