Dr Angus J Lothian
Positions
Postdoctoral Associate
Sessional Instructor
Contact information
Background
Educational Background
PhD Animal Behaviour - Behaviour of fishes around engineered structures and in modified environments, Durham University, 2021
MRes Ecology and Environmental Biology (Marine and Freshwater Biology), University of Glasgow, 2016
BSc (Hons) Zoology, University of Glasgow, 2015
Biography
My research interests are in identifying and understanding anthropogenic induced pressures on wild fish populations. I have conducted fisheries research in Europe and Canada with a focus on spatial, movement and behavioural ecology. I use big-data science to model individual, population and community responses to environmental change. I am currently conducting research on the impacts of anthropogenic processes (such as deforestation and land use change) and climate change on fish species occupancy changes across the Albertan Rocky Mountains. My main research goal is to reduce and mitigate against human-wildlife conflict by identifying and developing management strategies underpinned by empirical evidence.
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ECOL 425 | Quantitative Biology II | Fall 2024 |
Publications
- Genotype but not body shape predicts river migration success in Atlantic salmon. Moccetti, P., Bolland, J.D., Adams, C.E., Rodger, J.R., Honkanen, H.M., Newton, M., Lothian, A.J., Nunn, A.D., and Joyce, D.A. Ecology and Evolution. (2024)
- Downstream migration success of Atlantic salmon smolts in a river catchment highly fragmented by hydroelectric impoundments. Rodger, J.R., Kaiser-Wilks, P., Beck, S.V., Ribbens, J.C.H., Lothian, A.J., and Adams, C.E. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. (2024)
- Determinants of riverine migration success in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts from rivers across the UK and Ireland. Rodger, J.R., Guthrie, J., Honkanen, H.M., Lothian, A.J., Lilly, J., Walters, M., Miller, R., Hawkins, L., Reeve, A., Ribbens, J., Henderson, J., Parke, D., Green, A., Shields, B.A., Ramsden, P., Fletcher, M., Kettle-White, A., Shaw, B., Burns, S., Laughton, R., Conroy, C., Daphne, C., Williams, K., Robertson, S., Bean, C.W., del Villar, D., Waters, C., Rosell, R., Cotter, D., Smith, M., Ó'Maoiléidigh, N., Kennedy, R., and Adams, C.E. Journal of Fish Biology. (2024)
- Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier. Lothian, A.J., Bolland, J.B., Albright, A.J., Jubb, W.M.,Bubb, D.H., Nobel, R.A.A., Nunn, A.D., Dodd, J.R., Tummers, J.S., and Lucas, M.C. Hydrobiologia. (2024)
- A comparison of acoustic tag sizes on wild Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. smolt migration success and behaviour. Lothian, A.J., Rodger, J., Wilkie, L., Walters, M., Miller, R., Muller, K., and Adams, C.E. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. (2024)
- Smolting in post-sexually mature male Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr in the wild. Lothian, A.J., Rodger, J., Wilkie, L., Walters, M., Miller, R., Conroy, C., Marshall, S., MacKenzie, M., and Adams, C.E. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. (2024)
- Shape is in the eye of the beholder? The reproducibility of geometric morphometric analyses on live animals. Moccetti, P., Rodger, J.R., Bolland, J.D., Kaiser-Wilks, P., Smith, R., Nunn, A.D., Adams, C.E., Bright, J.A., Honkanen, H.M., Lothian, A.J., Newton, M., and Joyce, D.A. PeerJ. (2023)
- Collective impacts of anthropogenic barriers and hydrological conditions on the spawning migration of an anadromous fish. Jubb, W.M., Nobel, R.A.A., Dodd, J.R., Nunn, A.D., Schirrmacher, P., Lothian, A.J., Albright, A.J., Bubb, D.H., Lucas, M.C., and Bolland, J.B. Anthropocene. (2023)
- Caught between a rock and a hard place? Acoustic telemetry informs capture susceptibility of anadromous fish. Jubb, W.M., Nobel, R.A.A., Dodd, J.R., Nunn, A.D., Lothian, A.J., Albright, A.J., Bubb, D.H., Lucas, M.C., and Bolland, J.B. Fisheries Research. (2023)
- Understanding the impact of barriers to onward migration; a novel approach using translocated fish. Jubb, W.M., Nobel, R.A.A., Dodd, J.R., Nunn, A.D., Lothian, A.J., Albright, A.J., Bubb, D.H., Lucas, M.C., and Bolland, J.B. Journal of Environmental Management. (2023)
- The role of individual behavioral traits on fishway passage attempt behavior. Lothian, A.J., and Lucas, M.C. Ecology and Evolution. (2021)
- Counterintuitive active directional swimming behaviour by Atlantic salmon during seaward migration in the coastal zone. Newton, M., Barry, J., Lothian, A., Main, R., Honkanen, H., Mckelvey, S., Thompson, P., Davies, I., Brockie, N., Stephen, A., O’Hara, R., Gardiner, R., Campbell, L., Stainer, P., and Adams, C. ICES Journal of Marine Science. (2021)
- River connectivity restoration for upstream-migrating European river lamprey: the efficacy of two horizontally-mounted studded tile designs. Lothian, A.J., Tummers, J.S., Albright, A.J., O’Brien, P., and Lucas, M.C. River Research and Applications. (2020)
- Are we designing fishways for diversity? Potential selection on alternative phenotypes resulting from differential passage in brown trout. Lothian, A.J., Schwinn, M., Anton, A.H., Adams, C.E., Newton, M., Koed, A., and Lucas, M.C. Journal of Environmental Management. (2020)
- Passage performance and behaviour of wild and stocked cyprinids at a sloping weir with a Low-Cost Baffle fishway. Lothian, A.J., Gardner, C.J., Hull, T., Griffiths, D., Dickinson, E.R., and Lucas, M.C. Ecological Engineering. (2019)
- Migration pathways, speed and mortality of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts in a Scottish river and the near-shore coastal marine environment. Lothian, A.J., Newton, M., Barry, J., Walters, M., Miller, R.C., and Adams, C.E. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. (2018)
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