Program staff and publications

Key personnel

• David Patterson, Program Head
• Kendra Robinson
• Steve Healy
• Nikki Kroetsch
• Angus Straight
• Erik Olson

Collaborators

• Scott G.Hinch, University of British Columbia
• Steven J. Cooke, Carleton University
• Jonathan Moore, Simon Fraser University
• Quantitative Fisheries Research Group, Simon Fraser University
• Sean Cox, Simon Fraser University
• Erika Eliason, University of California
• Eduardo Martins, University of Northern British Columbia
• Kristi Miller (Saunders), Research Scientist, DFO
• Anthony P. Farrell, University of British Columbia
• Merran Hague, Pacific Salmon Commission
• Daniel Selbie, Research Biologist, DFO
• Doug Braun, Research Biologist, DFO
• Mandy Banet, Post Doc, UBC
• Mike Bradford, Research Scientist, DFO
• Glenn Crossin, Dalhousie University

Publications

• 2018

  • Bass, A. L., S. G. Hinch, D. A. Patterson, S. J. Cooke, and A. P. Farrell. 2018. Location-specific consequences of beach seine and gillnet capture on upriver-migrating sockeye salmon migration behavior and success. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. (online)
  • Bassett, M.C., D.A. Patterson, and M.C. Shrimpton. In Press. Temporal and spatial differences in smolting among Oncorhynchus nerka populations throughout fresh- and seawater migration. J. Fish. Biol.
  • Bordeleau, X., B.G. Hatcher, S. Denny, M.D. Fast, F.G. Whoriskey, D.A. Patterson, and G.T. Crossin. In Pres. Increased physiological stress, altered migratory behaviour, and reduced survival of wild-origin, hatchery-spawned Atlantic salmon. Biological Conservation.
  • Brooks, J.L., J.M. Chapman, A. Barkley, S.T. Kessel, N.E. Hussey, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, K.J. Hedges, S.J. Cooke, A. Fisk, and V.M. Nguyen. In Press. Biotelemetry informing management: case studies exploring successful integration of biotelemetry data into fisheries and habitat management. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.
  • Cook, K., V., S.G. Hinch, M.S. Watson, D.A. Patterson, A. J. Reid, and S.J. Cooke. 2018. Experimental capture and handling of chum salmon reveal thresholds in injury, impairment, and physiology that inform best practices to improve bycatch survival. Fisheries Research. 206:96-108
  • Dick, M., E.J. Eliason, D.A. Patterson, K.A. Robinson, S.G. Hinch, and S.J. Cooke. 2018. Short-term physiological response profiles of tagged migrating adult Sockeye Salmon: a comparison of gastric insertion and external tagging methods. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 147(2): 300-315.
  • Middleton, C.M., S.G. Hinch, E.G. Martins, D.C. Braun, D.A. Patterson, N.J. Burnett, V. Minke-Martin, and M.T. Casselman. 2018. Effects of natal water concentration and temperatures on the behaviour of up-river migrating sockeye salmon. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. DOI 10.1139/cjfas-2017-0490
  • Teffer A.K., A.L. Bass, K.M. Miller, D.A. Patterson, F. Juanes, and S.G. Hinch. 2018. Infections, fisheries capture, temperature and host responses: multi-stressor influences on survival and behaviour of adult Chinook salmon. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. DOI 10.1139/cjfas-2017-0491
  • Tucker, S., S. Li, K. H. Kaukinen, D. A. Patterson and K. M. Miller. 2018. Distinct seasonal infectious agent profiles in life-history variants of juvenile Fraser River Chinook salmon; an application of high-throughput genomic screening. P.L.o.S. One. 13(4):e0195472. DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0195472. p 1-26

• 2017

  • Bass, A.L., A.K. Teffer, K.M. Miller, D.A. Patterson, S.G. Hinch. 2017. A survey of microparasites present in adult migrating Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in southwestern British Columbia determined by high-throughput quantitative polymerase chain reaction. J. Fish Diseases. 40: 453-477
  • Drenner, S.M., S. G. Hinch, N. B. Furey, T. D. Clark, S. Li, T. Ming, K. M. Jeffries, D. A. Patterson, S. J. Cooke, D. Robichaud, D. W. Welch, A. P. Farrell, and K. S. Miller. 2017. Transcriptome patterns and blood physiology associated with homing success of sockeye salmon during their final stage of marine migration. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 14:1-14
  • Gutowsky, L.F.G., P.M. Harrison, E.G. Martins, A. Leake, D.A. Patterson, D.Z. Zhu, M. Power, and S.J. Cooke, 2017. Daily temperature experience and selection by adfluvial bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus),". Environmental Biology of Fishes. 100:1167-1180
  • Harrison, P.M, Gutowsky, L.F.G, Martins, E.G., Patterson, D.A., Cooke, S.J., and Power, M. 2017. Partial diel migration: a facultative migration underpinned by long-term inter-individual variation. J. Animal Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12716
  • Harrison, P.M, Ward, T.D., Gutowsky, L.F.G, Martins, E.G., Patterson, D.A., Cooke, S.J., and Power, M. 2017. Individual isotopic specialisations predict subsequent inter-individual variation in movement in a freshwater fish. Ecology. 98:608-615.
  • Patterson, D.A., Robinson K.A., Lennox, R.J., Nettles, T.L., Donaldson, L.A., Eliason, E.J., Raby, G.D., Chapman, J.M., Cook, K.V., Donaldson, M.R., Bass, A.L., Drenner, S.M, Reid, A.J., Cooke, S.J., and Hinch, S.G. 2017. Review and evaluation of fishing-related incidental mortality for Pacific salmon. Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2017/010. ix + 155 p.
  • Patterson, D.A., Robinson K.A., Raby, G.D., Bass, A.L., Houtman, R, Hinch, S.G., and Cooke, S.J. 2017. Guidance to derive and update fishing-related incidental mortality rates for Pacific salmon. Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Res. Doc. 2017/011. vii + 56 p.
  • Prystay, T.S. E.J. Eliason, M.J. Lawrence, M. Dick, D.A. Patterson, G.T. Crossin, S.G. Hinch, and S.J. Cooke. 2017. The influence of water temperature on sockeye salmon heart rate recovery following simulated fisheries interactions. Conservation Physiology 5(1). doi:10.1093/ conphys/cox050
  • Teffer, A. K., S.G. Hinch, K.M. Miller, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, S.J. Cooke, A.L. Bass, P. Szekeres, and F. Juanes. 2017. Capture severity, infectious disease processes and sex influence post-release mortality of sockeye salmon bycatch. Conservation Physiology 5(1).

• 2016

  • Clark, T. D., N.B. Furey, E.L. Rechisky, M.K. Gale, K.M. Jeffries, A.D. Porter, M.T. Casselman, A.G. Lotto, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke, A.P Farrell, D.W. Welch, and S.G. Hinch. 2016. Tracking wild sockeye salmon smolts to the ocean reveals distinct regions of nocturnal movement and high mortality. Ecological Applications. 26(4): 959-978.
  • Harrison, P.M., L.F.G. Gutowsky, E.G. Martins, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke and M. Power. 2016. Burbot and large hydropower in North America: Benefits, threats, and research needs for mitigation. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 23:335–349.
  • Harrison, P.M., L.F.G. Gutowsky, E.G. Martins, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke, and M. Power. 2016. Temporal plasticity in thermal‐habitat selection of burbot (Lota lota) a diel‐migrating winter‐specialist. Journal of fish biology. 88(6): 2111-2129.
  • Katinić, P.J., D.A. Patterson, R.C. Ydenberg. 2016. Condition dependence in the marine exit timing of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) returning to Copper Creek, Haida Gwaii. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 73 (999), 1-8
  • McLean, M. F., K.C. Hanson, S.J. Cooke, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, T.L. Nettles, M.K Litvak, G.T. Crossin. 2016. Physiological stress response, reflex impairment, and delayed mortality of white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus exposed to simulated fisheries stressors. Conservation Physiology 4: cow031
  • Patterson, D.A., S.J. Cooke, S.G. Hinch, K.A. Robinson, N. Young, A.P. Farrell, and K.M. Miller. 2016. A perspective on physiological studies supporting the provision of scientific advice for the management of Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Conservation Physiology doi:10.1093/conphys/cow026.
  • Sopinka, N.M., S.J. Healy, G.D. Raby, and D.A. Patterson. 2016. Effects of experimentally-elevated egg cortisol on offspring traits in two species of Pacific salmon. Environmental Biology of Fishes 99:717-728.
  • Sopinka, N.M., C.T. Middleton, D.A. Patterson, and S.G. Hinch. 2016. Does maternal captivity of wild, migratory sockeye salmon influence offspring performance? Hydrobiologia 779:1-10.
  • Taylor, J.J., N.M. Sopinka, S.M. Wilson, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke and W.G. Willmore. 2016. Examining the relationships between egg cortisol and oxidative stress in developing wild sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 200:87-93.

• 2015

  • Braun, D. C., Reynolds, J. D., and D.A Patterson. 2015. Using watershed characteristics to inform cost-effective stream temperature monitoring. Aquatic Ecology. 49(3): 373-388.
  • Cooke, S. J., Donaldson, M. R., Raby, G. D., Patterson, D. A., Farrell, A. P., Gale, M., and E. Martins. 2015. Fishing for effective conservation: context and biotic variation key to understanding post-release survival of Pacific salmon. Integrative and comparative biology. 55: E34- E34
  • Drenner, S. M., Hinch, S. G., Martins, E. G., Furey, N. B., Clark, T. D., Cooke, S. J., and R.E Thomson. 2015. Environmental conditions and physiological state influence estuarine movements of homing sockeye salmon. Fisheries Oceanography. 24(4): 307-324.
  • Gutowsky, L. F. G., Harrison, P. M., Martins, E. G., Leake, A., Patterson, D. A., Power, M., and S.J Cooke. 2015. Interactive effects of sex and body size on the movement ecology of adfluvial bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus). Canadian Journal of Zoology. 94(1): 31-40.
  • Katinic, P. J., Patterson, D. A., and R.C Ydenberg. 2015. Thermal regime, predation danger and the early marine exit of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka. Journal of fish biology: 86(1): 276-287.
  • Moore, J. W., Beakes, M. P., Nesbitt, H. K., Yeakel, J. D., Patterson, D. A., Thompson, L. A., and C. Carr-Harris. 2015. Emergent stability in a large, free‐flowing watershed. Ecology. 96(2): 340-347.
  • Raby, G. D., Clark, T. D., Farrell, A. P., Patterson, D. A., Bett, N. N., Wilson, S. M., and S. J Cooke. 2015. Facing the river gauntlet: understanding the effects of fisheries capture and water temperature on the physiology of coho salmon. PloS one. 10(4): e0124023.
  • Raby, G. D., Donaldson, M. R., Hinch, S. G., Clark, T. D., Eliason, E. J., Jeffries, K. M., and D.A Patterson. 2015. Fishing for effective conservation: context and biotic variation are keys to understanding the survival of Pacific salmon after catch-and-release. Integrative and comparative biology. icv088.
  • Raby, G. D., Hinch, S. G., Patterson, D. A., Hills, J. A., Thompson, L. A., and S.J Cooke. 2015. Mechanisms to explain purse seine bycatch mortality of coho salmon. Ecological Applications. 25(7): 1757-1775.
  • Raby, G. D., Wilson, S. M., Patterson, D. A., Hinch, S. G., Clark, T. D., Farrell, A. P., and S.J Cooke. 2015. A physiological comparison of three techniques for reviving sockeye salmon exposed to a severe capture stressor during upriver migration. Conservation Physiology. 3(1): cov015.
  • Robinson, K. A., Hinch, S. G., Raby, G. D., Donaldson, M. R., Robichaud, D., Patterson, D. A., and S.J Cooke. 2015. Influence of postcapture ventilation assistance on migration success of adult sockeye salmon following capture and release. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 144(4): 693-704.
  • Sopinka, N. M., Jeffrey, J. D., Burnett, N. J., Patterson, D. A., Gilmour, K. M., and S.G Hinch. 2015. Maternal programming of offspring hypothalamic–pituitary–interrenal axis in wild sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). General and comparative endocrinology.
  • Sopinka, N. M., Hinch, S. G., Healy, S. J., Harrison, P. M., and D.A Patterson. 2015. Egg cortisol treatment affects the behavioural response of coho salmon to a conspecific intruder and threat of predation. Animal Behaviour. 104: 115-122.
  • Taylor, J. J., Wilson, S. M., Sopinka, N. M., Hinch, S. G., Patterson, D. A., Cooke, S. J., and W.G. Willmore. 2015. Are there intergenerational and population-specific effects of oxidative stress in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)?. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 184: 97-104.

• 2014

  • Burnett, N.J., S.G. Hinch, M.R. Donaldson, N.B. Furey, D.A. Patterson, D.W. Roscoe, and S.J. Cooke. 2014. Alterations to dam-spill discharge influence sex-specific activity, behaviour and passage success of migrating adult sockeye salmon. Ecohydrology.
  • Cook, K.V., G.T. Crossin, D.A. Patterson, S.G. Hinch, K.M. Gilmour, and S.J. Cooke. 2014. The stress response predicts migration failure but not migration rate in a semelparous fish. General Comparative Endocrinology 202:44-49. (PDF)
  • Donaldson, M.R., S.G. Hinch, K.M. Jeffries, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke, A.P. Farrell, and K.M. Miller. 2014. Species- and sex-specific responses and recovery of wild, mature Pacific salmon to an exhaustive exercise and air-exposure stressor. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology: A 173: 7-16.
  • Drenner, S.M., S.G. Hinch, E.G. Martins, D. Robichaud, L.A. Thompson, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke, and R.E. Thomson. 2014. Variable thermal experience and diel thermal patterns of homing sockeye salmon in coastal marine waters. Marine Ecology Progress Series 496: 109-124. (PDF)
  • Gale, M.K., S.G. Hinch, S.J. Cooke, M.R. Donaldson, E.J. Eliason, K.M. Jeffries, E.G. Martins, and D.A. Patterson. Observable impairments predict mortality of captured and released sockeye salmon at various temperatures. Conservation Physiology.
  • Hague, M.J., and D.A. Patterson. 2014. Evaluation of statistical river temperature forecast models for fisheries management. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34 (1): 132-146. (PDF)
  • Martins, E.G., L.F.G. Gutowsky, P.M. Harrison, J.E. Mills-Flemming, I.D. Jonsen, D.Z. Zhu, A. Leake, D.A. Patterson, M. Power, and S.J. Cooke. Behavioral attributes of turbine entrainment risk for adult resident fish revealed by acoustic telemetry and state-space modeling. Journal of Animal Biotelemetry.
  • Miller, K.M., A. Teffer, S. Tucker, S. Li, A.D. Schulze, M. Trudel, F. Juanes, A. Tabata, K.H. Kaukinen, N.G. Ginther, T.J. Ming, S.J. Cooke, J.M. Hipfner, D.A. Patterson, and S.G. Hinch. Infectious disease, shifting climates, and opportunistic predators: cumulative factors potentially impacting wild salmon declines. Evolutionary Applications.
  • Nguyen, V.M., E.G. Martins, D. Robichaud, G.D. Raby, M.R. Donaldson, A.G. Lotto, W.G. Willmore, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, S.G. Hinch, and S.J. Cooke. 2014. Disentangling the roles of air exposure, gill net injury, and facilitated recovery on the postcapture and release mortality and behavior of adult migratory sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in freshwater. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87(1): 125-135 (PDF)
  • Raby, G.D., M.R. Donaldson, V.M. Nguyen, M.K. Taylor, N.M. Sopinka, K.V. Cook, D.A. Patterson, D. Robichaud, S.G. Hinch, and S.J. Cooke. Bycatch mortality of endangered coho salmon: impacts, solutions, and aboriginal perspectives. Ecological Applications.
  • Sopinka, N.M., S.G. Hinch, C.T. Middleton, J.A. Hills, and D.A. Patterson. 2014. Mother knows best, even when stressed? Maternal exposure to a stressor alters offspring performance at different life stages in wild semelparous fish. Oecologia 175(2): 493-500. (PDF)
  • Whitney, C.K., S.G. Hinch, and D.A. Patterson. Population origin and water temperature affect development timing in embryonic sockeye salmon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
  • Wilson, S.M., S.G. Hinch, S. M. Drenner, E.G. Martins, N.B. Furey, D.A. Patterson, D.W. Welch, and S. J. Cooke. 2014. Coastal marine and in-river migration behaviour of adult sockeye salmon en route to spawning grounds. Marine Ecology Progress Series 496: 71-84. (PDF)
  • Wilson, S.M., J.J. Taylor, T.A. Mackie, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke, and W.G. Willmore. 2014. Oxidative stress in Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) during spawning migration. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 87(2): 346-352. (PDF)

• 2013

  • Braun, D.C., D.A. Patterson, and J.D. Reynolds. 2013. Maternal and environmental influences on egg size and juvenile life-history traits in Pacific Salmon. Ecology and Evolution 3(6):1727-1740.
  • Cooke, S.J., M.R. Donaldson, C.M. O’Connor, G.D. Raby, R. Arlinghaus, A.J. Danylchuk, K.C. Hanson, S.G. Hinch, T.D. Clark, D.A. Patterson, and C.D. Suski. 2013. The physiological consequences of catch-and-release angling: perspectives on experimental design, interpretation, extrapolation, and relevance to stakeholders. Fisheries Management and Ecology 20(2-3):268-287. (PDF)
  • Donaldson, M.R, G.D. Raby, V.N. Nguyen, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, M. Rudd, L.A. Thompson, C.M. O'Connor, A.H. Colotelo, S.H. McConnachie, K.V. Cook, D. Robichaud, K.K. English, and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Evaluation of a simple technique for recovering fish from capture stress: integrating physiology, biotelemetry, and social science to solve a conservation problem. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70(1):90-100. (PDF)
  • Gutowsky, L.F.G, P.M. Harrison, E.G. Martins, A. Leake, D.A. Patterson, M. Power, and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Diel vertical migration hypotheses explain size-dependent behaviour in a freshwater piscivore. Animal Behaviour 86(2): 365-373. (PDF)
  • Harrison, P.M., L.F.G. Gutowsky, E.G. Martins, D.A. Patterson, A. Leake, S.J. Cooke, and M. Power. 2013. Diel vertical migration of adult burbot: a dynamic trade-off among feeding opportunity, predation avoidance, and bioenergetic gain. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70 (12): 1765-1774. (PDF)
  • Martins, E.G., L.F.G. Gutowsky, P.M. Harrison, D.A. Patterson, M. Power, D. Zhu, A. Leake, and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Forebay use and entrainment rates of resident adult fish in a large hydropower reservoir. Aquatic Biology 19 (3): 253-263.
  • Morash, A.J., W. Yu, C.M.R. Le Moine, J.A. Hills, A.P. Farrell, D.A. Patterson, and G.B. McClelland. 2013. Genomic and metabolic preparation of muscle in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) for spawning migration. Physiological and Biological Zoology 86(2): 750-760.
  • Raby, G.D., S.J. Cooke, K.V. Cook, S.H. McConnachie, M.R. Donaldson, S.G. Hinch, C.K. Whitney, S.M. Drenner, D.A. Patterson, T.D. Clark, and A.P. Farrell. 2013. Resilience of pink salmon and chum salmon to simulated capture stress incurred upon arrival at spawning grounds. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142(2):524-539. (PDF)
  • Robinson, K.A., S.G. Hinch, M.K. Gale, T.D. Clark, S.M. Wilson, M.R. Donaldson, A.P. Farrell, S.J. Cooke, and D.A. Patterson. 2013. Effects of post-capture ventilation assistance and elevated water temperature on sockeye salmon in a simulated capture-and-release experiment. Conservation Physiology 1(1):1-23. (PDF)
  • Ross, P., C.J. Kennedy, L.K. Shelley, K.B. Tierney, D.A. Patterson, W.L. Fairchild, and R.W. Macdonald. 2013. The trouble with salmon: Relating pollutant exposure to toxic effect in species with transformational lifestyles and lengthy migrations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70(8):1252-1264. (PDF)
  • Sopinka, N.M., S.G. Hinch, A.G. Lotto, C.K. Whitney, and D.A. Patterson. 2013. Does among-population variation in burst swimming performance of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka fry reflect early life migrations? Journal of Fish Biology 83 (5): 1416-1424. (PDF)
  • Veldhoen, N., M.G. Ikonomou, V. Rehaume, C.Dubetz, D.A. Patterson, and C.C. Helbing. 2013. Evidence of disruption in estrogen-associated signaling in the liver transcriptome of in-migrating sockeye salmon of British Columbia, Canada. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology 157(2):150-161. (PDF)
  • Whitney, C.K., S.G. Hinch, and D.A. Patterson. 2013. Provenance matters: thermal reaction norms for embryo survival among sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka populations. Journal of Fish Biology 82(4):1159-1176. (PDF)

• 2012

  • Burt, J.M., S.G. Hinch, and D.A. Patterson. 2012. Developmental temperature stress and parental identity shape offspring burst swimming performance in sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Ecology of Freshwater Fish 21(2): 176-188. (PDF)
  • Burt, J.M., S.G. Hinch, and D.A. Patterson. 2012. Parental identity influences progeny responses to incubation thermal stress in sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka. Journal of Fish Biology 80(2): 444-462. (PDF)
  • Clark, T.D., M.R. Donaldson, S. Pieperhoff, S.M. Drenner, A. Lotto, S.J. Cooke, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, and A.P. Farrell. 2012. Physiological benefits of being small in a changing world: responses of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) to an acute thermal challenge and a simulated capture event. Public Library of Science One 7(6 e39079): 1-8. (PDF)
  • Cooke, S.J., S.G. Hinch, M.R. Donaldson, T.D. Clark, E.J. Eliason, G.T. Crossin, G.D. Raby, K.M. Jeffries, M. Lapointe, K.M. Miller, D.A. Patterson, and A.P. Farrell. 2012. 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 B-Biological Sciences 367(1596): 1757-1769. (PDF)
  • Donaldson, M.R., S.G. Hinch, G.D. Raby, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, and S.J. Cooke. 2012. Population-specific consequences of fisheries-related stressors on adult sockeye salmon. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 85(6): 729-739. (PDF)
  • Flores, A.-M., J.M. Shrimpton, D.A. Patterson, J.A. Hills, S.J. Cooke, T. Yada, S. Moriyama, S.G. Hinch, and A.P. Farrell. 2012. Physiological and molecular endocrine changes in maturing wild sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, during ocean and river migration. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 182(1): 77-90. (PDF)
  • Hammill, E., J.M.R. Curtis, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, T. Sierocinski, P. Pavlidis, S.G. Hinch, and K.M. Miller. 2012. Comparison of techniques for correlating survival and gene expression data from wild salmon. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 21(2): 189-199. (PDF)
  • Hasler, C.T., S.J. Cooke, S.G. Hinch, E. Guimond, M.R. Donaldson, B. Mossop, and D.A. Patterson. 2012. Thermal biology and bioenergetics of different upriver migration strategies in a stock of summer-run Chinook salmon. Journal of Thermal Biology 37(4): 265-272.
  • Hasler, C.T., B. Mossop, D.A. Patterson, S.G. Hinch, and S.J. Cooke. 2012. Swimming activity of migrating Chinook salmon in a regulated river. Aquatic Biology 17(1): 47-56. (PDF)
  • Hasler, C.T., S.J. Cooke, S.G. Hinch, E. Guimond, M.R. Donaldson, B. Mossop, and D.A. Patterson. 2012. Thermal biology and bioenergetics of different upriver migration strategies in a stock of summer-run Chinook salmon. Journal of Thermal Biology 37(4): 265-272. (PDF)
  • Hinch, S.G., S.J. Cooke, A.P. Farrell, K.M. Miller, M. Lapointe, and D.A. Patterson. 2012. Dead fish swimming: a review of research on the early migration and high premature mortality in adult Fraser River sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka. Journal of Fish Biology 81(2): 576-599. (PDF)
  • Jeffries, K.M., S.G. Hinch, E.G. Martins, T.D. Clark, A.G. Lotto, D.A. Patterson, S.J. Cooke, A.P. Farrell, and K.M. Miller. 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(1): 62-73. (PDF)
  • Johnson, J.E., D.A. Patterson, E.G. Martins, S.J. Cooke, and S.G. Hinch. 2012. Quantitative methods for analysing cumulative effects on fish migration success: a review. Journal of Fish Biology 81(2): 600-631. (PDF)
  • Macdonald, J.S., J. Morrison, and D.A. Patterson. 2012. The efficacy of reservoir flow regulation for cooling migration temperature for sockeye salmon in the Nechako River watershed of British Columbia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 32(3): 415-427. (PDF)
  • Martins, E.G., S.G. Hinch, S.J. Cooke, and D.A. Patterson. 2012. Climate effects on growth, phenology, and survival of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka): a synthesis of the current state of knowledge and future research directions. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 22(4): 887-914. (PDF)
  • Martins, E.G., S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, M.J. Hague, S.J. Cooke, K.M. Miller, D. Robichaud, K.K. English, and A.P. Farrell. 2012. High river temperature reduces survival of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) approaching spawning grounds and exacerbates female mortality. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69(2): 330-342. (PDF)
  • McConnachie, S.H., K.V. Cook, D.A. Patterson, K.M. Gilmour, S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell, and S.J. Cooke. 2012. Consequences of acute stress and cortisol manipulation on the physiology, behavior, and reproductive outcome of female Pacific salmon on spawning grounds. Hormones and Behavior 62(1): 67-76. (PDF)
  • Pon, L.B., S.G. Hinch, C.D. Suski, D.A. Patterson, and S.J. Cooke. 2012. The effectiveness of tissue biopsy as a means of assessing the physiological consequences of fishway passage. River Research and Applications. 28(8):1266-1274. (PDF)
  • Raby, G.D., M.R. Donaldson, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, A.G. Lotto, D. Robichaud, K.K. English, W.G. Willmore, A.P. Farrell, M.W. Davis, and S.J. Cooke. 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(1): 90-98. (PDF)

• 2011

  • Burt, J.M., S.G. Hinch, and D.A. Patterson. 2011. 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(3): 377-406. (PDF)
  • Clark, T.D., M.R. Donaldson, S.M. Drenner, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, J. Hills, V. Ives, J.J. Carter, S.J. Cooke, and A.P. Farrell. 2011. The efficacy of field techniques for obtaining and storing blood samples from fishes. Journal of Fish Biology 79(5): 1322-1333. (PDF)
  • Cummings, J.W., M.J. Hague, D.A. Patterson, and R.M. Peterman. 2011. The impact of different performance measures on model selection for Fraser River sockeye salmon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 31(2): 323-334. (PDF)
  • Donaldson, M.R., S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, J. Hills, J.O. Thomas, S.J. Cooke, G.D. Raby, L.A. Thompson, D. Robichaud, K.K. English, and A.P. Farrell. 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(1): 133-141. (PDF)
  • Eliason, E.J., T.D. Clark, M.J. Hague, L.M. Hanson, Z.S. Gallagher, K.M. Jeffries, M.K. Gale, D.A. Patterson, S.G. Hinch, and A.P. Farrell. 2011. Differences in thermal tolerance among sockeye salmon populations. Science 332(6025): 109-112. (PDF)
  • Evans, T.G., E.D.D. Hammill, K. Kaukinen, A.D. Schulze, D.A. Patterson, K.K. English, J.M.R. Curtis, and K.M. Miller. 2011. Transcriptomics of environmental acclimatization and survival in wild adult Pacific sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) during spawning migration. Molecular Ecology 20(21): 4472-4489. (PDF)
  • Flores, A.-M., J.M. Shrimpton, D.A. Patterson, J.A. Hills, S.J. Cooke, T. Yada, S. Moriyama, S.G. Hinch, and A.P. Farrell. 2012. Physiological and molecular endocrine changes in maturing wild sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, during ocean and river migration. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology 182(1):77-90. (PDF)
  • Gale, M.K., S.G. Hinch, E.J. Eliason, S.J. Cooke, and D.A. Patterson. 2011. Physiological impairment of adult sockeye salmon in fresh water after simulated capture-and-release across a range of temperatures. Fisheries Research 112(1-2): 85-95. (PDF)
  • Hague, M.J., M.R. Ferrari, J.R. Miller, D.A. Patterson, G.L. Russell, A.P. Farrell, and S.G. Hinch. 2011. Modelling the future hydroclimatology of the lower Fraser River and its impacts on the spawning migration survival of sockeye salmon. Global Change Biology 17(1): 87-98. (PDF)
  • Hasler, C.T., M.R. Donaldson, R.P.B. Sunder, E. Guimond, D.A. Patterson, B. Mossop, S.G. Hinch, and S.J. Cooke. 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(1): 79-89. (PDF)
  • Hruska, K.A., S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, and M.C. Healey. 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(2): 250-259. (PDF)
  • Jeffries, K.M., S.G. Hinch, M.R. Donaldson, M.K. Gale, J.M. Burt, L.A. Thompson, A.P. Farrell, D.A. Patterson, and K.M. Miller. 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(2): 449-465. (PDF)
  • Kelly, B.C., M.G. Ikonomou, N. MacPherson, T. Sampson, D.A. Patterson, and C. Dubetz. 2011. Tissue residue concentrations of organohalogens and trace elements in adult Pacific salmon returning to the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30(2): 367-376. (PDF)
  • Martins, E.G., S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, M.J. Hague, S.J. Cooke, K.M. Miller, M.F. Lapointe, K.K. English, and A.P. Farrell. 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(1): 99-114. (PDF)
  • Miller, K.M., S. Li, K.H. Kaukinen, N. Ginther, E. Hammill, J.M.R. Curtis, D.A. Patterson, T. Sierocinski, L. Donnison, P. Pavlidis, S.G. Hinch, K.A. Hruska, S.J. Cooke, K.K. English, and A.P. Farrell. 2011. Genomic signatures predict migration and spawning failure in wild Canadian salmon. Science 331(6014): 214-217. (PDF)
  • Reed, T.E., D.E. Schindler, M.J. Hague, D.A. Patterson, E. Meir, R.S. Waples, and S.G. Hinch. 2011. Time to evolve? Potential evolutionary responses of Fraser River sockeye salmon to climate change and effects on persistence. Public Library of Science One 6(6): 1-13. (PDF)
  • Roscoe, D.W., S.G. Hinch, S.J. Cooke, and D.A. Patterson. 2011. Fishway passage and post-passage mortality of up-river migrating sockeye salmon in the Seton River, British Columbia. River Research and Applications 27(6): 693-705. (PDF)

• 2010

  • Bradford, M.J., J. Lovy, and D.A. Patterson. 2010. Infection of gill and kidney of Fraser River sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum), by Parvicapsula minibicornis and its effect on host physiology. Journal of Fish Diseases 33(9): 769-779. (PDF)
  • Bradford, M. J., J. Lovy, D. A. Patterson, D. A. Speare, W. R. Bennett, A. R. Stobbart, and C. P. Tovey. 2010. Parvicapsula minibicornis infections in gill and kidney and the premature mortality of adult sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka from Cultus Lake, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67(4):673-683.(PDF)
  • Clark, T. D., E. Sandblom, S. G. Hinch, D. A. Patterson, P. B. Frappell, and A. P. Farrell. 2010. Simultaneous biologging of heart rates 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(5):673-684. (PDF)
  • Cooperman, M. S., S. G. Hinch, G. T. Crossin, S. J. Cooke, D. A. Patterson, I. Olsson, A. G. Lotto, D. W. Welch, J. M. Shrimpton, G. Van Der Kraak, and A. P. Farrell. 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(3):459-472. (PDF)
  • Crossin, G. T., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, D. A. Patterson, A. G. Lotto, G. Van Der Kraak, Y. Zohar, U. Klenke, and A. P. Farrell. 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(1):112-128. (PDF)
  • Donaldson, M.R., T.D. Clark, S.G. Hinch, S.J. Cooke, D.A. Patterson, M.K. Gale, P.B. Frappell, and A.P. Farrell. 2010. Physiological responses of free-swimming adult coho salmon to simulated predator and fisheries encounters. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83(6): 973-983. (PDF)
  • Donaldson, M. R., S. G. Hinch, D. A. Patterson, A. P. Farrell, J. M. Shrimpton, K. M. Miller-Saunders, D. Robichaud, J. Hills, K. A. Hruska, K. C. Hanson, K. K. English, G. Van Der Kraak, and S. J. Cooke. 2010. Physiological condition differentially affects the behavior and survival of two populations of sockeye salmon during their freshwater spawning migration. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83(3):446-458. (PDF)
  • Hruska, K.A., S.G. Hinch, M.C. Healey, D.A. Patterson, S. Larsson, and A.P. Farrell. 2010. Influences of sex and activity level on physiological changes in individual adult sockeye salmon during rapid senescence. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 83(4): 663-676.(PDF)
  • Macdonald, J. S., D. A. Patterson, M. J. Hague, and I. C. Guthrie. 2010. Modeling the influence of environmental factors on spawning migration mortality for sockeye salmon fisheries management in the Fraser River, British Columbia. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 139(3):768-782.
  • Mathes, M. T., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, G. T. Crossin, D. A. Patterson, A. G. Lotto, and A. P. Farrell. 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(1):70-84. (PDF)
  • Nadeau, P. S., S. G. Hinch, K. A. Hruska, L. B. Pon, and D. A. Patterson. 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 Fishes 88(3):241-251. (PDF)
  • Roscoe, D. W., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, and D. A. Patterson. 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(1):51-62. (PDF)

• 2009

  • Cooke, S. J., M. R. Donaldson, S. G. Hinch, G. T. Crossin, D. A. Patterson, K. C. Hanson, K. K. English, J. M. Shrimpton, and A. P. Farrell. 2009. Is fishing selective for physiological and energetic characteristics in migratory adult sockeye salmon? Evolutionary Applications 2(3):299-311. (PDF)
  • Crossin, G. T., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, M. S. Cooperman, D. A. Patterson, D. W. Welch, K. C. Hanson, I. Olsson, K. K. English, and A. P. Farrell. 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(6):635-652. (PDF)
  • Crossin, G. T., S. G. Hinch, D. W. Welch, S. J. Cooke, D. A. Patterson, J. A. Hills, Y. Zohar, U. Klenke, M. C. Jacobs, L. B. Pon, P. M. Winchell, and A. P. Farrell. 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(2):89-108. (PDF)
  • Donaldson, M. R., S. J. Cooke, D. A. Patterson, S. G. Hinch, D. Robichaud, K. C. Hanson, I. Olsson, G. T. Crossin, K. K. English, and A. P. Farrell. 2009. Limited behavioural thermoregulation by adult upriver-migrating sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the lower Fraser River, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 87(6):480-490. (PDF)
  • Hasler, C. T., L. B. Pon, D. W. Roscoe, B. Mossop, D. A. Patterson, S. G. Hinch, and S. J. Cooke. 2009. Expanding the "toolbox" for studying the biological responses of individual fish to hydropower infrastructure and operating strategies. Environmental Reviews 17(1):179-197. (PDF)
  • Macdonald, R. W., V. Forsland, R. E. Withler, D. A. Patterson, and A. Demsky. 2009. The use of stable oxygen isotope (δ18O) composition in sockeye salmon body fluid to determine whether a fish has been caught in freshwater. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29(3):560-569.
  • Miller, K. M., A. D. Schulze, N. Ginther, S. Li, D. A. Patterson, A. P. Farrell, and S. G. Hinch. 2009. Salmon spawning migration: metabolic shifts and environmental triggers. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics 4(2):75-89. (PDF)
  • Nadeau, P. S., S. G. Hinch, L. B. Pon, and D. A. Patterson. 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(3):538-551. (PDF)
  • Pon, L. B., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, D. A. Patterson, and A. P. Farrell. 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(5):1195-1205. (PDF)
  • Pon, L. B., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, D. A. Patterson, and A. P. Farrell. 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(6):1323-1336. (PDF)
  • Tierney, K. B., D. A. Patterson, and C. J. Kennedy. 2009. The influence of maternal condition on offspring performance in sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka. Journal of Fish Biology 75(6):1244-1257. (PDF)

• 2008

  • Cooke, S. J., S. G. Hinch, G. T. Crossin, D. A. Patterson, K. K. English, M. C. Healey, J. S. Macdonald, J. M. Shrimpton, J. L. Young, A. Lister, G. Van Der Kraak, and A. P. Farrell. 2008. Physiological correlates of coastal arrival and river entry timing in late summer Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Behavioral Ecology 19(4):747-758. (PDF)
  • Cooke, S. J., S. G. Hinch, A. P. Farrell, D. A. Patterson, K. Miller-Saunders, D. W. Welch, M. R. Donaldson, K. C. Hanson, G. T. Crossin, M. T. Mathes, A. G. Lotto, K. A. Hruska, I. C. Olsson, G. N. Wagner, R. Thomson, R. Hourston, K. K. English, S. Larsson, J. M. Shrimpton, and G. Van Der Kraak. 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(7):321-338. (PDF)
  • Crossin, G. T., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, D. W. Welch, D. A. Patterson, S. R. M. Jones, A. G. Lotto, R. A. Leggatt, M. T. Mathes, J. M. Shrimpton, G. Van Der Kraak, and A. P. Farrell. 2008. Exposure to high temperature influences the behaviour, physiology, and survival of sockeye salmon during spawning migration. Canadian Journal of Zoology 86(2):127-140. (PDF)
  • Donaldson, M. R., S. J. Cooke, D. A. Patterson, and J. S. Macdonald. 2008. Cold shock and fish. Journal of Fish Biology 73(7):1491-1530. (PDF)
  • Farrell, A. P., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, D. A. Patterson, G. T. Crossin, M. Lapointe, and M. T. Mathes. 2008. Pacific salmon in hot water: applying aerobic scope models and biotelemetry to predict the success of spawning migrations. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81(6):697-708. (PDF)
  • Hanson, K. C., S. J. Cooke, S. G. Hinch, G. T. Crossin, D. A. Patterson, K. K. English, M. R. Donaldson, J. M. Shrimpton, G. Van Der Kraak, and A. P. Farrell. 2008. Individual variation in migration speed of upriver-migrating sockeye salmon in the Fraser River in relation to their physiological and energetic status. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81(3):255-268. (PDF)
  • Laval, B. E., J. Morrison, D. J. Potts, E. C. Carmack, S. Vagle, C. James, F. A. McLaughlin, and M. Foreman. 2008. Wind-driven summertime upwelling in a fjord-type lake and its impact on downstream river conditions: Quesnel Lake and River, British Columbia, Canada. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34(1):189-203. (PDF)

• 2007

  • Crossin, G.T., S.G. Hinch, S.J. Cooke, D.W. Welch, S.D. Batten, D.A. Patterson, G. Van Der Kraak, J.M. Shrimpton, and A.P. Farrell. 2007. Behaviour and physiology of sockeye salmon homing through coastal waters to a natal river. Marine Biology 152(4):905-918. (PDF)
  • Kelly, B.C., S.L. Gray, M.G. Ikonomou, J.S. Macdonald, S.M. Bandiera, and E.G. Hrycay. 2007. Lipid reserve dynamics and magnification of persistent organic pollutants in spawning sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) from the Fraser River, British Columbia. Environmental Science and Technology 41(9):3083-3089. (PDF)
  • Miller, K.M., K.H. Kaukinen, S. Li, A.P. Farrell, and D.A. Patterson. 2007. Expression profiling of Fraser River late-run sockeye salmon: migration physiology uncovered using cDNA microarray technology Pages 101-103 in C.A. Woody, editor. Sockeye Salmon Evolution, Ecology, and Management, Volume 54. American Fisheries Society Symposium, Bethesda, Maryland.
  • Patterson, D.A., K.M. Skibo, D.Barnes, J.A. Hills, and J.S. Macdonald. 2007. The influence of water temperature on time to surface for adult sockeye salmon carcasses and the limitations in estimating salmon carcasses in the Fraser River, British Columbia. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27(3):878-884. (PDF)

• 2006

  • Cooke, S.J., S.G. Hinch, G.T. Crossin, D.A. Patterson, K.K. English, C.G. 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(6):1575-1586. (PDF)
  • Cooke, S.J., S.G. Hinch, G.T. Crossin, D.A. Patterson, K.K. English, J.M. Shrimpton, G. Van Der Kraak, and A.P. Farrell. 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(7):1469-1480. (PDF)
  • Magnoni, L.J., D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, and J.-M. Weber. 2006. Effects of long-distance migration on circulating lipids of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63(8):1822-1829. (PDF)
  • Rand, P.S., S.G. Hinch, J. Morrison, M.G.C. Foreman, M.J. MacNutt, J.S. Macdonald, M.C. Healey, A.P. Farrell, and D.A. Higgs. 2006. Effect 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(3):655-667. (PDF)
  • Wagner, G.N., L.J. Kuchel, A.G. Lotto, D.A. Patterson, J.M. Shrimpton, S.G. Hinch, and 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(1):100-108. (PDF)
  • Young, J.L., S.G. Hinch, S.J. Cooke, G.T. Crossin, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, G. Van Der Kraak, A.G. Lotto, A. Lister, M.C. Healey, and K.K. English. 2006. Physiological and energetic correlates of en route mortality for abnormally early migrating adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in the Thompson River, British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 63(5):1067-1077. (PDF)

• 2005

  • Cooke, S.J., G.T. Crossin, D.A. Patterson, K. English, S.G. Hinch, J.L. Young, R. Alexander, M.C. Healey, and A.P. Farrell. 2005. Coupling non-invasive physiological and energetic assessments with telemetry to understand inter-individual variation in behaviour and survivorship of fish: development and validation of a technique. Journal of Fish Biology 67(5):1342-1358. (PDF)
  • Morrison, J., and M.G.C. Foreman. 2005. Forecasting Fraser River flows and temperatures during upstream salmon migration. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science 4(2):101-111. (PDF)
  • 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 during ocean and river migration. The Journal of Experimental Biology 208(21):4069-4078. (PDF)
  • Wagner, G.N., S.G. Hinch, L.J. Kuchel, A.G. Lotto, S.R.M. Jones, D.A. Patterson, J.S. Macdonald, G. Van Der Kraak, J.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(9):2124-2133. (PDF)

• 2004

  • Cooke, S.J., S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell, M. Lapointe, S.R.M. Jones, J.S. Macdonald, D.A. Patterson, M.C. Healey, and G. Van Der Kraak. 2004. Abnormal migration timing and high en route mortality of sockeye salmon in the Fraser River, British Columbia. Fisheries 29(2):22-33. (PDF)
  • Patterson, D.A., H. Guderley, P. Bouchard, J.S. Macdonald, and A.P.Farrell. 2004. Maternal influence and population differences in activities of mitochondrial and glycolytic enzymes in emergent sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) fry. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61(7):1225-1234. (PDF)
  • 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(4):1039-1059. (PDF)

• 2003

  • Jones, S.R.M., G. Prosperi-Porta, S.C. Dawe, and D.P. Barnes. 2003. Distribution, prevalence and severity of Parvicapsula minibicornis infections among anadromous salmonids in the Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 54(1):49-54. (PDF)
  • Lapointe, M., S.J. Cooke, S.G. Hinch, A.P. Farrell, S. Jones, S. Macdonald, D.A. Patterson, M.C. Healey, and G. Van Der Kraak. 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? Pages 1-14 in 2003 Georgia Basin/Puget Sound Research Conference, Vancouver, BC. (PDF)

• 2002

  • Morrison, J., M.C. Quick, and M.G.G. Foreman. 2002. Climate change in the Fraser River watershed: flow and temperature predictions. Journal of Hydrology. 263: 230-244.
  • St-Hilaire, S., M. Biochuk, D. Barnes, M. Higgins, R. Devlin, R. Withler, J. Khattra, S. Jones, and D. Kieser. 2002. Epizootiology of Parvicapsula minibicornis in Fraser River sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum). Journal of Fish Diseases 25(2): 107-120. (PDF)

• 2001

  • Foreman, M.G.G., D.K. Lee, J. Morrison, L.S. Macdonald, D. Barnes, and I.V. Williams. 2001. Simulations and retrospective analyses of Fraser River flows and temperatures. Atmosphere-Ocean 39: 89-105. (PDF)

• 1998

  • Macdonald, J.S, and J.S.Scrivener, D.A. Patterson, and A. Dixon-Warren. 1998. Temperature in aquatic habitats and the biological consequences to sockeye salmon incubation habitats in the interior of B.C. In Forest-fish conference: land management practices affecting aquatic ecosystems. Natural Resources Canada: 313-324.

Technical reports

• 2018

  • Stiff, H. W., K. D. Hyatt, T. E. Cone, D. A. Patterson, and K. Benner. 2018. Water temperature, river discharge, and adult Sockeye salmon migration observations in the Quesnel / Horsefly watershed. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3154. Vi, + 196 p.

• 2017

  • Miller, K.M., S. Li, Ming, K. Kaukinen, N. Ginther, D.A. Patterson and M. Trudel. 2017. Survey of infectious agents detected in juvenile Chinook and Sockeye salmon from British Columbia and Washington. N. Pac. Anad. Fish. Comm.1718

• 2016

  • DFO. 2016. Review and evaluation of fishing-related incidental mortality for Pacific salmon. DFO Can. Sci. Advis. Sec. Sci. Advis. Rep. 2016/049.
  • DFO. 2016. Supplement to the pre-season return forecasts for Fraser river sockeye salmon in 2015. CSAS - Science response report
  • Patterson, D.A, J.A. Hills, K.A. Robinson, L. Pon, C. Storey, and D. Selbie. 2016. Fraser river environmental conditions and variations in sockeye salmon survival. p-190-193 In: Chandler, P.C., King, S.A., and Perry, R.I. (Eds.). 2016. State of the physical, biological and selected fishery resources of Pacific Canadian marine ecosystems in 2015. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3179: viii + 230 p.
  • Stiff, H.W., K.D. Hyatt, D.A. Patterson, K. Benner, T.E. Cone, P. Grinder and R. Billyboy. 2016. Water temperature, river discharge, and adult Sockeye salmon migration observations in the Chilko-Chilcotin watershed. 1975-2012. Can. Manuscr. Rep. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 3114: vii + 183 p.

• 2015

  • DFO. 2015. Supplement to the pre-season return forecasts for Fraser river sockeye salmon in 2015. CSAS - Science response report.

• 2013

  • Miller, K. M., M. Trudel, D.A. Patterson, A. Schulze, K. Kaukinen, S. Li, N. Ginther, T. Ming, and A. Tabata. 2013. Are Smolts Healthier in Years of Good Ocean Productivity? North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission Technical Report 9: 165-168. (PDF)

• 2010

  • Thompson, L.A., V. Baudry, B. Moore, M.J. Hague, D. Senciall, S. Mercer, and D.A. Patterson. 2010. A standardised process for the rescue, archival and quality control of historic water temperature data for the Fraser River Watershed, British Columbia. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2863:vii-50.

• 2009

  • Cooke, S.J., G.T. Crossin, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, J.M. Shrimpton, K.K. English, D.W. Welch, and G. Van Der Kraak. 2009. Early migration of sockeye salmon: physiological and energetic correlates of behaviour and fate in coastal environments. Pages 37-40 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Cooke, S.J., G.T. Crossin, S.G. Hinch, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, J.M. Shrimpton, K.K. English, D.W. Welch, G. Van Der Kraak, K.C. Hanson, and J.L. Young. 2009. Consequences of early entry on late-run sockeye salmon: focus on riverine migration. Pages 68-70 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Cooperman, M.S., S.G. Hinch, G.T. Crossin, I. Olsson, A.G.. Lotto, S.J. Cooke, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, and D.W. Welch. 2009. Experimental test of the osmoregulation hypothesis for the abnormal migration timing of Fraser River late-run sockeye. Pages 52-55 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Farrell, A.P., C.G. Lee, M.F. Steinhausen, T. Clark, E. Eliason, T. Mathes, L.B. Pon, G.T. Crossin, S.G. Hinch, S.J. Cooke, and D.A. Patterson. 2009. Adult salmon in hot water: adaptation, physiology and behaviour. Pages 74-76 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Hague, M., and D.A. Patterson. 2009. Lost in translation: converting late-run sockeye science into management advice. Pages 85-87 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Hague, M., and D.A. Patterson. 2009. Predicting the magnitude and timeline of climate change effects on spawning migration success for major populations of Fraser River salmon and implications for fisheries: SEF Final Report. Prepared by Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Science Branch.
  • Hinch, S.G., S. Larsson, G.T. Crossin, T. Mathes, G.N. Wagner, S.J. Cooke, A.P. Farrell, K.K. English, D.W. Welch, S. Jones, and D.A. Patterson. 2009. Adult salmon in hot water: migration thermal experiments. Pages 70-73 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Patterson, D.A., M. Hague, J.A. Hills, and M.R. Donaldson. 2009. Fraser River environmental conditions for late-run sockeye. Pages 61-64 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Patterson, D.A., and J.A. Hills. 2009. Late-run spawning migration biology: marine approach and river entry. Pages 31-33 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Patterson, D.A., M.J. Hague, J.S. Macdonald, and J. Verspoor. 2009. Investigation of habitat-population models for assessing the impact of multiple habitat factors on salmon reproductive success. Prepared by Department of Fisheries and Oceans for The Centre of Expertise for Aquatic Habitat Research (CAHR), Burnaby, B.C.
  • Patterson, D.A., K.A. Hruska, and J.A. Hills. 2009. Pre-spawn mortality: patterns, physiology and timing. Pages 81-82 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Patterson, D.A., J. Lovy, D.C. McKay, M.J. Bradford, and B.A. Bennett. 2009. Disease and pre-spawn mortality for late-run sockeye. Pages 82-84 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.
  • Patterson, D.A., D.C. McKay, J.A. Hills, P.S. Nadeau, and L.B. Pon. 2009. Intergenerational effects: late-run sockeye. Pages 84-85 in S.G. Hinch, and J. Gardner, editors. Proceedings of the Conference on Early Migration and Premature Mortality in Fraser River Late-Run Sockeye Salmon. Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council, Forest Sciences Centre, University of British Columbia.

• 2008

  • Hague, M., and D.A. Patterson. 2008. Improvements to environmental management adjustment models: SEF Final Report. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Science Branch and Pacific Salmon Commission.
  • Hague, M.J., D.A. Patterson, and J.S. Macdonald. 2008. Exploratory correlation analysis of multi-site summer temperature and flow data in the Fraser River basin. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2797:vii-60.
  • Patterson, D.A., and M.J. Hague. 2008. Evaluation of the potential freshwater factors linked to the decline of Early and Late Stuart sockeye salmon: SEF final report. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burnaby, B.C.

• 2007

  • Hague, M.J., and D.A. Patterson. 2007. Quantifying the sensitivity of Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) management adjustment models to uncertainties in run timing, run shape and run profile. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2776:vii-55.
  • Macdonald, J.S., J. Morrison, D.A. Patterson, J. Heinonen, and M. Foreman. 2007. Examination of factors influencing Nechako River discharge, temperature, and aquatic habitats. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2773:vii-32.
  • Patterson, D.A. 2007. Investigations to determine the cause of early migration behaviour and magnitude of in-river survival and losses above Mission for adult Late-run Fraser River sockeye. Late-run DFO: SAFE (Physio-Temp, Gene Array, and Genetic ID). Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Burnaby, B.C.
  • Patterson, D.A., and M.J. Hague. 2007. Evaluation of long range summer forecasts of lower Fraser River discharge and temperature conditions. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2754:vii-34.
  • Patterson, D.A., J.S. Macdonald, K.M. Skibo, D.P. Barnes, I. Guthrie, and J. Hills. 2007. Reconstructing the summer thermal history for the lower Fraser River, 1941 to 2006, and implications for adult sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) spawning migration. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2724:vii-43.

• 2005

  • Morrison, J. 2005. Fraser River temperature and discharge forecasting: 2004 review. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2594:iv-16.
  • Patterson, D.A. 2005. Prediction of migratory and reproductive success in Fraser sockeye. Final report of research activity for the Southern Endowment Fund: 2004-05. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burnaby, B.C.

• 2003

  • Patterson, D.A., and A.P. Farrell. 2003. Intergenerational effects: the relationship of adult sockeye migration, land-use impacts and offspring survival. Pages 43-53 in E. . MacIssac, editor. Forestry impacts on fish habitat in the northern interior of British Columbia: a compendium of research from the Stuart-Takla Fish-Forestry Interaction Study, Volume 2509. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
  • Patterson, D.A., E. MacIsaac, and H. Herunter. 2003. Macroinvertebrate sampling design and preliminary results from small streams in the Baptiste Watershed Study. Pages 255-266 in E.A. MacIssac, editor. Forestry impacts on fish habitat in the northern interior of British Columbia: a compendium of research from the Stuart-Takla Fish-Forestry Interaction Study, Volume 2509. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.

• 2000

  • Barnes, D.P., and V.E. Magnusson. 2000. Water temperatures at selected sites in the Fraser River basin from 1997 to 1999. Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1071:ii-226.
  • Herunter, H.E., L.F. Pedersen, D.A. Patterson, and R.V. Galbraith. 2000. Early Stuart sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) egg quality and egg-to-alevin survival for the 1997 escapement. Pages 105-116 in J.S. Macdonald, editor. Mortality during the migration of Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka): a study of the effect of ocean and river environmental conditions in 1997, Volume 2315. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
  • Macdonald, J.S. 2000. Mortality during the migration of Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka): a study of the effect of ocean and river environmental conditions in 1997. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2315:ii-120.
  • Macdonald, J.S., M.G.G. Foreman, T. Farrell, I.V. Williams, J. Grout, A. Cass, J.C. Woodey, H. Enzenhofer, W.C. Clarke, R. Houtman, E.M. Donaldson, and D.Barnes. 2000. The influence of extreme water temperatures on migrating Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) during the 1998 spawning season. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2326:ii-117.

• 1998

  • Brown, T.J., D.P.Barnes, and L.C. Walthers. 1998. Water temperature at selected sites in the Fraser basin during the summer of 1995. Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1039: ii-50.
  • Barnes, D.P., and L.C. Walthers. 1997. Water temperatures at selected sites in the Fraser River basin during the summer and fall of 1996. Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1013: ii-64.
  • Hollemans, P., and M.G.G.Foreman. 1997. An improved model for Fraser River temperature predictions. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2172: ii-27.
  • Macdonald, J.S., C.J.Williamson, D.A. Patterson, and H.E. Herunter. 1997. The shrinkage of sockeye salmon fry fixed in 10% formalin and preserved in 37% isopropanol. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2198: ii-11.

• 1995

  • Lauzier, R., T.J. Brown, I.V. Williams, and L.C. Walthers. 1995. Water temperature at selected sites in the Fraser River basin during the summers of 1993 and 1994. Canadian Data Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences956: ii-86.