Search Results - "Sopinka, Natalie M."
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Is there a role for aggression in round goby invasion fronts?
Published in Behaviour (2012)“…The role of aggression as a factor promoting invasiveness remains hotly debated. Increased aggression or a lack of tolerance for conspecifics may promote…”
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Egg cortisol treatment affects the behavioural response of coho salmon to a conspecific intruder and threat of predation
Published in Animal behaviour (01-06-2015)“…Knowledge continues to emerge on how maternally derived egg hormones influence progeny behaviour in oviparous taxa. Of particular interest is how…”
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Considerations for effective science communication
Published in Facets (Ottawa) (01-05-2017)“…It is increasingly common for scientists to engage in sharing science-related knowledge with diverse knowledge users—an activity called science communication…”
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Impact of contaminant exposure on resource contests in an invasive fish
Published in Behavioral ecology and sociobiology (01-12-2010)“…There is increasing concern for the disruptive effects seen in aquatic species exposed to environmental contaminants. However, few studies have investigated…”
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Manipulating glucocorticoids in wild animals: basic and applied perspectives
Published in Conservation physiology (2015)“…Experimental elevations of glucocorticoids are used to understand how chronic exposure to stressors affects vertebrate performance. A variety of methods exist…”
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Laboratory and field evidence of sex-biased movement in the invasive round goby
Published in Behavioral ecology and sociobiology (01-12-2011)“…Activity levels are modulated by trade-offs between reducing predation risk and the need to move in order to find food or mates. Because these trade-offs…”
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Bycatch mortality of endangered coho salmon: impacts, solutions, and aboriginal perspectives
Published in Ecological applications (01-10-2014)“…We used biotelemetry and human dimensions surveys to explore potential solutions to migration mortality of an endangered population of coho salmon caught as…”
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Effects of experimentally elevated egg cortisol on offspring traits in two species of wild Pacific salmon
Published in Environmental biology of fishes (01-10-2016)“…In fishes, elevated levels of cortisol in eggs can have carry-over effects on phenotypic and performance traits early in life. How responses to elevations in…”
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Reflections on the Legends of Canadian Fisheries Science and Management
Published in Fisheries (Bethesda) (01-11-2019)Get full text
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Examining the relationships between egg cortisol and oxidative stress in developing wild sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Published in Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology (01-10-2016)“…Maternally-derived hormones in oocytes, such as glucocorticoids (GCs), play a crucial role in embryo development in oviparous taxa. In fishes, maternal…”
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Envisioning the scientific paper of the future
Published in Facets (Ottawa) (2020)“…Consider for a moment the rate of advancement in the scientific understanding of DNA. It is formidable; from Fredrich Miescher’s nuclein extraction in the…”
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Are there intergenerational and population-specific effects of oxidative stress in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)?
Published in Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology (01-06-2015)“…Intergenerational effects of stress have been reported in a wide range of taxa; however, few researchers have examined the intergenerational consequences of…”
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Prenatal Stress Exposure Generates Higher Early Survival and Smaller Size without Impacting Developmental Rate in a Pacific Salmon
Published in Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology (01-12-2016)“…ABSTRACT Prenatal exposure to elevated glucocorticoids can act as a signal of environmental stress, resulting in modifications to offspring phenotype. While…”
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Behavior as biomarker? Laboratory versus field movement in round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) from highly contaminated habitats
Published in Ecotoxicology (London) (01-05-2012)“…Changes in animal movement (frequency or speed of locomotion) following exposure to a toxicant are frequently considered a biomarker of contaminant exposure…”
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Prenatal Stress Exposure Generates Higher Early Survival and Smaller Size without Impacting Developmental Rate in a Pacific Salmon: EARLY-LIFE EFFECTS OF PRENATAL STRESS SIGNALS
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