Metabolism and Swimming in Shortnose Sturgeon: Effects of Temperature, Substrate and Salinity

The MADSAM Sturgeon Eco-physiology Laboratory (UNB Saint John) involves researchers who share a common interest in understanding the biology, behaviour and physiology of east-coast sturgeon species.  Over the past 5-10 years, our lab has been working on Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeon research projects that have focused on swimming metabolism as well as salinity, temperature and hypoxia tolerance.  Our overall goal is to understand energy expenditure and metabolic needs for these species in dynamic environments.  The poster highlights some of the major behavioural and physiological findings from some of these studies.