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Volume 8(1);  2020

Conservation Physiology in Action

Rest and relaxation may be the key to more effective sea turtle conservation
Essie M Rodgers
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa006. Published online 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa006
PMCID:
PMC7047229
Article PDF–378K
New queens can’t run the bee world without a healthy diet
Rachael M Heuer
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa007. Published online 2020 Apr 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa007
PMCID:
PMC7187691
Article PDF–300K
Sleeping beauties—how do frogs stay alive without oxygen?
Kim Birnie-Gauvin
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa042. Published online 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa042
PMCID:
PMC7191183
Article PDF–333K
He was a skater boy, but will the Maugean skate(r) conform or rebel?
Phillipa K Beale
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa043. Published online 2020 Jul 3. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa043
PMCID:
PMC7332566
Article PDF–289K
The wriggly resilience of eels to angler catch-and-release
Madeleine S Killacky
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa050. Published online 2020 May 23. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa050
PMCID:
PMC7245609
Article PDF–293K
The cost of recreation: how hiking could be making birds sick
Bridie J M Allan
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa058. Published online 2020 Aug 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa058
PMCID:
PMC7403755
Article PDF–315K
Water, water everywhere! Any to drink?
Gail Schwieterman
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa071. Published online 2020 Jul 31. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa071
PMCID:
PMC7428448
Article PDF–242K
Worried about hair loss? So are these seals
Lian W Guo
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa072. Published online 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa072
PMCID:
PMC7447843
Article PDF–313K
Cannot see the great white shark? Bait for it
Björn Illing
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz114. Published online 2020 Feb 6. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz114
PMCID:
PMC7004889
Article PDF–356K

Conservation Physiology in Practice: Benefits for Threatened Species

From physiology to salt marsh management challenges with sea level rise: the case of native Spartina foliosa, invasive S. densiflora and their hybrid
Blanca Gallego-Tévar, Procopio Peinado-Torrubia, Rosario Álvarez, Brenda J Grewell, Jesús M Castillo
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa053. Published online 2020 Jul 1. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa053
PMCID:
PMC7327128
Article PDF–700K

Perspective

Reframing conservation physiology to be more inclusive, integrative, relevant and forward-looking: reflections and a horizon scan
Steven J Cooke, Christine L Madliger, Rebecca L Cramp, John Beardall, Gary Burness, Steven L Chown, Timothy D Clark, Ben Dantzer, Erick de la Barrera, Nann A Fangue, Craig E Franklin, Andrea Fuller, Lucy A Hawkes, Kevin R Hultine, Kathleen E Hunt, Oliver P Love, Heath A MacMillan, John W Mandelman, Felix C Mark, Lynn B Martin, Amy E M Newman, Adrienne B Nicotra, Sharon A Robinson, Yan Ropert-Coudert, Jodie L Rummer, Frank Seebacher, Anne E Todgham
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa016. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa016
PMCID:
PMC7125050
Article PDF–432K
Striving for population-level conservation: integrating physiology across the biological hierarchy
Elizabeth M Ames, Meaghan R Gade, Chelsey L Nieman, James R Wright, Christopher M Tonra, Cynthia M Marroquin, Annalee M Tutterow, Suzanne M Gray
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa019. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa019
PMCID:
PMC7125044
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Research Articles

Stoichiometric and stable isotope ratios of wild lizards in an urban landscape vary with reproduction, physiology, space and time
Andrew M Durso, Geoffrey D Smith, Spencer B Hudson, Susannah S French
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa001. Published online 2020 Feb 14. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa001
PMCID:
PMC7019090
Article PDF–798K
Effects of ultraviolet-B radiation on physiology, immune function and survival is dependent on temperature: implications for amphibian declines
Niclas U Lundsgaard, Rebecca L Cramp, Craig E Franklin
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa002. Published online 2020 Feb 11. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa002
PMCID:
PMC7245394
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Can the impacts of cold-water pollution on fish be mitigated by thermal plasticity?
M A Parisi, R L Cramp, M A Gordos, C E Franklin
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa005. Published online 2020 Feb 18. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa005
Correction in:
Conserv Physiol. 2022; 10(1): coac012.
PMCID:
PMC7026996
Article PDF–670K
Hair cortisol analyses in different mammal species: choosing the wrong assay may lead to erroneous results
Katarina Jewgenow, Alexandre Azevedo, Mareen Albrecht, Clemens Kirschbaum, Martin Dehnhard
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa009. Published online 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa009
PMCID:
PMC7055589
Article PDF–979K
Normalized difference vegetation index, temperature and age affect faecal thyroid hormone concentrations in free-ranging African elephants
Isabelle D Szott, Yolanda Pretorius, Andre Ganswindt, Nicola F Koyama
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa010. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa010
PMCID:
PMC7297438
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Ecosystem consequences of multi-trait response to environmental changes in Japanese medaka, Oryzias latipes
Beatriz Diaz Pauli, Eric Edeline, Charlotte Evangelista
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa011. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa011
PMCID:
PMC7125048
Article PDF–755K
Faecal glucocorticoid metabolites as a measure of adrenocortical activity in polar bears (Ursus maritimus)
Anna Hein, Rupert Palme, Katrin Baumgartner, Lorenzo von Fersen, Benno Woelfing, Alex D Greenwood, Thea Bechshoft, Ursula Siebert
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa012. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa012
PMCID:
PMC7125046
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Combined stress of ocean acidification and warming influence survival and drives differential gene expression patterns in the Antarctic pteropod, Limacina helicina antarctica
Kevin M Johnson, Gretchen E Hofmann
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa013. Published online 2020 Mar 26. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa013
PMCID:
PMC7098371
Article PDF–1.8M
Thermal ecology of the federally endangered blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia sila)
Kathleen N Ivey, Margaret Cornwall, Hayley Crowell, Nargol Ghazian, Emmeleia Nix, Malory Owen, Mario Zuliani, Christopher J Lortie, Michael Westphal, Emily Taylor
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa014. Published online 2020 Feb 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa014
PMCID:
PMC7047230
Article PDF–615K
Going back into the wild: the behavioural effects of raising sea urchins in captivity
G Brundu, S Farina, P Domenici
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa015. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa015
PMCID:
PMC7304559
Article PDF–782K
Conservation seed physiology of the ciénega endemic, Eryngium sparganophyllum (Apiaceae)
Dustin Wolkis, Steve Blackwell, Shyla Kaninaualiʻi Villanueva
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa017. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa017
PMCID:
PMC7125042
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Integrating bioenergetics and conservation biology: thermal sensitivity of digestive performance in Eastern Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) may affect population persistence
Casey L Brewster, Jason Ortega, Steven J Beaupre
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa018. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa018
PMCID:
PMC7125047
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Spatiotemporal photosynthetic physiology responses of remnant Myricaria laxiflora populations to regulated water level fluctuations
Shou-Peng Guan, Fang-Qing Chen, Ju-Mei Zhou, Zong-Qiang Xie, Yong-Wen Huang
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa020. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa020
PMCID:
PMC7204325
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Hydrological and thermal responses of seeds from four co-occurring tree species from southwest Western Australia
Rajapakshe P V G S W Rajapakshe, Shane R Turner, Adam T Cross, Sean Tomlinson
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa021. Published online 2020 Apr 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa021
PMCID:
PMC7192333
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Effects of laboratory salmon louse infection on osmoregulation, growth and survival in Atlantic salmon
Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom J Hansen, Ørjan Karlsen
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa023. Published online 2020 Mar 26. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa023
PMCID:
PMC7098368
Article PDF–476K
Metabolic recovery and compensatory shell growth of juvenile Pacific geoduck Panopea generosa following short-term exposure to acidified seawater
Samuel J Gurr, Brent Vadopalas, Steven B Roberts, Hollie M Putnam
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa024. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa024
PMCID:
PMC7125045
Article PDF–854K
Effect of group size and reproductive status on faecal glucocorticoid concentration and vigilance in a free-ranging population of Przewalski’s gazelle
Ruoshuang Liu, Jianbin Shi, Dingzhen Liu, Shikui Dong, Yu Zhang, Yonglin Wu, Dongsheng Guo
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa027. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa027
PMCID:
PMC7125043
Article PDF–303K
Phenotypic plasticity of two M. oleifera ecotypes from different climatic zones under water stress and re-watering
Cecilia Brunetti, Antonella Gori, Barbara Baesso Moura, Francesco Loreto, Federico Sebastiani, Edgardo Giordani, Francesco Ferrini
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa028. Published online 2020 Apr 13. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa028
PMCID:
PMC7154184
Article PDF–1.2M
Zinc concentrations in teeth of female walruses reflect the onset of reproductive maturity
Casey T Clark, Lara Horstmann, Nicole Misarti
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa029. Published online 2020 Apr 13. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa029
PMCID:
PMC7154182
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Warmer temperature and provision of natural substrate enable earlier metamorphosis in the critically endangered Baw Baw frog
Deon J Gilbert, Michael J L Magrath, Phillip G Byrne
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa030. Published online 2020 Jun 17. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa030
PMCID:
PMC7298252
Article PDF–705K
A tale of two islands: evidence for impaired stress response and altered immune functions in an insular pit viper following ecological disturbance
Mark R Sandfoss, Natalie M Claunch, Nicole I Stacy, Christina M Romagosa, Harvey B Lillywhite
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa031. Published online 2020 May 3. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa031
PMCID:
PMC7196672
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Measuring and validating concentrations of steroid hormones in the skin of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
Thea Bechshoft, Andrew J Wright, Bjarne Styrishave, Dorian Houser
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa032. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa032
PMCID:
PMC7221262
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Handling, infectious agents and physiological condition influence survival and post-release behaviour in migratory adult coho salmon after experimental displacement
J M Chapman, A K Teffer, A L Bass, S G Hinch, D A Patterson, K M Miller, S J Cooke
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa033. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa033
PMCID:
PMC7233283
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Does a cannibal feeding strategy impart differential metabolic performance in young burbot (Lota lota maculosa)?
Amanda J Frazier, Nathan R Jensen, Shawn P Young, Anne E Todgham
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa034. Published online 2020 May 3. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa034
PMCID:
PMC7196671
Article PDF–1.2M
The thermal limits of cardiorespiratory performance in anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus): a field-based investigation using a remote mobile laboratory
Matthew J H Gilbert, Les N Harris, Brendan K Malley, Adrian Schimnowski, Jean-Sébastien Moore, Anthony P Farrell
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa036. Published online 2020 Apr 23. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa036
PMCID:
PMC7176916
Article PDF–895K
Physiological indicators of habitat quality for a migratory songbird breeding in a forest invaded by non-native Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)
Chad L Seewagen, Eric J Slayton, Susan Smith Pagano
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa037. Published online 2020 May 3. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa037
PMCID:
PMC7196673
Article PDF–402K
The old and the large may suffer disproportionately during episodes of high temperature: evidence from a keystone zooplankton species
Tim Burton, Sigurd Einum
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa038. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa038
PMCID:
PMC7210711
Article PDF–405K
First assessment of hoary fox (Lycalopex vetulus) seasonal ovarian cyclicity by non-invasive hormonal monitoring technique
Ísis Zanini das Candeias, Caio Filipe da Motta Lima, Frederico Gemesio Lemos, Katherinne Maria Spercoski, Claudio Alvarenga de Oliveira, Nucharin Songsasen, Marcelo Alcindo de Barros Vaz Guimarães
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa039. Published online 2020 May 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa039
PMCID:
PMC7210712
Article PDF–1.0M
A novel bioaugmentation technique effectively increases the skin-associated microbial diversity of captive eastern hellbenders
Erin K Kenison, Obed Hernández-Gómez, Rod N Williams
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa040. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa040
PMCID:
PMC7221235
Article PDF–984K
Capture stress and post-release mortality of blacktip sharks in recreational charter fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico
John A Mohan, Elizabeth R Jones, Jill M Hendon, Brett Falterman, Kevin M Boswell, Eric R Hoffmayer, R J David Wells
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa041. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa041
PMCID:
PMC7233284
Article PDF–1.3M
A model protocol for the cryopreservation and recovery of motile lizard sperm using the phosphodiesterase inhibitor caffeine
Lachlan Campbell, Shenae L Cafe, Rose Upton, J Sean Doody, Brett Nixon, John Clulow, Simon Clulow
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa044. Published online 2020 Jun 22. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa044
PMCID:
PMC7307436
Article PDF–591K
Physiological mechanisms linking cold acclimation and the poleward distribution limit of a range-extending marine fish
Barrett W Wolfe, Quinn P Fitzgibbon, Jayson M Semmens, Sean R Tracey, Gretta T Pecl
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa045. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa045
PMCID:
PMC7248536
Article PDF–1.2M
Heat, health and hatchlings: associations of in situ nest temperatures with morphological and physiological characteristics of loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings from Florida
Kelsey A Fleming, Justin R Perrault, Nicole I Stacy, Christina M Coppenrath, Alison M Gainsbury
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa046. Published online 2020 Jun 3. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa046
PMCID:
PMC7269062
Article PDF–950K
Changes in physiology and microbial diversity in larval ornate chorus frogs are associated with habitat quality
Cory B Goff, Susan C Walls, David Rodriguez, Caitlin R Gabor
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa047. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa047
PMCID:
PMC7294888
Article PDF–1.3M
Avian mortality risk during heat waves will increase greatly in arid Australia during the 21st century
Shannon R Conradie, Stephan M Woodborne, Blair O Wolf, Anaïs Pessato, Mylene M Mariette, Andrew E McKechnie
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa048. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa048
PMCID:
PMC7271765
Article PDF–1.4M
Basal tolerance but not plasticity gives invasive springtails the advantage in an assemblage setting
Laura M Phillips, Ian Aitkenhead, Charlene Janion-Scheepers, Catherine K King, Melodie A McGeoch, Uffe N Nielsen, Aleks Terauds, W P Amy Liu, Steven L Chown
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa049. Published online 2020 Jun 15. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa049
PMCID:
PMC7294889
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Mismatched light and temperature cues disrupt locomotion and energetics via thyroid-dependent mechanisms
Amélie Le Roy, Frank Seebacher
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa051. Published online 2020 Jun 11. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa051
PMCID:
PMC7287392
Article PDF–654K
Puberty and oestral cycle length in captive female jaguars Panthera onca
Priscila Viau, Débora Cattaruzzi Rodini, Gisela Sobral, Gabriela Siqueira Martins, Ronaldo Gonçalves Morato, Claudio Alvarenga de Oliveira
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa052. Published online 2020 Jun 16. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa052
PMCID:
PMC7296220
Article PDF–658K
Differences in adrenocortical responses between urban and rural burrowing owls: poorly-known underlying mechanisms and their implications for conservation
Antonio Palma, Julio Blas, José L Tella, Sonia Cabezas, Tracy A Marchant, Martina Carrete
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa054. Published online 2020 Jul 6. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa054
PMCID:
PMC7336563
Article PDF–579K
Physiological resilience of pink salmon to naturally occurring ocean acidification
Andrea Y Frommel, Justin Carless, Brian P V Hunt, Colin J Brauner
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa059. Published online 2020 Jul 31. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa059
PMCID:
PMC7397481
Article PDF–985K
Can the carbon and nitrogen isotope values of offspring be used as a proxy for their mother’s diet? Using foetal physiology to interpret bulk tissue and amino acid δ15N values
Nico Lübcker, John P Whiteman, Seth D Newsome, Robert P Millar, P J Nico de Bruyn
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa060. Published online 2020 Jul 24. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa060
PMCID:
PMC7397484
Article PDF–1.2M
Thermal tolerance depends on season, age and body condition in imperilled redside dace Clinostomus elongatus
Andy J Turko, Colby B Nolan, Sigal Balshine, Graham R Scott, Trevor E Pitcher
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa062. Published online 2020 Jul 24. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa062
PMCID:
PMC7397480
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Baseline haematology, biochemistry, blood gas values and health status of the Galapagos swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus)
Carlos A Valle, Catalina Ulloa, Cristina Regalado, Juan-Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Garcia, Britta Denise Hardesty, Alice Skehel, Diane Deresienski, Ronald K Passingham, Gregory A Lewbart
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa064. Published online 2020 Jul 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa064
PMCID:
PMC7428447
Article PDF–594K
Temperature alters the physiological response of spiny lobsters under predation risk
Felipe A Briceño, Quinn P Fitzgibbon, Elias T Polymeropoulos, Iván A Hinojosa, Gretta T Pecl
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa065. Published online 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa065
PMCID:
PMC7439581
Article PDF–1.1M
Anthropogenic effects on the physiology and behaviour of chacma baboons in the Cape Peninsula of South Africa
Shahrina Chowdhury, Janine Brown, Larissa Swedell
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa066. Published online 2020 Jul 31. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa066
PMCID:
PMC7428446
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Beyond survival experiments: using biomarkers of oxidative stress and neurotoxicity to assess vulnerability of subterranean fauna to climate change
Susana Pallarés, Juan C Sanchez-Hernandez, Raquel Colado, Pau Balart-García, Jordi Comas, David Sánchez-Fernández
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa067. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa067
PMCID:
PMC7437362
Article PDF–627K
Impairment indicators for predicting delayed mortality in black sea bass (Centropristis striata) discards within the commercial trap fishery
Cara C Schweitzer, Andrij Z Horodysky, André L Price, Bradley G Stevens
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa068. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa068
PMCID:
PMC7439580
Article PDF–550K
Habitat complexity influences selection of thermal environment in a common coral reef fish
Tiffany J Nay, Jacob L Johansen, Jodie L Rummer, John F Steffensen, Morgan S Pratchett, Andrew S Hoey
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa070. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa070
PMCID:
PMC7448933
Article PDF–562K
Validation of a novel method to create temporal records of hormone concentrations from the claws of ringed and bearded seals
Shawna A Karpovich, Larissa A Horstmann, Lori K Polasek
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa073. Published online 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa073
PMCID:
PMC7446537
Article PDF–757K
Sex steroids and glucocorticoid ratios in Iberian lynx hair
Alexandre Azevedo, Jella Wauters, Clemens Kirschbaum, Rodrigo Serra, António Rivas, Katarina Jewgenow
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa075. Published online 2020 Aug 17. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa075
PMCID:
PMC7439579
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Sub-lethal effects of permethrin exposure on a passerine: implications for managing ectoparasites in wild bird nests
Mariana Bulgarella, Sarah A Knutie, Margaret A Voss, Francesca Cunninghame, Brittany J Florence-Bennett, Gemma Robson, Robert A Keyzers, Lauren M Taylor, Philip J Lester, George E Heimpel, Charlotte E Causton
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa076. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa076
PMCID:
PMC7416766
Article PDF–1.0M
Bidirectional cyclical flows increase energetic costs of station holding for a labriform swimming fish, Cymatogaster aggregata
Sarah M Luongo, Andreas Ruth, Connor R Gervais, Keith E Korsmeyer, Jacob L Johansen, Paolo Domenici, John F Steffensen
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa077. Published online 2020 Aug 21. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa077
PMCID:
PMC7439584
Article PDF–587K
Specific regulations of gill membrane fatty acids in response to environmental variability reveal fitness differences between two suspension-feeding bivalves (Nodipecten subnodosus and Spondylus crassisquama)
Margaux Mathieu-Resuge, Fabienne Le Grand, Gauthier Schaal, Salvador E Lluch-Cota, Ilie S Racotta, Edouard Kraffe
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa079. Published online 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa079
PMCID:
PMC7447844
Article PDF–629K
Short-term exposure to unmanned aerial vehicles does not alter stress responses in breeding tree swallows
Bradley D Scholten, Abigail R Beard, Hyeryeong Choi, Dena M Baker, Margaret E Caulfield, Darren S Proppe
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa080. Published online 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa080
PMCID:
PMC7447841
Article PDF–591K
Seasonal variation in thermal tolerance of redside dace Clinostomus elongatus
Alexandra T A Leclair, D Andrew R Drake, Thomas C Pratt, Nicholas E Mandrak
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa081. Published online 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa081
PMCID:
PMC7456563
Article PDF–603K
A blubber gene expression index for evaluating stress in marine mammals
Laura Pujade Busqueta, Daniel E Crocker, Cory D Champagne, Molly C McCormley, Jared S Deyarmin, Dorian S Houser, Jane I Khudyakov
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa082. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa082
PMCID:
PMC7456562
Article PDF–571K

Conservation Physiology in Practice: Benefits for Threatened Species

Timescale and colony-dependent relationships between environmental conditions and plasma oxidative markers in a long-lived bat species
Michaël Beaulieu, Frédéric Touzalin, Serena E Dool, Emma C Teeling, Sébastien J Puechmaille
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa083. Published online 2020 Sep 14. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa083
PMCID:
PMC7605240
Article PDF–705K
Transcriptomic response to elevated water temperatures in adult migrating Yukon River Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Lizabeth Bowen, Vanessa R von Biela, Stephen D McCormick, Amy M Regish, Shannon C Waters, Blythe Durbin-Johnson, Monica Britton, Matthew L Settles, Daniel S Donnelly, Sarah M Laske, Michael P Carey, Randy J Brown, Christian E Zimmerman
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa084. Published online 2020 Sep 11. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa084
PMCID:
PMC7486460
Article PDF–933K
Seasonal dynamics of parasitism and stress physiology in wild giant pandas
Wenliang Zhou, Kai Gao, Yingjie Ma, Le Wang, Meng Wang, Fuwen Wei, Yonggang Nie
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa085. Published online 2020 Sep 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa085
PMCID:
PMC7521442
Article PDF–925K
Under cover of the night: context-dependency of anthropogenic disturbance on stress levels of wild roe deer Capreolus capreolus
Jeffrey Carbillet, Benjamin Rey, Rupert Palme, Nicolas Morellet, Nadège Bonnot, Yannick Chaval, Bruno Cargnelutti, A J M Hewison, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Hélène Verheyden
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa086. Published online 2020 Sep 22. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa086
PMCID:
PMC7507870
Article PDF–532K
Effects of acclimation temperature on the thermal physiology in two geographically distinct populations of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
William S Bugg, Gwangseok R Yoon, Alexandra N Schoen, Andrew Laluk, Catherine Brandt, W Gary Anderson, Ken M Jeffries
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa087. Published online 2020 Sep 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa087
PMCID:
PMC7526614
Article PDF–963K
Investigating impacts of and susceptibility to rail noise playback across freshwater fishes reveals counterintuitive response profiles
Ryan J Friebertshauser, Daniel E Holt, Carol E Johnston, Matthew G Smith, Mary T Mendonça
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa089. Published online 2020 Sep 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa089
PMCID:
PMC7521172
Article PDF–1000K
Different drivers, common mechanism; the distribution of a reef fish is restricted by local-scale oxygen and temperature constraints on aerobic metabolism
Murray I Duncan, Nicola C James, Warren M Potts, Amanda E Bates
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa090. Published online 2020 Oct 26. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa090
PMCID:
PMC7904075
Article PDF–1.4M
Blood analytes of immature Kemp’s ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys kempii) from Georgia, USA: reference intervals and body size correlations
Justin R Perrault, Michael D Arendt, Jeffrey A Schwenter, Julia L Byrd, Craig A Harms, Carolyn Cray, Kathryn A Tuxbury, Lawrence D Wood, Nicole I Stacy
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa091. Published online 2020 Dec 1. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa091
PMCID:
PMC7720087
Article PDF–644K
The effects of cold shock on freshwater fish larvae and early-stage juveniles: implications for river management
Laura E Michie, Jason D Thiem, Craig A Boys, Simon M Mitrovic
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa092. Published online 2020 Oct 13. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa092
Correction in:
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa106.
PMCID:
PMC7566967
Article PDF–664K
Simultaneous exposure to nitrate and low pH reduces the blood oxygen-carrying capacity and functional performance of a freshwater fish
Daniel F Gomez Isaza, Rebecca L Cramp, Craig E Franklin
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz092. Published online 2020 Jan 23. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz092
PMCID:
PMC6977012
Article PDF–860K
Physiological condition of Eastern Baltic cod, Gadus morhua, infected with the parasitic nematode Contracaecum osculatum
Marie Plambech Ryberg, Peter V Skov, Niccolò Vendramin, Kurt Buchmann, Anders Nielsen, Jane W Behrens
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa093. Published online 2020 Sep 22. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa093
PMCID:
PMC7507771
Article PDF–1.0M
Does Cathaya argyrophylla, an ancient and threatened Pinaceae species endemic to China, show eco-physiological outliers to its Pinaceae relatives?
Dayong Fan, Xiangping Wang, Wangfeng Zhang, Xiangying Zhang, Shouren Zhang, Zongqiang Xie
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa094. Published online 2020 Oct 14. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa094
PMCID:
PMC7566968
Article PDF–869K
Evaluating mucus exudation dynamics through isotopic enrichment and turnover of skin mucus fractions in a marine fish model
Borja Ordóñez-Grande, Laura Fernández-Alacid, Ignasi Sanahuja, Sergio Sánchez-Nuño, Jaume Fernández-Borràs, Josefina Blasco, Antoni Ibarz
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa095. Published online 2020 Dec 1. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa095
PMCID:
PMC7787050
Article PDF–644K
Metabolic traits in brown trout (Salmo trutta) vary in response to food restriction and intrinsic factors
Louise C Archer, Stephen A Hutton, Luke Harman, W Russell Poole, Patrick Gargan, Philip McGinnity, Thomas E Reed
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa096. Published online 2020 Oct 14. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa096
PMCID:
PMC7566963
Article PDF–920K
Artificial light at night does not alter heart rate or locomotor behaviour in Caribbean spiny lobster (Panulirus argus): insights into light pollution and physiological disturbance using biologgers
S Clay Steell, Steven J Cooke, Erika J Eliason
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa097. Published online 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa097
PMCID:
PMC7720088
Article PDF–41M
Inter-population differences in salinity tolerance of adult wild Sacramento splittail: osmoregulatory and metabolic responses to salinity
Christine E Verhille, Theresa F Dabruzzi, Dennis E Cocherell, Brian Mahardja, Fred Feyrer, Theodore C Foin, Melinda R Baerwald, Nann A Fangue
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa098. Published online 2020 Dec 10. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa098
PMCID:
PMC7733400
Article PDF–1.0M
Applying a gene-suite approach to examine the physiological status of wild-caught walleye (Sander vitreus)
Jennifer D Jeffrey, Hunter Carlson, Dale Wrubleski, Eva C Enders, Jason R Treberg, Ken M Jeffries
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa099. Published online 2020 Dec 15. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa099
PMCID:
PMC7745715
Article PDF–919K
Shifts in sensitivity of amphibian metamorphosis to endocrine disruption: the common frog (Rana temporaria) as a case study
Katharina Ruthsatz, Kathrin H Dausmann, Katharina Paesler, Patricia Babos, Nikita M Sabatino, Myron A Peck, Julian Glos
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa100. Published online 2020 Dec 14. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa100
PMCID:
PMC7735370
Article PDF–995K
Compromised thermal tolerance of cardiovascular capacity in upstream migrating Arctic char and brown trout—are hot summers threatening migrating salmonids?
Giovanna Mottola, Torstein Kristensen, Katja Anttila
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa101. Published online 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa101
PMCID:
PMC7720086
Article PDF–642K
The effect of intrinsic physiological traits on diapause survival and their underlying mechanisms in an annual bee species Bombus impatiens
Erin Treanore, Etya Amsalem
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa103. Published online 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa103
PMCID:
PMC7720083
Article PDF–584K
The effect of injection and topical application of hCG and GnRH agonist to induce sperm-release in the roseate frog, Geocrinia rosea
Aimee J Silla, J Dale Roberts, Phillip G Byrne
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa104. Published online 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa104
PMCID:
PMC7720084
Article PDF–920K
The carnivorous digestive system and bamboo diet of giant pandas may shape their low gut bacterial diversity
Wei Guo, Yinfeng Chen, Chengdong Wang, Ruihong Ning, Bo Zeng, Jingsi Tang, Caiwu Li, Mingwang Zhang, Yan Li, Qingyong Ni, Xueqin Ni, Hemin Zhang, Desheng li, Jiangchao Zhao, Ying Li
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz104. Published online 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz104
PMCID:
PMC7066643
Article PDF–1.6M
The endemic and endangered Maugean Skate (Zearaja maugeana) exhibits short-term severe hypoxia tolerance
Andrea J Morash, Jeremy M Lyle, Suzanne Currie, Justin D Bell, Kilian M Stehfest, Jayson M Semmens
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz105. Published online 2020 Jan 18. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz105
PMCID:
PMC6969080
Article PDF–1004K
Raging elephants: effects of human disturbance on physiological stress and reproductive potential in wild Asian elephants
Ruchun Tang, Wenwen Li, Di Zhu, Xiaotong Shang, Xianming Guo, Li Zhang
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz106. Published online 2020 Jan 25. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz106
PMCID:
PMC6985900
Article PDF–1.0M
Warmer temperatures interact with salinity to weaken physiological facilitation to stress in freshwater fishes
Richard H Walker, Geoffrey D Smith, Spencer B Hudson, Susannah S French, Annika W Walters
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa107. Published online 2020 Dec 15. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa107
PMCID:
PMC7745714
Article PDF–1.4M
Thermal tolerance and fish heart integrity: fatty acids profiles as predictors of species resilience
Felix Christen, France Dufresne, Gabriel Leduc, Bernard A Dupont-Cyr, Grant W Vandenberg, Nathalie R Le François, Jean-Claude Tardif, Simon G Lamarre, Pierre U Blier
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa108. Published online 2020 Dec 26. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa108
PMCID:
PMC7771578
Article PDF–609K
Diverging landscape impacts on macronutrient status despite overlapping diets in managed (Apis mellifera) and native (Melissodes desponsa) bees
Christina L Mogren, María-Soledad Benítez, Kevin McCarter, Frédéric Boyer, Jonathan G Lundgren
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa109. Published online 2020 Dec 15. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa109
PMCID:
PMC7745716
Article PDF–862K
Parenting in a warming world: thermoregulatory responses to heat stress in an endangered seabird
Timothée R Cook, Rowan Martin, Jennifer Roberts, Henry Häkkinen, Philna Botha, Corlia Meyer, Emilee Sparks, Leslie G Underhill, Peter G Ryan, Richard B Sherley
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz109. Published online 2020 Jan 18. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz109
PMCID:
PMC6970236
Article PDF–888K
Assessment of fecal steroid and thyroid hormone metabolites in eastern North Pacific gray whales
Leila S Lemos, Amy Olsen, Angela Smith, Todd E Chandler, Shawn Larson, Kathleen Hunt, Leigh G Torres
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa110. Published online 2020 Dec 7. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa110
PMCID:
PMC7720082
Article PDF–999K
Baseline and stress-induced corticosterone levels across birds and reptiles do not reflect urbanization levels
Allison S Injaian, Clinton D Francis, Jenny Q Ouyang, Davide M Dominoni, Jeremy W Donald, Matthew J Fuxjager, Wolfgang Goymann, Michaela Hau, Jerry F Husak, Michele A Johnson, Bonnie K Kircher, Rosemary Knapp, Lynn B Martin, Eliot T Miller, Laura A Schoenle, Tony D Williams, Maren N Vitousek
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz110. Published online 2020 Jan 27. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz110
PMCID:
PMC6978728
Article PDF–796K
Plant hydraulic traits reveal islands as refugia from worsening drought
Aaron R Ramirez, Mark E De Guzman, Todd E Dawson, David D Ackerly
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz115. Published online 2020 Jan 29. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz115
PMCID:
PMC6988607
Article PDF–1.6M
Negligible hormonal response following dehorning in free-ranging white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)
Samuel G Penny, Rachel L White, Lynne MacTavish, Dawn M Scott, Angelo P Pernetta
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa117. Published online 2020 Dec 29. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa117
PMCID:
PMC7771576
Article PDF–574K
Consequences of climate-induced vegetation changes exceed those of human disturbance for wild impala in the Serengeti ecosystem
L Hunninck, R May, C R Jackson, R Palme, E Røskaft, M J Sheriff
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz117. Published online 2020 Jan 21. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz117
PMCID:
PMC7246078
Article PDF–811K
The effects of daily mitotane or diazepam treatment on the formation of chronic stress symptoms in newly captured wild house sparrows
Clare P Fischer, L Michael Romero
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa118. Published online 2020 Dec 29. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa118
PMCID:
PMC7771575
Article PDF–997K
Seasonal variation of health in Asian elephants
Diogo J Franco dos Santos, Vérane Berger, Robin Cristofari, Win Htut, U Kyaw Nyein, Htoo Htoo Aung, Sophie Reichert, Virpi Lummaa
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa119. Published online 2020 Dec 29. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa119
PMCID:
PMC7771574
Article PDF–1.1M
Fatty acid composition and parasitism of European sardine (Sardina pilchardus) and anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) populations in the northern Catalan Sea in the context of changing environmental conditions
Sebastian Biton-Porsmoguer, Ricard Bou, Elsa Lloret, Manuel Alcaide, Josep Lloret
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa121. Published online 2020 Dec 29. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa121
PMCID:
PMC7771577
Article PDF–577K
Physiological and behavioural responses of moose to hunting with dogs
Anne Randi Græsli, Luc Le Grand, Alexandra Thiel, Boris Fuchs, Olivier Devineau, Fredrik Stenbacka, Wiebke Neumann, Göran Ericsson, Navinder J Singh, Timothy G Laske, Larissa T Beumer, Jon M Arnemo, Alina L Evans
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa122. Published online 2020 Dec 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa122
PMCID:
PMC7772614
Article PDF–961K
Feather corticosterone does not correlate with environmental stressors or body condition in an endangered waterbird
Brenna M G Gormally, Charles B van Rees, Emily Bowers, J Michael Reed, L Michael Romero
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa125. Published online 2020 Dec 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa125
PMCID:
PMC7772616
Article PDF–796K
One size does not fit all: inter- and intraspecific variation in the swimming performance of contrasting freshwater fish
Peter E Jones, Jon C Svendsen, Luca Börger, Toby Champneys, Sofia Consuegra, Joshua A H Jones, Carlos Garcia de Leaniz
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa126. Published online 2020 Dec 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa126
PMCID:
PMC7772615
Article PDF–2.0M
Physiological implications of life at the forest interface of oil palm agriculture: blood profiles of wild Malay civets (Viverra tangalunga)
Meaghan N Evans, Sergio Guerrero-Sanchez, Peter Kille, Carsten T Müller, Mohd Soffian Abu Bakar, Benoit Goossens
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa127. Published online 2020 Dec 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa127
PMCID:
PMC7772617
Article PDF–544K
Influence of sea ice dynamics on population energetics of Western Hudson Bay polar bears
Amy C Johnson, Jody R Reimer, Nicholas J Lunn, Ian Stirling, David McGeachy, Andrew E Derocher
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa132. Published online 2020 Dec 30. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa132
PMCID:
PMC7772618
Article PDF–1.5M

Research article

Themed Issue Article: Biomechanics and Climate Change

Extreme temperature combined with hypoxia, affects swimming performance in brown trout (Salmo trutta)
Robert L Nudds, Karlina Ozolina, Miriam Fenkes, Oliver H Wearing, Holly A Shiels
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz108. Published online 2020 Jan 23. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz108
PMCID:
PMC6977409
Article PDF–671K

Themed Issue Article: Biomechanics and climate change

Temporal variability modulates pH impact on larval sea urchin development
Kit Yu Karen Chan, Chun Sang Daniel Tong
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa008. Published online 2020 Apr 6. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa008
PMCID:
PMC7132065
Article PDF–628K

Review Articles

Conservation Physiology in Practice: Benefits for Threatened Species

Adaptive capacity in the foundation tree species Populus fremontii: implications for resilience to climate change and non-native species invasion in the American Southwest
Kevin R Hultine, Gerard J Allan, Davis Blasini, Helen M Bothwell, Abraham Cadmus, Hillary F Cooper, Chris E Doughty, Catherine A Gehring, Alicyn R Gitlin, Kevin C Grady, Julia B Hull, Arthur R Keith, Dan F Koepke, Lisa Markovchick, Jackie M Corbin Parker, Temuulen T Sankey, Thomas G Whitham
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa061. Published online 2020 Jul 13. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa061
PMCID:
PMC7359000
Article PDF–1.3M
Diving deep into trouble: the role of foraging strategy and morphology in adapting to a changing environment
Monique Ladds, David Rosen, Carling Gerlinsky, David Slip, Robert Harcourt
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa111. Published online 2020 Dec 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa111
PMCID:
PMC8218901
Article PDF–1.5M

Review article

Themed Issue Article: Biomechanics and climate change

The impacts of climate change on the biomechanics of animals
Paolo Domenici, Frank Seebacher
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz102. Published online 2020 Jan 13. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz102
PMCID:
PMC6956782
Article PDF–492K

Themed Issue Article: Conservation of Southern Hemisphere Mammals in a Changing World

Thermoregulatory costs in molting Antarctic Weddell seals: impacts of physiological and environmental conditions
Skyla M Walcott, Amy L Kirkham, Jennifer M Burns
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa022. Published online 2020 Apr 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa022
PMCID:
PMC7125049
Article PDF–819K

Toolbox

Do follicles matter? Testing the effect of follicles on hair cortisol levels
Agnieszka Sergiel, Marc Cattet, Luciene Kapronczai, David M Janz, Nuria Selva, Kamil A Bartoń, Jon E Swenson, Andreas Zedrosser
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa003. Published online 2020 Feb 1. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa003
PMCID:
PMC6994724
Article PDF–510K
Validation of a noninvasive technique to quantify stress in northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)
Jessica L Mohlman, Kristen J Navara, Michael J Sheriff, Theron M Terhune, II, James A Martin
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa026. Published online 2020 Apr 13. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa026
PMCID:
PMC7154183
Article PDF–481K
Implantation, orientation and validation of a commercially produced heart-rate logger for use in a perciform teleost fish
Cuen Muller, Amber-Robyn Childs, Murray I Duncan, Michael R Skeeles, Nicola C James, Kerry-Ann van der Walt, Alexander C Winkler, Warren M Potts
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa035. Published online 2020 Apr 23. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa035
PMCID:
PMC7176915
Article PDF–639K
Hormone comparison between right and left baleen whale earplugs
Danielle D Crain, Amanda Thomas, Farzaneh Mansouri, Charles W Potter, Sascha Usenko, Stephen J Trumble
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa055. Published online 2020 Jun 24. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa055
PMCID:
PMC7311829
Article PDF–460K
Development and validation of protein biomarkers of health in grizzly bears
Abbey E Wilson, Sarah A Michaud, Angela M Jackson, Gordon Stenhouse, Nicholas C Coops, David M Janz
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa056. Published online 2020 Jun 24. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa056
PMCID:
PMC7311831
Article PDF–780K
Measurement of free glucocorticoids: quantifying corticosteroid binding capacity and its variation within and among mammal and bird species
Brendan Delehanty, Gregory D Bossart, Cory Champagne, Daniel E Crocker, Kyle H Elliott, Patricia A Fair, Dorian Houser, Amy E M Newman, Rudy Boonstra
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa057. Published online 2020 Jul 28. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa057
PMCID:
PMC7476546
Article PDF–1.8M
Post-exercise respirometry underestimates maximum metabolic rate in juvenile salmon
Graham D Raby, Claire L J Doherty, Ali Mokdad, Trevor E Pitcher, Aaron T Fisk
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa063. Published online 2020 Aug 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa063
PMCID:
PMC7399229
Article PDF–669K
Stress-related and reproductive hormones in hair from three north Pacific otariid species: Steller sea lions, California sea lions and northern fur seals
Mandy J Keogh, Angela Gastaldi, Patrick Charapata, Sharon Melin, Brian S Fadely
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa069. Published online 2020 Sep 8. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa069
PMCID:
PMC7437363
Article PDF–801K
A manipulative thermal challenge protocol for adult salmonids in remote field settings
Daniel S Donnelly, Vanessa R von Biela, Stephen D McCormick, Sarah M Laske, Michael P Carey, Shannon Waters, Lizabeth Bowen, Randy J Brown, Sean Larson, Christian E Zimmerman
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa074. Published online 2020 Sep 14. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa074
PMCID:
PMC7493452
Article PDF–750K
Urethral catheterization as an alternative method for collecting sperm in the black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes)
Paula Mackie, Biankha Chan, Maria Franke, Gabriela F Mastromonaco
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa078. Published online 2020 Aug 25. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa078
PMCID:
PMC7447842
Article PDF–432K
In situ and low-cost monitoring of particles falling from freshwater animals: from microplastics to parasites
Karel Douda, Felipe Escobar-Calderón, Barbora Vodáková, Pavel Horký, Ondřej Slavík, Ronaldo Sousa
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa088. Published online 2020 Sep 26. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa088
PMCID:
PMC7519624
Article PDF–698K
Fecal stress, nutrition and reproductive hormones for monitoring environmental impacts on tigers (Panthera tigris)
Samrat Mondol, Rebecca K Booth, Samuel K Wasser
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz091. Published online 2020 Jan 12. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz091
PMCID:
PMC6955020
Article PDF–1.2M
Evaluating the effect of dorsal muscle biopsies on adult Atlantic salmon growth and marine return rates
Kristin Bøe, Martha J Robertson, Ian A Fleming, Michael Power
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz099. Published online 2020 Jan 17. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz099
PMCID:
PMC7268101
Article PDF–568K
Gill slits provide a window into the respiratory physiology of sharks
Wade J VanderWright, Jennifer S Bigman, Cayley F Elcombe, Nicholas K Dulvy
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa102. Published online 2020 Dec 4. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa102
PMCID:
PMC7720089
Article PDF–603K
Evaluation of different temporal periods between hormone-induced ovulation attempts in the female Fowler’s toad Anaxyrus fowleri
Emmet L Guy, Michelle W Martin, Andrew J Kouba, Judith A Cole, Carrie K Kouba
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz113. Published online 2020 Jan 9. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz113
PMCID:
PMC6951360
Article PDF–467K
Use of the ACTH challenge test to identify the predominant glucocorticoid in the southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis)
M J Murray, M A Young, R M Santymire
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz116. Published online 2020 Jan 24. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz116
PMCID:
PMC6996579
Article PDF–699K

Errata

Erratum to: Simulated maternal stress reduces offspring aerobic swimming performance in Pacific salmon
Amanda I Banet, Stephen J Healy, Erika J Eliason, Edward A Roualdes, David A Patterson, Scott G Hinch
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa004. Published online 2020 Feb 5. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa004
Corrects:
Conserv Physiol. 2019; 7(1): coz095.
PMCID:
PMC7001111
Correction PDF–194K
Erratum to: The effects of cold shock on freshwater fish larvae and early-stage juveniles: implications for river management
Laura E Michie, Jason D Thiem, Craig A Boys, Simon M Mitrovic
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa106. Published online 2020 Nov 5. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coaa106
Corrects:
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coaa092.
PMCID:
PMC7643725
Correction PDF–173K
Erratum to: Hypoxia alters vulnerability to capture and the potential for trait-based selection in a scaled-down trawl fishery
Davide Thambithurai, Amelie Crespel, Tommy Norin, Anita Rácz, Jan Lindström, Kevin J Parsons, Shaun S Killen
Conserv Physiol. 2020; 8(1): coz111. Published online 2020 Jan 17. doi: 10.1093/conphys/coz111
PMCID:
PMC7605412
Correction PDF–288K
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