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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Cortisol in fish scales remains stable during extended periods of storage30
Respiratory acidosis and O2 supply capacity do not affect the acute temperature tolerance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)29
Correction to: Effect of L-alanine exposure during early life stage on olfactory development, growth and survival in age-0 lake sturgeon25
Evaluating bat boxes: design and placement alter bioenergetic costs and overheating risk21
Nailing it: Investigation of elephant toenails for retrospective analysis of adrenal and reproductive hormones21
Serum Virome of Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears (Ursus maritimus) during a period of rapid climate change20
Comparing life history traits and tolerance to changing environments of two oyster species (Ostrea edulis and Crassostrea gigas) through Dynamic Energy Budget theory20
Optimizing the prediction of discard survival of bottom-trawled plaice based on vitality indicators16
Validating enzyme immunoassays for non-invasive reproductive hormone monitoring in Temminck’s pangolin16
Repeatability of swimming activity of the Patagonian grouper Acanthistius patachonicus based on accelerometry15
Ecological features of upriver migration in Kitakami River chum salmon and their connection to aerobic thermal performance15
New insights into risk variables associated with gas embolism in loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) caught in trawls and gillnets14
How can physiology best contribute to wildlife conservation in a warming world?14
Etorphine induces pathophysiology in immobilized white rhinoceros through sympathomimesis that is attenuated by butorphanol13
Reflections on a decade of service as founding Editor-in-Chief ofConservation Physiology13
Intake and growth histories modulate bone morphology, microarchitecture, and mineralization in juvenile green turtles (Chelonia mydas)13
Correction to: Advancing urban ethnopharmacology: a modern concept of sustainability, conservation and cross-cultural adaptations of medicinal plant lore in the urban environment12
The habitat quality paradox: loss of riparian forest cover leads to decreased risk of parasitism and improved body condition in an imperiled amphibian12
Adrenal and metabolic hormones demonstrate risk–reward trade-offs for African elephants foraging in human-dominated landscapes11
Simultaneous determination of steroid hormones and pharmaceuticals in killer whale (Orcinus orca) faecal samples by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry11
The fast-food effect: costs of being a generalist in a human-dominated landscape11
The impacts of diel thermal variability on growth, development and performance of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from two thermally distinct rivers11
The role of temperature in vitality and survival assessments of beam-trawled and discarded European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa)11
Blubber biopsy biomarkers for baleen whales10
Guiding plant conservation using physiological tools: how mechanistic research can bridge disciplinary divides10
Strategies for oocyte collection and in vitro embryo production in free-roaming bison herds10
Hatchery and wild larval lake sturgeon experience effects of captivity on stress reactivity, behavior and predation risk9
Effects of disease on foraging behaviour and success in an individual free-ranging northern elephant seal9
Energetic basis for bird ontogeny and egg-laying applied to the bobwhite quail9
Multiple morphophysiological responses of a tropical frog to urbanization conform to the pace-of-life syndrome9
UV exposure causes energy trade-offs leading to increased chytrid fungus susceptibility in green tree frog larvae9
Variation in body condition, corticosterone response and immune function is related to the timing of nesting in Franklin’s Gull9
Successful acclimatization of mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) translocated to Conkouati-Douli National Park, Republic of Congo, as measured by fecal glucocorticoid metabolites9
In sea trout, the physiological response to salmon louse is stronger in female than in males9
Connecting the dots: relationship between heart rate and overall dynamic body acceleration in free-ranging cattle8
Correction to: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) age at maturity is strongly affected by temperature, population and age-at-maturity genotype8
Soil moisture and temperature drive emergence delays associated with fire seasonality in eucalypt forests8
Bat cellular immunity varies by year and dietary habit amidst land conversion8
Life cycle complexity and body mass drive erratic changes in climate vulnerability across ontogeny in a seasonally migrating butterfly8
Elevating the impact of conservation physiology by building a community devoted to excellence, transparency, ethics, integrity and mutual respect8
The cost of sympatry: spatio-temporal patterns in leopard dietary and physiological responses to tiger competition gradient in Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Uttarakhand, India8
Adrenal response to competitive singing: glucocorticoid metabolites in male Saltator similis (Aves, Thraupidae)7
Can scale cortisol concentration be quantified non-lethally in wild fish species?7
Growth in marine mammals: a review of growth patterns, composition and energy investment7
Taking Conservation Physiology forward: editorial vision of the new editor-in-chief7
Warm acclimation alters antioxidant defences but not metabolic capacities in the Antarctic fish, Notothenia coriiceps7
Reproductive phases coincide with changes in morphology and photosynthetic physiology in an endangered cycad species7
Does aerobic scope influence geographical distribution of teleost fishes?6
Thermal tolerance of giant salmonfly nymphs (Pteronarcys californica) varies across populations in a regulated river6
Biofilm and invertebrate consumption by western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) and dunlin (Calidris alpina)during spring migratory stopover: insights from tissue and breath CO2 isotopic (6
Selecting auditory alerting stimuli for eagles on the basis of auditory evoked potentials6
Germination physiology of Cochlospermum fraseri (Bixaceae), a deciduous tree from Northern Australia with physical seed dormancy6
Land use influences the faecal glucocorticoid metabolites of multiple species across trophic levels6
Correction to: Ocean warming favours a northern Argyrosomus species over its southern congener, whereas preliminary metabolic evidence suggests that hybridization may promote their adaptation6
A body composition model with multiple storage compartments for polar bears (Ursus maritimus)6
The effect of temperature on specific dynamic action of juvenile fall-run Chinook salmon,Oncorhynchus tshawytscha6
Putting the health in hidden Markov models: incorporating allostatic load indices into movement ecology analyses6
Hot climate, hot koalas: the role of weather, behaviour and disease on thermoregulation6
Validation of an enzyme immunoassay for the detection of corticosterone metabolites from northern bobwhite (Colinus virginianus) feces6
Health assessment of nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in one of their largest rookeries (central eastern Florida coast, USA)6
Survival estimates across five life stages of redfin (Perca fluviatilis) exposed to simulated pumped-storage hydropower stressors6
Determining physiological responses of mussels (Mytilus edulis) to hypoxia by combining multiple sensor techniques6
Correction to: Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) age at maturity is strongly affected by temperature, population and age-at-maturity genotype5
Can blubber steroid hormone measurements reveal reproductive state in narwhals?5
Dermal glucocorticoids are uncoupled from stress physiology and infection5
Assessing variation in faecal glucocorticoid concentrations in gray whales exposed to anthropogenic stressors5
Quantifying microplastic ingestion, degradation and excretion in insects using fluorescent plastics5
No consistent effect of daytime versus night-time measurement of thermal tolerance in nocturnal and diurnal lizards5
Mechanistic characterization of waterborne selenite uptake in the water flea, Daphnia magna, indicates water chemistry affects toxicity in coal mine-impacted waters5
Capture heats up sharks5
A review of elasmobranch catch-and-release science: synthesis of current knowledge, implications for best practice and future research directions5
Corrigendum to: Sex-specific differences in swimming, aerobic metabolism and recovery from exercise in adult coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) across ecologically relevant temperatures5
Abnormal expression of natural mating behaviour of captive adult giant pandas is related to physiological stress5
The comparative energetics of the carnivorans and pangolins5
Mercury exposure and health challenges in Rapa Nui green turtles: urging conservation and long-term monitoring in the South Pacific5
Swimming energetics of Atlantic salmon in relation to extended fasting at different temperatures5
Effects of three immobilizing drug combinations on ventilation, gas exchange and metabolism in free-living African lions (Panthera leo)4
Stable isotope approaches and opportunities for improving plant conservation4
Building a natural repellent: effects of varying alarm cue exposure on swim activity and spatial avoidance in an invasive fish4
Tracking reproductive events: Hoof growth and steroid hormone concentrations in hair and hoof tissues in moose (Alces alces)4
Physiological responses to capture, handling and tagging in the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius)4
Could future ocean acidification be affecting the energy budgets of marine fish?4
Neotropical stingless bees display a strong response in cold tolerance with changes in elevation4
Assessment of temperature optimum signatures of corals at both latitudinal extremes of the Red Sea4
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) age at maturity is strongly affected by temperature, population and age-at-maturity genotype4
The endangered common hamster needs proteins: identifying diversified crop-based diets improving hibernation and reproductive success4
An evolving roadmap: using mitochondrial physiology to help guide conservation efforts4
Extreme tolerance for nocturnal emergence at low body temperatures in a high-latitude lizard: implications for future climate warming4
Limited efficacy of a commercial microbial inoculant for improving growth and physiological performance of native plant species4
Proteome profiling reveals opportunities to investigate biomarkers of oxidative stress and immune responses in blubber biopsies from free-ranging baleen whales4
Dynamic Energy Budget models: fertile ground for understanding resource allocation in plants in a changing world4
Capture and transport of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) cause shifts in their fecal microbiota composition towards dysbiosis4
Physiologically informed organismal climatologies reveal unexpected spatiotemporal trends in temperature4
Haematology and plasma biochemistry reference intervals of Española, San Cristobal and Eastern Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise species4
Blood biochemistry and hematology of adult and chick brown pelicans in the northern Gulf of Mexico: baseline health values and ecological relationships4
Stress physiology of scalloped and great hammerhead sharks from a bottom longline fishery3
Viability and integrity of Pinus densiflora seeds stored for 20 years at three different temperatures3
Quantification of thermal impacts across freshwater life stages to improve temperature management for anadromous salmonids3
Identification of upper thermal thresholds during development in the endangered Nechako white sturgeon with management implications for a regulated river3
Induced bacterial sickness causes inflammation but not blood oxidative stress in Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus)3
Physiological acclimation of elk during population restoration in the Missouri Ozarks, USA3
Understanding risks and consequences of pathogen infections on the physiological performance of outmigrating Chinook salmon3
Resident wild koalas show resilience to large-scale translocation of bushfire-rescued koalas3
Examining avian influenza virus exposure in seabirds of the northwest Atlantic in 2022 and 2023 via antibodies in eggs3
Ocean warming favours a northern Argyrosomus species over its southern congener, whereas preliminary metabolic evidence suggests that hybridization may promote their adaptation3
Complex tourism and season interactions contribute to disparate physiologies in an endangered rock iguana3
The a-peel of storing mature seeds for wild banana conservation3
Exploring water-borne corticosterone collection as a non-invasive tool in amphibian conservation physiology: benefits, limitations and future perspectives3
Physiological performance of native and invasive crayfish species in a changing environment: insights from Dynamic Energy Budget models3
Seasonal temperatures in South Eleuthera, The Bahamas, have considerable impacts on the cardiorespiratory function and swimming performance of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus)3
Behavioral evidence of olfactory imprinting during embryonic and larval stages in lake sturgeon3
Spectrally non-overlapping background noise disturbs echolocation via acoustic masking in the CF-FM bat, Hipposideros pratti3
Insights from a year of field deployments inform the conservation of an endangered estuarine fish3
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 conservationis3
Dynamic changes in the hormones of black-necked cranes during reproduction3
Microclimatic changes caused by plant invasions and warming: uncovering thermal costs and benefits to a tortoise3
Lean mass deposition occurs at a greater rate than fat deposition during pre-breeding stopover in highly depleted songbirds in the northern Gulf of Mexico3
Meta-analysis reveals between-population differences affect the link between glucocorticoids and population health3
Rhinoceros serum labile plasma iron and associated redox potential: interspecific variation, sex bias and iron overload disorder disconnect3
Resource and seasonality drive interspecific variability in simulations from a dynamic energy budget model2
Same, same, but different: dissimilarities in the hydrothermal germination performance of range-restricted endemics emerge despite microclimatic similarities2
Correction to: Capture and transport of white rhinoceroses (Ceratotherium simum) cause shifts in their fecal microbiota composition towards dysbiosis2
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 sargus2
Differential heat shock protein responses in two species of Pacific salmon and their utility in identifying heat stress2
Local adaptation to climate inferred from intraspecific variation in plant functional traits along a latitudinal gradient2
Supplementation in vitamin B3 counteracts the negative effects of tryptophan deficiencies in bumble bees2
Assessing chronic stress in wild mammals using claw-derived cortisol: a validation using European badgers (Meles meles)2
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
Testosterone variation in a semi-captive population of Asian elephants in Myanmar2
Corrigendum to: Drying banana seeds for ex situ conservation2
Forest fragmentation and edge effects impact body condition, fur condition and ectoparasite prevalence in a nocturnal lemur community2
Impacts of ocean warming and acidification on the energy budget of three commercially important fish species2
Applied winter biology: threats, conservation and management of biological resources during winter in cold climate regions2
Key questions in marine mammal bioenergetics2
A simple DEB-based ecosystem model2
Hormonal variation and temporal dynamics of musth in Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) are associated with age, body condition and the social environment2
Prior thermal acclimation gives White Sturgeon a fin up dealing with low oxygen2
A systematic review of approaches to assess fish health responses to anthropogenic threats in freshwater ecosystems2
Handling heatwaves: balancing thermoregulation, foraging and bumblebee colony success2
Modelling the impact of condition-dependent responses and lipid-store availability on the consequences of disturbance in a cetacean2
Plant growth, physiological variation and homological relationship of Cyclocarya species in ex situ conservation2
Interactive effects of sedimentary turbidity and elevated water temperature on the Pugnose Shiner (Miniellus anogenus), a threatened freshwater fish2
Smaller herring larval size-at-stage in response to environmental changes is associated with ontogenic processes and stress response2
Glucocorticoid metabolites in an ex situ nocturnal bird, the tropical screech owl Megascops choliba: effects of sex, activity period and inter-individual variation2
Evaluating beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) blow samples as a potential diagnostic for immune function gene expression within the respiratory system2
Metabolic rate and critical thermal maximumCTmaxestimates for westslope cutthroat trout,Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi2
The influence of tourist visitation on the heterophyl to lymphocyte ratios and trophic values of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) at Martillo Island, Argentina2
Orphaning stunts growth in wild African elephants2
Thermal tolerance and survival are modulated by a natural gradient of infection in differentially acclimated hosts2
Home is where your heat is: local conditions forge a fish’s temperature tolerance2
Temminck’s pangolins relax the precision of body temperature regulation when resources are scarce in a semi-arid environment2
Refining the moose serum progesterone threshold to diagnose pregnancy2
Responses to saltwater exposure vary across species, populations and life stages in anuran amphibians1
Estimating reproductive costs in marine mammal bioenergetic models: a review of current knowledge and data availability1
Non-invasive assessment of hormonal fluctuations during pregnancy in guanacos (Lama guanicoe) and its application in a wild population1
The comparative energetics of the ray-finned fish in an evolutionary context1
Migratory behaviours are risk-sensitive to physiological state in an elevational migrant1
Monitoring the stress physiology of free-ranging mugger crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) across diverse habitats within Central Gujarat, India1
A photophysiological model of coral bleaching under light and temperature stress: experimental assessment1
Isolation and characterization mesenchymal stem cells from red panda (Ailurus fulgens styani) endometrium1
Efficacy of salmon GnRHa, Ovaprim® and hCG for hormonal stimulation of spermiation in the Fowler’s toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)1
Seasonal variation in thermal tolerance and hypoxia tolerance of a threatened minnow and a non-imperilled congener: a cautionary tale for surrogate species in conservation1
Re-evaluating model assumptions suggests that Australian birds are more tolerant of heat and aridity than predicted: a response to Conradie et al. (2020)1
The OptoReg system: a simple and inexpensive solution for regulating water oxygen1
Effect of total dissolved gas supersaturation and flow velocity on survival and swimming ability of juvenile Schizothorax prenanti1
Invasive investigation: uptake and transport of l-leucine in the gill epithelium of crustaceans1
Freshwater protected areas can preserve high-performance phenotypes in populations of a popular sportfish1
Effects of acclimation temperature and feed restriction on the metabolic performance of green sturgeon1
Larval growth of the polychaete Arenicola marina under different temperature and food conditions: consequences on bioenergetic models1
Capture and discard practises associated with an ornamental fishery affect the metabolic rate and aerobic capacity of three-striped dwarf cichlids Apistogramma trifasciata1
Timing and frequency of high temperature events bend the onset of behavioural thermoregulation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)1
Behavioural and physiological responses to salinization and air exposure during the ontogeny of a freshwater South American snail1
Hematological and biochemical parameters of giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in captive and semi-natural environments1
Kibble diet is associated with higher faecal glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations in zoo-managed red wolves (Canis rufus)1
Short-term behavioural responses of Atlantic bluefin tuna to catch-and-release fishing1
Variation in reproductive photosynthetic compensation of distinct germplasm varieties of a native rangeland grass, Pseudoroegneria spicata, following floral defoliation1
Drying banana seeds for ex situ conservation1
Incorporating otolith-isotope inferred field metabolic rate into conservation strategies1
Estimating pregnancy rate from blubber progesterone levels of a blindly biopsied beluga population poses methodological, analytical and statistical challenges1
Endurance swimming performance and physiology of juvenile Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) at different temperatures1
Oxidative physiology of two small and highly migratory Arctic seabirds: Arctic terns (Sterna paradisaea) and long-tailed jaegers (Stercorarius longicaudus)1
Timescale separation and models of symbiosis: state space reduction, multiple attractors and initialization1
Sea butterflies in a pickle: reliable biomarkers and seasonal sensitivity of Limacina retroversa to ocean acidification in the Gulf of Maine1
Are current seed storage approaches suitable for Macrozamia fraseri (Cycadales), a temperate species used in restoration?1
Can portable glucose and lactate meters be a useful tool in quantifying stress of juvenile Chinook salmon?1
Captivity conditions matter for the gut microbiota of an endangered obligate hibernator1
Local conditions drive interpopulation variation in field-based critical thermal maximum of brook trout1
Erratum to: Skin pH varies among bat species seasons and between wild and captive bats1
Biological validation of faecal corticosterone metabolites as a non-invasive stress assessment in translocated California valley quail (Callipepla californica)1
DEB-IBM for predicting climate change and anthropogenic impacts on population dynamics of hairtail Trichiurus lepturus in the East China Sea1
Seasonal, environmental and individual effects on hypoxia tolerance of eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)1
Assessing stress physiology within a conservation breeding program for an endangered species1
Development of an amphibian sperm biobanking protocol for genetic management and population sustainability1
Qiviut cortisol is associated with metrics of health and other intrinsic and extrinsic factors in wild muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus)1
Haematology, biochemistry and morphological features of peripheral blood cells in captive Boa constrictor1
Body size dictates physiological and behavioural responses to hypoxia and elevated water temperatures in Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii)1
The plasma proteome reveals markers of recent and repeated stress in free-ranging seals1
Dynamics of stored lipids in fall migratory monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus): Nectaring in northern Mexico allows recovery from droughts at higher latitudes1
Critical review of the phytohemagglutinin assay for assessing amphibian immunity1
Mussel mass mortality in the Clinch River, USA: metabolomics detects affected pathways and biomarkers of stress1
Demographic and physiological signals of reproductive events in humpback whales on a southwest pacific breeding ground1
Comparative plasma biochemistry analyte data in nesting leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea), foraging green (Chelonia mydas) and foraging and nesting hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata<1
Data needs for sea otter bioenergetics modeling1
Identification of supraoptimal temperatures in juvenile blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) using survival, growth rate and scaled energy reserves1
Sublethal pesticide exposure influences behaviour, but not condition in a widespread Australian lizard1
Can fisheries bioenergetics modelling refine spatially explicit assessments of climate change vulnerability?1
Correction to: Can the impacts of cold water pollution on fish be mitigated by thermal plasticity?1
Using vitality indicators to predict survival of aquatic animals released from fisheries1
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