Dr. Mark Shrimpton
Professor
Ecosystem Science & Management Program
University of Northern British Columbia
Phone: (250) 960-5991
Email: shrimptm@unbc.ca
Website: Shrimpton Lab
Dr. Shrimpton’s research interests focus on how animals respond to changes in their environment, examining the basic biological changes that occur seasonally, but also in response to anthropogenic disturbance. Work in his lab explores population-level responses using physiological, behavioural, ecological and genetic approaches.
Dr. Shrimpton and students funded by the GEN-FISH program will be using the molecular techniques developed by the program to understand the effect of flooding watersheds following the development of hydroelectric dams. They will be using quantitative gene expression to assess physiological responses of Arctic grayling restricted to tributary streams. Additionally, eDNA will be used to define the distribution of introduced Kokanee from the Columbia River that have strayed throughout tributaries to the Williston Reservoir and the interaction with native Kokanee within the watershed.