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Salmonid migration and reproduction publications:

Featured Papers:

Eliason, E.J., Clark, T.D., Hague, M.J., Hanson, L.M., Gallagher, Z.S., Jeffries, K.M., Gale, M.K., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P. (2011) Differences in thermal tolerance among sockeye salmon populations. Science 332: 109-112. *Was featured on the cover. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/332/6025.toc

Miller, K.M., Li, S., Kaukinen, K.H., Ginther, N., Hammill, E., Curtis, J.M.R., Patterson, D.A., Sierocinski, T., Donnison, L., Pavlidis, P., Hinch, S.G., Hruska, K.A., Cooke, S.J., English, K.K., Farrell, A.P. (2011) Genomic signatures predict migration and spawning failure in wild Canadian salmon. Science 331: 214-217. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6014.toc

In Press:

Jeffries, K.M., Hinch, S.G., Sierocinski, T., Clark, T.D., Eliason, E.J., Donaldson, M.R., Li, S., Pavlidis, P., Miller, K.M. Consequences of high temperatures and premature mortality on the transciptome and blood physiology of wild adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Ecology and Evolution, in press.

Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Donaldson, M.R., Clark, T.D., Eliason, E.J., Crossin, G.T., Raby, G.D., Jeffries, K.M., Lapointe, M., Miller, K., Patterson, D.A., Farrell, A.P. Conservation physiology in practice: How physiological knowledge has improved our ability to sustainably manage Pacific salmon during up-river migration. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B, in press.

Gale, M.K., Hinch, S.G., Donaldson, M.R. The role of temperature in the capture and release of fish. Fish and Fisheries, in press.

Pon, L.B., Hinch, S.G., Suski, C.D., Patterson, D.A., Cooke, S.J. The effectiveness of tissue biopsy as a means of assessing the physiological consequences of fishway passage. River Research and Applications, in press.

2012:

110. Hasler, C.T., Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Guimond, E., Donaldson, M.R., Mossop, B., Patterson, D.A. (2012) Thermal biology and bioenergetics of different upriver migration strategies in a stock of summer-run Chinook salmon. Journal of Thermal Biology 37: 265-272. PDF

109. Drenner, S.M., Clark, T.D., Whitney, C.K., Martins, E.G., Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G. (2012) A synthesis of tagging studies examining the behaviour and survival of anadromous salmonids in marine environments. PLoS One 7(3): e31311. PDF

108. Hammill, E., Curtis, J.M.R., Patterson, D.A., Farrell, A.P., Sierocinski, T., Pavlidis, P., Hinch, S.G., Miller, K. (2012) Comparison of techniques for correlating survival and gene expression data from wild salmon. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 21: 189-199. PDF

107. Burt, J.M., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A. (2012) Developmental temperature stress and parental identity shape offspring burst swimming performance in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Ecology of Freshwater Fish 21: 176-188. PDF

106. Martins, E.G., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Hague, M.J., Cooke, S.J., Miller, K.M., Robichaud, D., English, K.K., Farrell, A.P. (2012) High river temperature reduces survival of sockeye salmon approaching spawning grounds and exacerbates female mortality. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69: 330-342. PDF

105. Burt, J.M., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A. (2012) Parental identity influences progeny responses to incubation thermal stress in sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka. Journal of Fish Biology 80: 444-462. PDF

104. Raby, G.D., Donaldson, M.R., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Lotto, A.G., Robichaud, D., English, K.K., Willmore, W.G., Farrell, A.P., Davis, M.W., Cooke, S.J. (2012) Validation of reflex indicators for measuring vitality and predicting the delayed mortality of wild coho salmon bycatch released from fishing gears. Journal of Applied Ecology 49: 90-98. PDF

103. Flores, A.-M., Shrimpton, J.M., Patterson, D.A., Hills, J.A., Cooke, S.J., Yada, T., Moriyama, S., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P. (2012) Physiological and molecular endocrine changes in maturing wild sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, during ocean and river migration. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 182: 77-90. PDF

102. Jeffries, K.M., Hinch, S.G., Martins, E.G., Clark, T.D., Lotto, A.G., Patterson, D.A., Cooke, S.J., Farrell, A.P., Miller, K.M. (2012) Sex and proximity to reproductive maturity influence the survival, final maturation, and blood physiology of Pacific salmon when exposed to high temperature during a simulated migration. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 85: 62-73. PDF

2011:

101. Cooke, S.J., Iverson, S.J., Stokesbury, M.J.W., Hinch, S.G., Fisk, A.T., VanderZwaag, D.L., Apostle, R., Whoriskey, F. (2011) Ocean Tracking Network Canada: A network approach to addressing critical issues in fisheries and resource management with implications for ocean governance. Fisheries 36: 583-592. PDF

100. Gale, M.K., Hinch, S.G., Eliason, E.J., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A. (2011) Physiological impairment of adult sockeye salmon in fresh water after simulated capture-and-release across a range of temperatures. Fisheries Research 112: 85-95. PDF

99. Clark, T.D., Donaldson, M.R., Drenner, S.M., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Hills, J., Ives, V., Carter, J.J., Cooke, S.J., Farrell, A.P. (2011) The efficacy of field techniques for obtaining and storing blood samples from fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 79: 1322-1333. PDF

98. Cook, K.V., McConnachie, S.H., Gilmour, K.M., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J. (2011) Fitness and behavioral correlates of pre-stress and stress-induced plasma cortisol titers in pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) upon arrival at spawning grounds. Hormones and Behavior 60: 489-497. PDF

97. Reed, T.E., Schindler, D.E., Hague, M.J., Patterson, D.A., Meir, E., Waples, R.S., Hinch, S.G. (2011) Time to evolve? Potential evolutionary responses of Fraser River sockeye salmon to climate change and effects on persistence. PLoS one 6: e20380. PDF

96. Hasler, C.T., Donaldson, M.R., Sunder, R.P.B., Guimond, E., Patterson, D.A., Mossop, B., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J. (2011) Osmoregulatory, metabolic, and nutritional condition of summer-run male Chinook salmon in relation to their fate and migratory behavior in a regulated river. Endangered Species Research 14: 79-89. PDF

95. Clark, T.D., Jeffries, K.M., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P. (2011) Exceptional aerobic scope and cardiovascular performance of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) may underlie resilience in a warming climate. Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 3074-3081. PDF

94. Burt, J.M., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A. The importance of parentage in assessing temperature effects on fish early life history: a review of the experimental literature. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 21: 377-406. PDF

93. Jeffries, K.M., Hinch, S.G., Donaldson, M.R., Gale, M.K., Burt, J.M., Thompson, L.A., Farrell, A.P, Patterson, D.A., Miller, K.M. (2011) Temporal changes in blood variables during final maturation and senescence in male sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka: reduced osmoregulatory ability can predict mortality. Journal of Fish Biology 79: 449-465. PDF

92. Roscoe, D.W., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A. (2011) Fishway passage and post-passage mortality of up-river migrating sockeye salmon in the Seton River, British Columbia. River Research and Applications 27: 693-705. PDF

91. Eliason, E.J., Clark, T.D., Hague, M.J., Hanson, L.M., Gallagher, Z.S., Jeffries, K.M., Gale, M.K., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P. (2011) Differences in thermal tolerance among sockeye salmon populations. Science 332: 109-112. *Was featured on the cover. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/332/6025.toc

90. Hruska, K.A., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Healey, M.C. (2011) Egg retention in relation to arrival timing and reproductive longevity in female sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 68: 250-259. PDF

89. Miller, K.M., Li, S., Kaukinen, K.H., Ginther, N., Hammill, E., Curtis, J.M.R., Patterson, D.A., Sierocinski, T., Donnison, L., Pavlidis, P., Hinch, S.G., Hruska, K.A., Cooke, S.J., English, K.K., Farrell, A.P. (2011) Genomic signatures predict migration and spawning failure in wild Canadian salmon. Science 331: 214-217. http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6014.toc

88. Donaldson, M.R., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Hills, J., Thomas, J.O., Cooke, S.J., Raby, G.D., Thompson, L.A., Robichaud, D., English, K.K., Farrell, A.P. (2011) The consequences of angling, beach seining, and confinement on the physiology, post-release behaviour and survival of adult sockeye salmon during upriver migration. Fisheries Research 108: 133-141. PDF

87. Martins, E.G., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Hague, M.J., Cooke, S.J., Miller, K.M., Lapointe, M.F., English, K.K., Farrell, A.P. (2011) Effects of river temperature and climate warming on stock-specific survival of adult migrating Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Global Change Biology 17: 99-114. PDF

86. Hague, M.J., Ferrari, M.R., Miller, J.R., Patterson, D.A., Russell, G.L., Farrell, A.P., Hinch, S.G. (2011) Modelling the future hydroclimatology of the lower Fraser River Basin and its impacts on the spawning migration survival of sockeye salmon. Global Change Biology 17: 87-98. PDF

2010:

85. Donaldson, M.R., Clark, T.D., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Gale, M.K., Frappell, P.B., Farrell, A.P. (2010) Physiological responses of free-swimming adult coho salmon to simulated predator and fisheries encounters. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83: 973-983. PDF

84. Burt, J.M., Halttunen, E., Gale, M.K. (2010) Student reflections on the international symposium on salmonid population ecology in Luarca. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 13: 1-2. PDF

83. Jacob, C., McDaniels, T., Hinch, S. (2010) Indigenous culture and adaptation to climate change: sockeye salmon and the St’át’imc people. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 15: 859-876. PDF

82. McDaniels, T., Wilmot, S., Healey, M., Hinch, S. (2010) Vulnerability of Fraser River sockeye salmon to climate change: A life cycle perspective using expert judgments. Journal of Environmental Management 91: 2771-2780. PDF

81. Hruska, K.A., Hinch, S.G., Healey, M.C., Patterson, D.A., Larsson, S., Farrell, A.P. (2010) Influences of sexual status and behavior on physiological changes among individual adult sockeye salmon during rapid senescence. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83: 663-676. PDF

80. Cooperman, M.S., Hinch, S.G., Crossin, G.T., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Olsson, I., Lotto, A.G., Welch, D.W., Shrimpton, J.M., Van Der Kraak, G., Farrell, A.P. (2010) Effects of experimental manipulations of salinity and maturation status on the physiological condition and mortality of homing adult sockeye salmon held in a laboratory. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83: 459-472. PDF

79. Donaldson, M.R., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Farrell, A.P., Shrimpton, J.M., Miller-Saunders, K.M., Robichaud, D., Hills, J., Hruska, K.A., Hanson, K.C, English, K.K., Van Der Kraak, G., Cooke, S.J. Physiological condition differentially affects the behaviour and survival of two populations of sockeye salmon during their freshwater spawning migration. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83: 446-458. PDF

78. Clark, T.D., Sandblom, E., Hinch, S.G., Patterson, D.A., Frappell, P.B., Farrell, A.P. (2010) Simultaneous biologging of heart rate and acceleration, and their relationships with energy expenditure in free-swimming sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Journal of
Comparative Physiology B - Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology, 180: 673-684. PDF

77. Nadeau, P.S., Hinch, S.G., Hruska, K.A., Pon, L.B., Patterson, D.A. (2010) The effects of experimental energy depletion on the physiological condition and survival of adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) during spawning migration. Environmental Biology of Fish 88: 241-251. PDF

76. Roscoe, D.W., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A. (2010) Behaviour and thermal experience of adult sockeye salmon migrating through stratified lakes near spawning grounds: the roles of reproductive and energetic states. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 19: 51-62. PDF

75. Donaldson, M.R., Hasler, C.T., Hanson, K.C., Clark, T.D., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J. (2010) Injecting youth into peer-review to increase its sustainability: a case study of
ecology journals. Ideas in Ecology and Evolution 3: 1-7. PDF

74. Roscoe, D.W., Hinch, S.G. (2010) Effectiveness monitoring of fish passage facilities: historical trends, geographic patterns and future directions. Fish and Fisheries 11: 12-33. PDF

73. Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Lotto, A.G., Van Der Kraak, G., Zohar, Y., Klenke, U., Farrell, A.P. (2010) Testing the synergistic effects of GnRH and testosterone on the reproductive physiology of pre-adult pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha. Journal of Fish Biology 76: 112-128. PDF

72. Mathes, M.T., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Crossin, G.T., Patterson, D.A., Lotto, A.G., Farrell, A.P. (2010) Effect of water temperature, timing, physiological condition, and lake thermal refugia on migrating adult Weaver Creek sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67: 70-84. PDF

2009:

71. Hinch, S.G., Gardner, J. (Editors) (2009) Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon: Proceedings. Vancouver, BC. Published by Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Vancouver, BC. 120 pgs. PDF

70. Hinch, S.G. (2009) Overview and Synthesis: Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-run Sockeye Salmon, p. 8-14, in S.G. Hinch and J. Gardner (eds.) Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon: Proceedings. Vancouver, BC. Published by Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation
Council, Vancouver, BC. PDF

69. Cooke, S.J., Donaldson, M.R., Hinch, S.G., Crossin, G.T., Patterson, D.A., Hanson, K.C., English, K.K., Shrimpton, J.M., Farrell, A.P. (2009) Is fishing selective for physiological and energetic characteristics in migratory adult sockeye salmon? Evolutionary Applications 2: 299-311. PDF

68. Nadeau, P.S., Hinch, S.G., Pon, L.B., Patterson, D.A. (2009) Persistent parental effects on the survival and size, but not burst swimming performance of juvenile sockeye salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka. Journal of Fish Biology, 75: 538-551. PDF

67. Sandblom, E., Clark, T.D., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P. (2009) Sex-specific differences in cardiac control and hematology of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) approaching their spawning grounds. American Journal of Physiology Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 297: R1136–R1143. PDF

66. Pon, L.B., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Farrell, A.P. (2009) A comparison of the physiological condition, and fishway passage time and success of migrant adult sockeye salmon at Seton River dam, British Columbia, under three operational water discharge rates. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29: 1195-1205. PDF

65. Hasler, C.T., Pon, L.B., Roscoe, D.W., Mossop, B., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J. (2009) Expanding the “toolbox” for studying the biological responses of individual fish to hydropower infrastructure and operating strategies. Environmental Reviews 17: 179-197. PDF

64. Miller, K.M., Schulze, A.D., Ginther, N., Li, S., Patterson, D.A., Farrell, A.P., Hinch, S.G. (2009) Salmon spawning migration: Metabolic shifts and environmental triggers. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D 4: 75-89. PDF

63. Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Welch, D.W., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hills, J.A., Zohar, Y., Klenke, U., Jacobs, M.C., Pon, L.B., Winchell, P.M., Farrell, A.P. (2009) Physiological profiles of sockeye salmon in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean and the effects of exogenous GnRH and testosterone on rates of homeward migration. Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology 42: 89-108. PDF

62. Pon, L.B., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Farrell, A.P. (2009) Physiological, energetic and behavioural correlates of successful fishway passage of adult sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka in the Seton River, British Columbia. Journal of Fish Biology 74: 1323-1336. PDF

61. Clark, T.D., Hinch, S.G., Taylor, B.D., Frappell, P.B., Farrell, A.P. (2009) Sex differences in circulatory oxygen transport parameters of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) on the spawning ground. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 179: 663-671. PDF

60. Donaldson, M.R., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G., Robichaud, D., Hanson, K.C., Olsson, I., Crossin, G.T., English, K.K., Farrell, A.P. (2009) Limited behavioural thermoregulation by adult up-river migrating sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the lower Fraser River mainstem, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87:480-490. PDF

59. Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Cooperman, M.S., Patterson, D.A., Welch, D.W., Hanson, K.C., Olsson, I., English, K.K., Farrell, A.P.  (2009)  Mechanisms influencing the timing and success of reproductive migration in a capital breeding semelparous fish species, the sockeye salmon.  Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 82: 635-652. PDF

2008:

58. Clark, T.D., Sandblom, E., Cox, G.K., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P. (2008) Circulatory limits to oxygen supply during an acute temperature increase in the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). American Journal of Physiology Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 295: 1631-1639. PDF

57. Clark, T.D., Eliason, E.J., Sandblom, E., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P. (2008) Calibration of a hand-held haemoglobin analyser for use on fish blood. Journal of Fish Biology 73: 2587-2595. PDF

56. Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P., Patterson, D.A., Miller-Saunders, K., Welch, D.W., Donaldson, M.R., Hanson, K.C., Crossin, G.T., Olsson, I., Cooperman, M.S., Hruska, K., Wagner, G.N., Thompson, R., English, K.K.  (2008) Developing a mechanistic understanding of fish migrations by linking telemetry with physiology, behavior, genomics and experimental biology: an interdisciplinary case study on adult Fraser River sockeye salmon.  Fisheries 33: 321-338. PDF

55. Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Crossin, G.T., Patterson, D.A., English, K.K., Healey, M.C., Macdonald, J.S., Shrimpton, J.M., Young, J.L., Lister, A., Van Der Kraak, G., Farrell, A.P. (2008) Physiological correlates of coastal arrival and river entry timing in Late Summer Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Behavioural Ecology 19: 747-758. PDF

54. Hanson, K.C., Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Crossin, G.T., Patterson, D.A., English, K.K., Donaldson, M.R., Shrimpton, J.M., Van Der Kraak, G., Farrell, A.P. (2008) Individual variation in migration speed of up-river migrating sockeye salmon in the Fraser River in relation to their physiological and energetic status at marine approach. Physiological and Biochemcial Zoology 82: 255-268. PDF

53. Farrell, A.P., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Crossin, G.T., Lapointe, M., Mathes, M.T. (2008) Pacific salmon in hot water: applying metabolic scope models and biotemetry to predict the success of spawning migrations. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81: 697-708. PDF

52. Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Welch, D.W., Lotto, A.G., Patterson, D.A., Jones, S.R.M., Leggatt, R.A., Mathes, M.T., Shrimpton, J.M., Van Der Kraak, G., Farrell, A.P. (2008) Exposure to high temperature influences the behaviour, physiology, and survival of sockeye salmon during spawning migrations. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86: 127-140. PDF

2007:

51. Crossin, G.T., Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Welch, D.W., Batten, S.D., Patterson, D.A., Van Der Kraak, G., Shrimpton, J.M., Farrell, A.P. (2007) Behaviour and physiology of sockeye salmon homing through coastal waters to a natal river. Marine Biology 152: 905-918. PDF

50. Hruska, K.A., Hinch, S.G., Healey, M.C., Farrell, A.P. (2007) Electromyogram telemetry, non-destructive physiological biopsy, and genetic markers: linking recent technologies with behavioural observations for the study of reproductive success in sockeye salmon mating systems. In C. A. Woody, editor. Sockeye salmon ecology, evolution, and management. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 54: 17-29, Bethesda, Maryland. PDF

49. Pon, L.B., Hinch, S.G., Wagner, G.N., Lotto, A.G., Cooke, S.J. (2007) Swimming performance and morphology of juvenile sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka: a comparison of an inlet and outlet fry population. Environmental Biology of Fish 78: 257-269. PDF

2006:

48. MacNutt, M.J., Hinch, S.G., Lee, C.G., Phibbs, J.R., Lotto, A.G., Healey, M.C., Farrell, A.P. (2006) Temperature effects on swimming performance, energetics, and aerobic capacities of mature adult pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) compared with those of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Canadian Journal Zoology 84: 88–97. PDF

47. Young, J.L., Z.B. Bornik, M.L. Marcotte, K.N. Charlie, G.N. Wagner, S.G. Hinch, and S.J. Cooke (2006) Integrating physiology and life history to improve fisheries management and conservation. Fish and Fisheries 7: 262–283. PDF

46. Hinch, S.G., Cooke, S.J., Healey, M.C., and Farrell, A.P. (2006)  Behavioural Physiology of Fish Migrations: salmon as a model approach. pp. 239-295, in K. Sloman, S. Balshine and R. Wilson, [eds.]. Fish Physiology Volume 24: Behaviour and Physiology of Fish., Elsevier Press. PDF (big file, 8.6MB).

45. Pon, L.B., Cooke, S.J., and Hinch, S.G. (2006) Passage efficiency and migration behaviour of salmonid fishes at the Seton Dam Fishway. Final report for the Bridge Coastal Restoration Program, Project 05.Se.01. Submitted June 6, 2006. 105 pgs. PDF

44. Cooke, S.J., S.G. Hinch, G.T. Crossin, D.A. Patterson, K.K. English, M.C. Healey, J.M. Shrimpton, G. Van Der Kraak and A.P. Farrell (2006)  Mechanistic basis of individual mortality in Pacific salmon during spawning migrations. Ecology 87: 1575-1586. PDF

43. Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Crossin, G.T., Patterson, D.A., English, K.K., Shrimpton, J.M., Van Der Kraak, G., and Farrell, A.P. (2006) Physiology of individual late-run Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) sampled in the ocean correlates with fate during spawning migration. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 1469-1480. PDF

42. Young, J.L., Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Crossin, G.T., Patterson, D.A., Farrell, A.P., Van Der Kraak, G., Lotto, A.G., Lister, A., Healey, M.C., and English, K.K. (2006) Physiological and energetic correlates of en route mortality for abnormally early migrating adult sockeye salmon in the Thompson River, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63: 1067-1077. PDF

41. Wagner, G.N., L.J. Kuchel1, A.G. Lotto, D.A. Patterson, J.M. Shrimpton, S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell (2006) Routine and Active Metabolic Rates of Migrating Adult Wild Sockeye
Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka Walbaum) in Seawater and Freshwater. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 79: 100–108. PDF

40. Rand, P.S., S.G. Hinch, J. Morrison, M.G.G. Foreman, M.J. MacNutt, J.S. Macdonald, M.C. Healey, A.P. Farrell, D.A. Higgs (2006) Effects of river discharge, temperature, and future climates on energetics and mortality of adult migrating Fraser River sockeye salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135: 655-667. PDF

39. Quigley, J.T., Hinch, S.G. (2006) Effects of rapid experimental temperature increases on acute physiological stress and behaviour of stream dwelling juvenile Chinook salmon.  Journal of Thermal Biology 31: 429-441. PDF

38. Cooperman, M.S., Hinch, S.G., Bennett, S., Quigley, J.T., Galbraith, R.V., Branton, M.A. (2006) Rapid assessment of the effectiveness of engineered off-channel habitats in the Southern interior of British Columbia for coho salmon production. Canadian Manuscript Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2768: 1-30. PDF

2005:

37. Cooke, SJ, and Hinch, S.G. (2005) Survival, behaviour and physiology of migrating adult late-run Fraser River sockeye: identifying the cues and causes of abnormally high mortality prior to spawning. Final Report for 2004 Research Activity, Southern Endowment Fund, Pacific Salmon Commission. 49 pgs. PDF

36. Cooke, S.J., Crossin, G.T., Patterson, D.A., English, K.K., Hinch, S.G., Young, J.L., Alexander, R., Healey, M.C., Van Der Kraak, G., and Farrell, A.P. (2005)  Coupling non-invasive physiological assessments with telemetry to understand inter-individual variation in behaviour and survivorship of sockeye salmon: development and validation of a technique.  Journal of Fish Biology 67: 1-17. PDF

35. Wagner, G.N., S.G. Hinch, L.J. Kuchel, A. Lotto, S.R.M. Jones, D.A. Patterson, J.S. Macdonald, G. Van Der Kraak, M. Shrimpton, K.K. English, S. Larsson, S.J. Cooke, M.C. Healey, and A.P. Farrell (2005) Metabolic rates and swimming performance of adult Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) after a controlled infection with Parvicapsula minibicornis. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62: 2124–2133. PDF

34. Shrimpton, J.M., D.A. Patterson, J.G. Richards, S.J. Cooke, P.M. Schulte, S.G. Hinch, and A.P. Farrell (2005) Ionoregulatory changes in different populations of maturing sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) from the Fraser River, British Columbia during ocean and river migration.  Journal of Experimental Biology 208: 4069-4078. PDF

33. Crossin, G.T. and S.G. Hinch (2005)  A non-lethal method for assessing the somatic energy content of freely migrating adult Pacific salmon.  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134: 184–191. PDF

2004:

32. Crossin G.T., S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell, D.A. Higgs, and M.C. Healey. (2004) Somatic energy of sockeye salmon at the onset of upriver migration: a comparison among ocean climate regimes. Fisheries Oceanography 29: 22-33. PDF

31. Mehranvar, L., M.C. Healey, A.P. Farrell, and S.G. Hinch (2004)  Social versus genetic measures of reproductive success in sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka.  Evolutionary Ecology Research 6: 1167-1181. PDF

30. Cooke, S.J., S.G. Hinch, M. Wikelski, R.D. Andrews, L.J. Kuchel, T.G. Wolcott, and P.J. Butler (2004)  Biotelemetry: a mechanistic approach to ecology.  Trends in Ecology and Evolution 19: 334-343. PDF

29. Crossin, G.T., S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell, D.A. Higgs, A.G. Lotto, J.D. Oakes, and M.C. Healey. (2004)  Energetics and morphology of sockeye salmon: effects of upriver migratory distance and elevation. Journal of Fish Biology 65: 788–810. PDF

28. Cooke, S.J., S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell, M.F. Lapointe, S.R.M. Jones, J.S. Macdonald, D.A. Patterson, M.C. Healey (2004)  Abnormal migration timing and high en route mortality of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River, British Columbia. Fisheries 29: 22-33. PDF

27. Cooke, S.J, E.B. Thorstad, and S.G. Hinch (2004)  Activity and energetics of free-swimming fish: insights from electromyogram telemetry.  Fish and Fisheries 5: 21-52. PDF

26. Patterson, D.A., J.S. Macdonald, S.G. Hinch, M.C. Healey, and A.P. Farrell (2004)  The effect of exercise and captivity on energy partitioning, reproductive maturation, and fertilization success in adult sockeye salmon. Journal of Fish Biology 64: 1-21. PDF

25. MacNutt, M.J., S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell and S. Topp (2004)  Effects of thermal acclimation period on the repeat swimming performance of cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki clarki). Journal of Fish Biology 65: 342-353. PDF

24. Standen, E.M., S.G. Hinch, and P.S. Rand (2004)  Influence of river currents on path selection and swimming efficiency of migrating adult sockeye salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61: 905-912. PDF

2003:

23. Crossin G.T., S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell, M.P. Whelly, and M.C. Healey. (2003) Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) migratory energetics: response to migratory difficulty and comparisons with sockeye (O. nerka).  Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 1986–1995. PDF

22. Lee, C.G., A.P. Farrell, A. Lotto, M.J. MacNutt, S.G. Hinch, and M.C. Healey (2003) The effect of temperature on swimming performance and oxygen consumption in adult sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) and coho (O. kisutch) salmon stocks.  Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 3239-3251. PDF

21. Lee, C.G., A.P. Farrell, A. Lotto, S.G. Hinch, and M.C. Healey (2003)  Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption in adult sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) and coho (O. kisutch) salmon following critical speed swimming. Journal of Experimental Biology 206: 3253-3260. PDF

20. Farrell, A.P., C.G. Lee, K. Tierney, A. Hodaly, S. Clutterham, M. Healey, S.G. Hinch, and A. Lotto (2003)  Field-based measurements of oxygen uptake and swimming performance with adult Pacific salmon using a mobile respirometer swim tunnel.  Journal of Fish Biology 62: 64-84. PDF

19. Healey, M.C., R. Lake, and S.G. Hinch. (2003)  Energy expenditure during reproduction by sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Behaviour 140: 161-182. PDF

18. Lapointe, M., Cooke, S.J., Hinch, S.G., Farrell, A.P., Jones, S., MacDonald, S., Patterson, D., Healey, M.C., Van Der Kraak, G. (2003) Late-run sockeye salmon in the Fraser River, British Columbia, are experiencing early upstream migration and unusually high rates of mortality - what is going on? Proceedings of the 2003 Georgina Basin/Puget Sound research conference. 14 pgs. PDF

2002:

17. Hinch, S.G., E.M. Standen, M.C. Healey and A.P. Farrell (2002)  Swimming patterns and behaviour of upriver migrating adult pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and sockeye (O. nerka) salmon as assessed by EMG telemetry in the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada. Hydrobiologia 165: 147-160. PDF

16. Standen, E.M., S.G. Hinch, M.C. Healey, A.P. Farrell (2002)  Energetic costs of migration through the Fraser River Canyon, British Columbia, in adult pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and sockeye (O. nerka) salmon as assessed by EMG telemetry.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 59: 1809-1818. PDF

2000 and earlier:

15. Healey, M.C., K.A. Thomson, P.H. LeBlond, L. Huato, S.G. Hinch, and C.J. Walters. (2000) Computer simulations of the effects of the Sitka eddy on sockeye salmon returning to British Columbia. Fisheries Oceanography 9: 271-281. PDF

14. Hinch, S.G. and J.M. Bratty (2000)  Effects of swim speed and activity pattern on success of adult sockeye salmon migration through an area of difficult passage. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 129: 604-612. PDF

13. Hinch, S.G. and P.S. Rand (2000)  Optimal swim speeds and forward assisted propulsion: energy conserving behaviours of up-river migrating salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 57: 2470-2478. PDF

12. Lake, R.G. and S.G. Hinch (1999)  Acute effects of suspended sediment angularity on juvenile coho salmon.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56: 862-867. PDF

11. Nash, C.H., J.S. Richardson and S.G. Hinch (1999)  Spatial autocorrelation and fish production in freshwaters: A comment on Randall et al. (1995). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56: 1696-1699. PDF

10. Burgetz, I.J., A. Rojas-Vargas, S.G. Hinch, and D.J. Randall. (1998)  Initial recruitment of anaerobic metabolism during submaximal swimming in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).  Journal of Experimental Biology 201: 2711-2721. PDF

9. Hinch, S.G. and P.S. Rand (1998)  Swim speeds and energy use of river migrating adult sockeye salmon: role of local environment and fish characteristics. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 1821-1831. PDF

8. Rand, P.S. and S.G. Hinch (1998)  Swim speeds and energy use of river migrating adult sockeye salmon: simulating metabolic power and assessing risk of energy depletion.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 1832-1841. PDF

7. Rand, P.S. and S.G. Hinch (1998)  Spatial patterns of zooplankton biomass in the northeast Pacific Ocean. Marine Ecology Progress Series 171: 181-186. PDF

6. Cox, S.P. and S.G. Hinch. (1997)  Changes in size at maturity of Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) (1952-1993) and associations with temperature.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 54: 1159-1165. PDF

5. Ballantyne, J.S., F. Mercure, M.F. Gerrits, G. Van Der Kraak, S. McKinley, D.W. Martens, S.G. Hinch, and R.E. Diewert (1996)  Plasma non-esterified fatty acid profiles in adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) during the spawning migration.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53: 1418-1426. PDF

4. Hinch, S.G., R.E. Diewert, T.J. Lissimore, A.M.J. Prince, M.C. Healey, and M.A. Henderson. (1996)  Use of electromyogram telemetry to assess difficult passage areas for river migrating adult sockeye salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 125:253-260.

3. Hinch, S.G., M.C. Healey, R.E. Diewert, K.A. Thomson, M.A. Henderson, R. Hourston, and F. Juanes. (1995)  Potential effects of climate change on marine growth and survival of Fraser River sockeye salmon.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52: 2651-2659. PDF

2. Prince, A.M.J., S.E. Low, T.J. Lissimore, R.E. Diewert, and S.G. Hinch. (1995)  Sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid: an effective anaesthetic for field use.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 15: 170-172.

1. Healey, M.C., K.A. Thomson, S.G. Hinch, P. LeBlond, J. Scandol, C.J. Walters, J. Ingraham, L. Huato, I. Jardine. (1994) Biophysical controls of salmon migration and production in the northeast Pacific. ICES Working Paper, Mini Symposium on Fish Migration. Sept. 1994. St. Johns, Nfld.