Research Interests

Aquatic Ecology - I am interested in problems associated with analysis of benthic-community data. In particular how the dimensionality of benthic data sets can be reduced while increasing the power to detect pollution impacts.

Life History Theory - Genetically explicit, individual based models are used to investigate the effects of ecological processes such as density dependent mortality and growth upon the evolution of life history traits and the variance/covariance of the genetic structure of the population.

Courses Taught

Selected publications

• i) - Refereed journals

  • Headley, J.V., S. Goudey, D. Birkholz, L.R. Linton and L.C. Dickson. 2001. Toxicity screening of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) hydrocarbons in groundwater at sour-gas plants. Canadian Water Resources Journal 26: 345-358.
  • Brown, W. K., W. K. Hall, L. R. Linton, R. E. Hurnefeld and L. A. Shipley. 2000. Repellency of three compounds to Caribou. Wildlife Soc. Bull. 28(2):365-371.
  • Davies, R. W., E. Dratnal, L. R. Linton. 1996. Activity and foraging behaviour in the predatory freshwater leech Nephelopsis obscura (Erpobdellidae). Functional Ecology. 10:51-54.
  • Burns, M., D. R. McLeod, and L. R. Linton. 1993. Metacarpophalangeal pattern analysis in Williams Syndrome. American Journal of Medical Genetics 47:471-474.
  • Davies, R. W., D. M. A. Monita, E. Dratnal, and L. R. Linton. 1992. The effects of different dissolved oxygen regimes on the growth of a freshwater leech. Ecography 15:190-194.
  • Linton, L. R., R. M. Sibley and P. Calow. 1991. Testing life-cycle theory by computer simulation. I: Introduction of genetical structure. Journal of Medical and Biological Computing 21:345-355.
  • Sibley, R. M., L. R. Linton, and P. Calow. 1991 Testing life-cycle theory by computer simulation. II: bet-hedging revisited. Journal of Medical and Biological Computing 21:357-367.

   

  ii) - Conference proceedings

  • Ceri, H., K. Mulder, M. E. Olson, H. Benediktsson, L. R. Linton, and J. C. Nickel. 1995. The role of pili adhesins in the pathogenesis of bacterial prostatitis. Proceedings of the Canadian Society of Microbiologists. 45:65
  • Smith, R. H., L. R. Linton, and R. M. Sibly. 1993. Tradeoffs and genetic correlations among life-history traits: theory and simulations. In: The exploitation of evolving resources - proceedings of an international conference held at Julich, Germany, September 3-5, 1991. Eds: T. K. Stokes, J. M. McGlade, and R. Laws. Springer-Verlag. pp 128-144.

  Conference papers

  • Ceri, H., K. Mulder, M. E. Olson, H. Benediktsson, L. R. Linton. 1995. The role of pili adhesins in the pathogenesis of bacterial prostatitis. Canadian Society of Microbiologists. Kingston. Ont.
  • Linton, L. R. 1990 "Importance of sediment in water quality assessments. Alberta Sediment Issues Workshop. Calgary, Alta.

   Consulting reports

  • W. K. Brown, J. L. Kansis and L. R. Linton. 2000. Predicting terrestrial lichen occurrence in the Redwillow Landscape Unit, East-Central British Columbia. Prepared for Canadian Forest Products Ltd. Chetwynd, B. C. and H. C. K. Forestry Ltd. Victoria, B. C. 42 pp.
  • Linton, L. R. 1990. Time Series Analysis of Water-Quality Variables at Four Prairie Provinces Water Board Sites. Prepared for Environment Canada, Conservation and Protection, Water Resources Branch. 32 pp + append.
  • Hamilton, H. R., L. R. Linton, P. Chow-Fraser, B. Taylor, D. Fernet. 1990. Koocanusa Reservoir State of the Aquatic Environment 1972-1988. Prepared for Waste Management Branch, B.C. Ministry of Environment. 130 pp. + append.