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ArticleConservation physiology2026

Challenging 10 misconceptions in conservation physiology.

Christine L Madliger, Nann A Fangue, Kathleen Hunt, Edward Narayan, Cosima S Porteus, Jennifer F Provencher, Jodie L Rummer, Frank Seebacher, Anne E Todgham, Sean Tomlinson and 3 more

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Article in Conservation physiology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Christine L MadligerDepartment of Biology, Algoma University, 1520 Queen St. E., Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario P6A 2G4, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8554-0764
Nann A FangueDepartment of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, University of California Davis, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5419-0282
Kathleen HuntSmithsonian-Mason School of Conservation and George Mason University, 1500 Remount Rd., Front Royal, VA 22630, USA.
Edward NarayanSchool of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, Faculty of Science, The University of Queensland, 5391 Warrego Highway, Gatton, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2719-0900
Cosima S PorteusDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, Ontario M1C 1A4, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4730-4960
Jennifer F ProvencherNational Wildlife Research Centre, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Raven Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-2034
Jodie L RummerMarine Biology, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, 1 James Cook Dr., Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia.
Frank SeebacherSchool of Life and Environmental Sciences A08, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2281-9311
Anne E TodghamDepartment of Animal Science, University of California Davis, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1439-6985
Sean TomlinsonSchool of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia 6102, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0864-5391
Essie RodgersSchool of Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3514-3653
Craig E FranklinSchool of the Environment, The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1315-3797
Steven J CookeDepartment of Biology and Institute of Environmental and Interdisciplinary Science, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Dr Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5407-0659

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Relative to other subdisciplines of conservation science, conservation physiology remains somewhat nascent. Although there is a growing number of successes where physiological concepts, knowledge and tools have informed conservation decisions and management actions, there also remain a number of challenges. We argue that there is a set of misconceptions that serve as

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