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John Fitzpatrick | Publications

Journal Articles

Fitzpatrick, J.L. & Evans, J.P. 2009. Reduced heterozygosity impairs sperm quality in endangered mammals. Biology Letters in press.

Sopinka, N.M., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Marsh-Rollo, S.E., & Balshine, S. 2009. Liver size reveals social status in an African cichlid fish. Journal of Fish Biology in press.

Marentette, J.R., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Berger, R.G., & Balshine, S. 2009. Multiple male reproductive morphs in the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus). Journal of Great Lakes Research in press.

Stiver, K.A., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., & Balshine, S. 2009. Mixed parentage in Neolamprologus pulcher groups. Journal of Fish Biology in press.

Nadella, S.R., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Franklin, N., Bucking, C., Smith, S., & Wood, C.M. 2009. Toxicity of Cu, Zn, Ni and Cd to developing embryos of the blue mussel (Mytilus trossolus) and the protective effect of dissolved organic carbon. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C in press.

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Montgomerie, R., Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Kolm, N., Balshine, S. 2009. Female promiscuity promotes the evolution of faster sperm in cichlid fishes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 106: 1128-1132.

Gonzalez-Voyer, A., Fitzpatrick, J.L., & Kolm, N. 2008. Sexual selection governs parental care patterns in cichlid fish. Evolution 62: 2015-2026.

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Montgomerie, R., & Balshine, S. 2008. Female mediated cause and consequences of status change in a social fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 275: 929-936.

Fitzpatrick, J.L. & Liley, N.R. 2008. Ejaculate expenditure and timing of gamete release in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Journal of Fish Biology 73: 262-274.

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Nadella, S., Bucking, C., Balshine, S., & Wood, C.M. 2008. The relative sensitivity of sperm, eggs and embryos to copper in the blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C 147: 441-449.

Stiver, K.A., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., Neff, B., Quinn, J.S., & Balshine, S. 2008. The role of genetic relatedness among social mates in a cooperative breeder.  Behavioral Ecology 19: 816-823.

Desjardins, J.K., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Stiver, K.A., Van der Kraak, G., & Balshine, S. 2008. Sex and status in a cooperative breeding fish: behavior and androgens. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 785-794.

Desjardins, J.K., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Milligan, N., Van der Kraak, G., & Balshine, S. 2008. Costs and benefits of polygyny in the cichlid Neolamprologus pulcher. Animal Behavior 75: 1771-1779.

Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Fitzpatrick, J.L., & Balshine, S. 2008. Differential responses to territory intrusions in cooperatively breeding fish.  Animal Behavior 75: 595-604.

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., Milligan, N., Montgomerie, R., & Balshine, S. 2007. Reproductive-tactic-specific variation in sperm swimming speeds in a shell-brooding cichlid. Biology of Reproduction 77: 280-284.

Wood, C.M., Bucking, C., Fitzpatrick, J.L., & Nadella, S.R. 2007. The alkaline tide goes out and the nitrogen stays in after feeding in the dogfish shark, Squalus acanthias. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology 159: 163-170.

Stiver, K.A., Desjardins, J.K., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Neff, B., Quinn, J.S., & Balshine, S. 2007. Evidence for size and sex-specific dispersal in a cooperatively breeding cichlid fish. Molecular Ecology 16: 2974-2984.

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., Stiver, K.A., Montgomerie, R., & Balshine, S. 2006. Male reproductive suppression in the cooperatively breeding fish Neolamprologus pulcher. Behavioral Ecology 17: 25-33.

Stiver, K.A., Fitzpatrick, J.L., Desjardins, J.K., & Balshine, S. 2006. Sex differences in rates of territory joining and territory inheritance in cooperatively breeding cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika. Animal Behavior 71: 449-456.

Fitzpatrick, J.L., Henry, J.C., Liley, N.R., & Devlin, R.H. 2005.  Sperm characteristics and fertilization success of masculinized Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). Aquaculture 249: 459-468.

Book Chapters

Montgomerie, R. & Fitzpatrick, J.L. 2009. Testis size, sperm size and sperm competition.  In Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes (BGM Jamieson, ed). Science Publishers, Enfield, New Hampshire, USA.

Other Publications


Fitzpatrick, J.L. 2008. Sperm competition in a singing fish. Canadian Society of Zoologists Bulletin 39: 12-13.  

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