Assistant Professor of Natural Sciences
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Education:

BA Bio-Mathematics, Wells College
PhD Marine Biology Studies, Boston University

Teaching interests:  Science and marine biology

Research interests:  Behavioral ecology of decapods, predator-prey interactions, animal behavior, inquiry-based science education and community involvement in resource conservation

Selected publications:

Books
Sommers Smith, S.K., S. Hammer, P.E. Busher, K.L. Lavalli and R. Schoch, Editors. (2008) Laboratory Manual for the Natural Sciences, 6^th Edition. Pearson Custom Publishing.

*Lavalli, K.L. and E. Spanier, Editors.  (2007) The Biology and Fisheries of the Slipper Lobster, Crustacean Issues, Vol. 17.  Taylor & Francis Group-CRC Press, New York.  400 pps.

*Note: the artwork for this book’s cover was done by CGS Alum ’07, Megan Stover.

Articles
Spanier, E., K.L. Lavalli, and D. Edelist.  (2011)  Artificial reefs for lobsters – An overview of their application for fisheries enhancement, management, and conservation.  In:  Artificial Reefs in Fisheries Management (Bortone, S., ed.).  Taylor & Francis Group-CRC Press, NY.  Pp. 77-109.

Lavalli, K.L. and E. Spanier (2010)  The Palinura, Chapter 68.  In:  The Crustacea, Traite de Zoologie 9A – Decapoda (J. Forest & J.C. von Vaupel Klein, eds).  (Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, Boston). pp. 425-532.

Cleveland, D. and K.L. Lavalli.  (2010)  Factors important in the establishment and maintenance of grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) dominance hierarchies.  Current Zoology (Acta Zoologica Sinica) 56(1):  18-35.

Spanier, E., K. Lavalli, and D. Edelist  (2010)  Artificial habitats for benthic dwelling lobsters – Analysis of more than five decades of research.  J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. India.  52(2):  113-138.

Spanier, E., K.L. Lavalli, and D. Weihs.  (2010)  Comparative morphology in slipper lobsters:  possible adaptations to habitat and swimming, with emphasis on lobsters from the Mediterranean and adjacent seas.  Monografie del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 47:  111-130.

Horne, F., S. Tarsitano, and K.L. Lavalli.  (2009)  Aspects of the mineralization of the cuticle of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda, Cambaridae).  Crustaceana 82(8):  1057-1065.

Lavalli, K.L. and W.F. Herrnkind.  (2009)  Defensive strategies of Caribbean spiny lobsters:  effects of group size and predator group size.  N.Z. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. 43(1):  15-28.

Scrham, F.R., S.T. Ahyong, K.A. Crandall, F. Gherardi, M.J. Grygier, K.L. Lavalli, G. Poore, D.C. Rogers, G. Scholtz, T. Simon, S. Tamone, and M. Wickstein (2008) Publication in the Journal of Crustacean Biology. J. Crust. Biol. 28(2): 197-202.

Other professional activity and/or awards:

Associate Editor for Journal of Crustacean Biology, 2008-2010.

Guest Editor for Northeastern Naturalist, 2010.

Scientific Consultant on UNH SeaGrant Project, 2008-2010.

Included in Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide, (pg. 862 in 2008 Edition; pg. 690 in 2009 Edition), 2008-2009.