ProfColinBean
@profcolinbean.bsky.social
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 🍀
Sorting States of Environmental DNA Reveals State-Specific Biodiversity Signals and Transport Patterns in Eight Alpine Watersheds. doi.org/10.64898/202...
Sorting States of Environmental DNA Reveals State-Specific Biodiversity Signals and Transport Patterns in Eight Alpine Watersheds
Environmental DNA (eDNA) exists in three states: membrane-bound, adsorbed, and dissolved. These states differ in persistence and degradation, strongly influencing the interpretation of eDNA data. Desp...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Sorting States of Environmental DNA Reveals State-Specific Biodiversity Signals and Transport Patterns in Eight Alpine Watersheds. doi.org/10.64898/202...
Why Britain has a deer problem - BBC News share.google/qo3vqtggE8fo...
Why Britain has a deer problem
Deer numbers have rocketed over the last 40 years and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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December 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Why Britain has a deer problem - BBC News share.google/qo3vqtggE8fo...
Salmo emireae (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae), a new trout species from the Lake Balık, northeastern Turkey. Environ Biol Fish 109, 13 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s106...
Salmo emireae (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae), a new trout species from the Lake Balık, northeastern Turkey - Environmental Biology of Fishes
Trout species of the genus Salmo in Eastern Anatolia offer valuable insights into the evolution and diversity of freshwater fishes in the Caspian Sea basin. In the present study, we describe a new tro...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Salmo emireae (Salmoniformes, Salmonidae), a new trout species from the Lake Balık, northeastern Turkey. Environ Biol Fish 109, 13 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s106...
Six recommendations when applying genomic tools to invasion biology research. Biol Invasions 28, 1 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Six recommendations when applying genomic tools to invasion biology research - Biological Invasions
Invasion genomics is a growing field that seeks to improve management outcomes and advance understanding of the key evolutionary mechanisms that underpin biological invasion. With non-native species i...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Six recommendations when applying genomic tools to invasion biology research. Biol Invasions 28, 1 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Influence of invasive fish species on host-parasite interactions in river ecosystems. Biol Invasions 28, 15 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s105...
Influence of invasive fish species on host-parasite interactions in river ecosystems - Biological Invasions
The ecological effects of invasive species on native freshwater fauna and on free-living community structure have been widely documented, yet the role of parasite co-invasion in shaping host–parasite ...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Influence of invasive fish species on host-parasite interactions in river ecosystems. Biol Invasions 28, 15 (2026). doi.org/10.1007/s105...
A practical guide to characterising ecological coexistence. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1111/brv....
A practical guide to characterising ecological coexistence
Coexistence is simultaneously one of the most fundamental concepts of ecology, and one of the most difficult to define. A particular challenge is that, despite a well-developed body of research, seve...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A practical guide to characterising ecological coexistence. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1111/brv....
A century of theories of balancing selection. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1111/brv....
A century of theories of balancing selection
Traits that affect organismal fitness are often highly genetically variable. This genetic variation is vital for populations to adapt to their environments, but it is also surprising given that natur...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A century of theories of balancing selection. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1111/brv....
Why we age. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1002/brv....
Why we age
Three categories of explanations exist for why we age: mechanistic theories, which omit reference to evolutionary forces; weakening force of selection theories, which posit that barriers exist that p...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Why we age. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1002/brv....
Long-term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1002/brv....
Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns
Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem ...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Long-term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1002/brv....
The spread of non-native species. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1002/brv....
The spread of non‐native species
The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem proces...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The spread of non-native species. Biol Rev. doi.org/10.1002/brv....
Hydrodynamic Function of the Slimy and Scaly Surfaces of Teleost Fishes, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 64, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 480–495, doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Hydrodynamic Function of the Slimy and Scaly Surfaces of Teleost Fishes
Synopsis. The scales and skin mucus of bony fishes are both proposed to have a role in beneficially modifying the hydrodynamics of water flow over the body
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December 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hydrodynamic Function of the Slimy and Scaly Surfaces of Teleost Fishes, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 64, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 480–495, doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Energetic Costs of Stress in Developing Fishes: Quantifying Allostasis and Allostatic Load, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2024, Pages 1019–1033, doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Energetic Costs of Stress in Developing Fishes: Quantifying Allostasis and Allostatic Load
Synopsis. Stress exerts negative effects on fish health through stimulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal axis and autonomic nervous system, res
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December 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Energetic Costs of Stress in Developing Fishes: Quantifying Allostasis and Allostatic Load, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2024, Pages 1019–1033, doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Metabolic Energetics of Developing Fish from Different Thermal Habitats Exposed to Chronic and Acute Temperature Stressors, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 65, Issue 4, October 2025, Pages 1121–1135, doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Metabolic Energetics of Developing Fish from Different Thermal Habitats Exposed to Chronic and Acute Temperature Stressors
Synopsis. Over 97% of ray-finned fish produce free-swimming larvae. With survival rates of less than 0.01% and radically different morphologies from adults
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December 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Metabolic Energetics of Developing Fish from Different Thermal Habitats Exposed to Chronic and Acute Temperature Stressors, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 65, Issue 4, October 2025, Pages 1121–1135, doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Understanding Climate Change Threats to Vertebrate Wildlife by Studying Ecoimmunology Across Biological Scales, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 65, Issue 6, December 2025, Pages 1755–1771, doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Understanding Climate Change Threats to Vertebrate Wildlife by Studying Ecoimmunology Across Biological Scales
Synopsis. Climate change threatens organismal health and ecological stability in myriad ways, the impacts of which are often difficult to characterize give
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December 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Understanding Climate Change Threats to Vertebrate Wildlife by Studying Ecoimmunology Across Biological Scales, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 65, Issue 6, December 2025, Pages 1755–1771, doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
Maternal investment and early thermal conditions affect performance and antipredator responses in Atlantic salmon. Behavioral Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 4, July/August 2024, arae035, doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Maternal investment and early thermal conditions affect performance and antipredator responses
Early thermal conditions can interact with maternal resource investment to shape offspring performance and behavior. While anthropogenic climate change is
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December 22, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Maternal investment and early thermal conditions affect performance and antipredator responses in Atlantic salmon. Behavioral Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 4, July/August 2024, arae035, doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Short-term heat waves have long-term consequences for parents and offspring in stickleback, Behavioral Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 4, July/August 2024, arae036, doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Short-term heat waves have long-term consequences for parents and offspring in stickleback
Extreme weather events, such as heat waves, are increasing in frequency and severity. While the consequences of increased ambient temperatures are well-doc
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December 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Short-term heat waves have long-term consequences for parents and offspring in stickleback, Behavioral Ecology, Volume 35, Issue 4, July/August 2024, arae036, doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Parasitic freshwater pearl mussels induce upstream movement in their brown trout fish hosts: early evidence of extended phenotype, Behavioral Ecology, Volume 36, Issue 4, July/August 2025, araf043, doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Parasitic mussels induce upstream movement in their fish hosts: early evidence of extended phenotype
Parasites often manipulate host behavior to increase their reproductive success, but studies on this phenomenon typically focus on parasites which lead to
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December 22, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Parasitic freshwater pearl mussels induce upstream movement in their brown trout fish hosts: early evidence of extended phenotype, Behavioral Ecology, Volume 36, Issue 4, July/August 2025, araf043, doi.org/10.1093/behe...
Concurrent changes in Atlantic salmon body length, age structure, and life-history diversity, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 82, Issue 12, December 2025, fsaf217, doi.org/10.1093/ices...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Concurrent changes in Atlantic salmon body length, age structure, and life-history diversity, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 82, Issue 12, December 2025, fsaf217, doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Genes, fish and fisheries—a journey from science to policy, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 82, Issue 12, December 2025, fsaf216, doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Genes, fish and fisheries—a journey from science to policy
Abstract. This essay outlines a personal scientific journey in molecular ecology and evolution, with particular focus on marine fish and fisheries genetics
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December 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Genes, fish and fisheries—a journey from science to policy, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Volume 82, Issue 12, December 2025, fsaf216, doi.org/10.1093/ices...
Paternal response to novel predator exposure correlates with transgenerational response in offspring of threespined stickleback. R Soc Open Sci. 1 January 2025; 12 (1): 240878. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Paternal response to novel predator exposure correlates with transgenerational response in offspring of threespined stickleback
Abstract. Parental experiences can alter offspring phenotypes via transgenerational plasticity (TGP), which may prime offspring to adaptively respond to no
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December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Paternal response to novel predator exposure correlates with transgenerational response in offspring of threespined stickleback. R Soc Open Sci. 1 January 2025; 12 (1): 240878. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Spatiotemporal variation in size-dependent growth rates in small isolated populations of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). R Soc Open Sci. 1 January 2025; 12 (1): 241802. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Spatiotemporal variation in size-dependent growth rates in small isolated populations of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)
Abstract. As a key life-history trait, growth rates are often used to measure individual performance and to inform parameters in demographic models. Furthe
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December 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Spatiotemporal variation in size-dependent growth rates in small isolated populations of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). R Soc Open Sci. 1 January 2025; 12 (1): 241802. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Strontium isoscapes for provenance, mobility and migration: the way forward. R Soc Open Sci. 1 June 2025; 12 (6): 250283. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
December 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Strontium isoscapes for provenance, mobility and migration: the way forward. R Soc Open Sci. 1 June 2025; 12 (6): 250283. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Hardly likely to be useful for fish but interesting - Why catch when you can throw? A framework for tagging animals without capture or restraint. R Soc Open Sci. 1 July 2025; 12 (7): 250139. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Why catch when you can throw? A framework for tagging animals without capture or restraint
Abstract. The use of electronic tags has significantly advanced our understanding of wild animal behaviour and physiology. However, traditional tagging met
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December 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Hardly likely to be useful for fish but interesting - Why catch when you can throw? A framework for tagging animals without capture or restraint. R Soc Open Sci. 1 July 2025; 12 (7): 250139. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
In and out: factors influencing two decades of straying and homing by Pacific salmon within the Columbia River basin. R Soc Open Sci. 1 August 2025; 12 (8): 250447. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
In and out: factors influencing two decades of straying and homing by Pacific salmon within the Columbia River basin
Abstract. In addition to patch size and spatial isolation, habitat quality can also influence attractiveness of patches to dispersing individuals. Using ma
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December 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
In and out: factors influencing two decades of straying and homing by Pacific salmon within the Columbia River basin. R Soc Open Sci. 1 August 2025; 12 (8): 250447. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
The influence of illumination and cast shadows on prey detectability by predators. R Soc Open Sci. 1 September 2025; 12 (9): 250719. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
The influence of illumination and cast shadows on prey detectability by predators
Abstract. Many species use camouflage to dissimulate their true form and avoid detection or recognition. In natural habitats, the three-dimensional structu
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December 20, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The influence of illumination and cast shadows on prey detectability by predators. R Soc Open Sci. 1 September 2025; 12 (9): 250719. doi.org/10.1098/rsos...