Brian Battaile
Post doctoral Fellow
BSc.Biology University of Oregon
MSc. Ecology San Diego State University
Ph.D. Fisheries University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Tel: 604 822 9890
Fax: 604 822 8180
E-mail: b.battaile@fisheries.ubc.ca

Biography
Brian Battaile is a post-doctoral fellow at the Marine Mammal Research Unit.  His primary interests lie in the ecological interactions of wolly bear caterpillars and the urban environment, particularly in their decision making behavior in crossing barren areas to find food (optimal foraging theory) with respect to the cost of increased rates of predation during such crossings and their defense mechanisms to squishing. 

When not working in the wolly bear ivory tower, he can be found struggling with population dynamics, population viability analysis and the effects of biology and ecology on population dynamics.  Other interests include fisheries management, marine reserve design and implementation, coral reef biology and ecology, bio statistics and modeling.  

At the MMRU, he has focused on population modeling of Steller sea lions and northern fur seals and the effects of ecosystem regime change and fisheries on those populations. 
His educational background includes a BS degree from the university of Oregon, Msc. in ecology from San Diego State University and a Ph.D. in fisheries from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, focusing on depletion of walleye Pollock in the eastern Bering Sea, particularly in Steller sea lion critical habitat.

Publications:

Battaile, Brian, T.J.Quinn.  in press.  A DeLury depletion estimator for walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) in the eastern Bering Sea.  Natural Resources Modeling.

Battaile, Brian, T.J. Quinn, D. Ackley, and G. Tromble.  2005.   Catch estimation algorithm for the walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) fishery and comparison to similar National Marine Fisheries Service databases.  Alaska Fishery Research Bulletin.  11:1-14

Battaile, Brian and Terry Quinn II.  2004.  Catch per unit effort standardization of the eastern Bering Sea walleye pollock (Theragra chalcogramma) fleet.  Fisheries Research. 70:161-177.

Ginat, S., Battaile, K.P., Battaile, B.C., Maslen, C., Gibson, K.M., Steiner, R.D. 2004.  Lowered DHCR7 activity measured by ergosterol conversion in multiple cell types in Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 83: 175-183.

Battaile, Kevin, P., Brian Battaile, Louise Merkens, Cheryl Maslen and Robert Steiner.  2001.  Carrier Frequency of the common mutation IVS8-1G>C in DHCR7 and estimate of the expected incidence of Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome.  Molecular Genetics and Metabolism 72:1-5.