REFEREED PUBLICATIONS - updated December 17th 2012
12 - Gravel MA & SJ Cooke. 2013. Does nest predation pressure influence the cost of nest guarding in a teleost fish? Environmental Biology of fishes. 96:93-107
11 - Wilson SM, Gravel MA, Mackie T, Willmore WG & SJ Cooke. 2012. Oxidative stress associated with paternal care in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 162:212-218
10 - Gravel MA, CD Suski, SJ Cooke. 2011. Behavioral and physiological consequences of nest predation pressure for larval fish. Behavioral Ecology. 25:510-519 [pdf]
9- Gravel MA, P Couture, SJ Cooke. 2010. Comparative energetics and physiology of parental care in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) across a latitudinal gradient. Journal of Fish Biology. 76: 280-300 [pdf]
8- Gravel MA, P Couture, SJ Cooke. 2010. Brood predation pressure during parental care does not influence parental enzyme activities related to swimming activity in a teleost fish, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A. 155: 100-106 [pdf]
7- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke. 2009. Influence of inter-lake variation in natural nest predation pressure on the parental care behaviour of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Ethology. 115: 608-616 [pdf]
6- Nguyen V, MA Gravel, KC Hanson, SJ Cooke. 2009. The post release behaviour and fate of tournament-caught smallmouth bass after “fizzing” to alleviate distended swim bladders. Fisheries Research. 96: 313-318 [pdf]
5- Bulté G, MA Gravel, G Blouin-Demers. 2008. Intersexual niche divergence in northern map turtles (Graptemys geographica): the roles of diet and habitat. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 86:1235–1243 [pdf]
4- Hanson KC, MA Gravel, T Redpath, MJ Siepker, SJ Cooke. 2008. Latitudinal variation in behavioral and physiological responses of nest guarding smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) to common recreational angling practices. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 137:1558–1566 [pdf]
3- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke. 2008. Severity of barotrauma influences the physiological status, post-release behavior, and fate of tournament-caught smallmouth bass. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 28:607-617 [pdf]
2- Hanson KC, MA Gravel, A Graham, A Shoji, SJ Cooke. 2008. Sexual Variation in Fisheries Research and Management: When Does Sex Matter? Reviews in Fisheries Science. 16:1-16 [pdf]
1- Suski CD, SJ Cooke, AJ Danylchuk, CM O’Connor, MA Gravel, T Redpath, KC Hanson, AJ Gingerich, KJ Murchie, SE Danylchuk, TL Goldberg. 2007. Physiological disturbance and recovery dynamics of bonefish (Albula vulpes), a tropical marine fish, in response to variable exercise and exposure to air. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 148:664-673 [pdf]
NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
4- Gravel MA. 2009. Big Rideau Lake part of a three-year study on smallmouth bass. Driftwords. Big Rideau Lake Association, Portland, Ontario. [pdf]
3- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke. 2007. Consequences of Barotrauma on Post-Tournament Survival and Behaviour of Smallmouth
Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) at a Fall Tournament on Rainy Lake. Summary report for Rainy Lake Fisheries Charity Trust (RLFCT). [pdf]
2- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke. 2007. Nesting habitat selection and reproductive biology of smallmouth bass in Rainy Lake. Summary report for RLFCT [pdf]
1- Gravel MA, G Blouin-Demers. 2006. Long-term population estimates and synchronous variation in two populations of black rat snakes (Elaphe obsoleta) in Eastern Ontario. pp. 197-202 In: Nelson, G. and B. Dempster. Parks Research Forum of Ontario Proceedings: Transboundary protected areas, research and planning. Parks Research Forum of Ontario (PRFO): Waterloo, Ontario
SEMINARS (PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS)
14-Gravel MA, CD Suski, SJ Cooke. 2010. Individual and intergenerational consequences of nest predation pressure in smallmouth bass. Best Student Paper Symposium, American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
13- Gravel MA, CD Suski, SJ Cooke. 2010. Influences of predation pressure on the antipredator behaviour and respiratory physiology of larval fish. International Congress on the Biology of Fishes. Barcelona, Spain
12- Wilson S, MA Gravel, SJ Cooke, W Willmore. 2010. Changes in oxidative stress across the parental care period of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). International Congress on the Biology of Fishes. Barcelona, Spain
11- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke. 2010. Parental energetic consequences of nest predation pressure: a test using paternal caring fish. Society for Experimental Biology Annual Meeting. Prague, Czech Republic
10- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke. 2010. Individual and intergenerational consequences to nest predation pressure in smallmouth bass. American Fisheries Society – Ontario Chapter Annual Meeting, Orillia, Ontario
9- Gravel MA, P Couture, SJ Cooke. 2009. Behavioral and physiological influences of a natural gradient in nest predation pressure on smallmouth bass fry. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Nashville, Tennessee, USA
8- Gravel MA, P Couture, SJ Cooke. 2008. Parental care behaviour and physiology of nesting smallmouth bass across six lakes with a gradient of nest predator burden. American Fisheries Society – ON Chapter Crossman Symposium, Burlington, Ontario
7 – Gravel MA, V. Nguyen SJ Cooke. 2008. Field evaluations of barotraumas incidences and treatment at a smallmouth bass tournament in northwestern Ontario. American Fisheries Society Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario
6- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke, P Couture. 2008. Parental care behaviour and muscle enzyme activities of nesting smallmouth bass across six lakes with a gradient of nest predator burden. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario
5- Gravel MA, P Couture, SJ Cooke. 2008. Comparative energetics and physiology of parental care in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) across a latitudinal gradient. International Congress on the Biology of Fishes. Portland, Oregon, USA
4- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke. 2007. Severity of barotrauma influences the physiological status, post-release behavior, and fate of tournament-caught smallmouth bass. American Fisheries Society - Ontario Chapter Annual Meeting, Orillia, Ontario
3- Gravel MA, SJ Cooke. 2007. Predicting post-tournament mortality using physical, behavioural and physiological indicators in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Montréal, Québec
2- Gravel MA, G Bulté, G Blouin-Demers. 2005. Effects of sexual size dimorphism on diet specialization in the common map turtle (Graptemys geographica). Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network Conference, Canadian Wildlife Service Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario
1- Gravel M-A, G Bulté, G Blouin-Demers. 2005. Le dimorphisme sexuel extrême et ses effets sur la diète chez la tortue géographique (Graptemys geographica). Congrès de la Société Québécoise pour l’Étude Biologique du Comportement, Concorida University, Montréal, Québec
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
5- Wilson SM, MA Gravel, SJ Cooke, W Willmore. 2010. Changes in oxidative stress across the parental period of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). American Fisheries Society Ontario Chapter Annual Meeting, Orillia, Ontario.
4- Nguyen V, MA Gravel, SJ Cooke. 2008. “To fizz or not to fizz”: the post-release behaviour and fate of tournament-caught smallmouth bass after “fizzing” to alleviate distended swim bladders. Ottawa Carleton Institute of Biology Symposium. Ottawa, Ontario.
3- Gravel MA, Blouin-Demers G. 2006. Long-term population estimates and synchronous variation in two black rat snake populations of Eastern Ontario. Ontario Parks Research Forum. Niagara Falls, Ontario
2- Gravel MA. 2006. Sexual size dimorphism and diet specialization in the Common Map Turtle (Graptemys geographica). Honours research poster day. University of Ottawa
1- Gravel MA. 2005. Can waterfowl land capability predict the occurrence of COSEWIC listed amphibians in southern Ontario. GIS day 2005. University of Ottawa.
OUTREACH (PUBLIC SEMINARS)
2- Gravel MA. 2007. Reproductive biology of smallmouth bass – Rainy Lake. Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Fort Frances, ON.
1- Gravel MA. 2007. Nesting smallmouth bass habitat assessment. Rainy Lake Fisheries Charity Trust. Fort Frances, ON.