Effect-based tools for monitoring and predicting the ecotoxicological effects of chemicals in the aquatic environment

RE Connon, J Geist, I Werner - Sensors, 2012 - mdpi.com
Ecotoxicology faces the challenge of assessing and predicting the effects of an increasing
number of chemical stressors on aquatic species and ecosystems. Herein we review …

Immune response genes and pathogen presence predict migration survival in wild salmon smolts

KM Jeffries, SG Hinch, MK Gale, TD Clark… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first data to link physiological responses and pathogen presence with
subsequent fate during migration of wild salmonid smolts. We tagged and non‐lethally …

Size‐and condition‐dependent predation: A seabird disproportionately targets substandard individual juvenile salmon

S Tucker, J Mark Hipfner, M Trudel - Ecology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Selection of prey that are small and in poor body condition is a widespread phenomenon in
terrestrial predator–prey systems and may benefit prey populations by removing …

A review of factors affecting the susceptibility of juvenile salmonids to avian predation

NJ Hostetter, AF Evans, Q Payton… - … American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We reviewed studies of piscivorous colonial waterbird predation on juvenile salmonids to
synthesize current knowledge of factors affecting fish susceptibility to avian predators …

Migratory animals feel the cost of getting sick: A meta‐analysis across species

A Risely, M Klaassen, BJ Hoye - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Migratory animals are widely assumed to play an important role in the long‐distance
dispersal of parasites, and are frequently implicated in the global spread of zoonotic …

Susceptibility of juvenile steelhead to avian predation: the influence of individual fish characteristics and river conditions

NJ Hostetter, AF Evans, DD Roby… - Transactions of the …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Identification of the factors that influence susceptibility to predation can aid in developing
management strategies to recover fish populations of conservation concern. Predator–prey …

Distinct seasonal infectious agent profiles in life-history variants of juvenile Fraser River Chinook salmon: An application of high-throughput genomic screening

S Tucker, S Li, KH Kaukinen, DA Patterson, KM Miller - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Disease-causing infectious agents are natural components of ecosystems and considered a
major selective force driving the evolution of host species. However, knowledge of the …

Multi-population analysis of Puget Sound steelhead survival and migration behavior

ME Moore, BA Berejikian, FA Goetz… - Marine Ecology …, 2015 - int-res.com
Until recently, research on mortality of anadromous fishes in the marine environment was
largely limited to estimates of total mortality and association with group characteristics or the …

Piscivorous fish exhibit temperature‐influenced binge feeding during an annual prey pulse

NB Furey, SG Hinch, MG Mesa… - Journal of Animal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the limits of consumption is important for determining trophic influences on
ecosystems and predator adaptations to inconsistent prey availability. Fishes have been …

Relationship between juvenile fish condition and survival to adulthood in steelhead

AF Evans, NJ Hostetter, K Collis… - Transactions of the …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding how individual characteristics are associated with survival is important to
programs aimed at recovering fish populations of conservation concern. To evaluate …