Updated: 2017-07-25 1 of 17

Curriculum Vitae

Russell C. Wyeth

Contents

Curriculum Vitae ....................................................................................................................... 1

Education ........................................................................................................................... 2

Academic Positions ........................................................................................................... 2

Teaching Focus ................................................................................................................. 2

Research Focus .................................................................................................................. 2

Biographical Data .............................................................................................................. 2

Teaching .................................................................................................................................... 3

Teaching Awards ............................................................................................................... 3

Teaching and Mentorship Experience ............................................................................... 3

Outreach ............................................................................................................................ 3

Research .................................................................................................................................... 4

Past Research Experience .................................................................................................. 4

Past Research Experience cont’ ........................................................................................ 5

Research Grants ................................................................................................................. 5

Research Awards and Fellowships .................................................................................... 6

Student & Postdoctoral Supervision Summary ................................................................. 6

Professional Affiliations .................................................................................................... 7

Certifications ..................................................................................................................... 7

Publications ............................................................................................................................... 8

Articles In Preparation ...................................................................................................... 8

Peer-reviewed Articles ...................................................................................................... 8

Book Chapters ................................................................................................................. 10

Peer-reviewed posters and conference proceedings ........................................................ 10

Reports ............................................................................................................................ 11

Public articles (non-refereed) .......................................................................................... 11

Presentations ............................................................................................................................ 12

Invited Presentations ....................................................................................................... 12

Presentations at International & National Meetings as Primary or Senior Author ......... 13

Secondary Author at International & National Meetings ................................................ 15

Academic Service .................................................................................................................... 16

Committee Membership .................................................................................................. 16

Coordinator ...................................................................................................................... 16

Contributor ...................................................................................................................... 16

User Support Requests .................................................................................................... 17

Student Research Adjudicator ......................................................................................... 17

Symposium Organizer ..................................................................................................... 17

Conference Organizer ..................................................................................................... 17

Editorial Activity ............................................................................................................. 17

Anonymous Reviews ....................................................................................................... 17

Russell Wyeth - CV

2 of 17

Russell C. Wyeth

Department of Biology

St Francis Xavier University

P.O. Box 5000

Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5 Canada

Phone: 902-867-3886

Mobile: 902-318-0250

email: rwyeth@stfx.ca

http://people.stfx.ca/rwyeth/

Education

Ph.D. Zoology

University of Washington, 2004

Advisor: Dr. A.O. Dennis Willows

Dissertation: Odors and water flow guide navigation in Tritonia diomedea.

B.Sc. Honours Biology

University of Victoria, 1996

Advisor: Dr. George O. Mackie

Thesis: Development and use of sandwich cultures for the study of feeding in the

hexactinellid sponge Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni (Lambe, 1892).

Academic Positions

Associate Professor (tenured); St. Francis Xavier University, Dept. of Biology, 2013 – cont’

Assistant Professor; St. Francis Xavier University, Dept. of Biology, 2007 – 2013

Adjunct Professor; University of Prince Edward Island, Dept. of Biology, 2014-2017

Teaching Focus

Invertebrate Zoology; Animal Behaviour; Diversity of Life, Neuroethology

Research Focus

Neuroethology, sensory neurophysiology, and behaviour of aquatic invertebrates.

Current Projects:

1. Neural control of navigation behaviour in gastropods

2. Development and testing of novel antifouling technologies.

3. Lobster trap bait optimization.

4. Environmental effects on invasive tunicate populations

Biographical Data

Citizenship: Canadian

Russell Wyeth - CV

Teaching; 3 of 17

Teaching

Teaching Awards Distinguished Teaching Award. Association of Atlantic Universities, 2013

Outstanding Teaching Award. StFX, 2012.

Teaching and Mentorship Experience

Instructor

Animal Behaviour. St Francis Xavier University, Fall Terms 2009-2014,2015-2016.

Introductory Biology – Diversity of Life. St. Francis Xavier U., Winter Terms 2008-2014,

2016-2017.

Invertebrate Zoology. St Francis Xavier University, Fall Terms 2008-2013,2015-2016.

Marine Invertebrate Zoology. Bamfield Marine Sci.Centre, Summer 2006, 2007.

Natural History of Marine Invertebrates. U. of Washington, Summer 2001.

*all courses include instruction of both lecture and lab, with the exception of Introductory

Biology, which includes lecture instruction and lab coordination

Research Apprenticeship Assistant

special 3 month research program for 6-10 senior undergraduates mentored by 2 faculty and

2 graduate students at Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL)

Neurobiology and Behavior of Orientation and Navigation in Animals. FHL, 2002.

Implantable Electrodes and Computers in the Brain. FHL, 2001.

Teaching Assistant

Invertebrate Zoology (graduate-level course). FHL, 2000, 2004.

Introductory Biology Field Trips (non-majors). FHL, quarterly 2001 - 2004.

Outreach Informal school science curriculum contributions. StFX, 2011, 2015, 2016.

Live animal display facilitation. NS Museum of Industry, 2014.

Web pages for students: how to get involved in research and how to get into grad school.

Guest discussion in BEd in-service teacher program. StFX, 2009, 2010.

High School Student Tour Coordination. StFX, 2009.

High School Student Job Shadowing. Dalhousie University, 2008.

Community Science Centre Association lecture. StFX, 2008.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Research; 4 of 17

Research

Past Research Experience

NSERC Post-doctoral Fellow, 2006-2007

Mentor: Dr. Roger P. Croll, Dalhousie University.

Primary Project: Chemosensory and mechanosensory pathways in the pond snail, Lymnaea

stagnalis. Characterizing peripheral sensory cells in the tentacles and lips, and their

connections to the CNS (in particular, the buccal motor program generator) with

immunohistochemistry, neuronal tracing, and histochemical techniques.

Other Projects: Ctenophore neuromuscular control; molluscan anaesthesia; nudibranch

navigational strategies.

Post-doctoral Researcher, 2005-2006

Mentor: Dr. Andrew S. French, Dalhousie University.

Project: Peripheral modulation of mechanosensory neurons by octopamine in the wandering

spider Cupiennius salei; discontinuous single-electrode voltage and current clamp,

frequency response analyses of stimulus encoding. Mechanosensory responses to

naturalistic stimuli.

Ph.D. Dissertation, 1999 - 2004

Advisor: Dr. A.O. Dennis Willows, University of Washington

Project: Cataloguing the field behaviour of the nudibranch Tritonia diomedea using

underwater timelapse video; documentation of chemosensory behaviours and the sensory

neurophysiology underlying responses to odours; Techniques included video analysis of

behavioural experiments, extracellular and intracellular neurophysiology,

immunohistochemistry and other neuroanatomical techniques, and custom software

development in Matlab.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration, 1999 - 2005

University of Washington. Dr. A.O. Dennis Willows: Biology; Dr. Karl F. Bohringer:

Electrical Engineering; Dr. Chris Diorio: Computer Science.

Project: Developing silicon based electrodes and implantable computer devices with the

goal of performing intracellular recordings from freely behaving animals; intracellular

recordings and surgery in nudibranchs.

Rotation Projects, 1998 - 1999

University of Washington, lab rotations to learn new techniques:

Dr Scott Edwards. Molecular population biology of blackbirds.

Dr Kathy Graubard. Calcium imaging in the crab stomatogastric ganglion.

Dr. Chris Diorio. Analog silicon chip circuit design.

Research Assistant, 1998 - 1999

Supervisor: Dr. George O. Mackie, U. of Victoria and Friday Harbor Labs.

Project: Neuronal conduction pathways in tunicates; electrophysiological and histological

characterization of an alternate conduction pathway (bypassing the brain) between the

ascidian siphons; extracellular recording, neuroanatomy, and histochemistry.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Research; 5 of 17

Past Research Experience cont’

Research Diver, 1997

Supervisors: Dr. Amatzia Genin, Dr. Gitai Yahel, Dr. Ruthy Yahel. Inter University Institute,

Eilat Israel.

Projects: Suspension feeder efficiency sampling and fish behaviour surveys. International

oceanographic cruise, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

Microtechnique Technician, 1996 - 1998

Supervisor: Lesley Manning, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre.

Project: Preparation and observation of botanical and zoological specimens for transmitted,

epifluorescence, scanning and transmission electron microscopy.

Honours Thesis, 1994 - 1996

Advisor: Dr. George O. Mackie, University of Victoria

Project: Feeding in the hexactinellid sponge Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni, using specially

developed cultures for video microscopy observation of live tissue, as well as transmission

electron microscopy; further work at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, investigating

feeding efficiencies.

Research Grants

Received – Major

1. Operations and Maintenance – Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre. NSERC RTI Grant,

2017. $300,000. [1 of 10 co-applicants solicited by director of BMSC to support this

essential operations grant for BMSC]

2. Assessment of novel antifouling coatings to minimize mussel fouling. Collaboration

with Waycobah First Nation. NS Aquaculture R&D Grant. $19,500

3. Innovacorp Productivity & Innovation Voucher, 2016. Collaboration with Waycobah

First Nation. $15,000

4. Refinement of UV illumination for sensor antifouling. NSERC Engage Grant, 2016.

$25,000

5. Neuroethology of navigation in Tritonia. NSERC Discovery Grant, 2015. $120,000

6. Monitoring variability of environmental factors impacting tunicate infestation on coastal

shellfish farms in Nova Scotia.

Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Aquaculture Collaborative Research and

Development Program, 2013. $162,559 [1 of 6 co-applicants]

7. Testing a novel hypothesis for how animals can use the Earth's magnetic field during

short-term navigation behaviors.

National Geographic Society, Committee for Research and Exploration, 2013. $20,000

[1 of 2 co-applicants]

8. Bait refinement and optimization for lobster fisheries.

Atlantic Lobster Sustainability Foundation, 2012. $13,800 [1 of 2 co-applicants]

Russell Wyeth - CV

Research; 6 of 17

9. An innovative multi-disciplinary applied R&D approach for the control, reduction and

elimination of biofouling of subsea optical and other submerged surfaces for the offshore

oil & gas industry.

NSERC Collaborative Res. and Dev’t Grant and Petroleum Research Atlantic Canada.

2011. $300,000 [1 of 5 co-applicants].

10. Molluscan Neuroethology Laboratory.

Canadian Foundation for Innovation, Leaders Opportunity Fund. 2010. $347,040

[includes matching funds]

Received – Minor

National Research Council, Industrial Research Assistance Program. 2016, 2017. $10,000

total.

St. Francis Xavier U. Council for Research. 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016. $13,000 total

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Research Grant. 2011, 2016. $7,000 total

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation REDI Research Skills Award. 2011. $1,989

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Research Skills Grant. 2008 $1,998

Malacological Society of London Research Grant. 2007. $2,100.

Nova Scotia Health Research Foundation Capacity Grants. 2005, 2006. $2,589 total

Conchologists of America Grants to Malacology. 2003. $US1,000

Research Awards and Fellowships

Name Value Level Location* Dates

Endeavour Research Fellowship $24,000 International USC 2015

University Research Award $2000/yr Institutional StFX 2009-2016

NSERC Post-doctoral Fellowship $80000 National Dal 2006 - 2007

Best Student Presentation - International SICB DNB 2003

NSERC Post-Graduate Schol. B $38200 National UW 2000 - 2002

NSERC Post-Graduate Schol. A $33600 National UW 1998 - 2000

Recruitment Scholarship $32000 Institutional UW 1998 - 1999

NSERC Undergrad Res. Awards 2x$3600 National UVic 1994, 1995

*Abbreviations: StFX, St Francis Xavier University; Dal, Dalhousie University;

UW, University of Washington; UVic, University of Victoria;

SICB-DNB, Division of Neurobiology, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology;

USC, University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.

Student & Postdoctoral Supervision Summary

Official supervision and co-supervision:

1. 1 postdoctoral fellow (co-supervised)

2. 5 MSc students (1 co-supervised)

3. 6 grad-level directed studies and grad-level courses

4. 6 Honours students (2 co-supervised)

5. 15 undergraduate/post-baccalaureate research assistants (3 co-supervised)

6. 10 undergraduate directed studies

Student advisory committees:

1. 8 honours students.

2. 4 M.Sc. students.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Research; 7 of 17

Professional Affiliations

Canadian Society of Zoologists

International Society for Neuroethology

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology

Certifications

SCUBA: Open Water, Advanced, Nitrox, Scientific Diver

First Aid: CPR, Emergency First Aid, Oxygen Administration

Russell Wyeth - CV

Publications; 8 of 17

Publications

HQP co-authors indicated by *

Articles In Preparation

1. Brown, S. and 32 other student co-authors, Gregg, J., Wyeth, R.C. Patterns of sentinel

and non-sentinel behavior in the Crows of Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Target: Animal

Behavior and Cognition. [research conducted by all students enrolled in Biol 484:

Animal Behaviour in 2015 and 2016; all students qualify for authorship based on

contributions to data collection, analysis, and writing]

2. Maltby, E., Olender, D., Wyeth, R.C. Ultra-violet light is a potent marine antifoulant.

Target: Biofouling Journal

3. Murphy, K.J., Sephton, D., Klein, K., Bishop, C.D., Wyeth, R.C. Abiotic variables are

not sufficient to predict spatial and inter-annual variation in C. intestinalis populations in

Nova Scotia, Canada. Target: Marine Ecology Progress Series

4. Maltby, E., MacKenzie, A., Stuart, R., and Wyeth, R.C. Effectiveness of antifoulants at

reducing mussel fouling on aquaculture netting. Target: Aquaculture

Peer-reviewed Articles

1. *Merlo, E.M., *Milligan, K.A., *Sheets, N.B., Neufeld, C.J., Eastham, T.M., Estores-

Pacheco, A.L.K., Valdés, A. Wyeth, R.C. Submitted. Range extension for the region of

sympatry between Hermissenda opalescens and Hermissenda crassicornis. FACETS

Journal.

2. Wyeth, R.C., Wonham, M.J. In Revision. Patterns vs. Causes and Surveys vs.

Experiments: Teaching the Scientific Method. American Biology Teacher.

3. *Webber, M.P., *Thomson, J.W.S., Buckland-Nicks, J., Croll, R.P., and Wyeth, R.C. In

Press. GABA-, histamine-, and FMRFamide-immunoreactivity in the visual, vestibular

and central nervous systems of Hermissenda crassicornis. Journal of Comparative

Neurology. doi:10.1002/cne.24286.

4. *Doyle, J.M., *Merovitch, N., Wyeth, R.C., Stoyek, M.R., Schmidt, M., Wilfart, F.,

Fine, A., and Croll, R.P. 2017. A simple automated system for appetitive conditioning of

zebrafish in their home tanks. Behavioural Brain Research 317: 444–452.

5. *Merovitch, N., *Doyle, J.M., Wyeth, R.C., Stoyek, M.R., Schmidt, M.K., Wilfart,

F.M., Fine, A., and Croll, R.P. 2016. Data on horizontal and vertical movements of

zebrafish during appetitive conditioning. Data in Brief 9: 758–763.

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2016.10.007.

6. *Stewart, M.J., Wang, T., Harding, B.I., Bose, U., Wyeth, R.C., Storey, K.B., and

Cummins, S.F. 2016. Characterisation of Reproduction-Associated Genes and Peptides

in the Pest Land Snail, Theba pisana. PLOS ONE 11(10): e0162355.

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0162355.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Publications; 9 of 17

7. *Ells, V., *Filip, N., Bishop, C.D., DeMont, M.E., Smith-Palmer, T., Wyeth, R.C. 2016.

A true test of color effects on marine invertebrate settlement: Journal of Experimental

Marine Biology and Ecology 483: 156–161.

8. Filip, N.*, Pustam, A.*, Ells, V.*, Grosicki, K.M.T.*, Yang, J.*, Oguejiofor, I.*, Bishop,

C.D., DeMont, M.E., Smith-Palmer, T., Wyeth, R.C. 2016. Fouling-release and

chemical activity effects of a siloxane-based material on tunicates. Marine

Environmental Research 116: 41–50. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.02.015.

9. Smith-Palmer, T., *Lin, S., *Oguejiofor, I., *Leng, T.,*Pustam, A., Graham, L.L., ,

Bishop, C.D., Wyeth, R.C., DeMont, M.E. Pink, D. 2016. In Situ Confocal Raman

Microscopy of Hydrated Early Stages of Bacterial Biofilm Formation on Various

Surfaces in a Flow Cell. Applied Spectroscopy 70(2): 289–301.

10. *Schwarz, J.S., *McCullagh, G.B., Wyeth, R.C. 2016. Detection of substrate-

associated odour cues versus prey-associated cues by the oral veil in Tritonia diomedea.

Marine and Freshwater Behavior and Physiology 49(2): 93–107.

11. *Vasey, G., Lukeman, R., and Wyeth, R.C. 2015. Additional navigational strategies can

augment odor-gated rheotaxis for navigation under conditions of variable flow.

Integrative and Comparative Bioology. 55(3): 447–460

12. *Carrigan, I.D., Croll, R.P., and Wyeth, R.C. 2015. Morphology, innervation and

peripheral sensory cells of the siphon of Aplysia californica. Journal of Comparative

Neurology. 523(16): 2409–2425.

13. *McCullagh, G.B., Bishop, C.D., and Wyeth, R.C. 2014. One rhinophore probably

provides sufficient sensory input for odour-based navigation by the nudibranch mollusc,

Tritonia diomedea. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217: 4149–4158.

14. *Ryan, S., *Livingstone, S., *Barry, J., Williams, P.J., Wyeth, R.C. 2014. Laboratory

comparison of American lobster, Homarus americanus, foraging responses to invasive

green crab, Carcinus maenas, and two traditional finfish baits. Marine and Freshwater

Behavior and Physiology. 47: 291–297

15. *Pustam, A., *Smith, C., *Deering, C., *Grosicki, K.M., *Leng, T.Y., *Lin, S., *Yang,

J., Pink, D., Gill, T., Graham, L., Derksen, D., Bishop, C., DeMont, M.E., Wyeth, R.C.,

and Smith-Palmer, T. 2014. Interactions of protamine with the marine bacterium,

Pseudoalteromonas sp. NCIMB 2021. Letters in Applied Microbiology. 58: 225–230.

16. Wyeth, R.C. and Croll, R.P. 2011. Peripheral sensory cells in the cephalic sensory

organs of Lymnaea stagnalis. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 519: 1894-1913.

17. Wyeth, R.C. 2010. Should animals navigating over short distances switch to a

magnetic compass sense? Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience. 4:42.

18. Wyeth, R.C., Croll, R.P., Willows, A.O.D., and Spencer, A.N. 2009. 1-Phenoxy-2-

propanol is a useful anaesthetic for gastropods used in neurophysiology. Journal of

Neuroscience Methods. 176(2): 121-128.

19. Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2006. Field behavior of the nudibranch mollusc,

Tritonia diomedea. Biological Bulletin. 210(2):81-96. [featured as the Editor’s pick and

provided the cover artwork for the journal issue]

Russell Wyeth - CV

Publications; 10 of 17

20. Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2006. Odours detected by rhinophores mediate

orientation to flow in the nudibranch mollusc, Tritonia diomedea. Journal of

Experimental Biology. 209(8):1441-1453.

21. Wyeth, R.C., Woodward, O.M., and Willows, A.O.D. 2006. Orientation and navigation

relative to water flow, prey, conspecifics, and predators by the nudibranch mollusc,

Tritonia diomedea. Biological Bulletin. 210(2):97-108.

22. Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2006. Adaptation of underwater video surveillance

for near substratum current measurement. Biological Bulletin. 211(2):101-105.

23. Hanein, Y., Böhringer, K.F., Wyeth, R.C., and Willows, A.O.D. 2002. Towards MEMS

probes for intracellular recording. Sensors Update. 10(1.3):1-29. Invited article.

24. Mackie, G.O. and Wyeth, R.C. 2000. Conduction and coordination in deganglionated

ascidians. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 78:1626-1639.

25. Wyeth, R.C. 1999. Video and electron microscopy of particle feeding in sandwich

cultures of the hexactinellid sponge, Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni. Invertebrate Biology.

118(3):236-242.

26. Wyeth, R.C., Leys, S.P., and Mackie, G.O. 1996. Use of sandwich cultures for the study

of feeding in the hexactinellid sponge Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni (Lambe, 1892). Acta

Zoologica. 77:227-232.

Book Chapters

1. Cummins,S.F., Wyeth,R.C. 2014. Olfaction in Gastropods. In Neuroecology and

neuroethology in molluscs: the interface between behavior and environment, p45-72.

Edited by: Winlow, B. and Di Cosmo, A. Nova Science Publishers Ltd, Hauppauge, New

York, USA

2. Heyland, A., Croll, R., *Goodall, S., *Kranyak, S., Wyeth, R.C. 2014. Trichoplax

adherens, an enigmatic basal metazoan with potential. In Methods in Molecular

Biology: Developmental Biology of the Sea Urchin and other Marine Invertebrate Model

Systems, p45-61. Stricker, S., Carroll, D., Eds. Humana Press, New York.

3. Wyeth, R.C., *Braubach, O.R., Fine, A., and Croll, R.P. 2011. Videograms: a method

for repeatable unbiased quantitative behavioural analysis without scoring or tracking. In

Zebrafish Neurobehavioral Protocols, Neuromethods 51: 15-33. Kalueff, A.V and

Cachat, J.M. Eds. Humana Press, New York.

4. *Braubach, O.R., Wyeth, R.C., Murray, A., Fine, A., and Croll, R.P. 2011. A simple and

effective method to condition olfactory behaviors in groups of zebrafish. In Zebrafish

Neurobehavioral Protocols, Neuromethods 51: 85-97. Kalueff, A.V and Cachat, J.M.

Eds. Humana Press, New York

Peer-reviewed posters and conference proceedings

1. Govindarajan, A., Chen, T., Wyeth, R.C., Willows, A.O.D., Böhringer, K.F. 2004.

Intracellular neuronal recording with flexible micro-machined probe implants. Solid

State Sensor, Actuator, and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head, SC, USA.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Publications; 11 of 17

2. Holman, G., Hanein, Y., Wyeth, R.C., Willows, A.O.D., Denton, D.D., and Böhringer,

K.F. 2002. Silicon micro-needles with flexible interconnections. 2nd International IEEE-

EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine & Biology,

Madison, WI, USA.

3. Hanein, Y., Lang, U., Theobald, J., Wyeth, R.C., Daniel, T., Denton, D.D., Willows,

A.O.D. and Böhringer, K.F. 2001. Intracellular recording with high aspect ratio MEMS

neuronal probes. 11th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators,

Munich, Germany.

Reports

1. Hall, M.R., Bose, U., Cummins, S.F., Motti, C., Wang, T., Zhao, M., Roberts, R., Smith,

M., Rotgans, B.A., Wyeth, R.C., Hall, P.-T., and COTS Genome Consortium. 2016. The

Crown-of-Thorns Secretome: Towards a Control Technology. Australian Government,

Australian Institute of Marine Science.

Public articles (non-refereed)

1. Wyeth, R.C. 2006. Nudibranch navigation: the natural history of Tritonia diomedea.

American Conchologist. 34(4):8-11.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Presentations; 12 of 17

Presentations

Invited Presentations

1. Wyeth, R.C. 2018/03. Neural control of navigation in gastropods. Journal of

Experimental Biology 2018 Symposium: Linking brain and behaviour in animal

navigation. Piera, Greece.

2. Wyeth, R.C. 2017/07/04. Tales of Hermissenda brains, behaviour, and border-hopping.

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Seminar, Bamfield BC.

3. Wyeth, R.C. 2016/06/23. The pure and the applied: the neuroethology of navigating

nudibranchs and ultraviolet illumination to control marine biofouling. Bamfield Marine

Sciences Centre Seminar, Bamfield BC.

4. Wyeth, R.C. 2016/03/17. Two squishy tales: crawling slugs and invading squirts.

Biology Dept Seminar, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS.

5. Wyeth, R.C. 2013/11/8. Attraction and avoidance in the ocean: making a stink about

hungry lobster, sprinting slugs, and meddlesome squirts. Biology Dept Seminar,

University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI.

6. Carrigan, I. and Wyeth, R.C. 2013/10/20. The peripheral neuroanatomy of Aplysia

californica. U4 League Undergraduate Research Showcase, Wolfville, NS.

7. Wyeth, R.C. and Williams, P.J. 2013/7/23. Green crab as lobster bait. Atlantic Lobster

Sustainability Workshop, Moncton, NB.

8. Wyeth, R.C. 2012/6/20. Possible alternative strategies for nudibranchs navigating in

variable flow. Combined American Malacological Society and Conchologists of

America Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA

9. McCullagh, G.B. and Wyeth, R.C. 2012/6/20. Odor-gated rheotaxis and sensory

integration by the rhinophores during navigation in the nudibranch, Tritonia diomedea.

Combined American Malacological Society and Conchologists of America Annual

Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA

10. Wyeth, R.C. 2011/5/18. Neurotransmitters in nudibranch statocysts: balancing

reductionism. A.N. Spencer Memorial Symposium, Canadian Society of Zoologists

Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada.

11. Wyeth, R.C. 2011/2/10. Enhancing student engagement in large and small classes -

What can Moodle do? Faculty Development Centre, St. Francis Xavier University

12. Wyeth, R.C. 2010/7/1. Nudibranch navigation behaviour and neurobiology: how slugs

find their way. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Seminar, Bamfield BC

13. Wyeth, R.C. 2009/7/15. Upstream or downstream? The neuroethology of navigating

nudibranchs. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Seminar, Bamfield BC

14. Wyeth, R.C. 2008/11/21. The neuroethology of nudibranch navigation: going against

the flow. Biology Department Seminar, Acadia University, Wolville, NS.

15. Wyeth, R.C. 2008/10/31. The neuroethology of nudibranch navigation: going against

the flow. Biology Department Seminar, University of New Brunswick - Fredericton.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Presentations; 13 of 17

16. Wyeth, R.C. 2007. Sensory integration during navigation by the nudibranch Tritonia

diomedea. Biology Department Seminar, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS.

17. Wyeth, R.C. 2006. Sensory integration during navigation by the nudibranch Tritonia

diomedea. Psychology Colloquium, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

18. Wyeth, R.C. 2006. SOH seeks intimate encounter with SOH: Nudibranch navigation.

Friday Informal Seminar Series, Dept. of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.

19. Wyeth, R.C. 2006. Slugs seeking slugs… navigation by the nudibranch Tritonia

diomedea. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre Seminar, Bamfield BC.

20. Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2005. Intracellular recordings with implantable

silicon microelectrodes? Biological and Computational Perspectives on Intelligent

Systems, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA.

21. Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2003. Chemosensory behaviours and

neurophysiology of the sea slug, Tritonia diomedea. University of Victoria

Neurobiology Seminar, Victoria, BC.

Presentations at International & National Meetings as Primary or Senior Author

1. Wyeth, R.C., Brown, S., Fletcher, J., Maltby, E., Murphy, K.J., and O’Brien, P.

2017/05/17. Why two? Subtle functional benefits of bilaterally paired sensory structures

in the nudibranch Tritonia diomedea. Canadian Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting.

Winnipeg, MB, Canada

2. Ells, V., and Wyeth, R.C. 2016/05/11. At least three shades of gray: a true test of colour

effects on marine invertebrate biofouling. Canadian Society of Zoologists Annual

Meeting. London, ON, Canada.

3. Webber, M.P., and Wyeth, R.C. 2016/05/11. Consistent and inconsistent patterns of

GABA-, histamine-, and FMRFamidergic neuroanatomy of Hermissenda. Canadian

Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting. London, ON, Canada.

4. Vasey, G.; Lukeman, R.; Wyeth, R.C. 2015/01/07. Where was that smell coming from?

A mathematical model of odor-gated rheotaxis in variable flow direction conditions

indicates variation in adaptive navigational strategies. Society for Integrative and

Comparative Biology Annual Meeting, West Palm Beach, FL, USA.

5. Murphy, K., Sephton, D., Bishop, C.D., and Wyeth, R.C. 2014/10/24. Environmental

and population monitoring to establish the relationship between environmental factors

and Ciona intestinalis distribution. International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference V.

Woods Hole, MA, USA.

6. Filip, N. and Wyeth, R.C. 2014/10/24. Silicone-based coatings decrease invasive

tunicate fouling. International Invasive Sea Squirt Conference V. Woods Hole, MA,

USA.

7. Wyeth, R.C., and Murray, J.A. 2014/5/26. Orienteering slugs: a potential role for

magnetoreception in primarily odour-based navigation by the nudibranch Tritonia

diomedea. Canadian Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC, Canada

Russell Wyeth - CV

Presentations; 14 of 17

8. Filip, N. and Wyeth, R.C. 2014/05/29. Polyvinyl siloxane decreases invasive tunicate

recruitment in the field. Canadian Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting, Montreal, QC,

Canada

9. Wyeth, R.C., Kehoe, E.F., and McCullagh, G.B. 2012. Odour-based navigation

behaviour in Tritonia: sensory systems and strategies. International Congress of

Neuroethology, College Park, USA. Poster. (attended by R. Wyeth only)

10. Wyeth, R.C. and Wonham, M. 2012/5/7. Questions, hypotheses and experimental

design: helping students to test what they meant to test. Canadian Society of Zoologists

Annual Meeting, Sackville, NB, Canada.

11. McCullagh, G.B. and Wyeth, R.C. 2012/5/8. The nudibranch Tritonia diomedea

responds to odours trapped in the substrate boundary layer after removal of an odour

plume. Canadian Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting, Sackville, NB, Canada.

(attended by R. Wyeth only)

12. Kehoe, E.F., Webber, M.P. and Wyeth, R.C. 2012/5/8. Catecholaminergic peripheral

neuroanatomy in the nudibranch Tritonia diomedea. Canadian Society of Zoologists

Annual Meeting, Sackville, NB, Canada. Poster.

13. McCullagh, G.B., Bishop, C.D., and Wyeth, R.C. 2012/1/6. Odor-gated rheotaxis and

sensory integration by the rhinophores during navigation in the nudibranch, Tritonia

diomedea. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting,

Charleston, USA. (attended by G. McCullagh only)

14. Webber, M.P. and Wyeth, R.C. 2011/5/17 Neuroanatomy of the Hermissenda central

nervous system: GABA, histamine, and FMRFamide immunoreactivity. Canadian

Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada. Poster

15. Wyeth, R.C. and McCullagh, G.B. 2010/8/3. Sensory structure roles in odour-gated

rheotaxis during navigation by the nudibranch mollusc Tritonia diomedea. International

Congress of Neuroethology, Salamanca, Spain. Poster.

16. McCullagh, G.B., and Wyeth, R.C. 2010/5/17. Sensory structures and neural

mechanisms underlying navigational behaviours in the nudibranch mollusc Tritonia

diomedea. Canadian Society of Zoologists Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada. Poster.

17. Wyeth, R.C. and Croll, R.P. 2009/2/14. Peripheral sensory cells in the cephalic sensory

organs of Lymnaea stagnalis. Molluscan Neuroscience Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Poster.

18. Wyeth, R.C. and Croll, R.P. 2009/1/5. Peripheral sensory cells in the cephalic sensory

organs of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Society for Integrative and Comparative

Biology Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.

19. Wyeth, R.C. and Croll, R.P. 2008/5/20. Sensational snail neuroethology: neuroanatomy

of the lips and tentacles of Lymnaea stagnalis. Canadian Society of Zoologists Annual

Meeting, Halifax, NS, Canada.

20. Wyeth, R.C. 2007. Can odour-gated rheotaxis be improved for navigation in variable

flow? 8th International Congress of Neuroethology, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Poster.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Presentations; 15 of 17

21. Wyeth, R.C. and Croll, R.P. 2007. Peripheral sensory pathways in the pond snail

Lymnaea stagnalis. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting,

Phoenix, AZ, USA.

22. Wyeth, R.C. 2006. Modeling navigation in the sea slug Tritonia diomedea: strategies for

finding odor sources in variable flow. Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology

Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, USA.

23. Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2003. Behavioral and neurophysiological responses

to chemosensory cues associated with prey, mates, and predators in the nudibranch

mollusc, Tritonia diomedea. Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA, USA. Poster.

24. Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2003. Integration of multiple sensory cues by the

nudibranch mollusk, Tritonia diomedea, during navigation through its natural habitat.

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Toronto, ON.

25. Wyeth, R.C. and Willows, A.O.D. 2002. Field behavior of the nudibranch mollusc,

Tritonia diomedea: a baseline for the neuroethology of orientation and navigation.

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Anaheim, CA, USA.

26. Wyeth, R.C., Willows, A.O.D., Hanein, Y., Lang, U., and Böhringer, K.F. 2001.

Towards field neurobiology: developing an autonomous implantable computer to record

from the brain of Tritonia diomedea. 6th International Congress of Neuroethology,

Bonn, Germany. Poster.

27. Wyeth, R.C. and Mackie, G.O. 2000. Conduction and coordination in deganglionated

ascidians. Western Nerve Net, Boseman, MT, USA.

28. Wyeth, R.C. 1996. Feeding in the hexactinellid sponge, Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni.

Pacific Ecology Conference, Friday Harbor Laboratories, WA, USA.

Secondary Author at International & National Meetings 1. Pustam, A.N., Bishop, C.D., Brophy, S., DeMont, M.E., Derksen, D., Grosicki, K., Leng,

T.Y., Pink, D., Smith-Palmer, T., and Wyeth, R.C. 2012. Whale Baleen Nanostructures as

a possible Model for Antifouling Control. International Congress on Marine Corrosion

and Fouling. Seattle, Washington. Poster

2. Murray,A., Braubach,O.R., Wyeth,R.C., Fine,A., and Croll,R.P. 2011. Appetitive

smimming behavour and single-trial classical conditioning in larval zebrafish (Danio

rerio). 2nd North Atlantic Zebrafish Research Symposium, Halifax, NS. Poster

3. Bock, N.L., Wyeth, R.C. and Cain, S.D. 2005. The temporal structure of multiple

guidance cues during prey-finding behavior of the marine mollusc Tritonia diomedea.

Soc. for Integrative and Comparative Biol. Ann. Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA. Poster

4. Jones, A.J., Murray, J.A., Cain,S.D., and Wyeth,R.C. 2009. The influence of odor cues,

water flow, & magnetic fields on the orientation of the sea slug Tritonia diomedea. Soc.

for Integrative and Comparative Biology Ann. Meeting, Boston, MA, USA. Poster

Russell Wyeth - CV

Service; 16 of 17

Academic Service

Committee Membership Development Studies Program Advisory Committee, 2017 – cont’

Ad Hoc Committee on MSc Teaching Credit, St. Francis Xavier University 2017

Faculty of Science Strategic Planning Committee, Chair, St. Francis Xavier University

2016-2017

Committee on Graduate Studies, St. Francis Xavier University, 2010-2013, 2015-2017.

Animal Care Committee, Chair, St. Francis Xavier University, 2015-2018

Communications Committee, StFX Association of University Teachers, 2015 – cont’

Education Committee, Canadian Society of Zoologists, 2013-cont’.

Science Atlantic/Atlantic Provinces Council on the Sciences, Biology Committee

StFX rep, 2008-2014; Vice-chair, 2012-2014.

Council Member, Canadian Society of Zoologists, 2012-2015.

Outstanding Teaching Award Committee, St. Francis Xavier University, 2013-2014,

2016.

Academic Computing Committee, St. Francis Xavier University, 2008-2011.

Biology Dept. Sustainability Committee. St. Francis Xavier U., 2008-2010

Web Committee, International Society for Neuroethology, 2005-cont’

As Graduate Student:

Centennial Planning Committee. Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2002 - 2004.

Illg Distinguished Lecturer Committee. Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2002 - 2003.

Diving Control Board. University of Washington, 2001-2003.

Coordinator Moodle (content management software) User Group. St. Francis Xavier U., 2010-2012

Biology Dept. Seminar Series. St. Francis Xavier University, 2008-cont’.

As Graduate Student:

Graduate Student Evolution Readings Seminars. U. of Washington, 1999, 2003.

Contributor Moodle administrative and user support (informal): 2012 – cont’

First year Biology registration planning and co-ordination. StFX, 2012-cont’

Academic success sessions for 1st year students. StFX, 2011- cont’

Faculty of Science academic advising for first year students. 2008-2013

Faculty Development Center Brown Bag Series. StFX, 2011, 2013

Faculty/Student Forum on Technologies in the Classroom. StFX, 2011.

Co-op program promotion. StFX, 2011 – cont’

Departmental review process, 2010-2013

Departmental website design, 2011-2012

Biology MSc program MPHEC application and graduate program revision, 2012-2015

Replacement project lead on Angela Beye’s CFI grant. StFX, 2013-2014

Forum on Academic Success for International Students, Panelist. StFX, 2017.

Russell Wyeth - CV

Service; 17 of 17

User Support Requests

Letter in support of Friday Harbor Laboratories scientific impact (solicited by Dr. Ken

Sebens, director of FHL). 2010

Presentation as major user in support of Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre’s application for

NSERC Major Resources Support Program (solicited by Dr. Rich Palmer, director of

BMSC). 2008

Student Research Adjudicator Canadian Society of Zoologists, Hoar Award, 2010

Atlantic Undergraduate Biology Conference, 2010-2013

St. Francis Xavier University Student Research Day, 2009 – 2014

Symposium Organizer Symposium Title: Chemicals that Organize Ecology: Towards a Greater Integration of

Chemoreception, Neuroscience, Organismal Biology, and Chemical Ecology. [co-

organized with Dr. J. A. Murray] Conference: Society for Comparative Biology Annual

Meeting, 2015/01/07

Conference Organizer Science Atlantic Aquaculture & Fisheries and Biology Conference. Mar 10-12, 2017. St.

Francis Xavier University.

Editorial Activity Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2013 - 2016

Anonymous Reviews

Journals

J. Exp. Biol. Integr. Comp. Biol. Comp. Biochem. Physiol.

Biol. Bull. Frontiers Behav. Neurosci. Aquatic Biol.

J. Photochem. Photobiol. B Invert. Biol. Brain Research Bulletin

International J. Zool. J. Comp. Phys A Aquaculture

Can. J. Zool. J. Insect Behav. Journal of Visualized

Experiments

Neurobiology of Learning

and Memory

Oxford Research

Encyclopedia

Mar. Fresh. Behav. Physiol.

Grant Agencies

NSERC Discovery Grants Program

Leverhulme Trust, United Kingdom

Sea Grant, USA