Conservation Physiology

Papers
(The median citation count of Conservation Physiology is 2. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Correction to: Effect of L-alanine exposure during early life stage on olfactory development, growth and survival in age-0 lake sturgeon32
Same species, different risks: predation shapes hormonal profiles in a breeding sea duck, the common eider30
Could hair cortisol in free-ranging cattle be a proxy of wolf predation patterns?30
Nailing it: Investigation of elephant toenails for retrospective analysis of adrenal and reproductive hormones29
Cortisol in fish scales remains stable during extended periods of storage27
Respiratory acidosis and O2 supply capacity do not affect the acute temperature tolerance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)25
Ecological features of upriver migration in Kitakami River chum salmon and their connection to aerobic thermal performance25
Validating enzyme immunoassays for non-invasive reproductive hormone monitoring in Temminck’s pangolin24
Ontogenetic thermal and metabolic patterns guide physiologically informed, size-based fishery management22
Optimizing the prediction of discard survival of bottom-trawled plaice based on vitality indicators21
When the water heats up, brown trout pay the price21
Serum Virome of Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during a period of rapid climate change20
Transcriptomic evidence of cytokine storm and sepsis in little brown bats exposed to white-nose syndrome20
Identification of food deprivation in salmonids using gill biomarkers19
How can physiology best contribute to wildlife conservation in a warming world?18
Reflections on a decade of service as founding Editor-in-Chief ofConservation Physiology17
Within-sample variability of steroid and thyroid metabolite measurements in faeces of Northeast Pacific resident killer whales (Orcinus orca)17
Repeatability of swimming activity of the Patagonian grouper Acanthistius patachonicus based on accelerometry17
Correction to: Advancing urban ethnopharmacology: a modern concept of sustainability, conservation and cross-cultural adaptations of medicinal plant lore in the urban environment17
Correction to: Endurance swimming performance and physiology of juvenile Green Sturgeon ( Acipenser medirostris ) at different temperatures16
Methods for analysing wildlife DNA methylation data16
The impacts of diel thermal variability on growth, development and performance of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from two thermally distinct rivers16
Evaluation of myeloid-related protein 126, cardiac troponin C and serum amyloid A as potential plasma biomarkers of health and disease in sea turtles14
New insights into risk variables associated with gas embolism in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) caught in trawls and gillnets14
The habitat quality paradox: loss of riparian forest cover leads to decreased risk of parasitism and improved body condition in an imperiled amphibian14
Intake and growth histories modulate bone morphology, microarchitecture, and mineralization in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas)14
Adrenal and metabolic hormones demonstrate risk–reward trade-offs for African elephants foraging in human-dominated landscapes14
Etorphine induces pathophysiology in immobilized white rhinoceros through sympathomimesis that is attenuated by butorphanol14
Transcriptomic responses to thermal and angling stress in wild brook trout from a southern Ontario stream14
Variation in body condition, corticosterone response and immune function is related to the timing of nesting in Franklin’s Gull13
Blubber biopsy biomarkers for baleen whales13
How nesting time affects the health and survival of migratory birds13
The role of temperature in vitality and survival assessments of beam-trawled and discarded European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)12
Multiple morphophysiological responses of a tropical frog to urbanization conform to the pace-of-life syndrome12
Habitat, seasonal temperature and collection year drive variable germination responses in the endangered plant Harperocallis flava12
Effects of disease on foraging behaviour and success in an individual free-ranging northern elephant seal12
Linking nutritional biochemistry and trophic ecology to health of adult female California sea lions in the Gulf of California11
The fast-food effect: costs of being a generalist in a human-dominated landscape11
Simultaneous determination of steroid hormones and pharmaceuticals in killer whale (Orcinus orca) faecal samples by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry10
Successful acclimatization of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) translocated to Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo, as measured by fecal glucocorticoid metabolites10
Guiding plant conservation using physiological tools: how mechanistic research can bridge disciplinary divides10
The cost of sympatry: spatio-temporal patterns in leopard dietary and physiological responses to tiger competition gradient in Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand, India10
In sea trout, the physiological response to salmon louse is stronger in female than in males10
Correction to: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) age at maturity is strongly affected by temperature, population and age-at-maturity genotype10
Bat cellular immunity varies by year and dietary habit amidst land conversion9
Increases in humidity will intensify lethal hyperthermia risk for birds occupying humid lowlands9
Soil moisture and temperature drive emergence delays associated with fire seasonality in eucalypt forests9
Osmoregulation and hypoxia tolerance in the cenote isopod Creaseriella anops : insights into its distribution in karst subterranean estuaries9
Connecting the dots: relationship between heart rate and overall dynamic body acceleration in free-ranging cattle9
Life cycle complexity and body mass drive erratic changes in climate vulnerability across ontogeny in a seasonally migrating butterfly9
Embracing complexity at the physiology and behaviour interface will benefit conservation science9
Reproductive phases coincide with changes in morphology and photosynthetic physiology in an endangered cycad species8
Land use influences the faecal glucocorticoid metabolites of multiple species across trophic levels8
Taking Conservation Physiology forward: editorial vision of the new editor-in-chief8
Adrenal response to competitive singing: glucocorticoid metabolites in male Saltator similis (Aves, Thraupidae)8
Can scale cortisol concentration be quantified non-lethally in wild fish species?8
Hot climate, hot koalas: the role of weather, behaviour and disease on thermoregulation8
Tips and tricks for addressing and responding to peer reviews8
Growth in marine mammals: a review of growth patterns, composition and energy investment8
Optimized methods for obtaining sequencing-quality RNA from blubber of free-ranging cetaceans collected under field conditions7
Greenland sharks keep their cool under fishing pressure7
Embryos are largely understudied in a representative sample of journals in conservation physiology7
Mechanistic characterization of waterborne selenite uptake in the water flea, Daphnia magna, indicates water chemistry affects toxicity in coal mine-impacted waters7
Artificial light at night during early development directly affects embryonic but not larval quality in a wild coral reef fish7
The ideal candidate for the job: how epaulette sharks ( Hemiscyllium ocellatum ) have emerged as a model for climate-ready shark conservation7
Dermal glucocorticoids are uncoupled from stress physiology and infection7
Determining physiological responses of mussels (Mytilus edulis) to hypoxia by combining multiple sensor techniques7
Fishing filters flathead form and function in Tasmania7
A body composition model with multiple storage compartments for polar bears (Ursus maritimus)7
Correction to: Ocean warming favours a northern Argyrosomus species over its southern congener, whereas preliminary metabolic evidence suggests that hybridization may promote their adaptation7
Health assessment of nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in one of their largest rookeries (central eastern Florida coast, USA)7
Sperm performance of coastal northern pike ( Esox lucius L. ) from the Baltic Sea shows no impairment between freshwater and brackish conditions7
Thermal and immunological stress modulate the locomotor performance of female Xenopus laevis frogs7
Thermal tolerance of giant salmonfly nymphs (Pteronarcys californica) varies across populations in a regulated river7
Germination physiology of Cochlospermum fraseri (Bixaceae), a deciduous tree from Northern Australia with physical seed dormancy7
Does aerobic scope influence geographical distribution of teleost fishes?7
Validation of an enzyme immunoassay for the detection of corticosterone metabolites from northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) feces7
A sensitive liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry analytical method of steroid hormones in small blubber samples from four whale species7
Putting the health in hidden Markov models: incorporating allostatic load indices into movement ecology analyses7
Correction to: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) age at maturity is strongly affected by temperature, population and age-at-maturity genotype7
Can blubber steroid hormone measurements reveal reproductive state in narwhals?7
Quantifying microplastic ingestion, degradation and excretion in insects using fluorescent plastics6
Evaluating the vulnerability of critical early life stages in plants during heat extremes6
HusMorph: a simple machine learning app for automated morphometric landmarking6
Mercury exposure and health challenges in Rapa Nui green turtles: urging conservation and long-term monitoring in the South Pacific6
Ice-olating a health scoring system for wild polar bears6
Abnormal expression of natural mating behaviour of captive adult giant pandas is related to physiological stress6
Androgenic agricultural pollution suppresses immune function and alters reproductive allocation in eastern mosquitofish6
Living with the past: larval eastern oyster ( Crassostrea virginica ) culture salinity affects post-metamorphic physiological performance6
Hair growth rate estimation in North American ursids6
Effects of three immobilizing drug combinations on ventilation, gas exchange and metabolism in free-living African lions (Panthera leo)6
Euryhaline Atlantic stingray ( Hypanus sabinus ) exhibit elevated oxygen supply capacity in hyposaline water: implications for estuarine species resilien6
The effects of different sample storage conditions on faecal corticosterone metabolite measurements in northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus)6
Assessing variation in faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in gray whales exposed to anthropogenic stressors6
A review of elasmobranch catch-and-release science: synthesis of current knowledge, implications for best practice and future research directions6
Aqueous exposure to a pyrethroid pesticide results in behavioural effects in early life stage sturgeon6
Assessing animal welfare in invasive bird management: evidence for reduced stress hormones with lethal shooting6
Building a natural repellent: effects of varying alarm cue exposure on swim activity and spatial avoidance in an invasive fish5
An evolving roadmap: using mitochondrial physiology to help guide conservation efforts5
Physiologically informed organismal climatologies reveal unexpected spatiotemporal trends in temperature5
Haematology and plasma biochemistry reference intervals of Española, San Cristobal and Eastern Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise species5
Could future ocean acidification be affecting the energy budgets of marine fish?5
Physiological responses to capture, handling and tagging in the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius)5
Skin pH and buffering ability vary between two co-occurring semi-aquatic frog species5
Spectrally non-overlapping background noise disturbs echolocation via acoustic masking in the CF-FM bat, Hipposideros pratti5
The endangered common hamster needs proteins: identifying diversified crop-based diets improving hibernation and reproductive success5
Pacific Cod metabolism and swimming performance are similar across temperatures following prolonged thermal acclimation5
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) age at maturity is strongly affected by temperature, population and age-at-maturity genotype5
The lab-field continuum in conservation physiology research: leveraging multiple approaches to inform policy and practice5
Proteome profiling reveals opportunities to investigate biomarkers of oxidative stress and immune responses in blubber biopsies from free-ranging baleen whales5
Capture and transport of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) cause shifts in their fecal microbiota composition towards dysbiosis5
Behavioral evidence of olfactory imprinting during embryonic and larval stages in lake sturgeon5
Limited efficacy of a commercial microbial inoculant for improving growth and physiological performance of native plant species4
Influence of egg size and parental genetics on the metabolic rate of Chinook and pink salmon embryos4
Same, same, but different: dissimilarities in the hydrothermal germination performance of range-restricted endemics emerge despite microclimatic similarities4
Shrinking ice, shrinking motherhood: how climate change limits polar bear reproduction4
Glucocorticoid metabolites in an ex situ nocturnal bird, the tropical screech owl Megascops choliba: effects of sex, activity period and inter-individual variation4
Insights from a year of field deployments inform the conservation of an endangered estuarine fish4
Meta-analysis reveals between-population differences affect the link between glucocorticoids and population health4
Tracking reproductive events: Hoof growth and steroid hormone concentrations in hair and hoof tissues in moose (Alces alces)4
Extreme tolerance for nocturnal emergence at low body temperatures in a high-latitude lizard: implications for future climate warming4
Stress physiology of scalloped and great hammerhead sharks from a bottom longline fishery4
Survival and aerobic performance of the northern shrimp are threatened by exposure to combined ocean global change drivers4
Viability and integrity of Pinus densiflora seeds stored for 20 years at three different temperatures4
Seasonal temperatures in South Eleuthera, The Bahamas, have considerable impacts on the cardiorespiratory function and swimming performance of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)4
Assessing individual physiological variability and future performance phenotypes is essential for predicting the resilience of fish populations to anthropogenic climate change4
Physiological health of wintering glaucous-winged gulls in coastal British Columbia4
Exploring water-borne corticosterone collection as a non-invasive tool in amphibian conservation physiology: benefits, limitations and future perspectives4
Validating infrared thermography for non-invasive estimation of internal body temperature in hatchling Mojave desert tortoises4
Resident wild koalas show resilience to large-scale translocation of bushfire-rescued koalas4
Ocean warming favours a northern Argyrosomus species over its southern congener, whereas preliminary metabolic evidence suggests that hybridization may promote their adaptation4
Lean mass deposition occurs at a greater rate than fat deposition during pre-breeding stopover in highly depleted songbirds in the northern Gulf of Mexico4
Identification of upper thermal thresholds during development in the endangered Nechako white sturgeon with management implications for a regulated river4
Resource and seasonality drive interspecific variability in simulations from a dynamic energy budget model4
Microclimatic changes caused by plant invasions and warming: uncovering thermal costs and benefits to a tortoise4
Text recycling: defining the boundaries of acceptable reuse of one’s own work4
Validation of a field-friendly faeces drying and storage method for quantifying faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) opens up new perspectives for conservationis4
Examining avian influenza virus exposure in seabirds of the northwest Atlantic in 2022 and 2023 via antibodies in eggs4
Safety in the shallows: nearshore coastal habitats can provide physical and thermal features that optimize escape performance in newborn blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus)4
Ambient fine particulate matter exposure influences oxidative stress and glucocorticoid concentrations in captive Asian elephants in Thailand4
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
Local adaptation to climate inferred from intraspecific variation in plant functional traits along a latitudinal gradient3
Behavioural and physiological responses to salinization and air exposure during the ontogeny of a freshwater South American snail3
Interannual differences in common eider duck exposure to avian influenza viruses at an Arctic colony3
Local conditions drive interpopulation variation in field-based critical thermal maximum of brook trout3
Hormonal variation and temporal dynamics of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are associated with age, body condition and the social environment3
Thermal treadmills: how heat variability pushes salmon to their limits3
Assessing chronic stress in wild mammals using claw-derived cortisol: a validation using European badgers (Meles meles)3
Artificial light at night suppresses the metabolic response of a coral reef fish to a virtual predator3
A systematic review of approaches to assess fish health responses to anthropogenic threats in freshwater ecosystems3
Forest fragmentation and edge effects impact body condition, fur condition and ectoparasite prevalence in a nocturnal lemur community3
Applied winter biology: threats, conservation and management of biological resources during winter in cold climate regions3
Smaller herring larval size-at-stage in response to environmental changes is associated with ontogenic processes and stress response3
The influence of tourist visitation on the heterophyl to lymphocyte ratios and trophic values of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at Martillo Island, Argentina3
Prior thermal acclimation gives White Sturgeon a fin up dealing with low oxygen3
Comparative plasma biochemistry analyte data in nesting leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), foraging green (Chelonia mydas) and foraging and nesting hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata<3
Development of an 11-oxoetiocholanolone mini-kit for the quantification of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in various wildlife species3
Can portable glucose and lactate meters be a useful tool in quantifying stress of juvenile Chinook salmon?3
Utility of the cellular energy allocation model for assessing food limitation stress in freshwater mussels3
Effect of total dissolved gas supersaturation and flow velocity on survival and swimming ability of juvenile Schizothorax prenanti3
Refining the moose serum progesterone threshold to diagnose pregnancy3
Home is where your heat is: local conditions forge a fish’s temperature tolerance3
Testosterone variation in a semi-captive population of Asian elephants in Myanmar3
Correction to: Dermal glucocorticoids are uncoupled from stress physiology and infection3
Interactive effects of sedimentary turbidity and elevated water temperature on the Pugnose Shiner (Miniellus anogenus), a threatened freshwater fish3
A user’s guide for understanding reptile and amphibian hydroregulation and climate change impacts3
Temminck’s pangolins relax the precision of body temperature regulation when resources are scarce in a semi-arid environment3
Panda profiles: integrating personality, cognition, and physiology for conservation success3
Biological validation of faecal corticosterone metabolites as a non-invasive stress assessment in translocated California valley quail (Callipepla californica)3
Capture and discard practises associated with an ornamental fishery affect the metabolic rate and aerobic capacity of three-striped dwarf cichlids Apistogramma trifasciata3
Using vitality indicators to predict survival of aquatic animals released from fisheries3
Differential heat shock protein responses in two species of Pacific salmon and their utility in identifying heat stress3
Thermal tolerance and survival are modulated by a natural gradient of infection in differentially acclimated hosts3
Freshwater protected areas can preserve high-performance phenotypes in populations of a popular sportfish3
Supplementation in vitamin B3 counteracts the negative effects of tryptophan deficiencies in bumble bees3
Correction to: Capture and transport of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) cause shifts in their fecal microbiota composition towards dysbiosis3
Phenotypic divergence of sand flathead ( Platycephalus bassensis) between heavily and lightly fished regions in Tasmania, Australia3
Handling heatwaves: balancing thermoregulation, foraging and bumblebee colony success3
Regional thermal variation in a coral reef fish2
Correction to: Disentangling the effects of resource level and temperature dependence on the performance of fish in different guilds2
Captivity conditions matter for the gut microbiota of an endangered obligate hibernator2
Ontogenetic and environmental responses in metabolic enzyme activity of Pacific Arctic larval gadids2
Haematology and plasma biochemistry reference intervals of Galapagos tortoises from Isabela Island2
Monitoring the stress physiology of free-ranging mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) across diverse habitats within Central Gujarat, India2
Effects of acclimation temperature and feed restriction on the metabolic performance of green sturgeon2
Efficacy of salmon GnRHa, Ovaprim® and hCG for hormonal stimulation of spermiation in the Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)2
The relevance and application of measures of thermal tolerance to fish ecology, conservation and aquaculture2
A photophysiological model of coral bleaching under light and temperature stress: experimental assessment2
Incorporating otolith-isotope inferred field metabolic rate into conservation strategies2
Dynamics of stored lipids in fall migratory monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus): Nectaring in northern Mexico allows recovery from droughts at higher latitudes2
Migratory behaviours are risk-sensitive to physiological state in an elevational migrant2
Seasonal variation in thermal tolerance and hypoxia tolerance of a threatened minnow and a non-imperilled congener: a cautionary tale for surrogate species in conservation2
Body size dictates physiological and behavioural responses to hypoxia and elevated water temperatures in Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii)2
Haematology, biochemistry and morphological features of peripheral blood cells in captive Boa constrictor2
Critical review of the phytohemagglutinin assay for assessing amphibian immunity2
Dynamic time warping analysis of accelerometry data: a tool for interpreting fine-scale movement patterns during fish angling events2
Evolutionary ecophysiology in extreme environments under a global change scenario2
Faecal immunoglobulin A as a non-invasive biomarker of mucosal immunity and health in zoo and wild mammals2
Seasonal, environmental and individual effects on hypoxia tolerance of eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)2
Are current seed storage approaches suitable for Macrozamia fraseri (Cycadales), a temperate species used in restoration?2
Timing and frequency of high temperature events bend the onset of behavioural thermoregulation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)2
Demographic and physiological signals of reproductive events in humpback whales on a southwest pacific breeding ground2
Correction to: Habitat, seasonal temperature and collection year drive variable germination responses in the endangered plant Harperocallis flava2
Biomarkers of foraging and reproduction in captive adult female hawksbill sea turtles ( Eretmochelys imbricata )2
Oxidative physiology of two small and highly migratory Arctic seabirds: Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) and long-tailed jaegers (Stercorarius longicaudus)2
Post-release behaviour, physiological stress and survival of longline-caught Greenland sharks2
Mussel mass mortality in the Clinch River, USA: metabolomics detects affected pathways and biomarkers of stress2
Oxidative stress and growth performance are modulated by polyunsaturated fatty acids in Arctic charr, brook charr and their reciprocal hybrids2
Assessing stress physiology within a conservation breeding program for an endangered species2
Endurance swimming performance and physiology of juvenile Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) at different temperatures2
Estimating pregnancy rate from blubber progesterone levels of a blindly biopsied beluga population poses methodological, analytical and statistical challenges2
The plasma proteome reveals markers of recent and repeated stress in free-ranging seals2
Responses to saltwater exposure vary across species, populations and life stages in anuran amphibians2
Invasive investigation: uptake and transport of l-leucine in the gill epithelium of crustaceans2
Assessment of haematological and biochemical parameters in captive green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) before release2
The OptoReg system: a simple and inexpensive solution for regulating water oxygen2
Sea butterflies in a pickle: reliable biomarkers and seasonal sensitivity of Limacina retroversa to ocean acidification in the Gulf of Maine2
Effects of summer flooding on hormones and metabolic enzymes in Myricaria laxiflora during recovery growth2
Data needs for sea otter bioenergetics modeling2
Diet and traffic: anthropogenic factors that influence stress-related hormone levels in African clawless otters2
The role of air breathing in exhaustive exercise recovery in Atlantic tarpon ( Megalops atlanticus)2
Effects of ecologically relevant acclimation temperature on upper thermal limits of juvenile Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha )2
Protective multi-stressor interactions in the Anthropocene: Key considerations for investigating cross-tolerance in a conservation context2
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