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Rick Taylor at The Narwhal: "DFO ignored pleas from scientists, altered report to downplay risks to imperilled steelhead: docs"

May 18, 2021
"More than 2,600 pages of government documents shed new light on allegations Fisheries and Oceans Canada ignored scientists when forgoing protections...
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Beaty Museum Researchers Revealed series: Trish Schulte, Jared Grummer, and Kai Chan

May 17, 2021
"Rainbow Trout are a north-temperate zone species native to freshwater habitats on the west coast of North America. This species requires clean, cool...
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New publication: Carolyn Morris et al. JEZ-A Ecological and Integrative Physiology. See abstract...

May 11, 2021
Carolyn Morris, Adalberto L. Val, Colin J. Brauner, Chris M. Wood. 2021. The physiology of fish in acidic waters rich in dissolved organic carbon...
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New publication: Celia Lau et al. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics. See abstract...

May 10, 2021
Celia K S Lau, Meghan Jelen, Michael D Gordon. 2021. A closed-loop optogenetic screen for neurons controlling feeding in Drosophila, G3 Genes|Genomes...
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New UBC study raises concerns about the downstream consequences of interbreeding between Chinook and Coho salmon

May 7, 2021
New UBC study raises concerns about the downstream consequences of interbreeding between Chinook and Coho salmon Sister species of anadromous Pacific...
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New publication: Barbara Neto-Bradley et al. American Journal of Botany. See abstract...

May 6, 2021
Barbara M. Neto‐Bradley, Jeannette Whitton, Linda P. J. Lipsen, Matthew W. Pennell. 2021. Macroevolutionary history predicts flowering time but not...
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New publication: Marshall and Roe. Physiology. See abstract...

May 6, 2021
Katie E. Marshall and Amanda D. Roe. 2021. Surviving in a Frozen Forest: the Physiology of Eastern Spruce Budworm Overwintering. Physiology Abstract...
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Diane Srivastava is named a UBC Distinguished University Scholar

May 4, 2021
Congratulations to Diane Srivastava who is one of the 2021 UBC Distinguished University Scholars. The Distinguished University Scholar program...
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New preprint: Avneet K. Chhina et al. BioRxiv. See abstract...

May 3, 2021
Avneet K. Chhina, Ken A Thompson, Dolph Schluter. 2021. Adaptive divergence and the evolution of hybrid trait mismatch in threespine stickleback. BioR...
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A Fish Egg Out of Water

April 29, 2021
Hakai Institute blog post on the study by Andrea Frommel, Hakai/Zoology UBC postdoc, on how exposure to air affects a herring embyo as it develops: A...
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