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ProfColinBean

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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 🍀

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Arne Jacobs @fishyomics.bsky.social · 11h

We are recruiting a fully-funded PhD student to work on the evolution and mechanisms of intestinal remodelling in lampreys. @sbohvm.gla.ac.uk @uofgmvls.bsky.social

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Environmental Information: Use and Influence (Dalhousie Univ.) @eiui.bsky.social · 3d

Global efforts to stem #biodiversity loss have failed repeatedly. Drawing on the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment Report, @annelarigauderie.bsky.social et al. explain why past efforts failed, outline 5 key strategies to address this issue, & highlight roles for everyone doi.org/10.1371/jour...

Title, authors’ names, and first page of a perspective paper about biodiversity loss and the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Salmon juveniles are vulnerable to predation by invasive African clawed frogs in Washington state. Canadian Journal of Zoology. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...

Canadian Science Publishing

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Behavioural threshold of adult and juvenile sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) to acoustic stimuli. Canadian Journal of Zoology. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjz-...

Canadian Science Publishing

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Impediments to the protection and recovery of freshwater aquatic Species at Risk: ultimate causation in perspective. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...

Canadian Science Publishing

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Environment influences migration timing of cold-adapted salmonids (Salvelinus alpinus and S. malma malma) in the Canadian Arctic. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...

Environment influences migration timing of cold-adapted salmonids (Salvelinus alpinus and S. malma malma) in the Canadian Arctic

Shifts in migration timing in response to climate change have implications for fitness and survival of cold adapted species. We used acoustic telemetry to investigate and compare environmental influen...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

The importance of river connectivity in maintaining headwater brown trout (Salmo trutta) stocks in a New Zealand river – results from a 29-year study.. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...

Canadian Science Publishing

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Dispersal and Survival of Sea Lamprey in Lake Erie and Connected Waterways. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...

Canadian Science Publishing

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Leveraging omics for bull trout conservation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. Just-IN doi.org/10.1139/cjfa...

Leveraging omics for bull trout conservation

Declines in bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) populations across North America have prompted increased collaboration among academic, governmental, private, non-profit, and Indigenous groups to impro...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Context matters: A meta-analysis of the variable impact of transgenerational and developmental plasticity on responses to stress. Functional Ecology, 00, 1–19. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Toward Scientific Clarity in the Evolutionary Puzzle of Austropotamobius Crayfish.” Journal of Biogeography e70059. doi.org/10.1111/jbi.....

Toward Scientific Clarity in the Evolutionary Puzzle of Austropotamobius Crayfish

Aim Illuminating the evolutionary history of Austropotamobius crayfish by uncovering patterns of biodiversity and biogeographical processes, thereby providing a foundation for accurate taxonomy and ...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Machine learning for biosecurity: A probabilistic framework for invasive species management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 00, 1–13. doi.org/10.1111/1365...

Machine learning for biosecurity: A probabilistic framework for invasive species management

By using pre-introduction traits and leveraging ML for early detection, this study presents a scalable, data-driven framework for invasion risk assessment and conservation planning. Our approach enab...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

The sample size of the typical ecological correlation coefficient is small and slowly declining. Oikos e11430. doi.org/10.1002/oik....

The sample size of the typical ecological correlation coefficient is small and slowly declining

Larger sample sizes are desirable because they minimize sampling error. However, they are not the only desideratum, and it is unknown if sample sizes in ecology trade off with other desiderata. Here ...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

A trait-based framework for adaptive phenotypic plasticity under global change. Oikos e11318. doi.org/10.1002/oik....

A trait‐based framework for adaptive phenotypic plasticity under global change

Phenotypic plasticity is often regarded as a key mechanism for coping with environmental change, yet its adaptive potential remains uncertain in part because of inconsistencies in how environmental s...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Global warming confers performance advantages to a non-native predator. Oikos e11550. doi.org/10.1002/oik....

Global warming confers performance advantages to a non‐native predator

Anthropogenic impacts manifest in rising temperatures worldwide, with drastic consequences for communities and ecosystems. Ectotherms tend to reach a smaller size at maturity in warmer environments, ...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Ecosystem age drives food web architecture of glacier retreat-formed fishless ponds in Greenland. Oikos e11415. doi.org/10.1002/oik....

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 5d

Winter wipeout? Post-disturbance recovery of brown trout indicates strong population resilience to harsh winter conditions. Oikos e11286. doi.org/10.1002/oik....

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 6d

A Correcting Factor for the Reduction of Body Length and Mass of European Eel After Ethanol Preservation and After Freezing. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries 5, no. 5: 5, e70094. doi.org/10.1002/aff2...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 6d

Reviewing the Potential for Behavioral Guidance to Improve Downstream Passage of Out-Migrating Anguillid Eels. River Research and Applications 1–10. doi.org/10.1002/rra.....

Reviewing the Potential for Behavioral Guidance to Improve Downstream Passage of Out‐Migrating Anguillid Eels

Hydroelectric dams and their turbine infrastructure threaten out-migrating anguillid eels en route to marine spawning grounds. For decades, invested parties have attempted to guide eels away from tur...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 6d

Weak Reproductive Response of European River Lamprey to a Newly Built Fishway—A Case Study From Latvia. River Research and Applications 1–9. doi.org/10.1002/rra.....

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 6d

Subaquatic Photogrammetry Helps Understanding Habitat Suitability for Juvenile Lamprey in Streams. River Research and Applications 1–17. doi.org/10.1002/rra.....

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 6d

A systematic review evaluating the performance of eDNA methods relative to conventional methods for biodiversity monitoring. Ecography e07952. doi.org/10.1002/ecog...

A systematic review evaluating the performance of eDNA methods relative to conventional methods for biodiversity monitoring

The rapid adoption of environmental DNA (eDNA) methods has drastically changed biodiversity monitoring efforts. It is often claimed that eDNA methods are more sensitive and efficient than conventiona...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 6d

Cryopreservation and molecular genetics define advanced strategies for the conservation of endangered strains of Marble Trout Salmo marmoratus, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2025;, vnaf038, doi.org/10.1093/tafa...

Cryopreservation and molecular genetics define advanced strategies for the conservation of endangered strains of Marble Trout Salmo marmoratus

ABSTRACTObjective. Restocking nonnative strains of Brown Trout Salmo trutta into native Marble Trout S. marmoratus habitats has caused hybridization and a

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 6d

Combining Hydroacoustics and eDNA to Estimate Species-Specific Biomass in a Pelagic Fish Community. Environmental DNA 7, no. 5: e70145. doi.org/10.1002/edn3....

Combining Hydroacoustics and eDNA to Estimate Species‐Specific Biomass in a Pelagic Fish Community

Integrated eDNA and hydroacoustic surveys were used to determine species-specific assemblages in a well-studied pelagic fish community. The detection and proportion of target species estimated by eDN...

ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 6d

Environmental DNA for Aquatic Monitoring: Impact of Diel Vertical Migration. Environmental DNA 7, no. 5: e70187. doi.org/10.1002/edn3....