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Steven J. Cooke
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Email: steven_cooke@carleton.ca Title: Assistant Professor of Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology at Carleton University
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| Research |
Our lab maintains a broad interest in all aspects of aquatic ecology, conservation biology, physiological ecology, animal behaviour and environmental science. Our research efforts primarily focus on freshwater and marine fish. Specific interests include (1) determining the energetic, fitness, and potential evolutionary consequences of a variety of natural (e.g., winter, reproduction) and anthropogenic (e.g., angling, environmental pollution) stressors and, (2) understanding the diversity of energetic, physiological, and behavioural responses of fish to stress at the individual, population, and species level. We then apply the fundamental knowledge derived from these basic research activities to aid in the conservation and management of aquatic resources. Of late, we have been involved with defining the new discipline of “conservation physiology” – a field dedicated to understanding the mechanisms underlying conservation problems. Because our work is heavily based in the field, we rely on technologies including underwater videography and telemetry to monitor free-swimming fish in the wild. Much of our work is currently focused on temperate centrarchid fishes (the sunfish) in Midwestern North America including extensive research activities in Illinois at the various INHS field stations and wet lab facilities. |
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| Selected publications |
Cooke, S.J., C.D. Suski, K.G. Ostrand, D.P. Philipp, and D.H. Wahl. 2007. Physiological and behavioural consequences of long-term artificial selection for vulnerbility to recreational angling in a teleost fish. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80: 480-490. Cooke, S.J., D.P. Philipp, D.H. Wahl, and P.J. Weatherhead. 2006. Parental care energetics of six syntopic centrarchid fishes. Oecologia. 148:235-249. Cooke, S.J., S.G. Hinch, G.T. Crossin, D.A. Patterson, K.K. English, M. C. Healey. J. M. Shrimpton, G. Van Der Kraak and A. P. Farrell. 2006. Mechanistic basis of individual mortality in Pacific salmon during spawning migrations. Ecology. 87:1575-1586. Wikelski, M., and S.J. Cooke. 2006. Conservation physiology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution (Invited Contribution). 21:38-46. Cooke, S.J., and I.G. Cowx. 2006. Contrasting recreational and commercial fishing: searching for common issues to promote unified conservation of fisheries resources and aquatic environments. Biological Conservation. 128:93-108. |
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| Professional society involvement and activities |
Chair, Publications Oversight Committee, American Fisheries Society Editor, Endangered Species Research Editorial Advisory Board, Fisheries Research |
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| Education | PhD, Natural Resources and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois 2002 MSc, Fish Biology, University of Waterloo, 1999 BES, Environmental Studies and Biology, University of Waterloo, 1997 | |||
Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois
INRS State Scientific Surveys
