Our lab focuses on several issues of restoration ecology in the Great Lakes basin, including restoration of species such as Atlantic salmon to Lake Ontario and Lake Sturgeon to the Huron-Erie Corridor. We partner bi-nationally with many agencies including OMRNF, DFO, USGS, and USFWS. (links to pdf copies can be found in the Publications link above)
Selected Relevant Publications:
Presello AJ, Smith JL, Drew TD, Loftus KK, Johnston T, Wilson CC, Pitcher TE (2019). Induction of Free-Flowing Gametes in Order to Establish a Reintroduction Broodstock of Bloaters (Coregonus hoyi) for Lake Ontario. Advances in Limnology. In Press.
Darcy AP, Raby GD, Johnson TB, Pitcher TE, Fisk AT (2019) Effects of intracoelomic transmitter implantation on metabolic rate, swimming performance, growth and survival in juveniles of two salmonids. Journal of Fish Biology. In Press
Lamothe KA, Drake DAR, Pitcher TE, Broome JE, Dextrase AJ, Gillespie A,Mandrak NE, Poesch MS, Reid SM, Vachon N (2019) Reintroduction of fishes in Canada: a review of research progress for SARA-listed species. Environmental Reviews. In Press.
McCabe MM, Chiotti JA, Boase JC, Fisk AT, Pitcher TE (2019) Assessing acoustic tag effects on survival, growth and swimming ability of juvenile Lake Sturgeon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 39: 574-581 .
He X, Houde ALS, Pitcher TE, Heath DD. (2017). Genetic architecture of gene transcription in two Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations. Heredity. 119: 117-124.
Audet C, Wilson CC, Pitcher TE. (2017). Effects of intraspecific hybridization between two hatchery reared strains of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) on juvenile survival and fitness-related traits. Fisheries Management and Ecology.
Houde ALS, Wilson CC, Pitcher TE. (2016). Genetic architecture and maternal contributions of early-life survival in lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Journal of Fish Biology 88: 2088-2094.
Houde ALS, Pitcher TE. (2016). Fullfact: an R package for the analysis of genetic and maternal variance components from full factorial mating designs. Ecology & Evolution 6: 1656-1665.
Haring M, Johnston T, Weigand M, Fisk AT, Pitcher TE. (2016). Difference in egg quantity and quality among hatchery- and wild-origin Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 73: 737-746.
Houde ALS, Black CA, Wilson CC, Pitcher TE, Neff BD. (2015). Genetic and maternal effects on juvenile survival and fitness-related traits in three populations of Atlantic salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 72: 751-758.