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Welcome to the
Bossart Lab at Southeastern Louisiana
University!
Research projects in our lab are motivated by a
common theme to understand how evolutionary and
ecological factors integrate to pattern
biodiversity, from genes to populations to
communities. We explore a wide array
of research questions using insects as model
systems and relying on data from analyses of
behavior, physiology, molecular and quantitative
genetics, interspecific interactions, and
community composition. Most of our current
projects are focused on understanding the
impacts of human-induced environmental change and implications for
biodiversity conservation.
Why study insects?! Besides being incredibly
fascinating they are also excellent model
systems. Insects are vastly more diverse
then any other taxa (well, except maybe
bacteria), are fundamental and critical
components of ecosystems, and respond nearly in
concert with environmental change!
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