Publications
2021
28. Mitchell K, Garner SR, Houde ALS, Wilson CC, Pitcher TE, Neff BD. 2021. Effects of dietary thiaminase on reproductive traits in three populations of Atlantic salmon targeted for reintroduction into Lake Ontario. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 78: 135–143. |PDF|
2020
27. Akbarzadeh A, Houde ALS, Sutherland BJG, Günther OP, Miller KM. 2020. Identification of hypoxia-specific biomarkers in salmonids using RNA-sequencing and validation using high-throughput qPCR. G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics 10: 3321-3336. |PDF|
2019
26. Houde ALS, Günther OP, Strohm J, Ming TJ, Li S, Kaukinen KH, Patterson DA, Farrell AP, Hinch SG, Miller KM. 2019. Discovery and validation of candidate smoltification gene expression biomarkers across multiple species and ecotypes of Pacific salmonids. Conservation Physiology 7: coz051. |PDF|
25. Houde ALS, Akbarzadeh A, Günther OP, Li S, Patterson DA, Farrell AP, Hinch SG, Miller KM. 2019. Salmonid gene expression biomarkers indicative of physiological responses to changes in salinity and temperature, but not dissolved oxygen. Journal of Experimental Biology 222: jeb198036. |PDF|
24. Houde ALS, Kaukinen KH, Schulze AD, Strohm J, Patterson DA, Beacham TD, Farrell AP, Hinch SG, Miller KM. 2019. Transcriptional shifts during juvenile Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) life stage changes in freshwater and early marine environments. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics 29: 32–42. |PDF|
2018
23. Akbarzadeh A, Günther OP, Houde ALS, Ming TJ, Jeffries K, Hinch SG, Miller KM. 2018. Developing specific molecular biomarkers for thermal stress in salmonids. BMC Genomics 19: 749. |PDF|
22. He X, Houde ALS, Neff BD, Heath DD. 2018. Transcriptome response of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) to competition with similar non-native species. Ecology and Evolution |PDF|
2017
21. He X, Houde ALS, Neff BD, Heath DD. 2017. Genetic architecture of gene transcription in two Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations. Heredity 119: 117–124. |PDF|
20. Smith AD, Houde ALS, Neff BD, Peres-Neto PR. 2017. Effects of competition on fitness-related traits. Oecologica 183: 701–713. |PDF|
19. Houde ALS, Wilson CC, Neff BD. 2017. Performance of four salmonids species in competition with Atlantic salmon. Journal of Great Lakes Research 43: 211–215. |PDF|
2016
18. Houde ALS, Wilson CC, Pitcher TE. 2016. Genetic architecture and maternal contributions of early-life survival in lake trout Salvelinus namaycush. Journal of Fish Biology 88: 2088–2094. |PDF|
17. Houde ALS, Smith AD, Wilson CC, Peres-Neto PR, Neff BD. 2016. Competitive effects between rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon in natural and artificial streams. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 25: 248–260. |PDF|
16. Houde ALS, Pitcher TE. 2016. fullfact: an R package for the analysis of genetic and maternal variance components from full factorial mating designs. Ecology and Evolution 6: 1656–1665. |PDF|
2015
15. Houde ALS, Garner SR, Neff BD. 2015. Restoring species through reintroductions: strategies for source population selection. Restoration Ecology 23: 746–753. |PDF|
14. Houde ALS, Saez PJ, Wilson CC, Burean DP, Neff BD. 2015. Effects of feeding high dietary thiaminase to sub-adult Atlantic salmon from three populations. Journal of Great Lakes Research 41: 898–906. |PDF|
13. Houde ALS, Wilson CC, Neff BD. 2015. Effects of competition with four non-native salmonid species on Atlantic salmon from three populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144: 1081–1090. |PDF|
12. Houde ALS, Black CA, Wilson CC, Pitcher TE, Neff, BD. 2015. Genetic and maternal effects on juvenile survival and fitness-related traits in three populations of Atlantic salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 72: 751–758. |PDF|
11. Houde ALS, Wilson CC, Neff BD. 2015. Predictability of multi-species competitive interactions in three populations of Atlantic salmon. Journal of Fish Biology 86: 1438–1443. |PDF|
10. He X, Wilson CC, Wellband KW, Houde ALS, Neff BD, Heath DD. 2015. Transcriptional profiling of two Atlantic salmon strains: implications for reintroduction into Lake Ontario. Conservation Genetics 16: 277–287. |PDF|
9. Houde ALS, Wilson CC, Neff BD. 2015. Competitive interactions among multiple non-native salmonids and two populations of Atlantic salmon. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 24: 44–55. |PDF|
2014
8. Rollinson N, Keith D, Houde ALS, Debes PV, McBride M, Hutchings JA. 2014. Risk assessment of inbreeding and outbreeding depression in a captive breeding program. Conservation Biology 28: 529–540. |PDF|
2013
7. Houde ALS, Wilson CC, Neff BD. 2013. Genetic architecture of fitness-related traits in two populations of Atlantic salmon. Heredity 111: 513–519. |PDF|
2011
6. Houde ALS, Fraser DJ, O'Reilly P, Hutchings JA. 2011. Relative risks of inbreeding and outbreeding depression in the wild in endangered salmon. Evolutionary Applications 4: 634–647. |PDF|
5. Anderson SC, Farmer RG, Ferretti F, Houde ALS, Hutchings JA. 2011. Correlates of extinction risk in Canada. BioScience 61: 538–549. |PDF|
4. Houde ALS, Fraser DJ, O'Reilly P, Hutchings JA. 2011. Maternal and paternal effects on fitness correlates in outbred and inbred Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 68: 534–549. |PDF|
2010
3. Fraser DJ, Houde ALS, Debes PV, O’Reilly P, Eddington JD, Hutchings JA. 2010. Consequences of farmed-wild hybridization across divergent wild populations and multiple traits in salmon. Ecological Applications 20: 935–953. |PDF|
2. Houde ALS, Fraser DJ, Hutchings JA. 2010. Fitness-related consequences of competitive interactions between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon at different proportional representations of wild–farmed hybrids. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67: 657–667. |PDF|
1. Houde ALS, Fraser DJ, Hutchings JA. 2010. Reduced anti-predator responses in multi-generational hybrids of farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Conservation Genetics 11: 785–794. |PDF|
Theses
Houde ALS. 2015. Restoration of native biodiversity in altered environments: reintroduction of Atlantic salmon into Lake Ontario. Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Western University, London, Ontario. |PDF|
Houde ALS. 2009. The relative risks of inbreeding and outbreeding endangered populations of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Master of Science thesis, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |PDF|
Houde ALS. 2007. Ecological interactions between juveniles of multi-generational crosses of farmed and wild Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Honours in Marine Biology thesis, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. |PDF|