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Dog-walking behaviours affect gastrointestinal parasitism in park-attending dogs by Smith, Anya F, Semeniuk, Christina AD, Kutz, Susan J, Massolo, Alessandro

“…BACKGROUND: In urban parks, dogs, wildlife and humans can be sympatric, introducing the potential for inter- and intra-specific transmission of pathogens among…”
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Spatial and temporal variation of an ice-adapted predator’s feeding ecology in a changing Arctic marine ecosystem by Yurkowski, David J., Ferguson, Steven H., Semeniuk, Christina A. D., Brown, Tanya M., Muir, Derek C. G., Fisk, Aaron T.

“…Spatial and temporal variation can confound interpretations of relationships within and between species in terms of diet composition, niche size, and trophic…”
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Assessing baseline stress physiology as an integrator of environmental quality in a wild avian population: Implications for use as a conservation biomarker by Madliger, Christine L., Semeniuk, Christina A.D., Harris, Christopher M., Love, Oliver P.

“…Stress hormones (i.e., glucocorticoids such as corticosterone and cortisol) have been widely proposed as biomarkers of habitat quality and disturbance…”
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Costs of group-living for a normally solitary forager: effects of provisioning tourism on southern stingrays Dasyatis americana by Semeniuk, CAD, Rothley, KD

“…Animals can perceive tourists as predators and will incur fitness costs should their predator-avoidance behaviours result in forgone resource acquisition. Not…”
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Latitudinal variation in ecological opportunity and intraspecific competition indicates differences in niche variability and diet specialization of Arctic marine predators by Yurkowski, David J., Ferguson, Steve, Choy, Emily S., Loseto, Lisa L., Brown, Tanya M., Muir, Derek C. G., Semeniuk, Christina A. D., Fisk, Aaron T.

“…Individual specialization (IS), where individuals within populations irrespective of age, sex, and body size are either specialized or generalized in terms of…”
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The effects of variation in acclimation- and growth-maximizing behavioural types of outcrossed Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) on growth and survival in captivity by Mayrand, Jessica L., Heath, Daniel D., Heath, John W., Semeniuk, Christina A.D.

“…•Behaviour is important when assessing acclimation to a novel environment.•Outbreeding produces behavioural variation in domestic Chinook salmon.•Behavioural…”
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Additive and non-additive genetic components of the jack male life history in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by Forest, Adriana R., Semeniuk, Christina A. D., Heath, Daniel D., Pitcher, Trevor E.

“…Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha , exhibit alternative reproductive tactics (ARTs) where males exist in two phenotypes: large “hooknose” males and…”
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The effects of paternal reproductive tactic and rearing environment on juvenile variation in growth as mediated through aggression and foraging behaviours of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) by Forest, Adriana R., Dender, Mitchel G. E., Pitcher, Trevor E., Semeniuk, Christina A. D., Foster, S.

“…In species with indeterminate growth, differential growth rates can lead to animals adopting alternative reproductive tactics such as sneak–guard phenotypes,…”
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Using Fatty-Acid Profile Analysis as an Ecologic Indicator in the Management of Tourist Impacts on Marine Wildlife: A Case of Stingray-Feeding in the Caribbean by Semeniuk, Christina A. D, Speers-Roesch, Ben, Rothley, Kristina D

“…Feeding marine wildlife as a tourism experience has become a popular means by which to attract both people and wildlife, although management efforts are still…”
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Anti-Predator Benefits of Mixed-Species Groups of Cowtail Stingrays (Pastinachus sephen) and Whiprays (Himantura uarnak) at Rest by Semeniuk, Christina A. D., Dill, Lawrence M.

“…Heterospecific grouping can sometimes provide greater antipredator benefits to individuals than grouping with conspecifics. We explored the potential benefits…”
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Knowledge co‐production: A pathway to effective fisheries management, conservation, and governance by Cooke, Steven J., Nguyen, Vivian M., Chapman, Jacqueline M., Reid, Andrea J., Landsman, Sean J., Young, Nathan, Hinch, Scott G., Schott, Stephan, Mandrak, Nicholas E., Semeniuk, Christina A.D.

“…Although it is assumed that the outcomes from scientific research inform management and policy, the so‐called knowledge–action gap (i.e., the disconnect…”
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