François Michonneau
Field of Focus
- Systematics
Education
- Ph.D. (in progress), Department of Biology, University of Florida
- "Diversification, Systematics and Evolution of the sea cucumber family Holothuriidae"
- Advisor: Gustav Paulay
- M.S. in Ecology, Biodiversity, Evolution. Pierre & Marie Curie University, Paris 6, France, 2005
- "Post-settlement mortality in scleractinian corals around Moorea island, French Polynesia"
- Advisor: Mehdi Adjeroud
- Maîtrise, Tropical Biology, La Réunion University, Saint Dennis, Réunion, France, 2004
- "Hydroids colonizing artificial reefs in La Possession Bay, La Réunion island"
- Advisor: Chloé Bourmaud
- Licence in Marine Biology. La Rochelle University, France, 2003
- "Herpetofauna of the French Atlantic coast islands"
- Advisor: Jean-Marc Thirion
Mr. Michonneau is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Florida.
I'm interested in the generation and maintenance of marine invertebrate biodiversity (evolution, phylogeny, speciation, biogeography and community ecology). I've started my PhD in August 2006 as a trainee of the PEET project "Sea cucumbers on coral reefs: systematics of aspidochirotid holothurians". This project aims to revise the order Aspidochirotida thanks to a collaborative effort by using morphological and molecular systematics.
Integrative Biodiversity Assessment of Coral-Sponge Communities of W Florida Shelf: Establishing a Baseline for a Sensitive Ecosystem (Year One Block Grant-FIO)