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Tom is a postdoctoral researcher in the Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory at Carleton University. His research interests center around understanding the relationship between physiology and behaviour, with an emphasis on migrating fishes. Tom has a particular interest in sensory physiology and ecology, and in the behavioural and physiological factors that influence the performance of fishes in the field. His research activities in the Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory include a variety of projects, ranging from metabolic correlates of personality in bluegill sunfish to the development of a national fishway inventory.
Background
Ph.D. Integrative Biology, University of Guelph (2003-2009)
Dissertation Title: Migratory Activity, Refuge-Seeking, and the Sensory Basis of Light Avoidance in Spawning Phase Sea Lampreys
M.Sc. Zoology, University of Guelph (2001-2003)
Thesis Title: Behavioural Protocols for Assessing Aspects of Barrier Passage in Fishes
B.Sc. Honours Biology, Chemistry Minor, University of Waterloo (1997-2001)
Publications
Binder, T.R., McLaughlin R.L., and McDonald, D.G. In Press. Relative importance of water temperature, water level, and lunar cycle to migratory activity in spawning phase sea lampreys in Lake Ontario. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
Reinhardt, U.G., Binder, T.R. and McDonald, D.G. In Press. An evaluation of the ability of adult sea lamprey to climb inclined surfaces. In: Brown, L.R. (ed). Biology, Management and Conservation of Lampreys in North America. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Binder, T.R. and McDonald, D.G. 2008. The role of dermal photoreceptors during the sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) spawning migration. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 194: 921-928.
Binder, T.R. and McDonald, D.G. 2008. The role of temperature in controlling diel activity in upstream migrant sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 65: 1113-1121.
Binder, T.R. and McDonald, D.G. 2007. Is there a role for vision in the behaviour of sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) during their upstream spawning migration? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 64: 1403-1412.
Lee-Jenkins, S.S.Y., Binder, T.R. and McDonald, D.G. 2007. The recovery of locomotory activity following exhaustive exercise in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 80: 88-98.
Newby, N.C., Binder, T.R. and Stevens, E.D. 2007. Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagging did not negatively affect the short-term feeding behavior or swimming performance of juvenile rainbow trout. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 136: 341-345.
Binder, T.R. and Stevens, E.D. 2004. Appetitive conditioning technique reveals behavioural limits to passage performance in fishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 71: 225-232.
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