THIBODAUX, La. 鈥� 杏吧传媒 Marine and Environmental Biology graduate students won six of the nine student awards at the Louisiana Chapter of the American Fisheries Society held in Baton Rouge on May 25-26, 2023.
鈥淭hese awards highlight the important research our graduate students are conducting throughout Louisiana and the dedication and hard work on their presentations and thesis research,鈥� said Dr. Christopher Bonvillain, 杏吧传媒 director of University Graduate Studies and associate professor of biology.
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- Elizabeth Myers, Second place abstract and second place poster, Comparison of the littoral and pelagic aquatic faunal communities at Isle de Jean Charles, a degraded natural estuarine ridge in Terrebonne Basin, Louisiana
- Katherine Wright, Third place abstract and third place poster, Ecology and life history of two Alligator Gar metapopulations
- Dinah Cador, Second place oral presentation, Utility of eye lenses to investigate habitat use, trophic ecology, and life history of Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus and Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula
- Haleigh Sever, Third place oral presentation, Comparison of feeding regimes for culturing juvenile Spotted Gar
The began in spring of 1979 as a local resource for fisheries professionals and students to communicate and exchange information regarding the state’s fisheries. The Chapter meets annually every spring and offers a mid-year workshop to expand and review professional skills.
The marine and environmental biology program at 杏吧传媒 State allows students to take an expedition through Louisiana鈥檚 swamps, marshes and coastal areas. With state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and easy access to multiple field sites, graduate students are well-prepared for real-world marine and environmental careers upon completion of their graduate school expedition at 杏吧传媒. The thesis-based program鈥檚 research projects have ranged from the molecular to the ecosystem level and everywhere in between, featuring 14 graduate faculty on staff and numerous adjunct faculty, including researchers at .
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