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Freshwater fish biologist - big on rare species, their ecology and conservation. Also known to dabble in non-native species issues. Personal account and all views are entirely my own. Leantóir Celtic FC 🍀

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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Public views on the use of AI in scientific research. Research Policy, December 2026 Volume 55, Issue 10, 105632 doi.org/10.1016/j.re...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Not a salmonid but a neat study. Predictability creates vulnerability: Long-term acoustic telemetry reveals hidden threat windows for endangered Atlantic sturgeon. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, e70585. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Ten rules for using evidence to guide ecosystem restoration
These 10 rules provide a guidance framework to put into action the best available evidence, ensuring that restoration benefits people and nature. We highlight the importance of knowledge brokering sy...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Ten rules for using evidence to guide ecosystem restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, e70520. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Ten rules for using evidence to guide ecosystem restoration
These 10 rules provide a guidance framework to put into action the best available evidence, ensuring that restoration benefits people and nature. We highlight the importance of knowledge brokering sy....
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Are Species Distribution Models That Use Climate Variables Suitable to Forecast the Changing Distribution of Freshwater Organisms?. Freshwater Biology 71, no. 9: e70300. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.....
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Are Species Distribution Models That Use Climate Variables Suitable to Forecast the Changing Distribution of Freshwater Organisms?
Species distribution models can be used to identify locations with environmental conditions suitable for populations in the past, present and future. However, climate variables commonly applied in...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Exploring the Geodiversity—Biodiversity Relationships in Freshwaters for Environmental Conservation: A Global Systematic Literature Review. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 36, no. 9: e70463. doi.org/10.1002/aqc.....
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Exploring the Geodiversity—Biodiversity Relationships in Freshwaters for Environmental Conservation: A Global Systematic Literature Review
Geodiversity refers to the heterogeneity of abiotic characteristics in nature, and in freshwater ecosystems, it mostly mirrors the diversity of hydro-geomorphological features in inland waters. Altho...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Trout Paradox: Scenarios for Managing Introduced Salmonids in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. doi.org/10.1002/nzm2...
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The Trout Paradox: Scenarios for Managing Introduced Salmonids in New Zealand
Introduced salmonids such as trout and salmon occupy a paradoxical position in New Zealand; celebrated as iconic sport fish yet condemned as invasive species that threaten native freshwater biodivers...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Behavioral thermoregulation and survival of released Brook Trout following assisted recovery after angling, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2026;, vqag070, doi.org/10.1093/najf...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Factors affecting size of trout in high mountain lakes. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 2026: e003 doi: 10.48130/jai-0026-0003
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Remodeling nature: Trout, borders, and the ongoing colonization of Argentine Patagonia. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/2514...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Comparative assessment of calcified structures for age estimation in Brook Trout and Brown Trout, North American Journal of Fisheries Management, 2026;, vqag067, doi.org/10.1093/najf...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Novel ‘dancing rods’ behavioural guidance for out-migrating Atlantic salmon smolts. Journal of Ecohydraulics, 1–12. doi.org/10.1080/2470...
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Novel ‘dancing rods’ behavioural guidance for out-migrating Atlantic salmon smolts
Effective river restoration for downstream migration involves guiding fish away from turbine intakes, using either physical barriers or less expensive but often less effective behavioural barriers,...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Sex-Specific Reproductive Investment and Survival of Atlantic Salmon Kelts across Multiple Dams. Ecosphere 17(8): e70739. doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...
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Sex‐specific reproductive investment and survival of Atlantic salmon kelts across multiple dams
In adult Atlantic salmon, individual variation in migration and movement within rivers during spawning (i.e., reproductive movement, RM) is an important component of overall reproductive investment t...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Multi-year Assessment of Smolt Migrations in a Large, Fragmented River : Hydropower and the Remnant Wild Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) of the River Dalälven. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
An Updated Ecology of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) at Sea.” Fisheries Oceanography 1–17. doi.org/10.1111/fog.....
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An Updated Ecology of Atlantic Salmon (<fc><fi>Salmo salar</fi></fc>) at Sea
Atlantic salmon have had a key role in European and North American oceans and human societies. Salmon are exploited and observed in rivers and along coasts, but there has always been great interest i...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Post-release survival, movement and marine migration of smolt-to-adult supplemented Atlantic Salmon. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–18. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Post‐release survival, movement and marine migration of smolt‐to‐adult supplemented Atlantic Salmon
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations are declining across much of their range, prompting the use of supplementation strategies, such as smolt-to-adult supplementation (SAS), to enhance adult ret...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Investigating sex-specific influences on migration and survival of Atlantic salmon smolts. Aquat Biol. doi.org/10.3354/ab00...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Predation Risk and Depth Use During Migration of Atlantic Salmon Smolts Through a Fjord Impacted by Hydropower Discharge. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 35, no. 4: e70062. doi.org/10.1111/eff.....
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Predation Risk and Depth Use During Migration of Atlantic Salmon Smolts Through a Fjord Impacted by Hydropower Discharge
Atlantic salmon (Salmo must survive the transition from river to fjord in order to migrate to northern latitudes where they feed and grow at sea. In the River Suldalslågen in southern Norway, hydropo...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Migration and repeat spawning dynamics of acoustically tagged Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) kelts through the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
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Migration and repeat spawning dynamics of acoustically tagged Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) kelts through the Gulf of St. Lawrence
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) display diverse life history strategies, with some spawning more than once. Repeat spawners are often overlooked in population assessments. We analyzed acoustic telemetry...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture in a changing climate: Quantitative insights from industry records and climate projections. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–16. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Atlantic salmon (<fi>Salmo salar</fi>) aquaculture in a changing climate: Quantitative insights from industry records and climate projections
Predicting and understanding the implications of climate change on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture is a fundamental step to understanding risk and mitigating potential impacts. Here, we sta...
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Moi Expósito-Alonso (MOILAB) @mexpositoalonso.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Post-release survival, movement and marine migration of smolt-to-adult supplemented Atlantic Salmon. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–18. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Investigating fish eye lenses as chemical archives of organic pollutant exposure. Environment International, Volume 214, 2026, 110400. doi.org/10.1016/j.en....
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Genetic Structure and Signs of Local Adaptation in Icelandic Brown Trout Populations. Ecology and Evolution 16, no. 9: e74274. doi.org/10.1002/ece3....
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Genetic Structure and Signs of Local Adaptation in Icelandic Brown Trout Populations
We present here an assessment of the genetic structure of Icelandic brown trout across 40 locations, revealing 16 distinct genetic clusters shaped by postglacial isolation and local adaptation. Our r....
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Predation Risk and Depth Use During Migration of Atlantic Salmon Smolts Through a Fjord Impacted by Hydropower Discharge. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 35, no. 4: e70062. doi.org/10.1111/eff.....
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Predation Risk and Depth Use During Migration of Atlantic Salmon Smolts Through a Fjord Impacted by Hydropower Discharge
Atlantic salmon (Salmo must survive the transition from river to fjord in order to migrate to northern latitudes where they feed and grow at sea. In the River Suldalslågen in southern Norway, hydropo....
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The prehistoric supercontinent Gondwana reached farther and wider than scientists knew—in fact, it was so large it may have shaped Earth’s history.
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New maps reveal hidden landscapes inside a prehistoric supercontinent
Gondwana was much bigger than we thought, according to the new analysis
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Effectiveness of current and potential conservation actions for amphibians, birds and mammals. Journal of Applied Ecology, 63, e70555. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Effectiveness of current and potential conservation actions for amphibians, birds and mammals
Our study demonstrates the power of combining differently-sourced and compiled datasets to evaluate the likely effectiveness of ongoing conservation strategies and identify future needs. Our findings....
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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Sometimes called supermales or Trojan YY males, they have two Y chromosomes instead of one. When supermales mate with female wild trout, the offspring are all male—eventually producing a population that consists only of elderly bachelors. www.science.org/content/arti...
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To doom invasive fish, scientists are breeding ‘supermales’
Technique shown to eradicate exotic trout—by producing all male populations
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Behavioural Diversity of Fishes: Concepts, Drivers and Its Role in Conservation and Management. Fish and Fisheries 1–24. doi.org/10.1111/faf.....
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Behavioural Diversity of Fishes: Concepts, Drivers and Its Role in Conservation and Management
Human activity has altered nearly all ecosystems on Earth, contributing to substantial biodiversity loss across taxonomic, genetic and functional dimensions, from the intraspecific to the ecosystem s...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New Paper Alert 📢 Scale Dependent Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Population Change in Anadromous Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) in Scotland Over Seven Decades. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 35, no. 4: e70064. doi.org/10.1111/eff.....
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Scale Dependent Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Population Change in Anadromous Sea Trout (<fc><fi>Salmo trutta</fi></fc>) in Scotland Over Seven Decades
The spatial scale at which temporal change in a population is measured has the potential to skew the inferences drawn on patterns of change from monitoring data. This study analysed data from rod cat...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Do Habitat Restoration Efforts and the Associated Releases of Hatchery-Reared Fish Affect the Genetic Diversity and Integrity of Native Brown Trout Populations?. Fisheries Management and Ecology 1–14. doi.org/10.1111/fme.....
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Do Habitat Restoration Efforts and the Associated Releases of Hatchery‐Reared Fish Affect the Genetic Diversity and Integrity of Native Brown Trout Populations?
Habitat restoration may protect brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations from loss of genetic diversity by increasing environmental carrying capacity and, consequently, population size. However, the ac...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Biogeography of Atlantic Salmon in the Cape Breton Highlands, Canada. Fisheries Management and Ecology 1–13. doi.org/10.1111/fme.....
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Biogeography of Atlantic Salmon in the Cape Breton Highlands, Canada
Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) populations have experienced significant declines in recent decades. In Canada, conservation efforts are divided into 16 designatable units (DUs) to address unique regio...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Contrasting Patterns of Genetic Isolation Among Diadromous, Landlocked, and Non-Migratory Gobiid Fish Populations. Molecular Ecology 35, no. 17: e70534. doi.org/10.1111/mec.....
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Contrasting Patterns of Genetic Isolation Among Diadromous, Landlocked, and Non‐Migratory Gobiid Fish Populations
Dams can landlock populations of amphidromous fishes that formerly migrated between rivers and seas. However, the genetic consequences of these life-cycle changes remain unclear. Rhinogobius is a spe...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Small sample sizes dominate recent acoustic telemetry studies of fish movements and migrations. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–5. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Small sample sizes dominate recent acoustic telemetry studies of fish movements and migrations
Acoustic telemetry (AT) tracks fish movements across time and space but is constrained by high costs, challenges in capturing fish and obtaining sufficient data. A meta-analysis of AT studies complet...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Freshwater hydrology emerges as the strongest predictor of phenological variability in a Southeast Alaska steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) population. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–15. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Freshwater hydrology emerges as the strongest predictor of phenological variability in a Southeast Alaska steelhead trout (<fi>Oncorhynchus mykiss</fi>) population
Phenological variation, such as the migration trends of salmonids, may provide resilience in changing environmental scenarios, influencing individual survival and population productivity. Phenologica...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Contemporary distribution of non-native coho salmon in South America. Biol Invasions 28, 196 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s105...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Seasonal Dynamics of Instream Mesohabitats (for Atlantic salmon) Over a Long Section of a Large Subarctic River. Ecohydrology 19(5), July 2026. doi.org/10.1002/eco....
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Seasonal Dynamics of Instream Mesohabitats Over a Long Section of a Large Subarctic River
Identifying, mapping and protecting suitable habitats are essential for species conservation. Most studies have focused on short river reaches or limited discharge scenarios. Such restricted coverage...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
From polar night to polar day: Distinct seasonal and diel activity patterns in two sympatric Arctic salmonids with divergent life history strategies.. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...
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From polar night to polar day: Distinct seasonal and diel activity patterns in two sympatric Arctic salmonids with divergent life history strategies.
Arctic fishes experience extreme seasonality in light and temperature, with consequences for energy expenditure, movement, and behavior. We examined seasonal and diel activity of sympatric adult anadr...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The Single, the Whole, and the Pooled: Implications of Tissue Choice for Stable Isotope Analysis. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology 0: e70122. doi.org/10.1002/jez.....
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The Single, the Whole, and the Pooled: Implications of Tissue Choice for Stable Isotope Analysis
In the exciting era of non-invasive tissue sampling and data reuse via open access databases, it is increasingly challenging to ensure comparability of sample types for stable isotope analysis in eco...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Increased energetic cost of movement reduces reproductive output in zebrafish at different temperatures and water flow rates. Functional Ecology, 00, 1–12. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Increased energetic cost of movement reduces reproductive output in zebrafish at different temperatures and water flow rates
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Acute heat tolerance (CTmax) of two invasive parasitic copepods differs across species, life cycle stages and acclimation temperatures. Functional Ecology, 00, 1–11. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Acute heat tolerance (<fc>CT<sub>max</sub></fc>) of two invasive parasitic copepods differs across species, life cycle stages and acclimation temperatures
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Transcriptional breakpoints as predictors of thermal thresholds in a climate-impacted stenothermal fish (Bull trout). Functional Ecology, 00, 1–14. doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Transcriptional breakpoints as predictors of thermal thresholds in a climate‐impacted stenothermal fish
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Trait-Based Drivers of Host Specificity in Freshwater Mussel–Fish Parasitic Interactions. Ecology and Evolution 16, no. 8: e74097. doi.org/10.1002/ece3....
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Trait‐Based Drivers of Host Specificity in Freshwater Mussel–Fish Parasitic Interactions
Freshwater mussels (Unionidae) rely on an obligate parasitic larval stage on fish hosts, yet their host specificity remains poorly understood in a broader ecological and evolutionary context. By inte...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Structured decision-making as a framework to incorporate social equity into conservation decisions. Conservation Biology, e70351. doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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Structured decision‐making as a framework to incorporate social equity into conservation decisions
Many conservation challenges require negotiating trade-offs between the needs of different actors. Global frameworks such as the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework explicitly call for div....
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Genomics-informed management of ex situ populations. Conservation Biology, e70360. doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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Genomics‐informed management of ex situ populations
The European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA) manages insurance populations for hundreds of species through its EAZA ex situ programs (EEPs). EEPs help safeguard against extinction in the wil...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What does eDNA actually measure? Clarifying the conceptual foundation of molecular biodiversity surveys. Systematics and Biodiversity, 24(2). doi.org/10.1080/1477...
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What does eDNA actually measure? Clarifying the conceptual foundation of molecular biodiversity surveys
Environmental DNA (eDNA) has expanded rapidly from proof-of-concept demonstrations to a widely used tool in biodiversity assessment, invasive species surveillance, fisheries management and conserva...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Individual and year-to-year variation in the marine feeding ecology of sea trout doi.org/10.3354/ab00...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Comparative migration success of Atlantic salmon smolts through three large natural lakes. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–13. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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Comparative migration success of Atlantic salmon smolts through three large natural lakes
Migration through standing waterbodies can be challenging for Atlantic salmon smolts and has often been associated with delay, disorientation and elevated mortality rates. Despite the large number of...
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The role of behavioural measures in successful fishway passage during seasonal brown trout (Salmo trutta) migration. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–11. doi.org/10.1111/jfb....
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The role of behavioural measures in successful fishway passage during seasonal brown trout (<fi>Salmo trutta</fi>) migration
Successfully overcoming lateral barriers in rivers is crucial for longitudinal fish migration and is influenced mainly by fishway design, environmental variability and/or individual behavioural trait....
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Understanding practical barriers to the global adoption of environmental DNA (eDNA) methods, tools, and standards. BMC Res Notes 19, 107 (2026). doi.org/10.1186/s131...
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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
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Rats to reefs: Invasive species reshape Indian Ocean food webs - Oceanographic
Research from Lancaster University and University of Texas reveals that invasive rats on tropical islands are reshaping coral reef food webs.
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