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Overview

Chris C. Wilson is affiliated with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry in Canada. Their research spans multiple fields including Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their subfields of study notably encompass Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Genetics, Aquatic Science, and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

Their work covers a range of topics with a focus on Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Physiological and biochemical adaptations, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Genetic diversity and population structure, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Among their recent publications are:

  • A chromosome-anchored genome assembly for Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush), 2021, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Mixed-stock analysis using Rapture genotyping to evaluate stock-specific exploitation of a walleye population despite weak genetic structure, 2021, Evolutionary Applications
  • Testing the effectiveness of environmental DNA (eDNA) to quantify larval amphibian abundance, 2022, Environmental DNA
  • Seasonal use of two unregulated Lake Superior tributaries by lake sturgeon, 2020, Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • Short-term acclimation dynamics in a coldwater fish, 2023, Journal of Thermal Biology

Chris C. Wilson frequently collaborates with several researchers including:

  • Chantelle M. Penney
  • Erin Stewart
  • Graham D. Raby
  • Gary Burness
  • Wesley A. Larson

The most common venues for their publications include:

  • Journal of Great Lakes Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Environmental DNA
  • Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
  • Journal of Thermal Biology

Best Publications

  • Comparative phylogeography of Nearctic and Palearctic fishes

    Louis Bernatchez;Christopher C. Wilson

  • Reporting the limits of detection and quantification for environmental DNA assays

    Katy E. Klymus;Christopher M. Merkes;Michael J. Allison;Caren S. Goldberg

  • HOLARCTIC PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF ARCTIC CHARR (SALVELINUS ALPINUS L.) INFERRED FROM MITOCHONDRIAL DNA SEQUENCES

    Patrick C. Brunner;Patrick C. Brunner;Marlis R. Douglas;Alexander Osinov;Chris C. Wilson

  • Demography and ecological impacts of the invading mollusc Dreissena polymorpha

    Paul D. N. Hebert;Christopher C. Wilson;Mary H. Murdoch;R. Lazar

  • Introgression and fixation of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) mitochondrial genome in an allopatric population of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

    Louis Bernatchez;Hélène Glémet;Chris C. Wilson;Roy G. Danzmann

  • The ghost of hybrids past: fixation of arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) mitochondrial DNA in an introgressed population of lake trout (S. namaycush)

    Chris C. Wilson;Louis Bernatchez

  • Development and Validation of Environmental DNA (eDNA) Markers for Detection of Freshwater Turtles

    Christina M. Davy;Anne G. Kidd;Chris C. Wilson

  • Phylogeography and postglacial dispersal of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in North America

    Christopher C. Wilson;Paul D.N. Hebert

  • ACCELERATED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION IN HALOPHILIC CRUSTACEANS

    Paul D. N. Hebert;Elpidio A. Remigio;John K. Colbourne;Derek J. Taylor

  • Intraspecific Variation in Thermal Tolerance and Acclimation Capacity in Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis): Physiological Implications for Climate Change*

    Bradley C. Stitt;Gary Burness;Kirsten A. Burgomaster;Suzanne Currie

  • Phylogeography and postglacial dispersal of arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus in North America

    C. C. Wilson;P. D. N. Hebert;J. D. Reist;J. B. Dempson

  • The relationship between Pacific hake (Merluccius productus) distribution and poleward subsurface flow in the California Current System

    Vera N Agostini;Robert C Francis;Anne B Hollowed;Stephen D Pierce

  • Phylogeographic origins of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in eastern North America

    C. C. Wilson;P. D. N. Hebert

  • PROVINCIALISM IN PLANKTON: ENDEMISM AND ALLOPATRIC SPECIATION IN AUSTRALIAN DAPHNIA.

    Paul D. N. Hebert;Christopher C. Wilson

  • Development of species-specific environmental DNA (eDNA) markers for invasive aquatic plants

    Michelle Scriver;Allison Marinich;Chris Wilson;Joanna Freeland

  • Breeding success of male brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the wild

    Paul J. Blanchfield;Mark S. Ridgway;Chris C. Wilson

  • Population structure and genetic diversity of black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) in a highly fragmented watershed

    Scott M. Reid;Chris C. Wilson;Nicholas E. Mandrak;Leon M. Carl

  • Mitochondrial DNA identification of game and harvested freshwater fish species.

    C.J. Kyle;C.C. Wilson;C.C. Wilson

  • THE MAINTENANCE OF TAXON DIVERSITY IN AN ASEXUAL ASSEMBLAGE: AN EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS'

    Christopher C. Wilson;Paul D. N. Hebert

  • Tracking ghosts: combined electrofishing and environmental DNA surveillance efforts for Asian carps in Ontario waters of Lake Erie.

    Chris Wilson;Elizabeth Wright;Jenn Bronnenhuber;Francine MacDonald

  • Genetic assessment of walleye (Sander vitreus) restoration efforts and options in Nipigon Bay and Black Bay, Lake Superior.

    Chris C. Wilson;Mike Lavender;Jeff Black

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan D. Neff
Bryan D. Neff University of Western Ontario
Paul D. N. Hebert
Paul D. N. Hebert University of Guelph
Trevor E. Pitcher
Trevor E. Pitcher University of Windsor
Louis Bernatchez
Louis Bernatchez Université Laval
Nicholas E. Mandrak
Nicholas E. Mandrak University of Toronto
Kim T. Scribner
Kim T. Scribner Michigan State University
David L. G. Noakes
David L. G. Noakes Oregon State University
Moira M. Ferguson
Moira M. Ferguson University of Guelph
Gordon H. Copp
Gordon H. Copp Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science
John K. Colbourne
John K. Colbourne University of Birmingham

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