Sturgeon aquaculture has taken a parallel yet unique path relative to other teleost rearing.
One of the driving factors has been the fact that virtually all extant species are facing …

Highlights•Animals exhibit individual variation in aggression and aggression
predictability.•Their importance in sexual selection, however, remains poorly …

Body condition refers to an array of physiological or nutritious states in animals, but body
condition is typically measured using a single metric in animal behavior studies. In this …

Melanin is a common pigment in birds, and several studies have shown that melanin‐based
plumage coloration could signal individual body condition, social status and personality …

Until recently most studies have focussed on method development for metabolic rate
assessment in adult and/or juvenile fish with less focus on measurement of oxygen …

Among mobile terrestrial animals, movement among microsites can allow individuals to
behaviorally moderate their body temperatures and rates of water loss, which can have …

Balancing foraging opportunities with predation risk can promote complex behavioural
strategies in juvenile fishes, particularly in northern temperate environments with short …

Abstract The pesticide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) is applied to rivers and streams
draining into the Laurentian Great Lakes to control populations of invasive sea lamprey …

Plants are foundational components of ecosystems that have large effects on the
composition and abundance of animal communities. The objectives of this dissertation were …

Understanding interactions between individuals is imperative for predicting how groups may
react to changing environmental landscapes. Animal populations have displayed variation …