Education:
- Ph.D. University of Guelph (1995)
- M.Sc. University of Windsor (1989)
- B.Sc. Queen's University (1985)
Research Experience: 1998 – present:
Research Scientist, Ontario Ministry
of Natural Resources (Trent University)
- 1997 - present: Conjunct Professor, Trent University
- 1998 - present: Adjunct Professor, University of Guelph
- 1995-1998 NSERC/ARC Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National
University
Research Interests:
My research is primarily focused on the structure of aquatic biodiversity
within Ontario, employing genetic and biogeographic tools to examine
the factors underlying observed patterns of diversity. Genetic markers
play a major role in my research, as they can highlight both past
and present influences of environmental and anthropogenic factors
on species and community structure at hierarchical spatial and temporal
scales. Major research components include comparative phylogeographic
structure and mtDNA diversity of aquatic species, and employing
nuclear markers (allozymes and microsatellite DNA) to assess local
and regional stock structure and gene flow among exploited or fragmented
populations.
Current Research:
Current research directions and projects in progress include: biodiversity
of freshwater fishes, comparative phylogeography of aquatic species, demographic
and ecological influences on genetic diversity and effective population
size, historical genetics of fish species, evolutionary significance
of interspecific hybridization, conservation genetics of exploited
and endangered fish species, and effects of fragmentation on aquatic
metapopulations.
Selected Publications:
D'Amelio S. and Wilson CC. Genetic population structure of coaster
and riverine brook trout in Nipigon Bay, Lake Superior: implications
for conservation and management. Transactions of the American Fisheries
Society (in press).
Reid SM, Wilson CC, Mandrak NE, and Carl LM. Population structure
and genetic diversity of black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) in
the highly fragmented Grand River watershed. Conservation Genetics
(in press).
Reid SM, Mandrak NE, Carl LM, and Wilson CC. Influence of dams
and habitat condition on the distribution of redhorse (Moxostoma)
species distribution in the Grand River watershed, Ontario. Environmental
Biology of Fishes (in press).
2007
MacDougall TM, Wilson CC, Richardson L, Lavender TM, and Ryan P
(2007) Walleye in the Grand River, Ontario: efforts at rehabilitation,
recent demographics and implications for eastern Lake Erie fisheries.
Journal of Great Lakes Research 33 (Supplement 1): 103-117.
Wilson CC, Lavender TM, and Black J (2007) Genetic assessment of
walleye (Sander vitreus) restoration efforts and options in Nipigon
Bay and Black Bay, Lake Superior. Journal of Great Lakes Research
33 (Supplement 1): 133-144.
Kyle CJ and Wilson CC (2007) Mitochondrial DNA identification of
game and harvested fish species. Forensic Science International
166: 68-76.
2006
Reid SM and Wilson CC (2006) Species identification and discrimination
of redhorse suckers (Catostomidae: Moxostoma) using diagnostic genetic
tools. Conservation Genetics 7: 997-1000.
Colbourne JK, Wilson CC, and Hebert PDN (2006) The systematics of
Australian Daphnia and Daphniopsis (Crustacea: Cladocera): a shared
phylogenetic history obscured by habitat-specific rates of evolution.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89: 469-488.
2005
Piller K, Wilson CC, Lee CE, and Lyons J (2005) Conservation genetics
of inland lake trout in the Upper Mississippi River Basin: stocked
or native ancestry? Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
134: 789-802.
2004
Wilson CC and Mandrak N. 2004. History and evolution of lake trout
in Shield lakes: past and future challenges. p. 21-35 in J. Gunn,
R. Steedman, and R. Ryder (eds). Boreal Shield Watersheds: Lake
Trout Ecosystems in a Changing Environment. Lewis/CRC Press.
(* also not published in 2001, as listed on web page *)
2003
Blanchfield PJ, Ridgway MS, and Wilson CC (2003) Breeding success
of male brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) in the wild. Molecular
Ecology 12: 2417-2428.
2002
Schaefer JA and Wilson CC (2002) The fuzzy structure of populations.
Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 2235-2241.
Wilson C, Pisapio J, and Braid AM (2002) Conservation genetics in
a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: identifying and monitoring heritage
populations of an indicator species (brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis)
on the Niagara Escarpment. Leading Edge 2001: Niagara Escarpment
Commission. 5pp.
Hebert PDN, Remigio EA, Colbourne JK, Taylor DJ, and Wilson CC (2002)
Accelerated molecular evolution in halophilic crustaceans. Evolution
56: 909-926.
Stein J, Reed KM, Wilson CC, and R.B. Phillips RB (2002) A sex-linked
microsatellite locus isolated from the Y chromosome of lake trout
(Salvelinus namaycush). Environmental Biology of Fishes 64: 211-216.
2001
Brunner PC, Douglas MR, Osinov A, Wilson CC, and Bernatchez L (2001)
Holarctic phylogeography of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus L.)
inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Evolution 55: 573-586.
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Hebert PDN and Wilson CC (2000) Diversity of the genus Daphniopsis
in the saline waters of Australia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 78:
794-808.
Bernatchez L and Wilson CC (1999) Phylogeography in Nearctic and
Palearctic fishes: reply. Molecular Ecology 8: 529-530.
Bernatchez L and Wilson CC (1998) Comparative phylogeography of
Nearctic and Palearctic fishes. Molecular Ecology 7: 431-452.
Wilson CC and L. Bernatchez L (1998) The ghost of hybrids past:
fixation of arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) mitochondrial DNA
in an introgressed population of lake trout (S. namaycush). Molecular
Ecology 7: 127-132.
Wilson CC and Hebert PDN (1998) Phylogeography and postglacial dispersal
of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in North America. Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 55: 1010-1024.
Wilson CC. and Hebert PDN (1996) Phylogeographic origins of lake
trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in eastern North America. Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53: 2764-2775.
Wilson CC, Hebert PDN, Reist JD, and Dempson JB (1996) Phylogeography
and postglacial dispersal of arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus L.)
in North America. Molecular Ecology 5: 187-198.
Bernatchez, L, Glémèt H, Wilson CC, Danzmann RG (1995)
Introgression and fixation of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) mitochondrial
genome in an allopatric population of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis).
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 52: 179-185.
other Fish Lab publications
Reid SM (2006) Relationship between habitat quality and occurrence
of the threatened black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) in Lake Erie
tributaries. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada 41: 341-350.
Reid SM (2006) Timing and demographic characteristics of redhorse
spawning runs in three Great Lakes Basin Rivers. Journal of Freshwater
Ecology 21: 249-258.
Reid SM, Carl LM, Lean J (2005) Influence of riffle characteristics,
surficial geology, and natural barriers on the distribution of the
channel darter, Percina copelandi, in the Lake Ontario basin. Environmental
Biology of Fishes 72: 241-249.
Reid SM (2004) Estimates and length distributions of Ontario channel
darter (Percina copelandi) populations. Journal of Freshwater Ecology
19: 441-444.
Reid SM, Isaac G, Metikosh S. et al. (2003) Physiological response
of rainbow trout to sediment released during open-cut pipeline water
crossing construction. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada
38: 473-481.
Frezza TL, Carl LM, and Reid SM (2003) Evaluation of a portable
underwater video camera to study fish communities in two Lake Ontario
tributaries. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 18: 269-276.
Reid SM, Metikosh S, and Evans J (2002) Movement of Arctic grayling
and mountain whitefish during an open-cut pipeline water crossing
of the Wildhay River, Alberta. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 17:
363-368.
Reid SM, Stoklosar S, Metikosh S, et al. (2002) Effectiveness of
isolated pipeline crossing techniques to mitigate sediment impacts
on brook trout streams. Water Quality Research Journal of Canada
37: 473-488.
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