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Dr. Diane Brousseau

Research in Marine Ecology

Dr. Diane BrousseauI am a marine invertebrate ecologist with a special interest in the ecology and pathology of commercial shellfish species. Students working in my lab conduct studies in a variety of areas including the epizootiology of parasitic pathogens of marine bivalves and the effects of introduced species on the population biology of commercially-important bivalves such as oysters and clams. This research involves both field and laboratory work and should be of particular interest to students who intend to pursue careers in marine or environmental science.

Courses Taught:

  • BI 78 Introduction to Marine Science
  • BI 80 Tropical Marine Biology
  • BI 100 Marine Biology (Offered Summers Only)
  • BI 362 Marine Invertebrate Zoology
  • BI 382 Principles of Aquaculture Seminar (Capstone)
  • BI 383 Coral Reef Ecology Seminar (Capstone)
  • BI 391 & 392 MUSE Research
  • BI 393 & 394 MUSE Internship
  • BI 395 & 396 Independent Research I & II
  • BI 397 & 398 Internships

Marine Undergraduate SoundWaters Experience (MUSE)

Recent Publications:

Brousseau, DJ, K Kriksciun, JA Baglivo (2003) Fiddler crab burrow usage by the Asian crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus, in a Long Island Sound salt marsh. Northeastern Naturalist 10(4):415-420.

Brousseau, DJ, Baglivo, JA, A Filipowicz*, L Sego*, C Alt* (2002) An experimental field study of site fidelity and mobiity in the Asian shore crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus. Northeastern Naturalist 9(4):381-390.

Brousseau, DJ, A Filipowicz*, and JA Baglivo (2001). Laboratory investigations of the effects of predator sex and size on prey selection by the Asian crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus. J. Exp. Marine Biol. Ecol., 262:199-201. *Undergraduate student.

Brousseau DJ and JA Baglivo (2000). Modeling seasonal proliferation of the parasite, Perkinsus marinus (Dermo) in field populations of the oyster, Crassostrea virginica. J. Shellfish Res., 19:133-138.

Brousseau DJ, JC Guedes, CA Lakatos, GR LeCleir, and RL Pinsonneault (1998). A comprehensive survey of Long Island Sound oysters for the presence of the parasite, Perkinsus marinus. J. Shellfish Res., 17:255-258.

*denotes student co-author