Cocaine salmon with Marcus Michelangeli

About this episode

Marcus Michelangeli discusses the impact of cocaine on salmon behavior and recent research findings.

Marcus Michelangeli is a lecturer at Griffith University, leading the Wildlife Behaviour & Ecotoxicology research group, focusing on how wildlife adapt to rapid environmental change, particularly in response to emerging threats from synthetic and psychoactive chemical contaminants. In this chat, we discuss recent research by Marcus and collaborators on the impact of cocaine on salmon behaviour. Useful links: Marcus on Linkedin ( here ) The Conversation article, Coked to the gills? Cocaine‑laced wastewater can make salmon roam twice as far in ( here ) Journal paper, Cocaine pollution alters the movement and space use of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a large natural lake ( here ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Guest: Marcus Michelangeli

Topics covered

• wildlife behavior
• ecotoxicology
• cocaine impact
• salmon behavior
• environmental change

Keywords

• cocaine
• salmon
• ecotoxicology
• wildlife
• environmental change
• behavior
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Griffith University

Books & works: Coked to the gills?, Cocaine pollution alters the movement and space use of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a large natural lake

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