Dr. Chris C. Parrish
Bachelors: B.Sc. Wales
Doctoral: Ph.D. Dalhousie
Telephone: (709) 864-3225
E-mail: cparrish@mun.ca
Website: http://www.mun.ca/osc/cparrish/index.php
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Research Interests:
I work at the interface of chemistry and biology in the area of aquatic lipid research. Lipids are of particular interest in marine research as they are very important energy sources in ocean (especially cold ocean) ecosystems, and some (e.g., polyunsaturated fatty acids) are essential for normal cellular function. Some lipids are also toxic to marine organisms, and all lipids are potential solvents for lipophilic pollutants like PAHs, PCBs, and DDT. They can thus provide a means of transporting pollutants through the water column and into and through food webs.
Recent Publications:
Connelly, T.L.; Deibel, D.; Parrish, C.C. (2012). Elemental Composition, Total Lipid Content, And Lipid Class Proportions In Zooplankton From The Benthic Boundary Layer Of The Beaufort Sea Shelf (canadian Arctic).. Polar Biology. 46. [This publication is currently 'In Press']
Deibel, D.; Parrish, C.C.; Gronkjaer, P.; Munk, P.; Nielsen, T.G. (2012). Lipid class and fatty acid content of the leptocephalus larva of tropical eels.. Lipids. 30. [This publication is currently 'In Press']
Parrish, C.C.; Milke, L.M.; Bricelj, V.M. (2011). Characterisation of 4 alpha-methyl sterols in Pavlova spp. and postlarval sea scallops, Placopecten magellanicus. Aquaculture. 311 (1-4) 261-262. (Click here for Abstract)
Both, A.; Parrish, C.C.; Penney, R.W.; Thompson, R.J. (2011). Lipid composition of Mytilus edulis reared on organic waste from a Gadus morhua aquaculture facility. Aquatic Living Resources. 24 (3) 295-301. (Click here for Abstract)
Pepin, P. ; Parrish, C.C.; Head, E.J.H. (2011). Late autumn condition of Calanus finmarchicus in the northwestern Atlantic: evidence of size-dependent differential feeding. Marine Ecology-progress Series. 423 155-166. (Click here for Abstract)
Laurel, B.J.; Copeman, L.A.; Hurst, T.P.; Parrish, C.C. (2010). The ecological significance of lipid/fatty acid synthesis in developing eggs and newly hatched larvae of Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus). Marine Biology. 157 (8) 1713-1724. (Click here for Abstract)
Parrish, C.C.; Deibel, D.; Thompson, R. J. (2009). Effect of sinking spring phytoplankton blooms on lipid content and composition in suprabenthic and benthic invertebrates in a cold ocean coastal environment. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 391 33-51. (Click here for Abstract)
Hooper, T.; Parrish, C.C. (2009). Profiling neutral lipids in individual fish larvae by using short-column gas chromatography with flame ionization detection. Limnology And Oceanography-methods. 7 411-418. (Click here for Abstract)
Penney, R.W.; Hart, A.J.; Lush, P.L.; Parrish, C.C. (2009). Effect of Photoperiod Advancement of Atlantic Cod Spawning on Egg Size and Biochemistry. North American Journal Of Aquaculture. 71 (2) 107-115. (Click here for Abstract)
Copeman, L.A.; Parrish, C.C.; Gregory, R.S.; Jamieson, R.E.; Wells, J.; Whiticar, M.J. (2009). Fatty acid biomarkers in coldwater eelgrass meadows: elevated terrestrial input to the food web of age-0 Atlantic cod Gadus morhua. Marine Ecology-progress Series. 386 237-251. (Click here for Abstract)
