CURRICULUM VITAE FOR DANIEL D. HEATH
Daniel D. Heath, Professor & Executive Director GLIER
Department of Biological Sciences and
The Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Science
University of Windsor
Windsor, ON, Canada
Phone: (519) 253-3000 (EXT 3762)
Fax: (519) 971-3616
E-mail: dheath@uwindsor.ca
EDUCATION
PhD: Animal Science (1989-1993): University of British Columbia. Thesis Title: Genetic,
environmental, and physiological factors involved in the precocious sexual maturation of
chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
MSc: Biology (1983-1985): McGill University. Thesis Title: An experimental and theoretical
investigation of stunting in freshwater fish.
BSc: Physics (Honours; 1978-1981): McGill University.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2005- present:
2012- present:
2001- 2011:
2001- 2005:
2000- 2001:
1995- 2000:
1993-1995:
1988-1989:
1986-1988:
1981-1983
Professor
University of Windsor (Biology & GLIER)
Executive Director
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER)
Canada Research Chair (Tier II)
University of Windsor (Biology & GLIER)
Associate Professor
University of Windsor (Biology & GLIER)
Assistant Professor
University of Windsor (Biology & GLIER)
Assistant & Associate Professor
University of Northern British Columbia (Biology; CSAM).
Research Assistant Professor
University of South Carolina (Dept. of Biological Sciences).
Hatchery Manager
Little Bear Hatchery (NASCo., Campbell River, B.C.)
General Manager
Yellow Island Aquaculture Ltd. (Quadra Island, B.C.)
Oil Field Engineer
Schlumberger of Canada
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Biological Science (BIOL 115)
Genetics (BIOL 210)
Genetics (BIOL 55-211)
Evolution (BIOL 403/633)
Evolution (BIOL 55-341)
Quantitative & Population Genetics (BIOL 55-480)
Conservation Biology (BIOL 411/603)
Applied Genetics and Biotechnology (BIOL 425/625)
UNBC: 1996
UNBC: 1995 - 1999
U Windsor: 2001 - 2011
UNBC: 1996; 1997; 1999; 2000
U Windsor: 2010
U Windsor: 2008
UNBC: 1997
UNBC: 1998; 1999
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Undergraduate Thesis (BIOL/NRES 430)
Undergraduate Thesis (BIOL 55-420)
Ecological Processes II (NRES 801)
Molecular Ecology & Evolution (BIOL 55-604)
Organismal and Molecular Evolution (BIOL 55-602)
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UNBC: 1997; 1998; 1999
U Windsor: 2001; 2003-2005
UNBC: 2000
U Windsor: 2001; 2002; 2004
U Windsor: 2003; 2005
RESEARCH GRANTS AND ACADEMIC AWARDS
GRANTS:
Since 2006 (value over $10,000);
CFI & OIT: 2012-2014. Environmental Stressors in the Great Lakes: Assessment, function and
remediation. PI ($6,726,259).
CFI & OIT: 2011-2013. Parallel sequencing facility for environmental, ecological and
evolutionary research. PI ($164,857).
NSERC Strategic Project Grant: 2013-2016. Development of high performance Chinook salmon
stocks for commercial aquaculture: Genetic hybridization to maximize culture efficiency
and minimize environmental impact. PI ($562,000).
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant: 2012. High through-put digital field-based fish
measurement system. PI ($27,808)
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant: 2012. A field vehicle for ecological research.
CoPI ($42,000)
NSERC CRD Grant: 2009-2011. Genetic and physiological basis of growth, survival and
reproduction in Chinook salmon: applications for aquaculture. CoPI ($130,000).
NSERC Discovery Grant: 2009-2013. Genetic and environmental contributions to diversity in
salmon maturation and migration life histories. PI ($315,000).
NSERC Research Tools and Instruments Grant: 2010. Automated extraction facility. PI
($141,000)
NSERC Strategic Project Grant: 2010-2012. Conservation and architecture of fitness of Atlantic
salmon: re-introduction into the Great Lakes. CoPI ($508,000).
NSERC Research Network Grant: 2011-2015. NSERC Network on Aquatic Invasive Species.
CoPI ($4,507,000).
NSERC Strategic Project Grant: 2007-2009. Adaptive genetic and physiological responses to
aquatic contaminant stress. PI ($460,000)
NSERC Strategic Project Grant: 2008-2011. Hydrogen production from low-cost agricultural
waste. CoPI ($510,000)
World Bank - GEF International: 2005-2009. Coral reef targeted research and capacity building
for management: Connectivity component. CoPI ($1,600,000)
Canada Research Chair: 2006-2011. Conservation genetics. PI ($500,000).
NSERC Discovery Grant: 2004-2009. Genetic analysis of life history variation in salmonids and
percids. PI ($164,500)
Great Lakes Fishery Commission: 2005-2009. River discharge as a predictor of Lake Erie
yellow perch recruitment. CoPI ($365,000).
CAISN & OMNR: 2004-2009. Round goby invasion genetics. PI ($86,000)
NSERC Strategic Project Grant: 2004-2008. Mate choice as a factor in salmon fitness: a
strategy for improving hatchery performance. PI ($430,000)
NSERC Research Tool and Instruments Grant: 2007. High capacity DNA analyzer for
genotyping. PI ($67,124)
NSERC Research Tool and Instruments Grant: 2006. Real-time quantitative PCR thermal
cycler. PI ($80,683)
DFO: 2004-2006. Conservation Genetics of an Endangered Darter. PI ($30,000).
DFO: 2004-2007. Gene Flow and Hybridization in the Marine Blue Mussel. PI ($20,000)
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Premiers Research Excellence Award: 2003-2007. Genetic variation and performance in
exploited fish populations. PI ($150,000)
- PREA ($100,000)
- U Windsor matching funds ($50,000)
NSERC Research Network Grant: (2004-2006). The microgenomics network: Advancing
knowledge of biological diversity through DNA barcodes. CoPI ($4,960,000)
Canada Research Chair: 2001-2006. Environmental and conservation genetics. PI ($500,000).
NSERC Collaborative Research & Development Grant: 2003-2006. Gene expression and
performance of triploid chinook salmon. PI ($192,000).
PROFESSIONAL & ACADEMIC AWARDS / PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2012:
2006-11:
2003,07,11:
2003-07:
2001-06:
1995-96:
1993-95:
1989-92:
1983-85:
U Windsor Research Excellence Award (Established Researcher)
Canada Research Chair in Conservation Genetics
U Windsor Faculty of Science Performance Award
Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence Award
Canada Research Chair in Conservation Genetics
Killam Postdoctoral Fellowship - declined
NSERC (CANADA) Postdoctoral Fellowship
B.C. Science Council STARS Postgraduate Scholarship
NSERC (CANADA) Postgraduate Scholarship
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
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He, X., C.C. Wilson, K.W. Wellband, A.L.S. Houde, B.D. Neff and D.D. Heath. 2015.
Transcriptional profiling of two Atlantic salmon strains: implications for reintroduction into
Lake Ontario. Cons. Gen. In Press.
Singh, R., C. Moon, S.S. Veeravalli, S.R. Shanmugam, S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, and
D.D. Heath. 2015. Using a statistical model to examine the effect of COD: SO42- ratio,
HRT and LA concentration on sulfate reduction in an anaerobic sequencing batch
reactor. Water In Press.
Madison, B.N., J.W. Heath, D.D. Heath and N.J. Bernier. 2015. Effects of early rearing
environment and breeding strategy on social interactions and the hormonal response to
stressors in juvenile Chinook salmon. Can J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. In Press.
Moon, C., S.R., Veeravalli, S.R., Shanmugam, S.R. Chaganti, J.A Lalman and D.D. Heath.
2015. Effect of COD:SO4-2 ratio, HRT and linoleic acid concentration on mesophilic
sulfate reduction: Reactor performance and microbial population dynamics. Water In
Press.
Becker, L.A, M. Kirkland, J.W. Heath, D.D. Heath and B. Dixon. 2015. Breeding strategy
and rearing environment effects on the disease resistance of cultured Chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Aquaculture. In Press.
Carreon-Martinez, L.B., K.W. Wellband, T.B. Johnson, S.A. Ludsin and D.D. Heath. 2015.
River plume effects on larval Yellow Perch predation: top down drivers of abundance.
Mol. Ecol. In Press.
Zhan, A., S. He, T.W. Therriault, C.L. Abbott, S.J. Adamowicz, D.D. Heath, M.E. Cristescu
and H.J. MacIsaac. 2014. Reproducibility of pyrosequencing data for biodiversity
assessment in complex communities: A simple technical question but complex problem.
Methods Ecol. Evol. 5: 881-890.
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Zhan, A., S.A. Bailey, D.D. Heath and H.J. MacIsaac. 2014. Performance comparison of
genetic markers for high-throughput sequencing-based biodiversity assessment in
complex communities. Mol. Ecol. Res. 14: 1049-1059.
Smit, J., D. Heath and R.P. Walter. 2014. A molecular genetic lab to generate inclusive and
exclusive forensic evidence: two suspects, a victim and a bloodstained T-shirt.
Biochem. Mol. Biol. Education. 42: 230-236.
Shanmugam, S.R., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman and D.D. Heath. 2014. Statistical
optimization of hydrogen production from a steam exploded corn stalk hydrolysate using
a mixed anaerobic culture in an anaerobic sequencing batch reactor. Int J Hydrogen
Energy. 39: 10003–10015.
Veeravalli S.S., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman and D.D. Heath. 2014 Fermentative H2
production from a switchgrass steam exploded liquor fed to mixed anaerobic cultures:
Effect of hydraulic retention time, linoleic acid and nitrogen. Int J Hydrogen Energy. 39:
9994–10002.
Veeravalli S.S., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman and D.D. Heath. 2014 Optimizing hydrogen
production from a switchgrass steam exploded liquor using a mixed anaerobic culture in
an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Int J Hydrogen Energy 39: 3160-3175.
Shanmugam, S.R., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman and D.D. Heath. 2014. Effect of inhibitors
on hydrogen consumption and microbial population dynamics in mixed anaerobic
cultures. Int J Hydrogen Energy. 39: 249-257
Veeravalli, S.S., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman and D.D. Heath. 2013. Effect of furans and
linoleic acid on hydrogen production. Int J Hydrogen Energy. 38:12283-12293
Pendyala, B., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, D.D Heath, S.S. Veeravalli and S.R.
Shanmugam. 2013. Food and paper-cardboard waste blend as a novel substrate for
hydrogen production: Influence of key process parameters and microbial diversity. Int J
Hydrogen Energy. 38: 6357-6367.
Shanmugam, S.R., S.R. Chaganti, J.A Lalman and D.D. Heath. 2014. Statistical
optimization of conditions for minimum H2 consumption in mixed anaerobic cultures:
Effect on homoacetogenesis and methanogenesis. Int J Hydrogen Energy. 39: 15433–
15445
Lehnert, S.J., J.W. Heath and D.D. Heath. 2013. Ecological and genetic risks arising from
reproductive interactions between wild and farmed Chinook salmon. Can. J. Fish.
Aquat. Sci. 70: 1691-1698.
Wellband, K.W. and D.D. Heath. 2013. The relative contribution of drift and selection to
transcriptional divergence among Babine Lake tributary populations of juvenile rainbow
trout. J. Evol. Biol. 26: 2497-2508.
Farwell, M., K.G. Drouillard, D.D. Heath and T.E. Pitcher. 2013. Associations between
female reproductive traits and polychlorinated biphenyl sediment concentrations in wild
populations of Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.
65:742-752.
Walter, R.P., S.T. Kessel, N. Alhasan, A.T. Fisk, D.D. Heath, T. Chekchak, R. Klaus, M.
Younis, G. Hill, B. Jones, C.D. Braun, M.L. Berumen, J.D. Dibattista, M.A. Priest and
N.E. Hussey. 2013. First record of living Manta alfredi × Manta birostris hybrid. Mar.
Biodiv. DOI: 10.1007/s12526-013-0183-2.
Veeravalli, S.S., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, and D.D. Heath. 2013. Optimizing hydrogen
production from a switchgrass steam exploded liquor using a mixed anaerobic culture in
an upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. Int J Hydrogen Energy. 39: 3160-3175.
Shanmugam, S.R., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, and D.D. Heath. 2013. Effect of inhibitors
on hydrogen consumption and microbial population dynamics in mixed anaerobic
cultures. Int J Hydrogen Energy. 39:249-257
Veeravalli, S.S., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, and D.D. Heath. 2013. Effect of furans and
linoleic acid on hydrogen production. Int J Hydrogen Energy. 38: 12283-12293.
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24) Zhan, A., M. Hulák, F. Sylvester, X. Huang, A.A. Adebayo, C. Abbott, S.J. Adamowicz, D.D.
Heath, M.E. Cristescu and HJ. MacIsaac. 2013. High sensitivity of 454 pyrosequencing
for detection of rare species in aquatic communities. Methods Ecol. Evol. 4: 558-565.
25) Wellband, K.W. and D.D. Heath. 2013. Environmental associations with gene transcription
in Babine Lake rainbow trout: Evidence for local adaptation. Ecol. Evol. 3: 1194-1208.
26) Evans, M.L., B.D. Neff and D.D. Heath. 2013. Behavioural and genetic analyses of mate
choice and reproductive success in two Chinook salmon populations. Can. J. Fish.
Aquat. Sci. 70: 263-270.
27) Chaganti, S.R., B. Pendyala, J.A. Lalman, S.S. Veeravalli and D.D. Heath. 2013.
Influence of linoleic acid, pH and HRT on anaerobic microbial populations and metabolic
shifts in ASBRs during dark hydrogen fermentation of lignocellulosic sugars. Int. J.
Hydrogen Energy 38: 2212-2220.
28) Madison, B.N., J.W. Heath, D.D. Heath and N.J. Bernier. 2013. Effects of parental mate
choice and semi-natural early rearing environment on the growth performance and
seawater tolerance of Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tschawytscha (Walbaum). J. Fish
Biology. 82: 618-636.
29) Pendyala, B., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, D.D. Heath, S.R. Shanmugam, and S.S.
Veeravalli. 2013. Food and paper-cardboard waste blend as a novel feedstock for
hydrogen production: Influence of key process parameters and microbial diversity. Int. J.
Hydrogen Energy. 38: 6357-6367.
30) Weir, L.K., J.A. Hutchings, and D.D. Heath. 2012. Influence of density and major
histocompatibility genotype on sexual selection in a salmonid alternative mating strategy.
Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 69: 670-680.
31) Lehnert, S.J., D.D. Heath and T.E. Pitcher. 2012. Sperm trait differences between wild and
farmed Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Aquaculture. 344-349: 242-247.
32) Saady, N.M.C., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, S.S. Veeravalli, S.R. Shanmugam, and D.D.
Heath. 2012. Assessing the impact of palmitic, myristic and lauric acids on hydrogen
production from glucose fermentation by mixed anaerobic granular cultures. Int. J.
Hydrogen Energy. 37: 18761-18772.
33) Walter R.P., C.J. Cena, G.E. Morgan and D.D. Heath. 2012. Historical and anthropogenic
factors affecting the population genetic structure of Ontario’s inland lake populations of
walleye (Sander vitreus). J. Heredity. 103: 831-841.
34) Saady, N.M.C., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, S.S. Veeravalli, S.R. Shanmugam, and D.D.
Heath. 2012. Effects of linoleic acid and its degradation by-products on mesophilic
hydrogen production in flocculated and granulated mixed anaerobic cultures. Int. J.
Hydrogen Energy. 37: 18747-18760.
35) Aykanat, T, J.W. Heath, B. Dixon and D.D. Heath. 2012. Additive, non-additive and
maternal effects of cytokine transcription in response to immunostimulation with Vibrio
vaccine in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Immunogenetics. 64: 691703.
36) Farwell, M., K.G. Drouillard, D.D. Heath, and T.E. Pitcher. 2012. Acclimation of life-history
traits to experimental changes in environmental contamination concentrations in brown
bullhead (Ameirus nebulosus). Env. Toxicol. Chem. 31: 863-869.
37) Pendyala, B., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman, S.R. Shanmugam, D.D. Heath and P.C.K. Lau.
2012. Pretreating mixed anaerobic communities from different sources: Correlating the
hydrogen yield with hydrogenase activity and microbial diversity. Int J Hydrogen
Energy. 37: 12175-12186.
38) Chaganti, S.R., J.A. Lalman and D.D. Heath. 2012. 16S rRNA gene based analysis of the
microbial diversity and hydrogen production potential of three anaerobic sludges. Int. J.
Hydrogen Energy. 37: 9002-9017.
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39) Docker, M.F., N.E. Mandrak, and D.D. Heath. 2012. Contemporary gene flow between
"paired" silver (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) and northern brook (I. fossor) lampreys:
implications for conservation. Cons Genet. 13: 823-835.
40) Aykanat, T., C.A. Bryden, and D.D. Heath. 2012. Sex-biased genetic component
distribution among populations: Additive genetic and maternal contributions to
phenotypic differences among populations of Chinook salmon. J. Evol. Biol. 25: 682690.
41) Saady, N.M.C., S.R. Chaganti, J.A. Lalman and D. Heath 2012. Impact of culture source
and linoleic acid (C18:2) on biohydrogen production from glucose under mesophilic
conditions. Int J Hydrogen Energy. 37: 4036-4045.
42) Douglas, S.B., D.D. Heath, and D.J. Mennill. 2012. Low levels of extra-pair paternity in a
neotropical duetting songbird, the rufous-and-white wren. Condor. 114:393-400.
43) Wellband, K.W., D. Atagi, R. Koehler, and D.D. Heath. 2012. Fine-scale population genetic
structure and dispersal of juvenile steelhead trout in the Bulkley-Morice River, British
Columbia. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 141: 392-401.
44) Beausoleil, J-M.J., S.M. Doucet, D.D. Heath, and T.E. Pitcher. 2012. Spawning colouration,
female choice and sperm competition in the redside dace (Clinostomus elongates).
Animal Behaviour 83: 969-977.
45) Hogan, D.R., R.J, Theissen, P.F. Sale and D.D. Heath. 2012, Local retention, dispersal
and fluctuating connectivity among populations of a coral reef fish. Oecologia 168: 6171.
46) Shrimpton, J.M., J.W. Heath, R.H. Devlin and D.D. Heath. 2012. Effect of triploidy on
growth and ionoregulatory performance in ocean-type Chinook salmon: a quantitative
genetics approach. Aquaculture 362: 248-254.
47) Beneteau, C.L., R.P. Walter, N.E. Mandrak and D.D. Heath. 2012. Range expansion by
invasion: Genetic characterization of invasion of the greenside darter (Etheostoma
blennioides) at the northern edge of its distribution. Biol. Invasions. 14: 191-201.
48) Rasmussen, J.B., M.D. Robinson, A. Hontela and D.D. Heath. 2012. Metabolic traits of
westslope cutthroat trout, introduced rainbow trout and their hybrids in an ecotonal
hybrid zone along an elevation gradient. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 105: 56-72.
49) Walter, R.P., J.D. Hogan, G.D. Haffner and D.D. Heath. 2011. Genetic structure and
connectivity among lake populations of threatened Paratherina sailfin silversides from
Sulawesi, Indonesia. Cons. Genet. 12: 1387-1393.
50) Fillatre-Miller, E.K., I.R. Bradbury, D.D. Heath. 2011. Juvenile habitat partitioning and
relative productivity in allochronically isolated Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
Ecol. Evol. 1: 601-609
51) Bronnenhuber, J.E., B.A. Dufour, D.M. Higgs, and D.D. Heath. 2011. Dispersal strategies,
secondary range expansion, and invasion genetics of the non-indigenous round goby,
Neogobius melanostomus, in Great Lakes tributaries. Mol Ecol. 20: 1845-1859.
52) Aykanat, T., F.P. Thrower, D.D. Heath. 2011. Rapid evolution of osmoregulatory function
by modification of gene transcription in steelhead trout. Genetica 139: 233-242.
53) Carreon-Martinez, L., T.B. Johnson, S.A. Ludsin, D.D. Heath. 2011. Utilization of stomach
content DNA to determine diet diversity in piscivorous fish. J. Fish Biol. 78: 1170-1182.
54) Evans, M.L., B.D. Neff, and D.D. Heath. 2010. MHC-mediated local adaptation in
reciprocally translocated Chinook salmon. Cons. Genet. 11: 2333-2342.
55) Soderberg, L.I., J.A. Galarza, and D.D. Heath. 2010. Novel and optimized polymorphic
microsatellite loci for brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus). Cons. Genet. Resour. 2:
211-213.
56) Hogan, D.J., R.J. Thiessen and D.D. Heath. 2010 Variability in connectivity indicated by
chaotic genetic patchiness within and among populations of a marine fish. Mar. Ecol.
Prog. Series 417: 263-275.
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57) Evans, M.L., B.D. Neff, and D.D. Heath. 2010. Quantitative genetic and translocation
experiments reveal genotype-by-environment effects on juvenile life-history traits in two
populations of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). J. Evol. Biol. 23: 687-698.
58) Carreon-Martinez, L. and D.D. Heath. 2010. Revolution in food web analysis and trophic
ecology: Diet analysis by DNA and stable isotope analysis. Mol. Ecol. 19: 25-27.
59) Garner, S.R., R.N. Bortoluzzi, D.D. Heath and B.D. Neff. 2010. Sexual conflict inhibits
female mate choice for major histocompatibility complex dissimilarity in Chinook salmon.
Proc. Roy. Soc. B. 277: 885-894.
60) Shields J.L., J.W. Heath JW and D.D. Heath. 2010. Marine landscape shapes hybrid zone
in a broadcast spawning bivalve: Introgression and genetic structure in Canadian west
coast Mytilus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series. 399: 211-223.
61) Evans, M.L., B.D. Neff, and D.D. Heath. 2010. MHC genetic structure and divergence
across populations of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Heredity. 104:
449-459.
62) Ching, B., S. Jamieson, J.W. Heath, D.D. Heath, and A. Hubberstey 2010. Transcriptional
differences between triploid and diploid Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
during live pathogen challenge. Heredity I104: 224-234.
63) Salas, E., H. Molina, R.P. Walter and D.D. Heath. 2010. Local and regional genetic
connectivity in a Caribbean coral reef fish. Mar. Biol. 157:437-445.
64) Rasmussen, J.B., M.D. Robinson and D.D. Heath 2010. Ecological consequences of
hybridization between native westslope cutthroat and introduced rainbow trout: effects
on life-history and habitat use. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 67:357-370.
65) Heath, D.D., C.M. Bettles, and D. Roff. 2010. Environmental factors associated with
reproductive barrier breakdown in sympatric trout populations on Vancouver Island.
Evol. Applic. 3: 77-90.
66) Legler, N.D., T.B. Johnson, D.D. Heath, and S.A. Ludsin. 2010 Water temperature and prey
size effects on the rate of digestion of larval and early juvenile fish. Trans. Am. Fish.
Soc. 139: 868-875.
67) Pitcher, T.E., C.L. Beneteau, R.P. Walter, C.C. Wilson, N.E. Mandrak, and D.D. Heath.
2009. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the redside dace,
Clinostomus elongatus. Cons. Gen. Res. 1: 381-383.
68) Almany, G.R., S.R. Connolly, D.D. Heath, J.D. Hogan, G.P. Jones, L.J. McCook, M. Mills,
R.L. Pressey, and D.H. Williamson 2009. Connectivity, biodiversity conservation and the
design of marine reserve networks for coral reefs. Coral Reefs 28: 339-351.
69) Walter, R.P., G.D. Haffner and D.D. Heath. 2009. No barriers to gene flow among
sympatric colour-morphs of “small” Telmatherina antoniae from Indonesia’s Lake
Matano. J. Fish Biol. 74: 1804-1815.
70) Beneteau, C.L., N.E. Mandrak, and D.D. Heath 2009. The effects of river barriers and
range expansion of the population genetic structure and stability in Greenside Darter
(Etheostoma blennioides) populations. Cons. Gen. 10: 477-487.
71) Hepburn, R.I., P.F. Sale, B. Dixon and D.D. Heath 2009. Genetic structure of juvenile
cohorts of bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) along the Mesoamerican barrier reef:
chaos through time. Coral Reefs. 28: 277-288.
72) Walter, R.P., T. Aykanat, D.W. Kelly, J.M. Shrimpton, and D.D. Heath 2009. Gene flow
increases temporal stability of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations
in the Upper Fraser River, British Columbia, Canada. Can J. Fisheries Aquat Sci. 66:
167-176.
73) Walter, R.P., G.D. Haffner, and D.D. Heath 2009. Dispersal and population genetic
structure of Telmatherina antoniae, an endemic freshwater Sailfin silverside from
Sulawesi, Indonesia. J. Evol. Biol. 22: 314-323.
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74) Tyndale, S.T., R.J. Letcher, J.W. Heath and D.D. Heath 2008. Why are salmon eggs red?
Egg carotenoids and early life survival of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
Evol. Ecology Res. 10: 1187-1199.
75) Heath, D.D., C.M. Bettles, S. Jamieson, I. Stasiak and M.F. Docker. 2008. Genetic
differentiation among sympatric migratory and resident life-history forms of
Oncorhynchus mykiss in British Columbia. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 137: 1268-1277.
76) Shields, J.L. P. Barnes, and D.D. Heath. 2008. Relative fitness among native, introduced
and hybrid blue mussels (Mytilus spp.): genotype, environment and interaction effects.
Marine Biol. 154: 919-928.
77) Neff, B.D., S.R. Garner, J.W. Heath, and D.D. Heath. 2008. The MHC and non-random
mating in a captive population of Chinook salmon. Heredity 101: 175-185.
78) Muirhead, J.R., D.K. Gray, D.W. Kelly, S.M. Ellis, D.D. Heath, and H.J. MacIsaac. 2007.
Identifying the source of species invasions: sampling intensity versus genetic diversity.
Mol. Ecology 17: 1020-1035.
79) Heath, D., D.C. Lou, J. Ovenden and G.A. Begg. 2007. Effect of DNA extraction on ageing
success in coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus, Lacepède) otoliths. J. Fish Biol. 71
(Supl. B): 302-307.
80) Dufour, B.A., T.M. Hogan and D.D. Heath. 2007. Ten polymorphic microsatellite markers in
the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) and cross-species amplification.
Mol. Ecol. Notes. 7: 1205-1207.
81) Shrimpton, J.M., A.M.C. Sentlinger, J.W. Heath, R.H. Devlin and D.D. Heath. 2007.
Biochemical and molecular differences in diploid and triploid ocean-type chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) smolts. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 33: 259-268.
82) Springer, S.A. and D.D. Heath 2007. Environment-specific heterozygote deficiency and
developmental instability in hybrid Mytilus. Mar. Biol. Res. 3: 182-187.
83) Beneteau, C.L. N.E. Mandrak, and D.D. Heath. 2007. Characterization of eight polymorphic
microsatellite DNA markers for the greenside darter, Etheostoma blennioides (Percidae).
Mol. Ecol. Notes 7: 641-643.
84) Walter, R.P. J.R. Ovenden, and D.D. Heath. 2007. Characterization of four tetranucleotide
and six dinucleotide microsatellite markers for use in the tropical freshwater fish
Telmatherina antoniae and related species. Mol. Ecol. Notes 7: 651-653.
85) Thiessen, R.J. and D.D. Heath. 2007. Characterization of one trinucleotide and six
dinucleotide microsatellite markers in bicolor damselfish, Stegastes partitus, a common
coral reef fish. Cons. Gen. 8: 983-985.
86) Docker, M.F., G.R. Haas, D.H. Goodman, S.B. Reid and D.D. Heath 2007. PCR-RFLP
markers detect 29 mitochondrial haplotypes in Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus
tridentatus). Mol. Ecol. Notes, 7: 350-353.
87) Roy, D., M.F. Docker, G.D. Haffner, and D.D. Heath 2007. Body shape versus colour
associated initial divergence in the Telmatherina radiation in Lake Matano, Sulawesi,
Indonesia. J. Evol. Biol. 20: 1126-1137.
88) Johnson, R.M., J.M. Shrimpton, G.K. Cho, and D.D. Heath 2007. Dosage effects on
heritability and maternal effects in diploid and triploid Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha). Heredity 98: 303-310.
89) Roy, D., G. Paterson, P.B. Hamilton, D.D. Heath and G.D. Haffner 2007. Resource based
adaptive radiation in Telmatherina from Lake Matano, Indonesia. Mol. Ecol. 16:35-48.
90) Kelly, D.W., J.R. Muirhead, D.D. Heath, H.J. MacIsaac 2006. Contrasting patterns in
genetic diversity following multiple invasions of fresh and brackish waters. Mol. Ecol.,
15: 2641-2653.
91) Roy, D., D.W. Kelly, C.H.J.M. Fransen, D.D. Heath, and G.D.Haffner 2006. Evidence of
small scale vicariance in Caridina lanceolata (Decapoda: Atyidae) from the Malili Lakes,
Sulawesi. Evol. Ecol. Res. 8: 1087-1099.
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92) Heath, D.D., J.M. Shrimpton, R.I. Hepburn, S.K. Jamieson, S.K. Brode, and M.F. Docker
2006. Population structure and divergence using microsatellite and gene locus markers
in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci.
63: 1370-1383.
93) Cena, C.J., G.E. Morgan, M.D. Malette, and D.D. Heath 2006. Inbreeding, outbreeding and
environmental effects on genetic diversity in 46 walleye (Sander vitreus) populations.
Mol. Ecology 15: 303-320.
94) Kelly, D.W., H.J. MacIsaac, and D.D. Heath 2006. Vicariance and dispersal effects on
phylogeographic structure and speciation in a widespread estuarine invertebrate.
Evolution, 60: 257-267
95) Hepburn, R.I., E. Mottillo, P. Bentzen, and D.D. Heath. 2005. Polymorphic microsatellite
loci for the masked goby, Coryphopterus personatus (Gobiidae). Cons. Gen. 6: 10591062.
96) Colautti, R.I., M. Manca, M. Viljanen, H.A.M. Ketelaars, H. Bürgi, H.J. MacIsaac, and D.D.
Heath 2005. Invasion genetics of the Eurasian spiny waterflea: Evidence for bottlenecks
and gene flow using microsatellite data. Mol. Ecology 14: 1869-1879.
97) Li, H, S.T. Tyndale, D.D. Heath, and R.J. Letcher 2005. Carotenoids and retinoids in eggs
of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) using high-performance liquid
chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. J. Chromatog. B:
Biomed. Sci Appl. 816: 49-56.
98) Bettles, C.M., M.F. Docker, B. Dufour, and D.D. Heath. 2005. Hybridization dynamics
between sympatric species of trout: loss of reproductive isolation. J. Evol. Biol.
18:1220-1233.
99) Therriault, T.W., M.I. Orlova, M.F. Docker, H.J. MacIsaac, and D.D. Heath 2005. Invasion
genetics of a freshwater mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) in Eastern Europe:
high gene flow and multiple introductions. Heredity 95: 16-23.
100) Bryden, C.A., J.W. Heath and D.D. Heath 2004. Performance and heterosis in farmed and
wild Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) hybrid and purebred crosses.
Aquaculture 235: 249-261.
101) Roy, D. M.F. Docker, P. Hehanussa, D.D. Heath, and G.D. Haffner 2004. Genetic and
morphological evidence for adaptive radiation in the endemic fish of Lake Matano. J.
Evol. Biol. 17:1268-1276.
102) Busch, C.R., D.D. Heath and A. Hubberstey. 2004. Sensitive genetic biomarkers for
determining apoptosis in the brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus). Gene 329: 1-10.
103) Therriault, T.W., M.F. Docker, M.I. Orlova, D.D. Heath, and H.J. MacIsaac. 2004. Molecular
resolution of Dreissenidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) including the first report of Mytilopsis
leucophaeata in the Black Sea basin. Mol. Phylog. Evol. 30:479-489.
104) Johnson, R.M., J.M. Shrimpton, J.W. Heath, and D.D. Heath 2004. Family, induction (heatand pressure-shock) and interaction effects on the performance of diploid and triploid
chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Aquaculture. 234: 123-142.
105) Docker, M.F., A. Dale, and D.D. Heath. 2003. Erosion of interspecific reproductive barriers
resulting from supplementation of rainbow trout sympatric with cutthroat trout. Mol.
Ecology 12: 3515-3521.
106) Yanick, J.F., J.W. Heath and D.D. Heath 2003. Survival and growth of local and
transplanted blue mussels (Mytilus trossulus, Lamark). Aquaculture Res. 34: 869-875.
107) Johnson, R.M., C.A. Bryden and D.D. Heath 2003. The utility of genetically based health
indicators for selection purposes in a population of captive-reared chinook salmon.
Aquaculture Res. 34: 1029-1036.
108) Shrimpton, J.M. and D.D. Heath. 2003. Temporal changes in genetic diversity and
effective population size in chinook salmon populations: Large versus small scale
perturbation effects. Mol. Ecology 12: 2571-2583.
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109) Fillatre, E.K., P. Etherton, and D.D. Heath 2003. Bimodal run distribution in a northern
population of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka): life history and genetic analysis on
a temporal scale. Mol. Ecology 12: 1793-1805.
110) Docker, M.F., and D.D. Heath 2003 Genetic comparisons between anadromous and
freshwater-resident rainbow trout in British Columbia, Canada. Cons. Gen. 4: 227-231.
111) Heath, D.D., J.W. Heath, C.A. Bryden, R. Johnson, and C.W. Fox 2003. Rapid evolution of
egg size in captive-reared salmon. Science 299: 1738-1740.
112) Fox, C.W. and D.D. Heath 2003. Response to comment on “Rapid evolution of egg size
in captive salmon” (I). Science 302: 59c
113) Heath, D.D., J. Moya-Larano, and C.W. Fox 2003. Response to comment on “Rapid
evolution of egg size in captive salmon” (II). Science 302: 59e
114) Docker, M.F., D.D. Heath 2002. PCR-based markers detect genetic variation at growth and
immune-function related loci in chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Mol. Ecol.
Notes. 4: 606-609.
115) Heath, D.D., L. Rankin, J.W. Heath, and J.M. Shrimpton 2002. Heritability and Ychromosome influence in the jack male life history of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha). Heredity. 89: 311-317.
116) Cho, G.K. J.W. Heath, and D.D. Heath 2002. Electroshocking influences chinook salmon
egg survival and juvenile physiology and immunology. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 131: 224233.
117) Therriault, T.W., I.A. Grigorovich, M.E. Cristescu, H.A.M. Ketelaars, M. Viljanen, D.D.
Heath, and H.J. MacIsaac 2002. Distribution of the onychopod cladoceran Bythotrephes
Leydig, with notes on genetics and factors affecting dispersal, establishment and
abundance. Diversity and Distributions. 8: 67-84.
118) Heath, D.D., C.A. Bryden, J.M. Shrimpton, G.K. Iwama J. Kelly, and J.W. Heath 2002.
Relationships between heterozygosity, d2 and reproductive traits in chinook salmon,
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 59: 77-84.
119) Heath, D.D. C. Busch, J. Kelly, and D. Atagi 2002. Temporal change in genetic structure
and effective population size in three steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
populations. Mol. Ecology. 11: 197-214.
120) Heath, D.D., S. Pollard, and C. Herbinger 2001. Genetic structure and relationships among
steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) populations in British Columbia. Heredity 86:
618-627
121) Bryden, C.A. and D.D. Heath 2000. The heritability of fluctuating asymmetry for multiple
traits in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57:
2186-2192.
122) Yanick, J.F., and D.D. Heath. 2000. Survival and growth of mussels subsequent to
hemolymph sampling for DNA. J. Shellfish Biol. 19: 991-993.
123) Cho, G.K. and D.D. Heath. 2000. Comparison of tricane methanesulphonate (MS222) and
clove oil anaesthesia effects on the physiology of juvenile chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Aquaculture Res. 31: 537-546.
124) Woodin, S.A., M. Grove, and D.D. Heath 2000. Effective population size: biological duality,
field and molecular approaches. Am. Biol. Teacher 62: 51-57.
125) Heath, D.D., C.W. Fox, and J.W. Heath. 1999. Maternal effects on offspring size: variation
through early development in chinook salmon. Evolution 53:1605-1611.
126) Heath, D.D. and Blouw, D.M. 1998. Are maternal effects in fish adaptive or merely
physiological side-effects? In: Mousseau, T.A. and Fox, C. (eds.) Maternal Effects as
Adaptations. Pp. 178-201. Oxford University Press
127) Mousseau, T.A., K. Ritland, and D.D. Heath 1998. A novel method for estimating
heritability using molecular markers. Heredity 80: 218-224.
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128) Heath, D.D. and T.J. Hilbish 1998. Mytilus protamine-like sperm-specific protein genes are
multi-copy, dispersed, and closely associated with hypervariable RFLP regions.
Genome 41: 587-596.
129) Balfry, S., D.D. Heath, and G.K. Iwama. 1997. Genetic analysis of resistance to vibriosis in
farmed chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Aquaculture Res. 28:893-899.
130) Heath, D.D., D.R. Hatcher, and T.J. Hilbish 1996. Ecological interaction between sympatric
Mytilus species on the west coast of Vancouver Island investigated using PCR markers.
Mol. Ecology 5: 443-447.
131) Heath, D.D., R.H. Devlin, J.W. Heath, R.M. Sweeting, B.A. McKeown, and G.K. Iwama
1996. Growth and hormonal changes associated with precocious sexual maturation in
adult male chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol.
208:239-250.
132) Heath, D.D. and D.A. Roff 1996. The role of trophic bottlenecks in stunting: Testing the
predictions of an allocation model of the growth and reproduction in yellow perch (Perca
flavescens). Env. Biol. Fishes. 45: 53-63.
133) Heath, D.D., R.H. Devlin, T.J. Hilbish, and G.K. Iwama 1995. Multi-locus DNA fingerprints
in seven species of salmonids. Can. J. Zool. 73: 600-606.
134) Heath, D.D., N.J. Bernier, and T.A. Mousseau 1995. Single-locus minisatellite identifies
genetic structure in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) populations. Mol.
Ecol. 4: 389-393.
135) Heath, D.D., P.D. Rawson, and T.J. Hilbish 1995. PCR-based nuclear markers identify
alien blue mussel (Mytilus spp.) genotypes on the west coast of Canada. Can. J. Fish.
Aquat. Sci. 52: 2621-2627.
136) Heath, D.D., R.H. Devlin, J.W. Heath, and G.K. Iwama 1994. Genetic, environmental, and
interaction effects on the incidence of jacking in chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha). Heredity 72: 146-154.
137) Heath, D.D., G.K. Iwama, and R.H. Devlin 1994. DNA fingerprinting used to test for family
effects on precocious sexual maturation in two populations of Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha (chinook salmon). Heredity 73: 616-624.
138) Heath, D.D., N.J. Bernier, J.W. Heath, and G.K. Iwama 1993. Genetic, environmental, and
interaction effects on growth and stress response of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha) fry. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 50: 435-442.
139) Bernier, N.J., D.D. Heath, D.J. Randall, and G.K. Iwama. 1993. Repeat spawning in
sexually precocious male chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Can. J. Zool.
71: 683-688.
140) Heath, D.D., G.K. Iwama, and R.H. Devlin 1993. PCR primed with VNTR core sequences
yields species specific patterns and hypervariable probes. Nucl. Acids Res. 21: 57825785.
141) Heath, D.D., J.W. Heath and G.K. Iwama. 1991. Maturation in chinook salmon,
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum): early identification based on the development of
a bimodal weight-frequency distribution. J. Fish. Biol. 39: 565-575.
142) Heath, D. and D.A. Roff. 1987. Test of genetic differentiation in growth of stunted and
nonstunted populations of yellow perch and pumpkinseed. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.
116:98-102.
ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS
INVITED
Heath, D.D. K. Wellband & R. Walter 2013. Novel applications of Next Generation Sequencing
to AIS detection and quantification. CAISN AGM, May 2. Kananskis, AL Canada.
Heath, D.D., A. Zhan, L. Carreon-Martinez & H. MacIsaac. 2011. Environmental DNA and
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invasive species. OMNR eDNA Symposium. Dec. 10. Peterborough, ON.
Heath, D.D. & T. Aykanat 2011. Partitioning Transcriptional Variance in Fish: Patterns of
Population and Family Divergence. Am. Fisheries Society. September 8. Seattle, WA.
Heath, D.D. 2011. Genetic analysis of Babine Lake rainbow trout. March 7. Smithers, BC.
Heath, D.D. 2010. Variation in salmon life history: the adaptive, the plastic, and the just plain
strange. May 13. University of Kentucky.
Heath, D.D. 2010. Fisheries Management and Adaptive Trait Conservation: Life History
Variation and Local Adaptation. March 7. Ohio State University
Heath, D.D. 2008. Evolution by gene transcription modification in fish. Adaptive Trait
Conservation Symposium. Sept. 18-21. Lausanne, Switzerland.
Heath, D.D. 2007. Conservation Genetics Applications in Fish Conservation. February 13.
Carleton University
Heath, D.D. 2006. The genetics and evolution of sexual maturation variation in salmon.
University of Waterloo, Feb. 10, Waterloo ON.
Heath, D.D. 2005. Conservation genetics: game playing or management tool? Queensland
Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries. May 3, Deception Bay, Australia.
Heath, D.D. 2005. Conservation genetics as a fisheries management tool. James Cook
University, May 5, Townsville, Australia.
Heath, D.D. 2004. Evolution of salmon eggs: Trade-off versus function. University of California,
Riverside, April 23, Riverside, CA.
Heath, D.D. 2003. The genetics and fitness implications of sexual maturation variation in
salmon: timing is everything. Dalhousie University, Nov. 6, Halifax NS.
Heath, D.D. J.M. Shrimpton, C.R. Busch, and M.F. Docker. 2003. Using functional versus
neutral genetic markers for stock identification: natural selection in harness. American
Fisheries Symposium. August 10-14, Quebec, QC.
Heath, D.D. 2002. Life history variation in fish: the genetic link. Invited Seminar. Zoology,
University of Toronto, Mississauga. March 8, Mississauga, Ont.
CONTRIBUTED (Since 2007 only)
Heath, D.D. and K. Komsa. 2012. Inbreeding depression in salmon: Dominance versus
overdominance effects assessed by segregation distortion in self-crossed
hermaphrodites. Oral Presentation, Symposium of the Society for the Study of Evolution.
July 6-10, Ottawa. ON.
Ginson, R., R.P. Walter, N.E. Mandrak, and D.D. Heath. 2012. Range-wide analysis of genetic
structure, gene flow and genetic diversity in eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)
populations. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research,
January 5-7, Moncton, NB.
Heath D.D. and K. Komsa. 2012. Inbreeding depression in Chinook salmon: Growth and
survival variation among offspring from hermaphrodite self-crossed and out-crossed
mating. Oral Presentation. Ecological and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes. June 17-20,
Windsor. ON
Söderberg L.I., M.J. Ouellette, R.P. Walter and D.D. Heath. 2012. Limited gene flow and
dispersal in Brown Bullhead (Ameriurus nebulosus): Contaminant effects and local
adaptation. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, January 57, Moncton, NB.
Lehnert, S.J. and D.D. Heath. 2012. Reproductive success of farmed and wild Chinook salmon
in competition. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research,
January 5-7, Moncton, NB.
Wellband, K.W., J. Lough and D.D. Heath. 2012. Patterns of functional and neutral divergence
among populations of Rainbow Trout from Babine Lake, BC. Oral Presentation.
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Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, January 5-7, Moncton, NB.
Ginson, R., A. Kagabo, R.P. Walter, C.L. Beneteau, N.E. Mandrak, D.D. Heath. 2011. Habitat
fragmentation impacts on genetic structure and gene flow in a boundary population. Oral
Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, January 6-8, Toronto, ON.
Lehnert, S., D.D. Heath and T.E. Pitcher. 2011. Sperm traits in wild and farmed Chinook
salmon. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, January 6-8,
Toronto, ON.
Walter, R.P., C.J.Cena, M.E. Morgan, and D.D. Heath 2011. Natural and human-mediated gene
flow among Ontario's inland lake populations of walleye (Sander vitreus). Oral
Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, Jan 6-8, Toronto, ON.
Wellband, K.W., D. Atagi, R. Koehler, and D.D. Heath. 2011. Fine scale population structure
and dispersal of juvenile steelhead in the Bulkley River, British Columbia. Canadian
Conference for Fisheries Research, January 6-8, Toronto, ON.
Heath, D.D., C.L. Beneteau, R.P. Walter, and N.E. Mandrak. 2011. Range expansion by
invasion: Genetic characterization of invasion of the Greenside Darter at the northern
edge of its distribution. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, January 6-8,
Toronto, ON.
Hogan, J.D., J.A. Galarza, S. Ludsin, and D.D. Heath, B.J. Fryer. 2010. Identifying larval
cohorts and dispersal pathways in a coral reef fish using otolith microchemistry. Oral
Presentation. 33rd Annual Larval Fish Conference, July 3-7, Portland, OR.
Becker, L.A., J.W. Heath, D.D. Heath, and B. Dixon. 2010. Environmental and genetic effects
on the immune performance of farmed Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha. Oral
Presentation. World Aquaculture Society. San Diego, California, USA. March 1-5, 2010.
Bronnenhuber, J.E., D.D. Heath, D.M. Higgs. 2010. Secondary range expansion: dispersal
dynamics of an aquatic invader. Oral presentation. CAISN conference. 25-28 April,
Victoria, BC
Hogan, J.D., R.J. Thiessen, P.F. Sale, and D.D. Heath. 2010. Self-recruitment, dispersal and
fluctuating connectivity among populations of a coral reef fish. Poster Presentation. 33rd
Annual Larval Fish Conference, July 3-7, Portland, OR.
Farwell, M., K. Drouillard, D.D. Heath, and T. Pitcher. 2010. Effects of contaminants on female
reproductive traits in brown bullhead. Poster Presentation. Canadian Conference for
Fisheries Research, January 6-9, Winnipeg, MB.
Helou, L., T. Pitcher, and D.D. Heath. 2010. Genetic compatibility and mate choice for jack
versus hooknose male Chinook salmon. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for
Fisheries Research, January 6-9, Winnipeg, MB.
Evans, M., D.D. Heath, and B. Neff. 2009. MHC genetic structure and divergence across
populations of Chinook salmon. Oral Presentation. Canadian Society for Evolution and
Ecology, May 14-17, Halifax, NS.
Hogan, J.D., R.J. Thiessen, P.F. Sale, and D.D. Heath. 2009. Connectivity among populations
of a demersal marine fish. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries
Research, January 5-8, Ottawa, ON.
Heath, D.D. 2008. Dispersal and population genetic structure in bicolor damselfish on the
Mesoamerican barrier reef: Local adaptation versus risk-spreading. Oral Presentation.
Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, January 4-7, Halifax, NS.
Heath, D.D., P. Sale, and R.J. Thiessen. 2008. Dispersal and population genetic structure in
bicolor damselfish on the Mesoamerican barrier reef: Local adaptation versus riskspreading. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. January 47, Halifax, NS.
Heath, D.D., R.I. Hepburn, and R.J. Thiessen. 2007. Population genetic structure of bicolor
damselfish (Stegastes partitus) along the Mesoamerican barrier reef system: A
landscape of chaos across time. Oral Presentation. American Fisheries Society Annual
Meeting. September 3-6, San Francisco, CA.
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Legler, N., S. Ludsin, T. Johnson, and D.D. Heath. 2007. The effects of turbidity on prey
consumption and feeding cycles of western Lake Erie fishes. Oral Presentation.
American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. September 3-6, San Francisco, CA.
Carreon-Martinez, L., S. Ludsin, T. Johnson, and D.D. Heath. 2007. The effect of time of day,
predator species and size, and feeding location on diet composition in the Western basin
of Lake Erie using DNA-based techniques. Oral Presentation. American Fisheries
Society Annual Meeting. September 3-6, San Francisco, CA.
Beneteau, C.L., N.E. Mandrak and D.D. Heath. 2007. Population structure in Canadian
greenside darters: Conservation one site at a time. Oral Presentation. Canadian
Conference for Fisheries Research. January 4-7, Montreal, QC.
Dufour B.A., L.D. Corkum and D.D. Heath. 2007. Dispersal and colonization in the invasive
round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Great Lakes determined using novel
microsatellite markers. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research.
January 4-7, Montreal, QC.
Carreon-Martinez, L., T. Johnson and D.D. Heath. 2007. Molecular genetic identification of
stomach contents of Yellow Perch predators. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference
for Fisheries Research. January 4-7, Montreal, QC.
Legler, N., D.D. Heath and T. Johnson. 2007. Diet analysis of fishes from two distinct water
masses in Western Lake Erie. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries
Research. January 4-7, Montreal, QC.
Egbosimba, E.E., S. Takahito, A.V. Hubberstey and D.D. Heath. 2007. Creation of an EST
database from a Chinook salmon cDNA library, as a resource for fabrication of small,
inexpensive microarrays for population-level applications. Oral Presentation. Canadian
Conference for Fisheries Research. January 4-7, Montreal, QC.
Shields, J.L., P.A.G. Barnes and D.D. Heath. 2007. Environmental site effects on the
performance of native and hybrid blue mussels (Mytilus spp.) on the Pacific coast of
Canada. Oral Presentation. Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. January 4-7,
Montreal, QC.
Salas, E., R. Thiessen, D.D. Heath and H. Molina. 2007. Coral reef fish larval retention versus
dispersal: Measuring connectivity using molecular genetics. Oral Presentation. Canadian
Conference for Fisheries Research. January 4-7, Montreal, QC.
Thiessen, R.J. and D.D. Heath. 2007. Reef fish genetic populations structure and
oceanographic patterns along the Mesoamerican barrier reef. Oral Presentation.
Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research. January 4-7, Montreal, QC.
STUDENT RESEARCH SUPERVISION
Undergraduate Theses:
Adam Hedrick 2013. Using microarrays to analyze genetic divergence in Salmonidae.
Dilraj Sanghera 2013. The effect of pollution on the diversity, distribution, and abundance of
microbial communities in the St. Clair River.
Emily Gnyra 2013. Inclusive and exclusive analysis in parentage assessment for motherless
cases, using Stegastes partitus as a model species.
Laraib Mehdi 2013. Genetic variation in MHC in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from
Babine Lake tributaries, Effects of pathogen composition.
Stacey McIntyre 2013. When pigs fly: Maggot’s last meal revealed by DNA analysis of stomach
contents using Sus scrofa as a model food source.
Betty Helou 2012. The effects of human transfers on the genetic structure of a common baitfish,
the Emerald Shiner.
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Brian McPhersen 2012. Hybridization in Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) possible links to
levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and humic acid
Jon Lao 2011. The effect of gene polymorphisms on performance in Chinook salmon.
Matt Ouellette 2011. The effect of contaminants on the mating strategies of Brown Bullhead.
Krista Lajevardi 2010. Genetic evidence for multiple male reproductive strategies in round
gobies.
Adeo Kagabo 2009. Gene flow in the eastern sand darter.
Fawad Ahmed 2009. Transcriptional differences between diploid and triploid Chinook salmon.
Sariea Al Smoudi 2009. Sperm trait effects on sperm competition and fertilization in Coho
salmon.
Leila Helou 2008. Sequence analysis of MH class II 1 in jack versus non-jack Chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
Jennifer Bronnenhuber 2008. Social polymorphism in the mating strategy and colony structure
of the western thatching ant, Formica obscuripes Forel, as a function of habitat
saturation in British Columbia.
William N. Tashakor 2007. Parantage analysis of Yellow Perch embryos: sexual selection in
Yellow Perch.
Shawn Beharrilall 2007. Population genetic divergence among Detroit River brown bullhead
(Ameiurus nebulosus) catfish: Possible local adaptation to environmental contaminants.
Terry Hogan 2005. Gene flow and population connectivity in Bulkley River steelhead
(Oncorhynchus mykiss).
Michelle Simms 2004. Urban fragmentation effects on population structure: the Eastern Grey
squirrel as a model.
Brad Dufour 2004. Microsatellite allele frequency differences between “jack” and “non-jack”
chinool salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha: evidence for sex-linkage.
Selene Tyndale 2002. Why are salmon eggs red? Quantification of carotenoid content in salmon
eggs and correlation with survival and disease resistance.
Angie Dale 1999. Hybridization between rainbow and cutthroat trout: implications for
conservation
Chris Busch 1999. Microsatellite allelic associations with jacking in chinook salmon
Elizabeth Fillatre 1999. Genetic differentiation between early and late run sockeye salmon in the
Klukshu River, Yukon
Rachel Johnson 1998. An examination of inherited disease resistance in chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
Audrey deKoning 1998. Analysis of genetic variation in natural populations of Octopus dolfleini.
Stevan Springer 1997. The effect of hybridization on the developmental stability of marine blue
mussels (Mytilus sp.)
Joey R. Mindel 1997. Analysis of the introgression of non-native blue mussels (Mytilus sp.)
along the west coast of B.C.
Joanne Kelly 1997. Heterozygosity and fluctuating asymmetry in hatchery reared chinook
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
Dawn R. Hatcher 1995. The molecular ecology of two competing Mytilus species.
Graduate Theses (In progress):
Justin Mychek-Londer (Ph.D.; in progress): Aquatic invasive species identification using
NextGen sequencing.
Felicia Vincelli (M.Sc.; in progress). Genetic anomalies in successful invasive species.
Katherine Balasingham (M.Sc.; in progress): Environmental DNA applications for species at risk
assessment.
Samir Qureshi (M.Sc.; in progress). Oil sands effects on river plankton communities using eDNA
and NextGen sequencing.
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Xiaoping He (Ph.D.; in progress): Fitness and performance in reintroduction stocks of Atlantic
salmon: gene expression and phenotype variation.
Sarah Lehnert (Ph.D.; in progress): The role of carotenoid pigments in the ecology and
evolution of salmonid fishes
Kyle Wellband (Ph.D.; in progress): Rapid acclimation and adaptation though modification of
gene expression: range expansion and invasion mechanisms.
Graduate Theses (Completed):
Brennen Coristine (M.Sc.; 2014): Identifying potential neuroplasticity changes in the brains of
young Chinook salmon during salt water entry.
Matt Ouellette (M.Sc.; 2013): Gene transcription and local adaptation in Chinook salmon.
Barry Madison (PhD: 2013): Mate choice and physiological stress response and performance in
Chinook salmon.
Linda Soderberg (Ph.D.; 2013): The effects of aquatic contaminants on gene expression and
fitness in the Brown Bullhead.
Michelle Farwell (Ph.D.; 2012): Environmental contaminant stress effects on reproductive traits
in fishes.
Robert Ginson (M.Sc.; 2012): Habitat fragmentation and genetic structure in Eastern Sand
Darters.
Kyle Wellband (M.Sc.; in progress): Local adaptation for thermal and disease response in Lake
Babine rainbow trout.
Sarah Lehnert (M.Sc.; 2012): Sexual selection and outbreeding in farmed and wild Chinook
salmon
Kendra Komsa (M.Sc.; 2012): Genetic load and inbreeding effects in self-crossed Chinook
salmon.
Lucia Martinez-Carreon (Ph.D.; 2012): Prey identification by quantitative real-time PCR of
stomach contents: predation as a factor limiting yellow perch production in Lake Erie.
Kevin Robinson (MSc; 2011): Characterizing the immune function of the Brown Bullhead from
low and highly contaminated locations along the Detroit River
Tutku Aykanat (Ph.D.; 2011): Adaptive gene expression in salmon and trout.
Leo Becker (Ph.D.; 2011): Sexual selection and rearing habitat effects on immune function in
Chinook salmon: Implications for aquaculture.
Melissa Evans (Ph.D.; 2010) Natural and sexual selection in Chinook salmon.
Leila Helou (M.Sc.; 2010) MHC segregation and selection in Chinook salmon.
Jennifer Bronnenhuber (M.Sc.; 2010) Invasion fronts in Great Lake round gobies: genetic and
physiological constraints.
Rachel Koehler (M.Sc.; 2010): Gene flow and dispersal in Lake Babine rainbow trout.
Romina Bortoluzzi (M.Sc.; 2010): Partitioning additive genetic and environmental effects for
performance traits in hatchery-spawned and naturally-spawned Chinook salmon.
Ryan Walter (Ph.D.; 2009): Gene flow and dispersal as factors mediating population
divergence, admixture and speciation in fish.
Nicholas Legler (M.Sc.; 2008): Effects of Lake Erie habitat variation and digestion rate on
feeding in freshwater fishes.
Brent Young (M.Sc.; 2009): Jacking in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha):
environmental and genotypic effects on life history strategy.
Brad Dufour (M.Sc.; 2007): Invasion genetics and dispersal of the round goby in Ontario.
Courtney Beneteau (M.Sc.; 2007): Conservation genetics of fragmented and introduced
greenside darter populations.
Jody Shields (M.Sc.; 2007): Population dynamics in hybridizing invasive blue mussels in BC and
the Atlantic provinces.
Roger Thiessen (M.Sc.; 2007): Dispersal modes and rates in the bicolour damselfish, a
common reef fish, in the Mezo-American barrier reef.
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Ben Ching (M.Sc.; 2006): Transcriptional differences between triploid and diploid Chinook
salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) during live immune challenge.
Sara Jamieson (M.Sc.; 2006): Segregation and expression of MHC alleles in diploid and triploid
Chinook salmon.
Denis Roy (Ph.D.; 2006): The evolutionary history and ecology of Telmatherina in Lake Matano:
An example of adaptive radiation in an ancient lake.
Selene Tyndale (M.Sc.; 2005): Why are salmon eggs red? An investigation of the benefits of red
carotenoid-based pigmentation in the eggs and offspring of Chinook salmon
(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
Chris Cena (M,Sc.; 2005): Genetic diversity among walleye (Sander vitreus) populations in
inland Ontario: Relationships with life history traits.
Corwin Bettles (M.Sc.; 2004): Interspecific hybridization between sympatric coastal cutthroat
and coastal rainbow/steelhead trout on Vancouver Island, British Columbia: A
conservation and evolutionary examination.
Russell Hepburn (M.Sc.; 2004): Population genetic structure in coral reef fish: spatial and
temporal genetic patterns of the bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus).
Christopher Busch (M.Sc.; 2003): The impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on brown
bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) apoptosis regulation.
Rob Colautti (M.Sc.; 2003): Propagule pressure: a null model for biological invasions.
Rachel Johnson (M.Sc.; 2003): Performance and heritability in triploid Chinook salmon.
Elizabeth Fillatre (M.Sc.; 2002): Bimodal return distribution in a northern population of salmon:
Genetic, life history, and habitat analysis of adult and juvenile Sockeye salmon
(Oncorhynchus nerka).
Jenia Yanick (M.Sc.; 2002): Demography and environmental impact of introduced blue mussels
(Mytilus spp.) in the Strait of Georgia: prospect for mussel aquaculture.
Colleen Bryden (M.Sc.; 2001): The relationship between fitness and genetic variability in
Chinook salmon; implications for aquaculture and evolutionary biology.
Linda Rankin (M.Sc.; 1999): Phylogenetic and ecological relationship between “giant” pygmy
whitefish (Prosopium sp) and pygmy whitefish (Prosopium coulteri) in north-central
British Columbia.
Grace Cho (M.Sc.; 1999): Effects of forest harvesting practices on the stress response and
immune function of two species of salmonid fish.
Post-doctoral Fellows:
Ryan Walter (2012 - present
Rao Chaganti (2010 – present)
Derek Hogan (2007-2010)
Ian Bradbury (2009-2010)
Ryan Walter (2009; 2010-present)
Emmanuel Egbosimba (2005-2007; 2009-2010)
Susan Gordon (2006-2007)
Margaret Docker (2000-2003)
David Kelly (2004-2006)
Takahito Shikano (2003-2005)
Derek Jane (2002-2003)
Tom Therriault (2002-2004)
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Publication Peer-Review (in past 4 years): Aquaculture, Aquatic Living Resources;
Aquaculture Research; Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science;
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Conservation Genetics, Coral Reefs; Ecology; Environmental Biology of Fishes;
Evolution, Genome; Heredity; Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology;
Journal of Fish Biology; Journal of Heredity; Journal of Shellfish Research; Marine
Biology; Molecular Ecology; North American Journal of Aquaculture. Proceedings of the
Royal Society, London; Science; Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
Grant Peer-Review (in past 4 years): NSERC CRD (Canada); NSERC Discovery Grants
(Canada); NSERC CRC (Canada); SeaGrant (Washington, Michigan, Ohio), NSF (USA);
NERC (UK); CMER (Maine, USA); AIF (Canada); GLFC (USA); HCTF (BC, Canada).
Committees: World Wildlife Fund ESRF technical panel
Canada Research Chair College of Reviewers
NSERC Strategic Network Grant Site-Review (Chair)
Conference Organization: 2005 Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (Windsor ON)