Welcome to the Clay Lab @ Nicholls State University!
Our lab is broadly interested in ecology and evolution of ectotherms. We are integrative biologists who conduct both field and laboratory experiments to answer questions at the individual, population, and species level. The majority of our research has focused on amphibians and reptiles, often abundant within the ecosystems of South Louisiana. As an active lab, we focus mostly on local systems that provide easily accessible research opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students. Check Current Projects and Publications to better understand our past, current, and future research!
News
November 2021: Alex Alterman and Katie Gray have both successfully defended their thesis's! Congratulations to both of them on accomplishing their projects over these past couple years.
October 2021: Claire Boudreaux and Shelby Truckenbrod will be entering the lab to continue our work on Diamondback Terrapins!
September 2021: Awarded a State Wildlife Grant to explore Diamondback Terrapin movement within tidal channels on barrier islands.
June 2021: Coby Bernharthorton started with the lab to conduct field work investigating the impacts of the blue crab fishery on Diamondback Terrapins in Louisiana.
March 2021:
Katie Gray caught her first Diamond-backed Terrapin at Elmer's Island Louisiana! Here's to a productive field season free of hurricanes and natural disasters!
Alex Alterman won best poster with her box turtle research within the Biology Section of the 2021 Louisiana Academy of Sciences!
June 2020:
We received funding from the Louisiana Board of Regents to conduct Diamond-backed Terrapin studies in Coastal Louisiana for the next 3 years!
November 2021: Alex Alterman and Katie Gray have both successfully defended their thesis's! Congratulations to both of them on accomplishing their projects over these past couple years.
October 2021: Claire Boudreaux and Shelby Truckenbrod will be entering the lab to continue our work on Diamondback Terrapins!
September 2021: Awarded a State Wildlife Grant to explore Diamondback Terrapin movement within tidal channels on barrier islands.
June 2021: Coby Bernharthorton started with the lab to conduct field work investigating the impacts of the blue crab fishery on Diamondback Terrapins in Louisiana.
March 2021:
Katie Gray caught her first Diamond-backed Terrapin at Elmer's Island Louisiana! Here's to a productive field season free of hurricanes and natural disasters!
Alex Alterman won best poster with her box turtle research within the Biology Section of the 2021 Louisiana Academy of Sciences!
June 2020:
We received funding from the Louisiana Board of Regents to conduct Diamond-backed Terrapin studies in Coastal Louisiana for the next 3 years!
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Contact Information Gouaux Hall 315 Department of Biological Sciences Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA 70301 tim.clay@nicholls.edu |
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