Publications

Peer-reviewed publications listed first, scroll to bottom for reports to research partners

*Supervised or co-supervised students/personnel (level of student in parentheses)

In review or in prep

111. *Gibelli J (MSc), S Michaelides (Postdoc)*, H Won (Postdoc)*, H-B Jeon (Postdoc)*, P MacLeod, H Petawabano, DJ Fraser (2024) Genomics-based mixed-stock analysis reveals potential unsampled populations and population differences in intra-lake migration in walleye. In prep.

110. Beemelmanns A, R Bouchard (PhD)*, S Michaelides (Postdoc)*, E Normandeau, H-B Jeon (Postdoc)*, C Babin, P Henault, O Perrot, LN Harris, DJ Fraser, J-S Moore, L Bernatchez (2024) Development of SNP-panels with low-coverage whole genome sequencing (lcWGS) in three salmonid species: applications for Indigenous fishery management and conservation. In prep.

109. *Jeon, H-B (Postdoc), MC Yates (Postdoc)*, B Gallagher (PhD)*, DJ Fraser (2024) Life’s a ditch: demographic history and environmental factors shape fine-scale local adaptation within small populations of a stream fish. In prep.

108. *Bernos T (Postdoc), P MacLeod, DJ Fraser (2024) Biocultural approaches to fish management: linkages between Eeyou pimaat-seewun (way of life) and biodiversity across scales (from genes to place). In prep.

107. Beaulieu J, MC Yates (Postdoc)*, Trepanier-Leroux, S Rudko, H-B Jeon (Postdoc)*,  S Humphries, DJ Fraser, ME Cristecau, AM Derry (2024) Applications of Environmental DNA for monitoring the eradication of targeted invasive species and non-targeted community effects. Lake and Reservoir Management, in revision.

106. *Engler A (PhD), DJ Fraser, P Peres-Neto (2024) Vive la différence: functional traits vary in their contributions to community assembly. Ecology, in revision.

105. *Matte JM (Postdoc), DJ Fraser, JWA Grant (2024) Recruitment dynamics in juvenile salmonids: a comparisons of populations and to classic case studies. Journal of Fish Biology in revision.

104. *Clarke S (MSc), J-M Matte (PhD)*, B Gallagher (PhD)*, S Michaelides (Postdoc)*, E Lawrence (PhD)*, R Koumrouyan (BSc)*, S Salisbury, JWA Grant, DE Ruzzante, DJ Fraser (2024) Global assessment of effective population sizes across taxa reveals major challenges in meeting 50/500 criteria. Molecular Ecology, in revision.

2024

103. *Gallagher B (PhD), DJ Fraser (2024) Stream groundwater inputs generate fine-scale variation in brook trout phenology and growth across a warming landscape. Freshwater Biology.

2023

102. *Gallagher B (PhD), DJ Fraser (2023) Microgeographic variation in demography and thermal regimes stabilize regional abundance of a widespread freshwater fish. Ecological Applications.

101. Trepanier-Leroux D, MC Yates (Postdoc)*, L Astorg, DJ Fraser, S Humphries, M Cristecau, AM Derry (2023) Density-dependent effects of exotic brook trout on freshwater zooplankton and macroinvertebrate communities in mountain lakes. Hydrobiologia accepted.

100. Morissette O, C Audet, P Magnan, J April, D Fraser (2023) A story of fish, friendships, and science – Louis Bernatchez (1960-2023). Environmental Biology of Fishes.

99. Wellenreuther M, A-L Ferchaud, LB Beheregaray, N Bierne, AS Correa, K Elmer, DJ Fraser, D Gifford, Z Gompert, R Kassen, R Martin, M Meek, J Mergeay, C Merot, K Naish, S Narum, P Sunnocks, F Thomas, P Thrall, J-M Yanez, J Zhan, X Zhan (2023) For the love of fish, nature and people: a tribute to Professor Louis Bernatchez (1960-2023). Evolutionary Applications.

98. *Lawrence ER (PhD), E Pedersen, DJ Fraser (2023) Macrogenetics reveals multi-faceted environmental influences on vertebrate population genetic diversity across the Americas. Molecular Ecology accepted.

97. *Matte JM (Postdoc), D Glaser (MSc)*, JR Post, DJ Fraser (2023) Contrasting demographic responses to experimental size-selective harvesting in neighboring populations of a wild fish. Journal of Applied Ecology accepted.

96. Barker M, DJ Fraser (2023) Misrelating values and empirical matters in conservation: a problem and solutions. Biological Conservation, 281: 109966.

2022

95. *Gallagher B (PhD), S Geargeoura (BSc)* DJ Fraser (2022) Effects of climate on salmonid productivity: a global meta-analysis of freshwater ecosystems. Global Change Biology 28: 7250-7269.

94. *Clarke S (MSc), G McCracken, DE Ruzzante, JWA Grant, DJ Fraser (2022) Demographic resilience of brook trout populations subjected to experimental size-selective harvesting. Evolutionary Applications 15: 1792-1805.

93. *Bowles E (Postdoc), H-B Jeon (Postdoc)*, K Marin (MSc)*, P MacLeod, DJ Fraser (2022) Freshwater fisheries monitoring in northern ecosystems using Indigenous Knowledge, genomics and life history. FACETS 7: 1214-1243. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2021-0049

92. *Brookes B (MSc), H-B Jeon (Postdoc)*, JR Post, SM Rogers, AM Derry, DJ Fraser (2022) Neutral and adaptive drivers of genomic change in introduced brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations using pooled sequencing. Ecology and Evolution accepted.

91. Jacobsen MW, NW Jensen, R Nygaard, K Praebel, B Jonsson, NE Lemming, JM Pujolar, DJ Fraser, L Bernatchez, MM Hansen (2021) A melting pot in the Arctic: analysis of mitogenome variation in Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) reveals a 1,000 km contact zone between highly divergent lineages. Ecology of Freshwater Fish accepted.

2021

90. *Bernos T (MSc), C Travouck, J Wickel, J-B Nicet, DJ Fraser, B Mathevon (2021) What can be learned from fishers’ perceptions for fishery management planning? Case study insights from Sainte-Marie, Madagascar.   PLOS One 16 (11), e0259792.

89. *Habrich A (BSc), ER Lawrence (PhD)*, DJ Fraser (2021) Varying genetic imprints of road networks and human density in North American mammal populations. Evolutionary Applications 14: 1459-1472.

88. *Matte J-M (PhD), DJ Fraser, JWA Grant (2021) Mechanisms of density dependence in juvenile salmonids: prey depletion, competition, or energy expenditure? Ecosphere 12 (6), e03567.

87. Beaulieu J, S Thibodeau, M Daneau-Lamoureux, JM Fischer, MH Olsen, S Humphries, DJ Fraser, AM Derry (2021) Rotenone treatment for exotic trout eradication: non-target impacts on aquatic communities in a mountain lake. Lake and Reservoir Management accepted.

86. *Muir G (BSc), ER Lawrence (PhD)*, JWA Grant, DJ Fraser (2021) Assessing biodiversity hotspots below the species level in Canada using designatable units. Global Ecology and Conservation online early.

85. *Yates MC (PhD), DJ Fraser (2021) Evaluating the correlation between genome-wide diversity and the release of phenotypic variation in experimental translocations to novel natural environments. Journal of Evolutionary Biology online early.

84. *Yates MC (Postdoc), D Glaser (MSc)*, JR Post, M Cristecau, DJ Fraser, AM Derry (2020) The relationship between eDNA particle concentration and organism abundance in nature is strengthened by allometric scaling. Molecular Ecology 30 (13), 3068-3082.

83. *Eisenhauer Z (MSc), P Christman, J-M Matte (PhD)*, WR Ardren, DJ Fraser, JWA Grant (2021) Revisiting the restricting movement paradigm: the dispersal of Atlantic salmon fry from artificial redds. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 78 (4), 493-503.

82. *Bowles E (Postdoc), K Marin (MSc), P MacLeod, DJ Fraser (2021) A three-pronged approach that leans on Indigenous knowledge for northern fish monitoring and conservation. Evolutionary Applications 14: 653-657.

2020

81. *Harbicht AB (PhD), DJ Fraser, WR Ardren (2020) Minor shifts in captive rearing and release strategies improve lifetime survival in reintroduced Atlantic salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 77 (5): 931-942.

80. *Bowles E (Postdoc), K Marin (MSc)*, S Mogensen, P MacLeod, DJ Fraser (2020) Size reductions and genomic changes within two generations in wild walleye populations: associated with harvest? Evolutionary Applications 13: 1128-1144.

79. *Matte J-M (PhD), DJ Fraser, JWA Grant (2020) Density-dependent growth and survival in salmonids: quantifying biological mechanisms and methodological biases. Fish and Fisheries 21: 588-600.

78. *Lawrence ER (PhD), DJ Fraser (2020) Latitudinal biodiversity gradients at three levels: linking species richness, population richness and genetic diversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 29: 770-788.

77. *Brunsdon E (MSc), A Prevost (BSc)*, DJ Fraser, WR Ardren, JWA Grant (2020) Microhabitat preferences of juvenile Atlantic salmon from a landlocked population. Journal of Greats Lake Research 46: 347-355.

76. *Matte J-M (PhD), DJ Fraser, JWA Grant (2019) Population variation in density-dependent growth, mortality and their trade-off in a stream fish. Journal of Animal Ecology 89: 541-552 .

75. Madsen RPA, MW Jacobsen, KG O’Malley, R Nygaard, K Praebel, B Jonsson, JM Pujolar, DJ Fraser, L Bernatchez, MM Hansen (2020) Genetic population structure and variation at phenology-related loci among anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus). Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 29: 170-183.

74. Prevost A (MSc), N Hill (MSc), JWA Grant, WR Ardren, DJ Fraser (2020) Patterns of reproductive success among reintroduced Atlantic salmon in two Lake Champlain tributaries. Conservation Genetics. 21: 149-159.

2019

73. *Yates MC (PhD), E Bowles (Postdoc)*, DJ Fraser (2019) Small population size and low genomic diversity have no effects on fitness in experimental translocations of a stream fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Biological Sciences, 286: 20191989.

72. Brady S, Bolnick DI, Angert AA, Gonzalez A, Barrett RDH, Crispo E, Eckert C, Fraser DJ, Fussmann GF, Guichard F, Lamy T, MacAdam A, Newman AE, Paccard A, Simons AM, Hendry AP (2019) Causes of maladaptation. Evolutionary Applications 12: 1229-1242.

71. Brady S, Hendry AP, Bolnick D, Gonzalez A, Boutin S, McAdam A, Derry AM, Newman A, Robertson B, Schulte P, Chapman L, Crispo E, Fraser DJ, Simons A, Eckert C, Paccard A, Barrett R, Fussman G, Lane J, Rolhausen G (2019) Understanding maladaptation by uniting ecological and evolutionary perspectives. American Naturalist 194: 495-515.

70. Derry AM, DJ Fraser, S Brady, L Astorg, E Lawrence (PhD)*, G Martin, J-M Matte (PhD)*, J Negrin-Dastis, A Paccard, R Barrett, J Lane, C Ballas, M Close, E Crispo (2019) Conservation through the lens of (mal)adaptation: concepts and meta-analysis. Evolutionary Applications 12: 1287-1304.

69. Fraser DJ, L Walker (BSc)*, MC Yates (PhD)*, K Marin (MSc)*, JLA Wood (PhD)*, C Zastavniouk (MSc)*, T Bernos (MSc)* (2019) Population correlates of rapid captive-induced maladaptation in a wild fish. Evolutionary Applications 12: 1305-1317.

68. Yates MC (Postdoc), DJ Fraser, AM Derry (2019) Meta-analysis supports further refinement of eDNA for monitoring aquatic species-specific abundance in nature. Environmental DNA 1:5-13.

67. Hutchings JA, WR Ardren, BT Barlaup, E Bergman, KD Clarke, LA Greenberg, C Lake, J Piironen, P Sirois, L Sundt-Hansen, DJ Fraser (2019) Life-history variability and conservation status of landlocked Atlantic salmon: an overview. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0413 .

66. Wells, ZRR (MSc), TA Bernos (MSc), MC Yates (PhD), DJ Fraser (2019) Genetic rescue insights from population- and family-level hybridization effects in brook trout. Conservation Genetics 20: 851-863.

65. Lawrence ER (PhD), J Benavente Paredes (Visiting MSc), K Marin (MSc), ZRR Wells (MSc), T Bernos (MSc), N Kresteva (BSc), A Habrich (BSc), G Nessel (BSc), R Roumkouyan (BSc), DJ Fraser (2019) Geo-referenced population-specific microsatellite data across American continents, the MacroPopGen database. Scientific Data. 6: 14.

64. Hill NL (MSc), J Trueman (BSc), AD Prevost (MSc), DJ Fraser, JWA Grant, WR Ardren (2019) Effects of dam removal on the quantity and quality of habitat available for spawning Atlantic salmon. Journal of Great Lakes Research 45: 394-399.

63. Guernon S, MC Yates (PhD)*, DJ Fraser, AM Derry (2019) The co-evolution of adult body mass and excretion rate between genetically size-divergent brook trout populations. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 76: 438-446.

2018

62. *Li D (Visiting Professor), T Zhang, J Pi, DJ Fraser (2018) Evaluating a 5-year metal contamination remediation and the biomonitoring potential of a freshwater gastropod along the Xiangjiang River, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 25: 21127-21137.

61. Negrin-Dastis J, MC Yates (PhD)*, DJ Fraser, AM Derry (2018) A fish-mediated trophic cascade on freshwater calanoid copepod abundance is concealed by food web fatty acid availability, functional traits and population sex ratio. Journal of Plankton Research 40: 197-208.

60. *Harbicht AB (PhD), T Castro-Santos, D Gorsky, D Hand, DJ Fraser, WR Ardren (2018) Environmental, anthropogenic, and dietary influences on fine-scale movement of Atlantic salmon through challenging waters. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 75: 2198-2210.

59. *Bernos T (MSc), MC Yates (PhD)*, DJ Fraser (2018) Fine scale differences in genetic and census population size ratios between two stream fishes. Conservation Genetics 19: 265-274.

2017

58. Fraser DJ (2017) Genetic diversity of small populations: not all ‘doom and gloom’? Molecular Ecology 26: 6499-6501.

57. *Harbicht AB (PhD), T Castro-Santos, WR Ardren, D Gorsky, DJ Fraser (2017) Novel, continuous monitoring of fine-scale movement using fixed-position radio telemetry arrays and random forest location fingerprinting. Methods in Ecology and Evolution  8: 850-859.

56. *Yates MC (PhD), TA Bernos* (MSc), DJ Fraser (2017) A critical assessment of estimating census population size from genetic population size (and vice versa) in three fishes. Evolutionary Applications 10: 935-945.

55. *Marin K (MSc), A Coon, DJ Fraser (2017) Traditional ecological knowledge reveals the extent of sympatric lake trout diversity and habitat preferences. Ecology and Society 22 (2): 20.

54. *Zastavniouk C (MSc), LK Weir, DJ Fraser (2017) The evolutionary consequences of habitat fragmentation: differentiation in body morphology and colouration among brook trout populations of varying size. Ecology and Evolution 7: 6850-6862.

53. *Brunsdon E (MSc), JWA Grant, WR Ardren, DJ Fraser (2017) Dispersal and density-dependent growth of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) juveniles: clumped versus dispersed stocking. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 74: 1337-1347.

2016

52. *Wells ZRR (MSc), L McDonnell, L Chapman, DJ Fraser (2016) Limited variability in upper thermal tolerance among pure and hybrid populations of a cold water fish. Conservation Physiology 4: cow063.

51. *Marin K (MSc), A Coon, R Carson (Res Assoc)*, PV Debes (Postdoc)*, DJ Fraser (2016) Striking phenotypic variation yet low genetic differentiation in sympatric lake trout. PLOS One 11 (9): e0162325 PDF

50. *Bernos TA (MSc), DJ Fraser (2016) Spatiotemporal relationship between adult census size and genetic population size across a wide population size gradient. Molecular Ecology 25: 4472-4487. PDF

49. *Wood JLA (PhD), MC Yates (PhD)*, DJ Fraser (2016) Are selection and heritability related to population size in nature? Meta-analysis and conservation implications. Evolutionary Applications 9: 640-657. PDF

48. Fraser DJ (2016) Risks and benefits of mitigating low marine survival in wild salmon using smolt-to-adult captive reared supplementation. DFO Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat Research Document 2016/30, v. 32 pages.

47. *Clarke CN (MSc), DJ Fraser, CF Purchase (2016) Life-long and carry-over effects of early captive exposure in a recovery program for Atlantic salmon. Animal Conservation 19: 350-359. PDF

2015

46. *Wood JLA (PhD), D Tezel (BSc)*, D Joyal (BSc)*, DJ Fraser (2015) Population size is weakly associated with quantitative genetic variation and trait differentiation in a stream fish. Evolution 69: 2303-2318. PDF

45. *Wood JLA (PhD), DJ Fraser (2015) Similar plastic responses to elevated temperature among different-sized brook trout populations. Ecology 96: 1010 – 1019. PDF

44. *Yates MC (BSc), PV Debes (PhD)*, DJ Fraser, JA Hutchings (2015) The influence of hybridization with domesticated conspecifics on alternative reproduction phenotypes in male Atlantic salmon in multiple temperature regimes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 72: 1138-1145. PDF

2014

43. *Harbicht AB (MSc), CC Wilson, DJ Fraser (2014) Does human-induced hybridization have long-term genetic effects? Empirical testing with domesticated, wild and hybridized fish populations. Evolutionary Applications 7: 1180 – 1191. PDF

42. Fraser DJ, PV Debes (Postdoc)*, L Bernatchez, JA Hutchings (2014) Population size, habitat fragmentation, and the nature of adaptive variation in a stream fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Biological Sciences 281: 20140370. PDF

41. *Debes PV (PhD), DJ Fraser, MC Yates (BSc)*, JA Hutchings (2014) The between-population genetic architecture of growth, maturation and plasticity in Atlantic salmon. Genetics 196: 1277-1291. PDF

40. *Yates MC (PhD), DJ Fraser (2014) Does source population size affect performance in new environments? Evolutionary Applications 7: 871 – 882. PDF

39. *Wood JLA (PhD), S Belmar-Lucero (MSc)*, JA Hutchings, DJ Fraser (2014) Relationship of habitat variability to population size in a stream fish. Ecological Applications 24: 1085-1100. PDF

38. *Harbicht AB (MSc), M Alshamlih, CC Wilson, DJ Fraser (2014) Anthropogenic and habitat correlates of hybridization between hatchery and wild brook trout. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 71: 688-697. PDF

37. *Gray QZ (MSc), JWA Grant, DJ Fraser. Extirpation for conservation: applying predictors of extinction risk to eradicate introduced trout populations for lake restoration. Ecological Restoration 32: 59-67. PDF

36. Sloat MR, DJ Fraser, J Dunham, J Falke, B Jordan, B MacMillan, H Olms (2014) Ecological and evolutionary patterns of freshwater maturation in Pacific and Atlantic Salmonines. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. PDF

35. Fraser DJ. Evolutionary hypotheses for a constraint to life history resilience in depleted Atlantic salmon populations (2014) Journal of Fish Biology 85: 119-131. PDF

2013

34. Fraser DJ, AM Calvert, L Bernatchez, A Coon (2013) Multidisciplinary population monitoring when demographic data are sparse: a case study of remote trout populations. Ecology and Evolution 3: 4954-4969. PDF

33. Fraser DJ. The emerging synthesis of evolution with ecology in fisheries science (2013) Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 70: 1417-1428. PDF

32. *Debes PV (PhD), DJ Fraser, MV McBride, JA Hutchings (2013) Multigenerational hybridization and its consequences for maternal effects in Atlantic salmon. Heredity 111: 238-247. PDF

31. Moore J-S, DJ Fraser (2013) Puny males punch above their weight to conserve genetic diversity in a declining salmon population. Molecular Ecology 22: 2364-2365. PDF

30. *Meli A (BSc), DJ Fraser (2013) Kinship analysis of brook trout during their breeding migration. Journal of Fish Biology 82: 1514-1522. PDF

2012

29. Palstra FP, DJ Fraser (2012) Effective/census population size ratio estimation: a compendium and appraisal. Ecology and Evolution 2: 2357-2365. PDF

28. *Debes PV (PhD), E Normandeau, DJ Fraser, L Bernatchez, JA Hutchings (2012) Differences in transcription levels among wild, domesticated, and hybrid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from two environments. Molecular Ecology 21: 2574-2587. PDF

27. *Belmar-Lucero S (MSc), JLA Wood* (PhD), S Scott* (BSc), AB Harbicht* (MSc), JA Hutchings, DJ Fraser (2012) Concurrent habitat and life history influences on effective/census population ratios in stream-dwelling trout. Ecology and Evolution 2: 562-573. PDF

2011

26. *Houde ALS (MSc), DJ Fraser, PT O’Reilly, JA Hutchings (2011) Relative risks of inbreeding and outbreeding depression in the wild in endangered salmon. Evolutionary Applications 4: 634-647. PDF

25. *Houde ALS (MSc), DJ Fraser, PT O’Reilly, JA Hutchings (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

24. Fraser DJ, LK Weir, L Bernatchez, MM Hansen, EB Taylor (2011) Extent and scale of local adaptation in salmonid fishes: review and meta-analysis.  Heredity 106:404-420. PDF

23. *Morris MRJ (BSc), DJ Fraser, JD Eddington, JA Hutchings (2011) Hybridization effects on phenotypic plasticity: experimental compensatory growth responses in farmed-wild Atlantic salmon. Evolutionary Applications 4:444-458.PDF

2010

22. Fraser DJ, C Minto, AM Calvert, JD Eddington, JA Hutchings (2010) Potential for domesticated-wild interbreeding to induce maladaptive phenology across multiple populations of wild Atlantic salmon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 67: 1768-1775.PDF

21. Fraser DJ, ALS Houde* (BSc), PV Debes* (PhD), PT O’Reilly, JD Eddington, JA Hutchings (2010) Consequences of farmed-wild hybridization across divergent wild populations and multiple traits in salmon. Ecological Applications 20: 935-953. PDF

20. *Houde ALS (PhD), DJ Fraser, JA Hutchings (2010) Fitness-related consequences of competitive ability between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon at different proportional representations of wild-farmed hybrids. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67: 657-667. PDF

19. *Houde ALS (PhD), DJ Fraser, JA Hutchings (2010) Reduced anti-predator responses in multi-generational hybrids between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Conservation Genetics 11: 785-794. PDF

2009 and earlier

18. Normandeau E, JA Hutchings, DJ Fraser, L Bernatchez (2009) Population-specific gene expression responses to hybridization between farm and wild Atlantic salmon. Evolutionary Applications 2: 489-503. PDF

17. Hansen MM, DJ Fraser, K Meier, KLD Mensberg (2009) Sixty years of anthropogenic pressure: a spatio-temporal genetic analysis of brown trout populations subject to stocking and population declines. Molecular Ecology 18: 2549-2562. PDF

16. *Morris MRJ (BSc), DJ Fraser, AJ Heggelin* (BSc), JW Carr, SF O’Neil, FG Whoriskey, JA Hutchings (2008) Prevalence and recurrence of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon in eastern North American rivers. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 2807-2826. PDF

15. Fraser DJ (2008) How well can captive breeding programs conserve biodiversity? A review of salmonids. Evolutionary Applications 1: 535-586. PDF

14. Fraser DJ, AM Cook, JD Eddington, P Bentzen, JA Hutchings (2008) Mixed evidence for reduced local adaptation in wild salmon resulting from interbreeding with escaped farmed salmon: complexities in hybrid fitness. Evolutionary Applications. 1: 501-512. PDF

13. Hansen MM, DJ Fraser, TD Als, KLD Mensberg (2008) Reproductive isolation, evolutionary distinctiveness, and setting conservation priorities: the case of European lake whitefish and endangered North Sea houting (Coregonus spp.). BMC Evolutionary Biology 8: 137. PDF

12. Hutchings JA, DJ Fraser (2008) The nature of fisheries- and farming-induced evolution. Molecular Ecology 17: 294-313. PDF

11. Fraser DJ, L Bernatchez (2008) Ecology, evolution and conservation of lake-migratory brook trout: a perspective from pristine populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137: 1192-1202. PDF

10. Fraser DJ, MM Hansen, N Tessier, S Ostergaard, M Legault, L Bernatchez (2007) Comparative estimation of effective population sizes and temporal gene flow in two contrasting population systems. Molecular Ecology 16: 3866-3889. PDF

9. Fraser DJ, LK Weir, TL Darwish, JD Eddington, JA Hutchings (2007) Divergent compensatory growth responses within species: linked to contrasting migrations in salmon? Oecologia 153: 543-553. PDF

8. Fraser DJ, MW Jones, TL McParland, JA Hutchings (2007) Loss of historical immigration and the unsuccessful rehabilitation of extirpated salmon populations. Conservation Genetics 8:527-546. PDF 

7. Fraser DJ, T Coon, MR Prince, R Dion, L Bernatchez (2006) Integrating traditional and evolutionary knowledge in biodiversity conservation: a population level case study. Ecology and Society 11: 4. PDF

6. Fraser DJ, P Duchesne, L Bernatchez (2005) Migratory charr schools exhibit population and kin associations beyond juvenile stages. Molecular Ecology 14: 3133-3146. PDF

5. Fraser DJ, L Bernatchez (2005) Allopatric origins of sympatric brook charr populations: colonization history and admixture. Molecular Ecology 14: 1497-1509. PDF

4. Fraser DJ, L Bernatchez (2005) Adaptive migratory divergence among sympatric brook charr populations. Evolution 59: 611-624. PDF

3. Fraser DJ, C Lippé*, L Bernatchez (2004) Consequences of unequal population size, asymmetric gene flow and sex-biased dispersal for population structure in brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis). Molecular Ecology 13: 67-80. PDF

2. Gatt MH, DJ Fraser, AP Liskauskas, MM Ferguson (2002) Mitochondrial DNA variation and stock structure of walleyes from eastern Lake Huron: an analysis of contemporary and historical samples. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131: 99-108. PDF

1. Fraser DJ, L Bernatchez (2001) Adaptive evolutionary conservation: towards a unified concept for defining conservation units. Molecular Ecology 10: 2741-2752. PDF

Selected non-refereed reports prepared for collaborative research partners or government agencies:

Won H (postdoc), H-B Jeon (postdoc), S Michailides (postdoc), R Bouchard (PhD), J Gibelli (MSc), L Bernatchez, DJ Fraser (2023) Genomic population structure of Lake Whitefish in the Peace-Athabasca Delta, Alberta. Final report for Wood Buffalo National Park and three First Nations. 15 pages. PDF

Michaelides S (Postdoc), DJ Fraser (2022) Walleye in the light on the water: a genomic and phenotypic evaluation of walleye along the Waswanipi River. Final report for Cree Nation of Waswanipi, Waswanipi, QC. 9 pages. PDF

Marin K (Research Associate), DJ Fraser (2022) A twenty-year assessment of walleye body size across Mistassini Lake populations. Final report for Cree Nation of Mistissini, Mistissini, QC. 20 pages. PDF

Assance N (Undergrad RA), B Studden (Undergrad RA), K Marin, Fraser DJ (2022) The importance of fish for the Cree Nation of Mistissini. Synthesis report, for Cree consultation with mining, forestry and other industries. PDF

Navarroli G (BSc), R Koumrouyan (BSc), K Marin (Research Associate), DJ Fraser (2021) Population status, life history and conservation of Mistassini, Albanel and Waconichi Lake brook trout and walleye populations – a FISHES (Fostering Indigenous Small-scale fisheries for Health, Economy and Food Security) initiative. Report for the Cree Nation of Mistissini and Nibiischii Corporation, QC. PDF

Fraser DJ (2018) Risks, benefits and management implications of harvesting small and large size salmon in wild Atlantic salmon populations, with an emphasis on Quebec. Final report for MFFP, 25 pages. PDF

Fraser DJ (2017) Population monitoring of Pepeshquasati River brook trout. Final report for the Cree Nation of Mistissini, Mistissini, QC. 7 pages. PDF