Publications

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In Press:

Reynolds, J.S., Elvidge, C.K., Vander Muelen, I.J., Hasler, C.T., Frank, R.A., Headley, J.V., Hewitt, L.M. and Orihel, D.M. (in press) Naphthenic acid fraction compounds, produced by the extraction of bitumen from oil sands, alter survival and behaviour of juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens). FACETS. Accepted 08 August 2023.

In Print:

56. Xia, J., Deng, C., Zheng, X., Huang, Y., Elvidge, C.K. and Fu, S.J. (2023) Differential effects of parental and developmental temperatures on larval thermal adaptation in oviparous and viviparous model fish species. Journal of Thermal Biology 117: 103695. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030645652300236X

55. Philipp, M.A., Peiman, K., Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Elvidge, C.K. and Cooke, S.J. (2023) Using repeat injury assessments in adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) to predict spawning success and describe severity of migration conditions. Fisheries Research 266: 106797. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016578362300190X?via%3Dihub

54. Elvidge, C.K., Brittain, C., Szekeres, P., Thomas, C. and Cooke, S.J. (2023) A field test of the "graveyard hypothesis" reveals avoidance of chemical but not visual cues in Bahamian queen conch (Aliger gigas). Behavioural Processes 210: 104914. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0376635723000967

53. Vainikka, A., Elvidge, C.K., Prokkola, J.M., Lemopoulos, A., Vornanen, M., Härkönen, L., Alioravainen, N. and Hyvärinen, P. (2023) Two-generation common-garden experiment reveals a strong genetic contribution to migration tendency in brown trout (Salmo trutta). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 80: 1394-1409. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjfas-2022-0304

52. Lawrence, M.J., Prystay, T.S., Dick, M., Eliason, E.J., Elvidge, C.K., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Lotto, A.G. and Cooke, S.J. (2023) Metabolic constraints and individual variation shape the trade-off between physiological recovery and antipredator responses in adult sockeye salmon. Journal of Fish Biology 103: 280-291. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jfb.15420

51. Elvidge, C.K., Robinson, C.E., Caza, R.A., Hewitt, L.M., Frank, R.A. and Orihel, D.M. (2023) Chemical communication in wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles is influenced by early-life exposure to naphthenic acid fraction components. Aquatic Toxicology 257: 106435. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166445X23000425

50. Robinson, C.E., Elvidge, C.K., Frank, R.A., Headley, J.V., Hewitt, L.M., Little, A.G., Robinson, S.A., Trudeau, V.L., Vander Meulen, I.J. and Orihel, D.M. (2023) Naphthenic acid fraction compounds reduce the reproductive success of wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) by affecting offspring viability. Environmental Pollution 316, 120455. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749122016694

49. Groves, V., Elvidge, C.K. and Brown, G.E. (2022) The role of donor and receiver size in the response to public cues in Hart’s rivulus, Anablepsoides hartii. Behaviour 1(aop), 1-15. https://brill.com/view/journals/beh/aop/article-10.1163-1568539X-bja10185/article-10.1163-1568539X-bja10185.xml

48. Elvidge, C.K., Bihun, C.J., Davis, C., Ulhaq, S., Fung, D.T., Vermaire, J.C. and Cooke, S.J. (2022) No evidence for collateral effects of electromagnetic fields used to increase dissolved oxygen levels on the behaviour and physiology of freshwater fishes. Water Environment Research 94: e10747. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wer.10747

47. Cooke, S.J., Auld, H.L., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Elvidge, C.K., Piczak, M., Twardek, W.M., Raby, G.D., Brownscombe, J.W., Midwood, J.D., Lennox, R.J., Madliger, C., Wilson, A.D.M., Binder, T.R., Schreck, C.B., McLaughlin, R.L., Grant, J.W.A. and Muir, A.M. (2022). On the relevance of animal behavior to the management and conservation of fishes and fisheries. Environmental Biology of Fishes. Special Issue Commemorating the Life and Work of David L. G. Noakes. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-022-01255-3

46. Reynolds, J.S., Jackson, B.L., Madison, B.N., Elvidge, C.K., Frank, R.A., Hasler, C.T., Headley, J.V., Hewitt, L.M., Peru, K.M., Yakimowski, S.B. and Orihel, D.M. (2022) Fathead minnows exposed to organic compounds from oil sands tailings as embryos have reduced survival, impaired development, and altered behaviors that persist into larval stages. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 41: 1319-1332. https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.5314

45. Hlina, B.L., Glassman, D.M., Chhor, A.D., Etherington, B.S., Elvidge, C.K., Diggles, B.K. and Cooke, S.J. (2021) Hook retention but not hooking injury is associated with behavioral differences in Bluegill. Fisheries Research 242: 106034. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165783621001624

44. Vainikka, A., Hyvärinen, P., Tiainen, J., Lemopoulos, A., Alioravainen, N., Prokkola, J.M., Elvidge, C.K. and Arlinghaus, R. (2021) Fishing-induced selection versus natural selection in experimentally bred brown trout, Salmo trutta, strains raised in common garden. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjfas-2020-0313

43. Elmer, L.K., Madliger, C.L., Blumstein, D.T., Elvidge, C.K., Fernández-Juricic, E., Horodysky, A.Z., Johnson, N.J., McGuire, L.P., Swaisgood, R.R. and Cooke, S.J. (2021) Exploiting common senses: sensory ecology meets wildlife conservation and management. Conservation Physiology 9: coab002. https://academic.oup.com/conphys/article/9/1/coab002/6199346

42. Ramsaran, V.D., Jackson, B.L., Bucciol, S., Puniani, T., Lawrence, M.J. and Elvidge, C.K. (2021) Perceived predation risk elicits bold, exploratory behaviours in juvenile bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Animal Behaviour 171: 119-127. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347220303341#! 

41. Xia, J., Huang, Y., Peng, M. and Elvidge, C.K. (2020) Acute warming in winter eliminates chemical alarm responses in threatened Qinling lenok Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis. Science of the Total Environment 142807. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720363361 

40. Raby, G.D., Chapman, J.M., de Bruijn, R., Eliason, E.J., Elvidge, C.K., Hasler, C.T., Madliger, C.L., Nyboer, E.A., Reid, A.J., Roche, D.G., Rytwinski, T., Ward, T.D., Wilson, A.D.M. and Cooke, S.J. (2020) Teaching post-secondary students in the life and environmental sciences: strategies for early-career researchers. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 13: 14-24. https://ojs.library.queensu.ca/index.php/IEE/article/view/13683

39. Lennox, R.J., Brownscombe, J.W., Elvidge, C.K., Harrison, P., Peiman, K., Raby, G.D. and Cooke, S.J. (2020) Behaviour including fish migration. In Woo PTK, Iwama GK (eds), Climate Change and Non-Infectious Fish Disorders. CABI International, Oxfordshire. pp 125-135. https://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781786393982/

38. Elvidge, C.K. and Cooke, S.J. (2020) Predation risk mediates cognitive impairment following physical exertion in a subtropical intertidal fish. Physiology & Behavior 214: 112767. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938419306249

37. Ford, M.I., Elvidge, C.K., Patrick, P.H., Sills, M. and Cooke, S.J. (2019) Coloured LED light as a potential behavioural guidance tool for age-0 and age-2 walleye Sander vitreus. Journal of Fish Biology 95: 1249-1256. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jfb.14124

36. Parsapour-Moghaddam, P., Brennan, C.P., Rennie, C.D., Elvidge, C.K. and Cooke, S.J. (2019) Impacts of channel morphodynamics on fish habitat utilization. Environmental Management 64: 272-286. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-019-01197-0

35. Lemopoulos, A., Uusi-Heikkilä, Hyvärinen, P., Alioravainen, N., Prokkola, J.M., Elvidge, C.K., Vasemägi, A. and Vainikka, A. (2019) Association mapping following a common-garden migration experiment reveals candidate genes for migration tendency in brown trout. G3 Genes Genomes Genetics 9: 2887-2896. https://www.g3journal.org/content/ggg/9/9/2887.full.pdf

34. Lloren J.I., Davidson, S.M., Twardek, W.M. and Elvidge, C.K. (2019) Baseline activity and shoal type determine antipredator behavior in bluegill from a southern Ontario Lake. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73: 57. DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2669-9. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-019-2669-9

33. Elvidge, C.K., Reid, C.H., Ford, M.I., Sills, M., Patrick, P.H., Gibson, D., Backhouse, S. and Cooke, S.J. (2018) Ontogeny of light avoidance in juvenile lake sturgeon. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 35: 202-209. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jai.13822

32. Xia, J., Elvidge, C.K. and Cooke, S.J. (2018) Niche separation, ontogeny, and heterospecific alarm responses in centrarchid sunfish. Behavioral Ecology 29: 862-868. https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/29/4/862/4976506

31. Elvidge, C.K., Ford, M.I., Pratt, T.C., Smokorowski, K., Sills, M., Patrick, P.H. and Cooke, S.J. (2018) Behavioural guidance of yellow-stage American eel Anguilla rostrata with a light-emitting diode (LED) device. Endangered Species Research 35: 159-168. https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/esr/v35/p159-168/

30. Ford, M.I., Elvidge, C.K., Baker, D., Pratt, T.C., Smokorowski, K.E., Sills, M., Patrick, P.H. and Cooke, S.J. (2018) Preferences of age-0 white sturgeon for different colours and strobe rates of LED lights may inform behavioural guidance strategies. Environmental Biology of Fishes 101: 667-674. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-018-0727-1

29. Xia, J., Cheng, M., Cai, R., Fu, S., Cooke, S.J. and Elvidge, C.K. (2017) Ontogenetic changes in risk recognition and fast-start performance in guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Ethology 123: 916-923. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/eth.12691

28. Ford, M.I., Elvidge, C.K., Baker, D., Pratt, T.C., Smokorowski, K., Patrick, P.H., Sills, M. and Cooke, S.J. (2017) Evaluating a light-louver system for behavioural guidance of age-0 white sturgeon. River Research and Applications 33: 1286-1294. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/rra.3186

27. Twardek, W.M., Elvidge, C.K., Wilson, A.D.M., Algera, D.A., Zolderdo, A., Lougheed, S.C. and Cooke, S.J. (2017) Do protected areas mitigate the effects of fisheries-induced evolution on parental care behaviour of a teleost fish?  Aquatic Conservation 27: 789-796. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/aqc.2718

26. Cooke, E.L.L., Wilson, A.D.M., Elvidge, C.K. and Cooke, S.J. (2017) Does capture method or the presence of aquatic protected areas influence the selective harvest of personality types in largemouth bass? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74: 1151-1157. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjfas-2016-0192#.XUSgo-hKjIU

25. Szekeres, P., Wilson, A.D.M., Haak, C.R., Danylchuk, A.J., Brownscombe, J.W., Elvidge, C.K., Schultz, A.D. and Cooke, S.J. (2017) Does coastal light pollution alter the nocturnal behaviour and blood physiology of juvenile bonefish (Albula vulpes)? Bulletin of Marine Science 93: 491- 505. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/2017/00000093/00000002/art00014

24. Prystay, T., Elvidge, C.K., Twardek, W.M., Monaghan, J.L., Reid, C.H., Clarke, S.H., Foster, J.G., Cooke, E.L.L. and Cooke, S.J. (2017) Comparison of the behavioural consequences and recovery patterns of largemouth bass exposed to MS-222 or electrosedation. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 146: 556-566. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00028487.2017.1285354

23. Kerr, S.M., Ward, T.D., Lennox, R.J., Brownscombe, J.W., Chapman, J.M., Gutowsky, L.F.G., Logan, J.M., Twardek, W.M., Elvidge, C.K., Danylchuk, A.J. and Cooke, S.J. (2017) Influence of hook type and live bait on the hooking performance of inline spinners in the context of catch- and-release brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis fishing in lakes. Fisheries Research 186: 642-647. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165783616303290

22. Elvidge, C.K., Cooke, E.L.L., Cunjak, R.A. and Cooke, S.J. (2017) Social cues may advertise habitat quality to refuge-seeking conspecifics. Canadian Journal of Zoology 95: 1-5. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjz-2016-0144#.XUShBOhKjIU

21. Elvidge, C.K., Chuard, P.J.C. and Brown, G.E. (2016) Local predation risk shapes spatial and foraging neophobia patterns in Trinidadian guppies. Current Zoology 62: 457-462. https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/62/5/457/2196827

20. Cooke, S.J., Wilson, A.D.M., Elvidge, C.K., Lennox, R.J., Jepsen, N., Colotelo, A.H. and Brown, R.S. (2016) Ten practical realities for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees when evaluating protocols dealing with fish in the field. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 26: 123-133. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11160-015-9413-y

19. Katwaroo-Andersen, J., Elvidge, C.K., Ramnarine, I. and Brown, G.E. (2016) Interactive effects of reproductive assets and ambient predation risk on the threat-sensitive decisions of Trinidadian guppies. Current Zoology 62: 221-226. https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/62/3/221/2897751

18. Elvidge, C.K. and Brown, G.E. (2015) Nonconsumptive effects of predation and impaired chemosensory risk assessment on an aquatic prey species. International Journal of Ecology Article ID 894579: 9 pp. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijecol/2015/894579/abs/

17. Brown, G.E., Elvidge, C.K., Ramnarine, I., Ferrari, M.C.O. and Chivers, D.P. (2015) Background risk and recent experience influences retention of neophobic responses to predators. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 69: 737-745. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-015-1888-y

16. Elvidge, C.K. and Brown, G.E. (2015) Size-based differences determine the contextual value of risky information in heterospecific information use. Animal Behaviour 102: 7-14. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347215000184

15. Brown, G.E., Elvidge, C.K., Ramnarine, I., Chivers, D.P. and Ferrari, M.C.O. (2014) Personality and the response to predation risk: effects of information quantity and quality. Animal Cognition 17: 1063-1069. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-014-0738-z

14. Elvidge, C.K., Ramnarine, I. and Brown, G.E. (2014) Compensatory foraging in Trinidadian guppies: Effects of acute and chronic predation threats. Current Zoology 60: 323- 332. https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/60/3/323/1935151

13. Elvidge, C.K. and Brown, G.E. (2014) Predation costs of impaired chemosensory risk assessment on acid-impacted juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 71: 756-762. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjfas-2013-0633#.XUSh0-hKjIU

12. Brown, G.E., Ferrari, M.C.O., Elvidge, C.K., Jackson, C.D. and Chivers, D.P. (2014) Background level of risk determines the intensity of predator neophobia in cichlids. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68: 127-133. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-013-1629-z

11. Elvidge, C.K., Macnaughton, C.J. and Brown, G.E. (2013) Sensory complementation and antipredator behavioural compensation in acid impacted juvenile Atlantic salmon. Oecologia 172: 69-78. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00442-012-2478-6

10. Brown, G.E., Ferrari, M.C.O., Elvidge, C.K., Ramnarine, I.W. and Chivers, D.P. (2013) Phenotypically-plastic neophobia: a response to variable predation risk. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 1756: 20122712. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspb.2012.2712

9. Brown, G.E., Elvidge, C.K., Ferrari, M.C.O. and Chivers, D.P. (2012) Understanding the importance of episodic acidification on fish predator-prey interactions: does weak acidification impair predator recognition? Science of the Total Environment 439: 62-66. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004896971201217X

8. Elvidge, C.K. and Brown, G.E. (2012) Visual and chemical prey cues as complementary predator attractants in a tropical stream fish assemblage. International Journal of Zoology Article ID 510920: 7pp. https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijz/2012/510920/abs/

7. Ferrari, M.C.O., Elvidge, C.K., Jackson, C.D., Chivers, D.P. and Brown, G.E. (2010) The responses of prey fish to temporal variation in predation risk: sensory habituation or risk assessment? Behavioral Ecology 21: 532-536. https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/21/3/532/219774

6. Elvidge, C.K., Ramnarine, I.W., Godin, J.-G.J. and Brown, G.E. (2010) Size-mediated response to public cues of predation risk in a tropical stream fish. Journal of Fish Biology 77: 1632-1644. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02798.x

5. Brown, G.E., Elvidge, C.K., Macnaughton, C.J., Ramnarine, I. and Godin, J.-G.J. (2010) Cross- population responses to conspecific chemical alarm cues in wild Trinidadian guppies, Poecilia reticulata: evidence for local conservation of cue production. Canadian Journal of Zoology 88: 139-147. https://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full/10.1139/Z09-127#.XUSibOhKjIU

4. Brown, G.E., Macnaughton, C.J., Elvidge, C.K., Ramnarine, I. and Godin, J-G.J. (2009) Provenance and threat-sensitive predator avoidance patterns in wild-caught Trinidadian guppies. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 63: 699-706. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-008-0703-4

3. Vavrek, M.A., Elvidge, C.K., DeCaire, R., Belland, B., Jackson, C.D. and Brown, G.E. (2008) Disturbance cues in freshwater prey fishes: do juvenile convict cichlids and rainbow trout respond to ammonium as an ‘early warning’ signal? Chemoecology 18: 255-261. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00049-008-0412-5

2. Ferrari, M.C.O., Vavrek, M.A., Elvidge, C.K., Fridman, B., Chivers, D.P. and Brown, G.E. (2008) Sensory complementation and the acquisition of predator recognition by salmonid fishes. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 63: 113-121. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-008-0641-1

1. Elvidge, C.K. and Ricciardi, A. (2007) Shifts in species traits among North American freshwater fish assemblages: ecological homogenization? McGill Science Undergraduate Research Journal 2: 24-27. http://msurj.mcgill.ca/vol2/iss1/msurjvol2iss1.pdf#page=24

Theses

Elvidge, C.K. (2013) Evaluating the effects of sub-lethal acidification on wild populations of juvenile Atlantic salmon. PhD Thesis, Department of Biology, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada. 183pp. https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/977754/

Technical Reports

Elvidge, C.K., Reid, C.H. and Cooke, S.J. (2018) Evaluating Colored LED Strobe Lights for Use in the Behavioural Guidance of Sea Lamprey. Report prepared for the Sea Lamprey Control Program, Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Project ID – 2017_ELV_76008.

Elvidge, C.K. and Cooke, S.J. (2017) Behavioural Guidance of American Eel With An LED Light Device. Report prepared for Fisheries & Oceans Canada.

Elvidge, C.K., Ford, M.I. and Cooke, S.J. (2016) Behavioural Guidance of Migratory Fishes with Integrated Light and Physical Barriers. Report prepared for Fisheries & Oceans Canada, Contract # F5211-150426. 33pp.

Elvidge, C.K., Bell, C., Wujec, M., Grant, J.W.A. and Schade, R. (2014) Sustainable Curriculum Report. Concordia University: Faculty of Arts & Science. Sustainability Action Fund, Montreal. 27pp. http://www.safconcordia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Sustainable- Curriculum-Report-2014-SAF.pdf