Dr. Michael Fox

Michael Fox

B. Sc. Pennsylvania, M.E.DES. Calgary, Ph. D. Queen's

Professor
Environmental & Resource Studies Program, Trent University
1600 West Bank Drive
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8
Canada

LHS D236 office
(705) 748-1011 ext. 7873 phone
(705) 748-1569 FAX
email

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Research Interests

Fish ecology, fisheries management for lakes and rivers, management intervention on reproductive success of fish; teaches Natural Resource Management (ERST-CAST 2520H), Environmental Science for Teacher Education (ERSC-BIOL 2700Y), Fish Ecology (BIOL 3140H), and Fisheries Assessment and Management (ERSC-BIOL 4240H). Cross-appointment with the ERS Program and the Biology Department.

Specific research interests include:

  • Life history adaptations of freshwater and estuarine fish populations to environmental conditions
  • Determinants of reproductive life history characteristics in fish populations
  • Exotic species introductions in Canada and Europe, and effects on native fish species and fish communities
  • Habitat selection, feeding and bioenergetics of young-of-year fish
  • Early life history and management of walleye and other piscivorous fish
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Recent Publications

The following publications are listed in reverse chronological order. Links are provided where the text or table of contents are provided on the internet.

Ecology, Life History and Morphological Divergence of Invasive Species

Fobert, E., G. Zięba, L. Villizzi, M. Godard, M.G. Fox, S. Stakėnas, and G.H. Copp. Non-native fish dispersal under conditions of climate change: case study in England of the pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus in a newly-invaded floodplain pond. Ecol. Freshw. Fish (in press).

Yavno, S., M.G. Fox, A. Vila-Gispert, and Y. Bhagat. 2012. Morphological differences between native and non-native pumpkinseed in traits associated with foraging and propulsion. Env. Biol. Fish. (in press).

Naspleda, J., A. Vila-Gispert, M.G. Fox, L. Zamora, and A. Ruiz. 2012. Morphological variation between non-native lake- and stream-dwelling pumpkinseed in the Iberian Peninsula. J. Fish. Biol. 81: 1915-1935.

Groen, M, N.M. Sopinka, J.R. Marentette, A.R. Reddon, J.W. Brownscombe, M.G. Fox, S.E. Marsh-Rollo, and S. Balshine. 2012. A role for aggression in round goby invasion fronts? Behav. 149: 685-703.

Brownscombe, J.W., and M.G. Fox. 2012. Range expansion dynamics of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in a river system. Aquat. Ecol. 46: 175-189.

Brownscombe, J.W., L. Masson, D.V. Beresford, and M.G. Fox. 2012. Modeling round goby Neogobius melanostomus range expansion in a Canadian river system. Aquat. Invas. 7: 537-545.

Gutowsky, L.F.G, and M.G. Fox. 2012. Intra-population variability of life history traits and growth during the range expansion of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus). Fish. Manage. Ecol. 19: 78-88.

Fobert, E., M.G. Fox, M. Ridgway, and G.H. Copp. 2011. Heated competition: how climate change will affect non-native pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus and native perch Perca fluviatilis interactions in the U.K. J. Fish. Biol. 79: 1592-1607.

Gutowsky, and M.G. Fox. 2011. Occupation, body size and sex ratio of round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in established and newly invaded areas of an Ontario river. Hydrobiologia 671: 27-37.

Bhagat, Y, M.G. Fox, and M.T. Ferreira. 2011. Trophic polymorphism in introduced pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) inhabiting Iberian reservoirs. Env. Biol. Fish. 91: 203-217.

Bhagat, Y., C.C. Wilson, M.G. Fox, and M.T. Ferreira. 2011. Genetic relationships among pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) ecomorphs in freshwater reservoirs of Portugal. Ecol. Freshw. Fish 20: 287-298.

Bhagat, Y, M.G. Fox, and M.T. Ferreira. 2011. Assessing morphological differentiation in introduced pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) using truss-based and geometric morphometric approaches. Fund. Appl. Limnol. 178: 341-351.

Fox, M.G., F. Villeneuve, and G.H. Copp. 2011. Seasonal reproductive allocation and influence of primary productivity on growth and life history traits of introduced pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in southern England. Fund. Appl. Limnol. 178: 231-243.

Taraborelli, A.C., M.G. Fox, T.B. Johnson, and T. Schaner. 2010. Round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) population structure, biomass, prey consumption and mortality from predation in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 36: 625-632.

Raby, G.D., L.F.G. Gutowsky, and M.G. Fox. 2010. Diet composition and consumption rate by round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in its expansion phase in the Trent River, Ontario. Env. Biol. Fish. 89: 143-150.

Zieba, G., M.G. Fox, and G.H. Copp. 2010. The effect of elevated temperature on spawning of introduced pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) in Europe. J. Fish Biol. 77: 1850-1855.

Cucherousset, J., G.H. Copp, M.G. Fox, E. Sterud, H.H. van Kleef, H. Verreycken, and E. Záhorská. 2009. Latitudinal trends in the life-history traits of introduced pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus populations of Northern Europe. Biol. Invasions 11: 2171-2180. [view]

Taraborelli, A.C., M.G. Fox, T. Schaner, and T.B. Johnson. 2009. Density and habitat use by the round goby (Apollonia melanostoma) in the Bay of Quinte, Lake Ontario. J. Great Lakes Res. 35: 266-271.

Fox, M.G., A. Vila-Gispert, and G.H. Copp.  2007. Life history traits of introduced Iberian pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) relative to native populations: can differences explain colonization success? J. Fish. Biol. (Suppl. D): 56-69.

Vila-Gispert, A., M.G. Fox, L. Zamora, and R. Moreno-Amich. 2007. Morphological variation in non-native pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) introduced into Iberian lakes and reservoirs; adaptations to diet and lake morphometry? J. Fish. Biol. 71: 163-181.

Life History Variability and Adaptations of Fishes

Hunter, K.L., M.G. Fox, and K.W. Able. 2009. Influence of flood frequency, temperature and population density on migration of Fundulus heteroclitus in semi-isolated marsh pond habitats. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 391: 85-96.

Dhillon, R.S., and M.G. Fox. 2007. Growth-independent effects of a fluctuating thermal regime on the life history traits of the Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). Ecol. Freshw. Fish 16 425-431.

Hunter, K.L, M.G. Fox, and K.W. Able. 2007. Habitat influences on reproductive allocation and growth of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) in a coastal salt marsh. Mar. Biol. 151: 617-627.

Velez, L.A., M.G. Fox, and R.L. McLaughlin. 2006. Characterization of elasticity patterns of North American freshwater fishes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63: 2050-2066. [view]

Fish Population and Community Ecology

Pink, M., T.C. Pratt, and M.G. Fox. 2007. Numerical and behaviourial response of cyprinids to the introduction of predatory brook trout in two oligotrophic lakes in northern Ontario. Ecol. Freshw. Fish 16: 238-249.

Pink, M., T.C. Pratt, and M.G. Fox. 2007. The use of underwater visual distance sampling for estimating habitat-specific population densities. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 27: 246-255.

Farwell, M., M.G. Fox, C.D. Moyes, and G. Burness. 2007. Can hypoxia tolerance explain differences in distribution of two co-occurring north temperate sunfishes? Env. Biol. Fish. 78: 83-90.

Zhao, X., M.G. Fox, and D.C. Lasenby. 2006. Effect of prey density, prey mobility and habitat structure on size selection and consumption of amphipods by a benthic feeding fish. Arch. Hydrobiol. 165: 269-288.

Robillard, M.M., and M.G. Fox. 2006. Historical changes in abundance and community structure of warmwater piscivore communities associated with changes in water clarity, nutrients and temperature. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 63: 798-809. [view ]

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Links

Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research
 Dr. Fox was programme chair for the 2001 conference, held in Toronto on Jan. 4-6, 2001, and President for the 2006 conference, held in Calgary.

Ontario Fisheries Management Zone Council
 Dr. Fox is on the Ontario Fisheries Management Zone 17 Advisory Council.

NATO Collaborative Research Network: life history traits as predictors in assessing risks of non-native fishes
Initiated with financial support from the Collaborative Linkage Grant scheme of the NATO Science Programme, this network continues to function. A number of present and former students in Dr. Fox' lab have been involved in European research on invasive fishes in conjunction with network partners in the U.K., Spain, Portugal and France.

Rutgers University Marine Field Station
 A description of the research of Dr. Fox and one of his graduate students on the influence of habitat on life history traits of an estuarine fish, the mummichog.

Working Group on Environmental Education
 This advisory council to the Ontario Minister of Education published the document “Shaping Our Schools; Shaping Our Future” which had a major influence on the revised provincial Science and Technology curriculum.

Courses:

  • Canadian Natural Resource Management (ERST-CAST 2520H)
    Environmental & Resource Studies Program and Canadian Studies Department course, Trent University

  • Environmental Science for Teacher Education (ERSC-BIOL 2700Y)
    Environmental & Resource Studies Program and Biology Department course, Trent University

  • Fish Ecology (BIOL 3140H)
    Biology Department course, Trent University

  • Fisheries Assessment And Management (ERSC-BIOL 4240H)
    Environmental & Resource Studies Program and Biology Department course, Trent University