Publications by CSAR

2021

1. Naung, M., Uren Webster, T., Lloyd, R., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2021). A novel qPCR assay for the rapid detection and quantification of the lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) microsporidian parasite Nucleospora cyclopteri. Aquaculture, 531, 735779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735779
2. Gutierrez-Rabadan, C., Spreadbury, C., Consuegra del Olmo, S., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2021). Development, validation and testing of an Operational Welfare Score Index for farmed lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus L. Aquaculture, 531, 735777. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735777
3. Rodriguez-Rey Gomez, M., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Borger, L., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2021). Boat ramps facilitate the dispersal of the highly invasive zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha). Biological Invasions. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02453-9
4. Ratcliffe, F., Webster, T., Rodriguez‐Barreto, D., O’Rorke, R., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2021). Quantitative assessment of fish larvae community composition in spawning areas using metabarcoding of bulk samples. Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2284
5. Muha, T. P., Rodriguez-Barreto, D., O'Rorke, R., Garcia de Leaniz, C. & Consuegra, S. (2021). Using eDNA Metabarcoding to Monitor Changes in Fish Community Composition After Barrier Removal. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.629217

2020

1. Belletti, B., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Jones, J., Bizzi, S., Borger, L., Segura, G., Castelletti, A., Bund, W., Aarestrup, K., Barry, J., Belka, K., Berkhuysen, A., Birnie-Gauvin, K., Bussettini, M., Carolli, M., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Dopico, E., Feierfeil, T., Fernández, S...., & Zalewski, M. (2020). More than one million barriers fragment Europe’s rivers. Nature, 588(7838), 436-441. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-3005-2
2. Miron Berbel Filho, W., Tatarenkov, A., Espírito-Santo, H., Lira, M., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Lima, S., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2020). More than meets the eye: syntopic and morphologically similar mangrove killifish species show different mating systems and patterns of genetic structure along the Brazilian coast. Heredity, 125(5), 340-352. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-020-00356-y
3. Minett, J., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Brickle, P., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2020). A new high‐resolution melt curve eDNA assay to monitor the simultaneous presence of invasive brown trout (Salmo trutta) and endangered galaxiids. Environmental DNA https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.151
4. Ellison, A., Uren Webster, T., Rodriguez Barreto, D., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Orozco-terWengel, P., & Cable, J. (2020). Comparative transcriptomics reveal conserved impacts of rearing density on immune response of two important aquaculture species. Fish & Shellfish Immunology, 104, 192-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2020.05.043
5. Uren Webster, T., Rodriguez Barreto, D., Consuegra del Olmo, S., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2020). Cortisol-Related Signatures of Stress in the Fish Microbiome. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2020.01621
6. Rolla, M., Consuegra del Olmo, S., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2020). Trophic Plasticity of the Highly Invasive Topmouth Gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) Inferred From Stable Isotope Analysis. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00212
7. Rolla, M., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Hall, D., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2020). Seasonal and Spatial Variation in Growth and Abundance of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) in a Recently Invaded Artificial Lake: Implications for Management. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00159
8. Miron Berbel Filho, W., Berry, N., Rodriguez Barreto, D., Teixeira, S., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2020). Environmental enrichment induces intergenerational behavioural and epigenetic effects on fish. Molecular Ecology, 29(12), 2288-2299. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15481
9. Ratcliffe, F., Uren Webster, T., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2020). A drop in the ocean: Monitoring fish communities in spawning areas using environmental DNA. Environmental DNA https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.87
10. Uren Webster, T., Rodriguez Barreto, D., Castaldo, G., Gough, P., Consuegra del Olmo, S., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2020). Environmental plasticity and colonisation history in the Atlantic salmon microbiome: A translocation experiment. Molecular Ecology, 29(5), 886-898. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15369
11. Jones, P., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Borger, L., Jones, J., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2020). Impacts of artificial barriers on the connectivity and dispersal of vascular macrophytes in rivers: A critical review. Freshwater Biology https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.13493
12. Rolla, M., Consuegra del Olmo, S., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2020). Predator recognition and anti-predatory behaviour in a recent aquatic invader, the killer shrimp (Dikerogammarus villosus). Aquatic Invasions, 15(3), 482-496. https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2020.15.3.08
13. Jones, P., Svendsen, J., Borger, L., Champneys, T., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Jones, J., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2020). One size does not fit all: inter- and intraspecific variation in the swimming performance of contrasting freshwater fish. Conservation Physiology, 8(1) https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaa126

2019

1. Pawluk, R., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Consuegra, S., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). Sea lice loads correlate with the diversity at the Major Histocompatibility Complex ‐related loci in farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. Journal of Fish Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12986
2. Berbel‐Filho, W., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Morán, P., Cable, J., Lima, S., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). Local parasite pressures and host genotype modulate epigenetic diversity in a mixed‐mating fish. Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5426
3. Robinson, C., de Leaniz, C., Consuegra, S., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). Effect of artificial barriers on the distribution of the invasive signal crayfish and Chinese mitten crab. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-43570-3
4. Fernandes Silva, P., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Luchiari, A. (2019). Fear contagion in zebrafish: a behaviour affected by familiarity. Animal Behaviour, 153, 95-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.05.004
5. Rolla, M., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Carrington, E., Hall, D., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2019). Experimental evidence of chemical attraction in the mutualistic zebra mussel-killer shrimp system. PeerJ, 7, e8075 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8075
6. Rodriguez‐Barreto, D., Rey, O., Uren Webster, T., Castaldo, G., Consuegra, S., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). Transcriptomic response to aquaculture intensification in Nile tilapia. Evolutionary Applications, 12(9), 1757-1771. https://doi.org/10.1111/eva.12830
7. Rodriguez Barreto, D., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Verspoor, E., Sobolewska, H., Coulson, M., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). DNA Methylation Changes in the Sperm of Captive-Reared Fish: A Route to Epigenetic Introgression in Wild Populations. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36(10), 2205-2211. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz135
8. Miron Berbel Filho, W., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Morán, P., Cable, J., Lima, S., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). Local parasite pressures and host genotype modulate epigenetic diversity in a mixed‐mating fish. Ecology and Evolution, 9(15), 8736-8748. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5426
9. Muha, T., Skukan, R., Borrell, Y., Rico, J., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Garcia‐Vazquez, E., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). Contrasting seasonal and spatial distribution of native and invasive Codium seaweed revealed by targeting species‐specific eDNA. Ecology and Evolution, 9(15), 8567-8579. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5379
10. Jones, J., Borger, L., Tummers, J., Jones, P., Lucas, M., Kerr, J., Kemp, P., Bizzi, S., Consuegra del Olmo, S., Marcello, L., Vowles, A., Belletti, B., Verspoor, E., Bund, W., Gough, P., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2019). A comprehensive assessment of stream fragmentation in Great Britain. Science of The Total Environment, 673, 756-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.125
11. Rodríguez-Rey, M., Borger, L., Consuegra del Olmo, S., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2019). Improving Species Distribution Modelling of freshwater invasive species for management applications. PLOS ONE, 14(6), e0217896. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217896
12. Robinson, C., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Rolla, M., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). Monitoring the eradication of the highly invasive topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva) using a novel eDNA assay. Environmental DNA, 1(1), 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.12
13. Robinson, C., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Rolla, M., Consuegra, S., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2019). Monitoring the eradication of the highly invasive topmouth gudgeon ( Pseudorasbora parva ) using a novel eDNA assay. Environmental DNA. https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.12

2018

1. Zalewski, M., Arduino, G., Bidoglio, G., Junk, W., Cullmann, J., Uhlenbrook, S., Xia, J., de Leaniz, C., Rowinski, P., Vörösmarty, C., Chicharo, L., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2018). Low cost, nature-based solutions for managing aquatic resources: integrating the principles of Ecohydrology and the Circular Economy. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 18(4), 309-310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2018.12.001
2. Uren Webster, T., Rodriguez-Barreto, D., Martin, S., Van Oosterhout, C., Orozco-terWengel, P., Cable, J., Hamilton, A., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Consuegra, S., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2018). Contrasting effects of acute and chronic stress on the transcriptome, epigenome, and immune response of Atlantic salmon. Epigenetics, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15592294.2018.1554520
3. Champneys, T., Castaldo, G., Consuegra, S., Garcia de Leaniz, C., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2018). Density-dependent changes in neophobia and stress-coping styles in the world's oldest farmed fish. Royal Society Open Science, 5(12), 181473. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.181473
4. Ellison, A., Uren Webster, T., Rey, O., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Consuegra, S., Orozco-terWengel, P., Cable, J., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2018). Transcriptomic response to parasite infection in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) depends on rearing density. BMC Genomics, 19(1) https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5098-7
5. Uren Webster, T., Consuegra, S., Hitchings, M., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2018). Interpopulation Variation in the Atlantic Salmon Microbiome Reflects Environmental and Genetic Diversity. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 84(16). https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.00691-18
6. Robinson, C., Garcia De Leaniz, C., James, J., Cable, J., Orozco-terWengel, P., Consuegra, S., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2018). Genetic diversity and parasite facilitated establishment of the invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in Great Britain. Ecology and Evolution, 8(18), 9181-9191. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4235
7. Gilbey, J., Coughlan, J., Wennevik, V., Prodöhl, P., Stevens, J., Garcia De Leaniz, C., Ensing, D., Cauwelier, E., Cherbonnel, C., Consuegra, S., Coulson, M., Cross, T., Crozier, W., Dillane, E., Ellis, J., García-Vázquez, E., Griffiths, A., Gudjonsson, S., Hindar, K...., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2018). A microsatellite baseline for genetic stock identification of European Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). ICES Journal of Marine Science, 75(2), 662-674. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsx184
8. Morán, P., Cal, L., Cobelo-García, A., Almécija, C., Caballero, P., & Garcia De Leaniz, C. (2018). Historical legacies of river pollution reconstructed from fish scales. Environmental Pollution, 234, 253-259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2017.11.057
9. Pawluk, R., Uren Webster, T., Cable, J., Garcia De Leaniz, C., & Consuegra del Olmo, S. (2018). Immune-Related Transcriptional Responses to Parasitic Infection in a Naturally Inbred Fish: Roles of Genotype and Individual Variation. Genome Biology and Evolution, 10(1), 319-327. https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evx274

• Rare fish set for return to River Severn breeding grounds
  by the BBC News 07 May 2021
• AMBER - Reconnecting Rivers
  by the Wild Trout Trust 05 February 2021
• Helping the helpers
  by The Fish Farmer Magazine December 2020 edition
• European rivers are littered with barricades, but a movement grows to remove them
  by the National Geographic 17 December 2020
• Fish welfare insights now available online
  by the FishSite 03 December 2020 
• Date set for aquaculture welfare event
  by the FishSite 29 October 2020 
• To save our fish, we must first find ways to unblock UK’s rivers,’ say scientists                   
  by The Observer 1 September 2019
• Lumpfish paper wins Fish Site award
  by the FishSite 29 July 2019 
• Facing the huge problem of artificial river barriers
  by Momentum magazine Summer 2020
• Migratory river fish populations plunge 76% in past 50 years
  by he Guardian 27 July 2020
• The genes that could help tilapia breeders prepare for more intensive production
  by the FishSite 19 July 2019 
• How keyhole surgery is improving lumpfish welfare and production techniques
  by the FishSite 19 July 2019
• Fish welfare in the spotlight
  by the FishSite 14 May 2019 
• Fresh insights into tilapia welfare
  by the FishSite 13 December 2018

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