Publications

S. McComb, K. Beckett, T. Akerman, P. Arcese, D. Bedford, P. Dunwiddie, J. Fisher, T. Golumbia, E. Gonzales, Robyn Irvine, A. James, E. Long, J. Martin, S. Michel, W. Pelkey, T. Sylvester, S. Thomas, N. Thomas, T. Martin (2025). Decision analysis rooted in Indigenous and Western scientific knowledge identifies cost-effective strategies for managing hyperabundant deer to restore keystone places. People and Nature.

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J. Webb, K. Schofield, C. Cook, J. Fisher, S. Cheng, A. Christie, S. Cooke, N. Dubois, G. Frampton, B. Macura, S. Nichols, R. Richards, R. Aicher, S. Mason, E. Anderson, E. Betley, M. Borsuk, J. Busch, S. Carlson, J. Dubois, J. Eales, E. Game, Robyn Irvine, M. Muir, L. Olander, A. Pollard, A. Porzecanski, E. Radke, N. Randall, T. Riley, S. Ritchie, N. Salafsky, A. Sigouin, K. Stevens, C. Ridley (2025). A Standardized Definition of Rapid Evidence Assessment for Environmental Applications. Conservation Letters.

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Nicole Hill, Ayla Pearson, Andrea Kortello (2025). bisonpicsuite: A set of R packages to estimate wood bison population parameters from remote camera data. Journal of Open Source Software.

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Seb Dalgarno, J. Boulanger, Ayla Pearson, Joe Thorley, T. Hegel, B. Nobert, D. Hervieux (2025). bbousuite: A set of R packages to facilitate analysis of boreal caribou survival and recruitment data. Journal of Open Source Software.

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Joe Thorley, R. Fisher, D. Fox, C. Schwarz (2025). ssdtools v2: An R package to fit Species Sensitivity Distributions. Journal of Open Source Software.

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C.C. Day, E.L. Landguth, ..., D. Hausleitner, ..., Andrea Kortello, ..., K.A. Zeller (2024). Genetic connectivity of wolverines in western North America. Scientific Reports.

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Andrea Kortello, D. Hausleitner, G. Mowat, M. Barrueto, N. Heim, L. Larson, M. Lucid, A. Clevenger (2024). How to find a wolverine: Factors affecting detection at wolverine (Gulo gulo) bait stations in western Canada. Ecosphere.

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D. Hausleitner, Andrea Kortello, M. Barrueto, W. Harrower, J. Krebs (2024). Guidelines for Winter Recreation near Wolverine Dens in Montane Western North America. Journal of Ecosystems and Management.

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Robyn Irvine, Joe Thorley (2024). Relative efficiency of hunting methods during an incomplete Sitka black-tailed deer eradication on Haida Gwaii, Canada. Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

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A.P. Christie, W.H. Morgan, N. Salafsky, T.B. White, Robyn Irvine, N. Boenisch, R.M. Chiaravalloti, K. Kincaid, A.M. Rezaie, H. Yamashita, W.J. Sutherland (2023). Assessing diverse evidence to improve conservation decision‐making. Conservation Science and Practice.

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A.L. Haley, T.A. Lemieux, M.L. Piczak, S. Karau, A. D’Addario, Robyn Irvine, C. Beaudoin, J.R. Bennett, S.J. Cooke (2023). On the effectiveness of public awareness campaigns for the management of invasive species. Environmental Conservation.

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J. Fleischmann, C.D. Broeckling, Sarah Lyons (2023). Candida krusei form mycelia along agar surfaces towards each other and other Candida species. Fertility and Sterility.

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J.W. Favell, K.L. Wilkinson, I. Zigg, Sarah Lyons, R. Ristic, C.J. Puglisi, E. Wilkes, R. Taylor, D. Kelly, G. Howell, M. McKay, L. Mokwena, T. Plozza, P. Zhang, A. Bui, I. Porte, O. Frederick, J. Karasek, C. Szeto, B.S. Pan, S. Tallman, B.A. McClure, H. Feng, E. Hervé, A. Oberholster, W.F. Zandberg, M. Noestheden (2022). Correlating Sensory Assessment of Smoke-Tainted Wines with Inter-Laboratory Study Consensus Values for Volatile Phenols. Molecules.

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J.T. Fisher, S. Murray, M. Barrueto, K. Carroll, A.P. Clevenger, D. Hausleitner, W. Harrower, N. Heim, K. Heinemeyer, A.L. Jacob, T.S. Jung, Andrea Kortello, A. Ladle, R. Long, P. MacKay, M.A. Sawaya (2022). Wolverines (Gulo gulo) in a changing landscape and warming climate: A decadal synthesis of global conservation ecology research. Global Ecology and Conservation.

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B.T. Burgess, Robyn Irvine, M.A. Russello (2022). Population genomics of Sitka black-tailed deer supports invasive species management and ecological restoration on islands. Communications Biology.

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N. Salafsky, Robyn Irvine, J. Boshoven, J. Lucas, K. Prior, J.‐F. Bisaillon, B. Graham, P. Harper, A.Y. Laurin, A. Lavers, L. Neufeld, R. Margoluis (2022). A practical approach to assessing existing evidence for specific conservation strategies. Conservation Science and Practice.

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Robyn Irvine, K. Prior, S.J. Cooke, N. Salafsky (2022). A more nuanced analysis of evidence-based decision-making by Canada's protected area managers: a comment on Lemieux et al. (2021). FACETS.

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B.A. Whitmore, S.E. McCann, M. Noestheden, E.G. Dennis, Sarah Lyons, D.M. Durall, W.F. Zandberg (2021). Glycosidically-Bound Volatile Phenols Linked to Smoke Taint: Stability during Fermentation with Different Yeasts and in Finished Wine. Molecules.

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W.G. Warnock, Joe Thorley, S.K. Arndt, T.J. Weir, J. Tyler, M.D. Neufeld, J.A. Burrows, G.F. Andrusak (2021). Kootenay Lake kokanee (Oncorhynchus nerka) collapse into a predator pit. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

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Sarah Lyons, S.C. Morgan, S. McCann, S. Sanderson, B.L. Newman, T.L. Watson, V. Jiranek, D.M. Durall, W.F. Zandberg (2021). Unique volatile chemical profiles produced by indigenous and commercial strains of Saccharomyces uvarum and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. OENO One.

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B.M.F. Sjodin, E.E. Puckett, Robyn Irvine, J. Munshi-South, M.A. Russello (2021). Global origins of invasive brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in the Haida Gwaii archipelago. Biological Invasions.

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D.R. Fox, R.A. van Dam, R. Fisher, G.E. Batley, A.R. Tillmanns, Joe Thorley, C.J. Schwarz, D.J. Spry, K. McTavish (2021). Recent Developments in Species Sensitivity Distribution Modeling. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.

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M. Lucid, S. Cushman, L. Robinson, Andrea Kortello, D. Hausleitner, G. Mowat, S. Ehlers, S. Gillespie, L.K. Svancara, J. Sullivan, A. Rankin, D. Paetkau (2020). Carnivore contact: A species fracture zone delineated amongst genetically structured North American marten populations (Martes americana and Martes caurina). Frontiers in Genetics.

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S.J.M. Zaytsoff, Sarah Lyons, A.M. Garner, R.R.E. Uwiera, W.F. Zandberg, D.W. Abbott, G.D. Inglis (2020). Host responses to Clostridium perfringens challenge in a chicken model of chronic stress. Gut Pathogens.

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B.M.F. Sjodin, Robyn Irvine, A.T. Ford, G.R. Howald, M.A. Russello (2020). Rattus population genomics across the Haida Gwaii archipelago provides a framework for guiding invasive species management. Evolutionary Applications.

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G. Mowat, A.P. Clevenger, Andrea Kortello, D. Hausleitner, M. Barrueto, L. Smit, C. Lamb, B. Dorsey, P.K. Ott (2019). The sustainability of wolverine trapping mortality in Southern Canada. The Journal of Wildlife Management.

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J.W. Favell, M. Noestheden, Sarah Lyons, W.F. Zandberg (2019). Development and Evaluation of a Vineyard-Based Strategy To Mitigate Smoke-Taint in Wine Grapes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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Andrea Kortello, D. Hausleitner, G. Mowat (2019). Mechanisms influencing the winter distribution of wolverine Gulo gulo luscus in the southern Columbia Mountains, Canada. Wildlife Biology.

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J.R. Herrick, Sarah Lyons, A.F. Greene-Ermisch, C.D. Broeckling, W.B. Schoolcraft, R.L. Krisher (2018). A carnivore embryo's perspective on essential amino acids and ammonium in culture medium: effects on the development of feline embryos. Biology of Reproduction.

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Joe Thorley, C. Schwarz (2018). ssdtools: An R package to fit Species Sensitivity Distributions. Journal of Open Source Software.

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Seb Dalgarno (2018). shinyssdtools: A web application for fitting Species Sensitivity Distributions (SSDs). Journal of Open Source Software.

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L.C. Lee, Joe Thorley, J. Watson, M. Reid, A.K. Salomon (2018). Diverse knowledge systems reveal social-ecological dynamics that inform species conservation status. Conservation Letters.

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R.R. Ramey, Joe Thorley, A.S. Ivey (2018). Local and population-level responses of Greater sage-grouse to oil and gas development and climatic variation in Wyoming. PeerJ.

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Robyn Irvine, Joe Thorley, L. Porto (2017). When Do Mountain Whitefish (Prosopium williamson) Spawn? A Comparison of Estimates Based on Gonadosomatic Indices and Spawner and Egg Counts. The Open Fish Science Journal.

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Joe Thorley, G.F. Andrusak (2017). The fishing and natural mortality of large, piscivorous Bull Trout and Rainbow Trout in Kootenay Lake, British Columbia (2008–2013). PeerJ.

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Seb Dalgarno, J.E. Mersey, Z. Gedalof, M. Lemon (2017). Species-environment associations and predicted distribution of Black Oystercatcher breeding pairs in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada. Avian Conservation and Ecology.

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A. Thorne, A.I. MacDonald, Joe Thorley (2016). The abundance of large, piscivorous Ferox Trout (Salmo trutta) in Loch Rannoch, Scotland. PeerJ.

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R.L. Krisher, Sarah Lyons, A. Greene, J.M. Stevens, J. Herrick, J. Kirkwood, J. Prenni, C. Broeckling, W.B. Schoolcraft (2016). A novel, highly sensitive tandem mass spectrometry metabolomics approach predicts outcome of poor quality day 5 blastocysts. Fertility and Sterility.

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K. C. Barentsen, Sarah Lyons, J. M. Stevens, C. Broeckling, J. Kirkwood, R. L. Krisher, W. B. Schoolcraft (2016). Elevated BMI in patients of advanced maternal age does not affect blastocyst development or chromosomal complement, but has negative consequences for embryo metabolism and implantation. Fertility and Sterility.

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J.R. Herrick, Sarah Lyons, A.F. Greene, C.D. Broeckling, W.B. Schoolcraft, R.L. Krisher (2016). Direct and Osmolarity-Dependent Effects of Glycine on Preimplantation Bovine Embryos. Frontiers in Plant Science.

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A. Arihafa, Seb Dalgarno, E. Neale (2015). An estimate of above-ground carbon stock in tropical rainforest on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. Pacific Conservation Biology.

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Robyn Irvine, Joe Thorley, R. Westcott, D. Schmidt, D. DeRosa (2015). Why Do Fish Strand? An Analysis of Ten Year of Flow Reduction Data from the Columbia and Kootenay Rivers, Canada. River Research and Applications.

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A.L. Heuberger, F.M. Robison, Sarah Lyons, C.D. Broeckling, J.E. Prenni (2014). Evaluating plant immunity using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics workflows. Frontiers in Plant Science.

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A.F. Youngson, S.B. Piertney, Joe Thorley, I.A. Malcolm, C. Soulsby (2011). Spatial association of nest construction by brown trout Salmo trutta. Journal of Fish Biology.

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K.H. Knopff, A. Adams Knopff, Andrea Kortello, M.S. Boyce (2010). Cougar kill rate and prey composition in a multiprey system. The Journal of Wildlife Management.

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Andrea Kortello, S.J. Ham (2009). Movement and habitat selection by Argia vivida (Hagen) (Odonata, Coenagrionidae) in fuel-modified forest. Journal of Insect Conservation.

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Robyn Irvine, T. Oussoren, J.S. Baxter, D.C. Schmidt (2009). The effects of flow reduction rates on fish stranding in British Columbia, Canada. River Research and Applications.

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Andrea Kortello, T.H. Hurd, D.L. Murray (2007). Interactions between cougars (Puma concolor) and gray wolves (Canis lupus) in Banff National Park, Alberta. Ecoscience.

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S. Chadwick, B. Knights, Joe Thorley, A. Bark (2007). A long-term study of population characteristics and downstream migrations of the European eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) and the effects of a migration barrier in the Girnock Burn, north-east Scotland. Journal of Fish Biology.

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Joe Thorley, A.F. Youngson, R. Laughton (2007). Seasonal variation in rod recapture rates indicates differential exploitation of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, stock components. Fisheries Management and Ecology.

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Robyn Irvine, D.C. Schmidt, L.R. Hildebrand (2007). Population Status of White Sturgeon in the Lower Columbia River within Canada. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

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Robyn Irvine, L.J. Jackson (2006). Spatial variance of nutrient limitation of periphyton in montane, headwater streams (McLeod River, Alberta, Canada). Aquatic Ecology.

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M. Wilkinson, J. Cotton, C. Creevey, O. Eulenstein, S. Harris, F.-J. Lapointe, C. Levasseur, J. Mcinerney, D. Pisani, Joe Thorley (2005). The Shape of Supertrees to Come: Tree Shape Related Properties of Fourteen Supertree Methods. Systematic Biology.

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Joe Thorley, D. Eatherley, A. Stephen, I. Simpson, J. Maclean, A. Youngson (2005). Congruence between automatic fish counter data and rod catches of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Scottish rivers. ICES Journal of Marine Science.

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A.F. Youngson, I.A. Malcolm, Joe Thorley, P.J. Bacon, C. Soulsby (2004). Long-residence groundwater effects on incubating salmonid eggs: low hyporheic oxygen impairs embryo development. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

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Robyn Irvine, E.E. Crone, L.J. Jackson, E.A. MacIsaac (2004). Does scale affect ecological model predictions? A test with lake resposes to fertilization. Ecological Applications.

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S. Stefanni, Joe Thorley (2003). Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography reveals the existence of an Evolutionarily Significant Unit of the sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus in the Adriatic (Eastern Mediterranean). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.

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J.M. LaMontagne, Robyn Irvine, E.E. Crone (2002). Spatial patterns of population regulation in sage grouse (Centrocercus spp.) population viability analysis. Journal of Animal Ecology.

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M. Wilkinson, Joe Thorley, P. Upchurch (2000). A chain is no stronger than its weakest link: double decay analysis of phylogenetic hypotheses. Systematic Biology.

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G. Pritchard, L.D. Harder, Andrea Kortello, R. Krishnaraj (2000). The response of larval growth rate to temperature in three species of coenagrionid dragonflies with some comments on Lestes disjunctus (Odonata: Coenagrionidae, Lestidae) . International Journal of Odonatology.

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Joe Thorley, R.D.M. Page (2000). RadCon: phylogenetic tree comparison and consensus. Bioinformatics.

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G. Pritchard, Andrea Kortello (1997). Roosting, perching, and habitat selection in Argia vivida hagen and Amphiagrion abbreviatum (selys) (Odonata: Coenagrionidae), two damselflies inhabiting geothermal springs. The Canadian Entomologist.

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M. Wilkinson, Joe Thorley, M.J. Benton (1997). Uncertain turtle relationships. Nature.

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