Scott F. Colborne

Jan 18, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Scott F. Colborne |Kathryn Peiman |Fish Ecology |Kim Birnie-Gauvin

1 INTRODUCTION Stressors are ubiquitous and highly variable in natural systems (Boonstra, 2013; Johnstone et al., 2012; Przeslawski et al., 2015). In temperate and polar regions, winter is a physiologically challenging period for many animals because of the relatively harsh environmental conditions, particularly temperature, and reduction in food availability during this season (Sutton et al., 2021).