Daniel D. Heath

Professor
Canada Research Chair

Phone: 519-253-3000 ext. 3762
Office: GLIER Rm 209
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Expertise:

Uses genetic tools (quantitative, population and molecular) and field techniques to address fundamental questions in evolution, ecology and conservation biology, primarily in aquatic ecosystems.

Education:
Ph.D. 1993, Animal Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
M.Sc. 1985, Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
B.Sc. 1981, Physics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Past Academic Positions:

• Associate Professor, GLIER & Biology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2001-2005
  
• Assistant Professor, GLIER & Biology, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada, 2000-2001
  
• Assistant & Associate Professor, Biology, College of Science and Management,University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
  
• Research Assistant Professor, Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA, 1993-1995

Research Interests:
Our research team uses genetic tools (quantitative, population and molecular) and field techniques to address fundamental questions in evolution, ecology and conservation biology, primarily in aquatic ecosystems.

In recent years my team has published in a wide range of journals, including Science, Molecular Ecology, Evolution and Gene, and attracted more than $200,000 annually in external research funding. We have received funding to purchase equipment for molecular genetic applications, including environmental genomics, with capacity for quantitative real-time PCR and microarray printing and scanning.

Recent and Selected Publications:
Beneteau, C.L., N.E. Mandrak, and D.D. Heath. 2008. The effects of river barriers and range expansion of the population genetic structure and stability in Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides) populations. Cons. Gen. In Press.

Walter, R.P., G.D. Haffner, and D.D. Heath 2008. Dispersal and population genetic structure of Telmatherina antoniae, an endemic freshwater Sailfin silverside from Sulawesi, Indonesia. J. Evol. Biol. In Press.

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. In Press.

Hepburn, R.I., P.F. Sale, B. Dixon and D.D. Heath 2008. Genetic structure of juvenile cohorts of bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus) along the Mesoamerican barrier reef: chaos through time. Coral Reefs. In Press

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.

Current Research Projects:

• Gene adaptation
• Invasive mussel genetics
• Coral reef fish
• Greenside darters
• Round goby
• Indonesian sailfin
• Salmon in aquaculture
• Salmon eggs
• Lake Erie yellow and white perch
• Babine Lake rainbow trout

Current Graduate Students:

• Tutku Aykanat (Ph.D. candidate – GLIER)
• Jenn Bronnenhuber (M.Sc. candidate – GLIER)
• Romina Bortoluzzi (M.Sc. candidate – GLIER)
• Lucia Carreon-Martinez (Ph.D. candidate – GLIER)
• Macey Edson (M.Sc. candidate – Biology)
• Leila Helou (M.Sc. candidate – GLIER)
• Rachel Koehler (M.Sc. candidate – GLIER)
• Eva Salas (M.Sc. candidate – visiting student from Costa Rica)
• Linda Soderberg (Ph.D. candidate – Biology)

LINK TO CV