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Overview

Colin E. Adams is affiliated with the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom. Their research is primarily situated within Environmental Science, with a focus on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Genetics, Global and Planetary Change, and Aquatic Science.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research, Genetic diversity and population structure, Marine animal studies overview, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies.

Colin E. Adams has published frequently in several academic venues, with notable contributions to:

  • Journal of Fish Biology (22 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (8 publications)
  • Ecology and Evolution (5 publications)
  • Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems (4 publications)
  • Ecology Of Freshwater Fish (4 publications)

Frequent collaborators include Hannele M. Honkanen, Ian J. Winfield, Colin W. Bean, Jessica R. Rodger, and Kathryn R. Elmer, reflecting sustained collaborative efforts over multiple projects.

Recent research publications by Colin E. Adams include:

  • "Parallelism in eco-morphology and gene expression despite variable evolutionary and genomic backgrounds in a Holarctic fish," 2020, published in PLoS Genetics
  • "Are we designing fishways for diversity? Potential selection on alternative phenotypes resulting from differential passage in brown trout," 2020, Journal of Environmental Management
  • "Counterintuitive active directional swimming behaviour by Atlantic salmon during seaward migration in the coastal zone," 2021, ICES Journal of Marine Science
  • "Rapid adaptation through genomic and epigenomic responses following translocations in an endangered salmonid," 2021, Evolutionary Applications
  • "Evolvability under climate change: Bone development and shape plasticity are heritable and correspond with performance in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)," 2021, Evolution & Development

The range of publications reflects an interest in evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, and applied conservation techniques addressing both genomic and ecological dynamics in aquatic species.

Best Publications

  • Determining trophic niche width: a novel approach using stable isotope analysis

    Stuart Bearhop;Stuart Bearhop;Colin E. Adams;Susan Waldron;Richard A. Fuller

  • Current issues in fish welfare

    F. A. Huntingford;C. Adams;V. A. Braithwaite;S. Kadri

  • Stocking density and welfare of cage farmed Atlantic salmon: application of a multivariate analysis

    James Turnbull;Alisdair Bell;Colin Adams;James Bron

  • Social dominance and body size in Atlantic salmon parr, Salmo solar L.

    F. A. Huntingford;N. B. Metcalfe;J. E. Thorpe;W. D. Graham

  • Behavioural syndromes in farmed fish: implications for production and welfare

    Felicity Huntingford;Colin Adams

  • Causes and consequences of ontogenetic dietary shifts: a global synthesis using fish models

    Javier Sanchez-Hernandez;Andy D Nunn;Colin Ean Adams;Per-Arne Amundsen

  • Trophic polymorphism amongst Arctic charr from Loch Rannoch, Scotland

    C. E. Adams;D. Fraser;F. A. Huntingford;R. B. Greer

  • Population genetic structure of Arctic Charr, Salvelinus alpinus from northwest Europe on large and small spatial scales

    A. J. Wilson;D. Gíslason;S. Skúlason;S. S. Snorrason

  • Incipient speciation driven by phenotypic plasticity? Evidence from sympatric populations of Arctic charr

    Colin E. Adams;Felicity A. Huntingford

  • Alternative competitive strategies and the cost of food acquisition in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    Colin E Adams;Felicity A Huntingford;James F Turnbull;Christopher Beattie

  • Prior residence, aggression and territory acquisition in hatchery-reared and wild brown trout

    J. I. Deverill;C. E. Adams;C. W. Bean

  • Epigenetic regulation of trophic morphology through feeding behaviour in Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus

    Colin E. Adams;Chris Woltering;Gavin Alexander

  • A way forward with eco evo devo: an extended theory of resource polymorphism with postglacial fishes as model systems

    Skúli Skúlason;Kevin J. Parsons;Richard Svanbäck;Katja Räsänen

  • Photoperiod and temperature effects on early development and reproductive investment in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

    Colin E. Adams;John E. Thorpe

  • The effects of social status on life-history variation in juvenile salmon

    Neil B. Metcalfe;Felicity A. Huntingford;John E. Thorpe;Colin E. Adams

  • Multiple determinants of welfare in farmed fish: stocking density, disturbance, and aggression in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    C E Adams;J F Turnbull;A Bell;J E Bron

  • Stability of physiological and behavioural determinants of performance in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)

    C J Cutts;C E Adams;A Campbell

  • Exercise, agonistic behaviour and food acquisition in Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus

    Colin E. Adams;Felicity A. Huntingford;Jaroslav Krpal;Malcolm Jobling

  • The impact of introduced signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus on stream invertebrate communities

    Lynne Crawford;William E. Yeomans;Colin E. Adams

  • Parallelism in eco-morphology and gene expression despite variable evolutionary and genomic backgrounds in a Holarctic fish.

    Arne Jacobs;Madeleine Carruthers;Andrey Yurchenko;Natalia V. Gordeeva

  • Attack site and resultant damage during aggressive encounters in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr

    J.F Turnbull;C.E Adams;R.H Richards;D.A Robertson

Frequent Co-Authors

Felicity A. Huntingford
Felicity A. Huntingford University of Glasgow
Kathryn R. Elmer
Kathryn R. Elmer University of Glasgow
Rune Knudsen
Rune Knudsen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Ian J. Winfield
Ian J. Winfield Lancaster University
Kimberly Strong
Kimberly Strong University of Toronto
Kaley A. Walker
Kaley A. Walker University of Toronto
Florence Goutail
Florence Goutail Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jason Newton
Jason Newton University of Glasgow
Martyn C. Lucas
Martyn C. Lucas Durham University
Susan Waldron
Susan Waldron University of Glasgow

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