Colleen Lynch, M.S.,
Population Biologist
Population Management Center

Colleen Lynch received her B.S. from the Illinois Benedictine College and her M.S. from Northern Illinois University. Her thesis examined kin differentiation in the Guinea baboon (Papio papio), exploring the relationship between kinship and social bonds. Lynch is a population biologist with the American Zoo and Aquarium Association’s Population Management Center in Chicago and conducts research in applied population biology. She blends 10 years of experience as a zoo keeper with her skills as a population biologist and has produced over 100 Breeding and Transfer Plans for cooperatively managed breeding programs. She participates in several reintroduction programs, providing genetic and demographic advising and developing management strategies tailored to the special needs of captive breeding for endangered species recovery in the wild.

In addition to her population management planning, Lynch is also interested in metapopulation management, genetics of insular populations, and the ecology of California’s Channel Islands. Lynch serves as a member of two scientific advisory committees to the American Zoo and Aquarium Association: the Small Population Management Advisory Group and the Reintroduction Scientific Advisory Group. 

Publications

Lynch, C.  2005.  Social behavior of the Guinea baboon.  AZA Baboon SSP Husbandry Manual. Wildlife Conservation Society, New York. In press.  

Long, S., Lynch, C. and Van Dyke, F.  2003.  Designing a captive breeding plan with real world constraints.  A workbook in conservation biology: solving practical problems in conservation, 63-67.  

Long, S., Lynch, C. and Van Dyke, F.  2003.  Implementing alternative captive breeding strategies.  A workbook in conservation biology: solving practical problems in conservation, 57-61.  

Long, S., Lynch, C. and Van Dyke, F.  2003.  Managing gene diversity in captive populations.  A workbook in conservatin biology: solving practical problems in conservation, 49-56.  

Long, S., Lynch, C. and Van Dyke, F.  2003.  Simple pedigree analysis.  A workbook in conservation biology: solving practical problems in conservation, 1-47.  

Lynch, C.  2000.  San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike studbook.  Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California.  

Lynch, C.  1999.  San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike studbook.  Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California.  

Lynch, C.  1998.  San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike studbook.  Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, California.