Impairing cardiac oxygen supply in swimming coho salmon compromises their heart function and tolerance to acute warming

A Ekström, B Hendriks, JC Van Wert, MJH Gilbert… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Climatic warming elevates mortality for many salmonid populations during their physically
challenging up-river spawning migrations, yet, the mechanisms underlying the increased …

Coronary circulation enhances the aerobic performance of wild Pacific salmon

JC Van Wert, AT Ekström, MJH Gilbert… - Journal of …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Female Pacific salmon often experience higher mortality than males during their once-in-a-
lifetime up-river spawning migration, particularly when exposed to secondary stressors (eg …

Conservation Physiology of Fishes in the Anthropocene

JC Van Wert - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Human activities threaten aquatic ecosystems and their biodiversity to the extent that we are
now living in an era known as the Anthropocene. Fish respond to environmental threats (in …