Dr. Christopher Bonvillain
Title: Director of University Graduate Studies, Associate Professor, Graduate Program Coordinator
Department: Biological Sciences
Email: chris.bonvillain@nicholls.edu
Office Phone: 985-449-7116
Office Location: 114 Kilgen Hall
Education:
B.S., Nicholls State University; M.S., Nicholls State University; Ph.D., Louisiana State University
Courses:
BIOL 404 — Ecology
BIOL 430 — Limnology
BIOL 501 — Graduate Seminar
BIOL 530 — Aquatic Ecology
BIOL 599 — Thesis
Bio:
Research interests:
Crayfish biology and ecology, aquatic and large river-floodplain ecology, physical and physiological responses of aquatic biota to environmental hypoxia
Research in the Aquatic Ecology and Astacology Lab focuses on the ecology and biology of Louisiana crayfishes and aquatic ecosystems. Research efforts assess ecological functions of aquatic habitats, the effects of physical and chemical habitat characteristics on aquatic biota, physical and physiological responses of aquatic biota to environmental hypoxia, changes in physicochemistry and biotic communities due to natural and anthropogenic influences, and distribution, life history characteristics, and diversity of crayfishes throughout the state.
