Conservation Physiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Conservation Physiology is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)
ArticleCitations
Correction to: Effect of L-alanine exposure during early life stage on olfactory development, growth and survival in age-0 lake sturgeon24
Correction to: Ocean warming favours a northern Argyrosomus species over its southern congener, whereas preliminary metabolic evidence suggests that hybridization may promote their adaptation24
The a-peel of storing mature seeds for wild banana conservation24
Microclimatic changes caused by plant invasions and warming: uncovering thermal costs and benefits to a tortoise20
Oxidative physiology of two small and highly migratory Arctic seabirds: Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) and long-tailed jaegers (Stercorarius longicaudus)19
Germination physiology of Cochlospermum fraseri (Bixaceae), a deciduous tree from Northern Australia with physical seed dormancy16
Mussel mass mortality in the Clinch River, USA: metabolomics detects affected pathways and biomarkers of stress15
Thermal tolerance of giant salmonfly nymphs (Pteronarcys californica) varies across populations in a regulated river15
Physiological acclimation of elk during population restoration in the Missouri Ozarks, USA14
Health assessment of nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in one of their largest rookeries (central eastern Florida coast, USA)14
A body composition model with multiple storage compartments for polar bears (Ursus maritimus)14
Cortisol in fish scales remains stable during extended periods of storage13
Efficacy of salmon GnRHa, Ovaprim® and hCG for hormonal stimulation of spermiation in the Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)13
Further characterization of adrenocortical and thyroid hormone concentrations of leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) under various stressors, including validation of a plasma aldosterone12
Spiny dogfish, Squalus suckleyi, shows a good tolerance for hypoxia but need long recovery times12
Dynamics of stored lipids in fall migratory monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus): Nectaring in northern Mexico allows recovery from droughts at higher latitudes11
Validation of an enzyme immunoassay for the detection of corticosterone metabolites from northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) feces11
Sea butterflies in a pickle: reliable biomarkers and seasonal sensitivity of Limacina retroversa to ocean acidification in the Gulf of Maine11
Estimating pregnancy rate from blubber progesterone levels of a blindly biopsied beluga population poses methodological, analytical and statistical challenges11
Respiratory acidosis and O2 supply capacity do not affect the acute temperature tolerance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)11
Integrating earthworm movement and life history through dynamic energy budgets10
Nailing it: Investigation of elephant toenails for retrospective analysis of adrenal and reproductive hormones10
Survival estimates across five life stages of redfin (Perca fluviatilis) exposed to simulated pumped-storage hydropower stressors9
Global heating poses a serious threat to Australia’s birds: reply to Pacheco-Fuentes et al.9
Selecting auditory alerting stimuli for eagles on the basis of auditory evoked potentials9
The effect of temperature on specific dynamic action of juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon,Oncorhynchus tshawytscha9
Effects of severe anthropogenic disturbance on the heart rate and body temperature in free-living greylag geese (Anser anser)9
Analysis of a mechanistic model of corals in association with multiple symbionts: within-host competition and recovery from bleaching9
Dynamic changes in the hormones of black-necked cranes during reproduction9
Biofilm and invertebrate consumption by western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and dunlin (Calidris alpina)during spring migratory stopover: insights from tissue and breath CO2 isotopic (8
Attenuation and recovery of an avoidance response to a chemical antipredator cue in an invasive fish: implications for use as a repellent in conservation8
Glucocorticoid metabolites in an ex situ nocturnal bird, the tropical screech owl Megascops choliba: effects of sex, activity period and inter-individual variation8
Developmental plasticity to pond drying has carryover costs on metamorph performance8
Exploring water-borne corticosterone collection as a non-invasive tool in amphibian conservation physiology: benefits, limitations and future perspectives8
Does aerobic scope influence geographical distribution of teleost fishes?8
Induced bacterial sickness causes inflammation but not blood oxidative stress in Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus)7
Using transcriptomics to predict and visualize disease status in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis)7
First report on the serum chemistry and haematology of free-ranging dusky (Carcharhinus obscurus) and sandbar (Carcharhinus plumbeus) sharks in the eastern Mediterranean Sea7
Physiological performance of native and invasive crayfish species in a changing environment: insights from Dynamic Energy Budget models7
Measuring polar bear health using allostatic load7
Riding out the storm: depleted fat stores and elevated hematocrit in a small bodied endotherm exposed to severe weather7
Interactive effects of temperature and bisphenol A on phytoplankton growth and community structure7
Hydric physiology and ecology of a federally endangered desert lizard6
Estimating fat content in barred owls (Strix varia) with predictive models developed from direct measures of proximate body composition6
The upper thermal limit of epaulette sharks (Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is conserved across three life history stages, sex and body size6
Same, same, but different: dissimilarities in the hydrothermal germination performance of range-restricted endemics emerge despite microclimatic similarities6
Impacts of ocean warming and acidification on the energy budget of three commercially important fish species6
Characterization of sperm and implications for male fertility in the last of the Rhynchocephalians6
Ketone body levels in wintering great tits Parus major in sites differing in artificial food availability6
Effects of temperature acclimation on the upper thermal tolerance of two Arctic fishes6
Forest fragmentation and edge effects impact body condition, fur condition and ectoparasite prevalence in a nocturnal lemur community6
Physiological condition infers habitat choice in juvenile sockeye salmon6
Timing and frequency of high temperature events bend the onset of behavioural thermoregulation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)6
Identifying thresholds in air exposure, water temperature and fish size that determine reflex impairment in brook trout exposed to catch-and-release angling6
Applied winter biology: threats, conservation and management of biological resources during winter in cold climate regions6
Responses to saltwater exposure vary across species, populations and life stages in anuran amphibians6
Mechanistic characterization of waterborne selenite uptake in the water flea, Daphnia magna, indicates water chemistry affects toxicity in coal mine-impacted waters6
Abnormal expression of natural mating behaviour of captive adult giant pandas is related to physiological stress5
Timescale separation and models of symbiosis: state space reduction, multiple attractors and initialization5
Interactive effects of sedimentary turbidity and elevated water temperature on the Pugnose Shiner (Miniellus anogenus), a threatened freshwater fish5
Repeatability of swimming activity of the Patagonian grouper Acanthistius patachonicus based on accelerometry5
Monitoring the stress physiology of free-ranging mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) across diverse habitats within Central Gujarat, India5
Effects of incubation temperature on the upper thermal tolerance of the imperiled longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys)5
Optimizing the prediction of discard survival of bottom-trawled plaice based on vitality indicators5
Ecological features of upriver migration in Kitakami River chum salmon and their connection to aerobic thermal performance5
The comparative energetics of the carnivorans and pangolins4
Correction to: Physiological plasticity in elephants: highly dynamic glucocorticoids in African and Asian elephants4
Provisioning of vitellogenic follicles continues after green turtles arrive at the nesting beach4
Comparing life history traits and tolerance to changing environments of two oyster species (Ostrea edulis and Crassostrea gigas) through Dynamic Energy Budget theory4
Smaller herring larval size-at-stage in response to environmental changes is associated with ontogenic processes and stress response4
Validating enzyme immunoassays for non-invasive reproductive hormone monitoring in Temminck’s pangolin4
Validation of a microwave energy meter to non-lethally estimate energetic reserves in adult sturgeon4
Comparison of the cardiovascular effects of immobilization with three different drug combinations in free-ranging African lions4
Bioenergetics modelling of growth processes in parasitized Eastern Baltic cod (Gadus morhua L.)4
Can blubber steroid hormone measurements reveal reproductive state in narwhals?4
Resource and seasonality drive interspecific variability in simulations from a dynamic energy budget model4
Corrigendum to: Sex-specific differences in swimming, aerobic metabolism and recovery from exercise in adult coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) across ecologically relevant temperatures4
Serum Virome of Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during a period of rapid climate change4
Evaluating bat boxes: design and placement alter bioenergetic costs and overheating risk3
Quantifying microplastic ingestion, degradation and excretion in insects using fluorescent plastics3
No consistent effect of daytime versus night-time measurement of thermal tolerance in nocturnal and diurnal lizards3
Implementation of a method for sperm cryopreservation in sceloporine lizards3
Beware of using surrogates to investigate threatened species!3
Capture heats up sharks3
Data needs for sea otter bioenergetics modeling3
Corrigendum to: Drying banana seeds for ex situ conservation3
Handling heatwaves: balancing thermoregulation, foraging and bumblebee colony success3
Dermal glucocorticoids are uncoupled from stress physiology and infection3
Assay validation of saliva glucocorticoids in Columbia spotted frogs and effects of handling and marking3
Seasonal variation in thermal tolerance and hypoxia tolerance of a threatened minnow and a non-imperilled congener: a cautionary tale for surrogate species in conservation3
Key questions in marine mammal bioenergetics3
Momma needs a drink: droughts are stressing out pregnant snakes3
Correction to: Capture and transport of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) cause shifts in their fecal microbiota composition towards dysbiosis3
Seasonal, environmental and individual effects on hypoxia tolerance of eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)3
Quantifying changes in umbilicus size to estimate the relative age of neonatal blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus)3
Correction to: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) age at maturity is strongly affected by temperature, population and age-at-maturity genotype3
Editor’s Note on: Advancing urban ethnopharmacology: a modern concept of sustainability, conservation and cross-cultural adaptations of medicinal plant lore in the urban environment3
Wetland fishes avoid a carbon dioxide deterrent deployed in the field3
How can physiology best contribute to wildlife conservation in a warming world?3
Correction to: Effects of exposure to elevated temperature and different food levels on the escape response and metabolism of early life stages of white seabream, Diplodus sargus3
Orphaning stunts growth in wild African elephants3
Evaluating beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) blow samples as a potential diagnostic for immune function gene expression within the respiratory system3
Responses to pathogen exposure in sentinel juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon in the Sacramento River, CA2
Intake and growth histories modulate bone morphology, microarchitecture, and mineralization in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas)2
Thermal tolerance and survival are modulated by a natural gradient of infection in differentially acclimated hosts2
Plant growth, physiological variation and homological relationship of Cyclocarya species in ex situ conservation2
Adrenal and metabolic hormones demonstrate risk–reward trade-offs for African elephants foraging in human-dominated landscapes2
Correction to: Advancing urban ethnopharmacology: a modern concept of sustainability, conservation and cross-cultural adaptations of medicinal plant lore in the urban environment2
Optimizing the accession-level quantity of seeds to put into storage to minimize seed (gene)bank regeneration or re-collection2
Swimming energetics of Atlantic salmon in relation to extended fasting at different temperatures2
A review of elasmobranch catch-and-release science: synthesis of current knowledge, implications for best practice and future research directions2
Demographic and physiological signals of reproductive events in humpback whales on a southwest pacific breeding ground2
Divergent impacts of the neonicotinoid insecticide, clothianidin, on flight performance metrics in two species of migratory butterflies2
A systematic review of approaches to assess fish health responses to anthropogenic threats in freshwater ecosystems2
Refining the moose serum progesterone threshold to diagnose pregnancy2
Influence of sea ice concentration, sex and chick age on foraging flexibility and success in an Arctic seabird2
The OptoReg system: a simple and inexpensive solution for regulating water oxygen2
Assessing chronic stress in wild mammals using claw-derived cortisol: a validation using European badgers (Meles meles)2
Sex and season influence behaviour and physiology of lake trout following angling2
Short- and long-wavelength lights disrupt endocrine signalling but not immune function in a nocturnal marsupial2
Sperm collection and characteristics analysis of the critically endangered Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla)2
Supplementation in vitamin B3 counteracts the negative effects of tryptophan deficiencies in bumble bees2
Testosterone variation in a semi-captive population of Asian elephants in Myanmar2
A review of bioenergetic modelling for marine mammal populations2
The habitat quality paradox: loss of riparian forest cover leads to decreased risk of parasitism and improved body condition in an imperiled amphibian2
Physiological carry-over effects of variable precipitation are mediated by reproductive status in a long-lived ungulate2
Assessment of stress levels and reproductive condition in giant pandas: insights from hair, faecal and saliva samples2
Tolerance threshold of a pelagic species in China to total dissolved gas supersaturation: from the perspective of survival characteristics and swimming ability2
Fasting durations of Steller sea lion pups vary among subpopulations—evidence from two plasma metabolites2
New insights into risk variables associated with gas embolism in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) caught in trawls and gillnets2
Spatiotemporal variation in ecophysiological traits align with high resolution niche modelling in the short-range banded ironstone endemicAluta quadrata2
Temminck’s pangolins relax the precision of body temperature regulation when resources are scarce in a semi-arid environment2
Effects of exposure to elevated temperature and different food levels on the escape response and metabolism of early life stages of white seabream, Diplodus sargus2
Urbanization-driven environmental shifts cause reduction in aminopeptidase N activity in the honeybee2
Reflections on a decade of service as founding Editor-in-Chief ofConservation Physiology2
Are current seed storage approaches suitable for Macrozamia fraseri (Cycadales), a temperate species used in restoration?2
Guiding plant conservation using physiological tools: how mechanistic research can bridge disciplinary divides1
Hatchery and wild larval lake sturgeon experience effects of captivity on stress reactivity, behavior and predation risk1
Blubber biopsy biomarkers for baleen whales1
The role of temperature in vitality and survival assessments of beam-trawled and discarded European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)1
Towards the integration of ecophysiology with fisheries stock assessment for conservation policy and evaluating the status of the Mediterranean Sea1
Effects of ontogeny and oiling on the thermal function of southern sea otter (Enhydra lutris nereis) fur1
Physiological responses to capture, handling and tagging in the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius)1
Sublethal pesticide exposure influences behaviour, but not condition in a widespread Australian lizard1
Proteome profiling reveals opportunities to investigate biomarkers of oxidative stress and immune responses in blubber biopsies from free-ranging baleen whales1
Conservation of thermal physiology in tropical intertidal snails following an evolutionary transition to a cooler ecosystem: climate change implications1
Invasive investigation: uptake and transport of l-leucine in the gill epithelium of crustaceans1
The impacts of diel thermal variability on growth, development and performance of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from two thermally distinct rivers1
The plasma proteome reveals markers of recent and repeated stress in free-ranging seals1
Prior thermal acclimation gives White Sturgeon a fin up dealing with low oxygen1
Partial-year continuous light treatment reduces precocious maturation in age 1+ hatchery–reared male spring Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)1
Hormonal variation and temporal dynamics of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are associated with age, body condition and the social environment1
Differential heat shock protein responses in two species of Pacific salmon and their utility in identifying heat stress1
Effects of three immobilizing drug combinations on ventilation, gas exchange and metabolism in free-living African lions (Panthera leo)1
UV exposure causes energy trade-offs leading to increased chytrid fungus susceptibility in green tree frog larvae1
Island of misfit tortoises: waif gopher tortoise health assessment following translocation1
Assessing variation in faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in gray whales exposed to anthropogenic stressors1
An evolving roadmap: using mitochondrial physiology to help guide conservation efforts1
Local adaptation to climate inferred from intraspecific variation in plant functional traits along a latitudinal gradient1
The heat is on: sensitivity of goldsinny wrasse to global climate change1
Moving beyond the mean: an analysis of faecal corticosterone metabolites shows substantial variability both within and across white-tailed deer populations1
Effects of acclimation temperature and feed restriction on the metabolic performance of green sturgeon1
Assessment of temperature optimum signatures of corals at both latitudinal extremes of the Red Sea1
Growth, osmoregulation and ionoregulation of longfin smelt (Spirinchus thaleichthys) yolk-sac larvae at different salinities1
A simple DEB-based ecosystem model1
Does pre-spawning catch and release angling affect offspring telomere dynamics in Atlantic salmon?1
Modelling the impact of condition-dependent responses and lipid-store availability on the consequences of disturbance in a cetacean1
Effect of total dissolved gas supersaturation and flow velocity on survival and swimming ability of juvenile Schizothorax prenanti1
Strategies for oocyte collection and in vitro embryo production in free-roaming bison herds1
Feather corticosterone reveals that urban great tits experience lower corticosterone exposure than forest individuals during dominance-rank establishment1
Effects of disease on foraging behaviour and success in an individual free-ranging northern elephant seal1
An unusually high upper thermal acclimation potential for rainbow trout1
Correction to: Temminck’s pangolins relax the precision of body temperature regulation when resources are scarce in a semi-arid environment1
Critical review of the phytohemagglutinin assay for assessing amphibian immunity1
Reproductive endocrinology of endangered black-footed ferrets: implications for conservation breeding1
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) age at maturity is strongly affected by temperature, population and age-at-maturity genotype1
Captivity conditions matter for the gut microbiota of an endangered obligate hibernator1
The influence of tourist visitation on the heterophyl to lymphocyte ratios and trophic values of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at Martillo Island, Argentina1
High water temperature significantly influences swimming performance of New Zealand migratory species1
Leaf acclimation to soil flooding and light availability underlies photosynthetic capacity of Lindera melissifolia, an endangered shrub of bottomland forests in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley,1
Incorporating otolith-isotope inferred field metabolic rate into conservation strategies1
Non-invasive assessment of ovarian activity in free-ranging eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) in Kenya1
A meta-analysis of impacts of immune response and infection on oxidative status in vertebrates1
Endurance swimming performance and physiology of juvenile Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) at different temperatures1
In sea trout, the physiological response to salmon louse is stronger in female than in males1
Simultaneous determination of steroid hormones and pharmaceuticals in killer whale (Orcinus orca) faecal samples by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry1
Metabolic rate and critical thermal maximumCTmaxestimates for westslope cutthroat trout,Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi1
The fast-food effect: costs of being a generalist in a human-dominated landscape1
Using vitality indicators to predict survival of aquatic animals released from fisheries1
Dynamic Energy Budget models: fertile ground for understanding resource allocation in plants in a changing world1
Successful acclimatization of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) translocated to Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo, as measured by fecal glucocorticoid metabolites1
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