Shannon White, Ph.D.
Shannon is a fisheries ecologist who combines molecular technologies, novel field methods, and advanced statistical modeling to provide decision-relevant information for species of conservation concern. Much of her research focuses on understanding and mitigating anthropogenic threats to coldwater and anadromous fishes.
Education and Certifications
2019, Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, Ecology
2012, M.S., Virginia Tech, Fisheries and Wildlife
2010, B.S., Randolph-Macon College, Biology and Environmental Studies
Science and Products
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Limited hatchery introgression into wild brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations despite reoccurring stocking
Due to increased anthropogenic pressures on many fish populations, supplementing wild populations with captive‐raised individuals has become an increasingly common management practice. Stocking programs can be controversial due to uncertainty about the long‐term fitness effects of genetic introgression on wild populations. In particular, introgression between hatchery and wild individuals can caus
Authors
Shannon L. White, William L. Miller, Stephanie A. Dowell, Meredith L. Bartron, Tyler Wagner
Can personality predict individual differences in brook trout spatial learning ability?
While differences in individual personality are common in animal populations, understanding the ecological significance of variation has not yet been resolved. Evidence suggests that personality may influence learning and memory; a finding that could improve our understanding of the evolutionary processes that produce and maintain intraspecific behavioural heterogeneity. Here, we tested whether bo
Authors
S.L. White, Tyler Wagner, C. Gowan, V.A. Braithwaite
Non-USGS Publications**
White, S.L. 2017. In brook trout, sometimes the risk is worth the reward. Fisheries 42: 629. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2017.1396050
Carlson, A.K., K.M. Dunmall, R.E. Boucek, N.W. Cole, J.A. Kerns, R.M. Krogman, M.C. Lloyd, V.M. Nguyen, T.R. Wendt, S.L. White, K.L. Wilson. 2015. How to navigate fisheries education and employment. Fisheries 40: 196-197. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2015.1025952
White, S.L., and D.J. Orth. 2014. Reproductive biology of Clinch dace (Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori). Southeastern Naturalist 13: 735-743. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.013.0404
White, S.L., and D.J. Orth. 2014. Distribution and habitat correlations of Clinch dace (Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori). American Midland Naturalist 171: 311-320. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43822735
White, S.L., and C. Gowan. 2014. Social learning enhances search image acquisition in foraging brook trout. Environmental Biology of Fishes 97: 523-528. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-013-0171-1
White, S.L., and D.J. Orth. 2013. Ontogenetic and comparative morphology of Clinch dace (Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori). Copeia 2013: 750-756. https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-13-038
White, S.L., and C. Gowan. 2013. Brook trout use individual recognition and transitive inference to determine social rank. Behavioral Ecology 24: 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ars136
White, S.L., C. Gowan, K.D. Fausch, J.G. Harris, and W.C. Saunders. 2011. Response of trout populations in five Colorado streams two decades after habitat manipulation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 68: 2057-2063. https://doi.org/10.1139/f2011-125
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 26
Limited hatchery introgression into wild brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations despite reoccurring stocking
Due to increased anthropogenic pressures on many fish populations, supplementing wild populations with captive‐raised individuals has become an increasingly common management practice. Stocking programs can be controversial due to uncertainty about the long‐term fitness effects of genetic introgression on wild populations. In particular, introgression between hatchery and wild individuals can caus
Authors
Shannon L. White, William L. Miller, Stephanie A. Dowell, Meredith L. Bartron, Tyler Wagner
Can personality predict individual differences in brook trout spatial learning ability?
While differences in individual personality are common in animal populations, understanding the ecological significance of variation has not yet been resolved. Evidence suggests that personality may influence learning and memory; a finding that could improve our understanding of the evolutionary processes that produce and maintain intraspecific behavioural heterogeneity. Here, we tested whether bo
Authors
S.L. White, Tyler Wagner, C. Gowan, V.A. Braithwaite
Non-USGS Publications**
White, S.L. 2017. In brook trout, sometimes the risk is worth the reward. Fisheries 42: 629. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2017.1396050
Carlson, A.K., K.M. Dunmall, R.E. Boucek, N.W. Cole, J.A. Kerns, R.M. Krogman, M.C. Lloyd, V.M. Nguyen, T.R. Wendt, S.L. White, K.L. Wilson. 2015. How to navigate fisheries education and employment. Fisheries 40: 196-197. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03632415.2015.1025952
White, S.L., and D.J. Orth. 2014. Reproductive biology of Clinch dace (Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori). Southeastern Naturalist 13: 735-743. https://doi.org/10.1656/058.013.0404
White, S.L., and D.J. Orth. 2014. Distribution and habitat correlations of Clinch dace (Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori). American Midland Naturalist 171: 311-320. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43822735
White, S.L., and C. Gowan. 2014. Social learning enhances search image acquisition in foraging brook trout. Environmental Biology of Fishes 97: 523-528. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-013-0171-1
White, S.L., and D.J. Orth. 2013. Ontogenetic and comparative morphology of Clinch dace (Chrosomus sp. cf. saylori). Copeia 2013: 750-756. https://doi.org/10.1643/CG-13-038
White, S.L., and C. Gowan. 2013. Brook trout use individual recognition and transitive inference to determine social rank. Behavioral Ecology 24: 63-69. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ars136
White, S.L., C. Gowan, K.D. Fausch, J.G. Harris, and W.C. Saunders. 2011. Response of trout populations in five Colorado streams two decades after habitat manipulation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 68: 2057-2063. https://doi.org/10.1139/f2011-125
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.