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Dr. Jerry A. McLelland

Source: http://www.usm.edu/gcrl (6 June, 2004)
Research Associate, Invertebrate Zoology

Research Interests:
* Ecology and food-web dynamics of benthic macro-invertebrates from intertidal, shallow subtidal and fouling communities.
* Taxonomy and zoogeography of Chaetognatha, Polychaeta, Tanaidacea, Cumacea, Isopoda, Bryozoa, Hydroida, Ophiurida, and Sipunculida from the eastern Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.
* Systematics and distribution of deep-water Tanaidacea of the Gulf of Mexico.


Institution(s) / Organization(s):
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL), University of Southern Mississippi (USM)
University of Southern Mississippi
Department of Coastal Sciences

Education:
B.S. Biology, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA, 1974
M.S. Biology, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA, 1978
Ph.D. Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, MS, USA, 2008


Area of Expertise / Interest:
Benthic Macro-invertebrates; Ecology; Systematics; Coastal Development; Ecological Indicators; Invasive Species

Preferred Language:   English

Mailing Address:
Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
703 East Beach Drive (39564)
P. O. Box 7000
Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000
USA
Telephone: +1 228-872-4214
Fax: +1 228-872-4204
E-mail: jerry.mclelland@usm.edu

Home Page URL:   http://www.usm.edu/gcrl/contacts/view_vitae.php?id=364

Keywords:   Benthos, Macro-invertebrate, Chaetognatha, Polychaeta, Tanaidacea, Cumacea, Isopoda, Bryozoa, Hydroida, Ophiurida, Sipunculida


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