About the Authors
- Carly F. Graham
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Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Rebecca L. Eberts
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Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Thomas D. Morgan
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Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Douglas R. Boreham
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Affiliation Medical Sciences, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
- Stacey L. Lance
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Affiliation Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States of America
- Richard G. Manzon
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Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Jessica A. Martino
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Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Sean M. Rogers
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Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Joanna Y. Wilson
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Affiliation Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- Christopher M. Somers
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* E-mail: chris.somers@uregina.ca
Affiliation Department of Biology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Competing Interests
Yes. For all authors, the study was partly funded by Bruce Power, the nuclear power company that generates the thermal emissions under scrutiny in this manuscript. However, the funds contributed are part of a peer-reviewed industrial partnership grant with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada as described in the funding section. The industrial partner provided fish specimens and the geographic framework for the study as described, but had no further role in the generation, analysis, or interpretation of the data. Author Dr. Douglas Boreham has a previous history of industrial research chair positions funded in part by Bruce Power; his current salary as the Director of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine at Laurentian University is funded by the company. This does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: CMS JYW RGM DRB. Performed the experiments: CFG RLE TDM JAM SLL. Analyzed the data: CFG RLE TDM JAM SLL CMS. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SMR. Wrote the paper: CFG RLE TDM DRB SLL RGM JAM SMR JYW.