Invasive “game-changer” species cause severe ecological impacts such as “phase shifts” in
recipient ecosystems all over the world. Since the early 1990s, the ongoing global spread of …

1. Why Do We Measure Stress? 2. Quantifying Stress 3. Specific Measures of Fish Stress
3.1. Cellular and Molecular Indicators 3.2. Primary and Secondary Physiological Indicators …

Introductions of non-indigenous species (NIS) are considered a major threat to aquatic
ecosystems worldwide. While it is valuable to know the distributions and ranges of NIS …

Pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) are increasingly being reported in wastewater
effluents and surface waters around the world. The presence of these products, designed to …

Freshwater ecosystems are increasingly exposed to co‐occurring anthropogenic stressors
that can alter food web interactions and organismal life histories. We examined the …

Phenotypic plasticity buffers organisms from environmental change and is hypothesized to
aid the initial establishment of nonindigenous species in novel environments and …

Background The invasive benthic round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) is the most
successful temperate invasive fish and has spread in aquatic ecosystems on both sides of …

Municipal wastewater effluent is a major source of aquatic pollution and has potential to
impact cellular energy metabolism. However, it is poorly understood whether wastewater …

Fish populations and communities are monitored using a variety of sampling gears, each
with their own inherent biases. Gear biases can arise from a number of factors, such as fish …

Fluoxetine (Prozac™) is designed to alter human behaviour; however, because many
physiological pathways are conserved across vertebrates, this drug may affect the behaviour …