Charles Brockhouse Assistant Professor Marine and Aquatic Genetics Ph.D. - University of Toronto, 1991 M.S. - University of Toronto, 1984 B.S. - University of Toronto, 1982 Department of Biology Creighton University 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178-0103   Office: Hixson-Lied 416 (402) 280-3393 CharlesBrockhouse@creighton.edu

Courses Offered

• BIO 317 - Genetics
• BIO 318 - Genetics Laboratory
• BIO 420 - Cytogenetics
• BIO 425 - Development of Biological Thought
• BIO 517 - Current Topics in Genetics

Research Interests

My research focuses on the genetics of diverse marine and aquatic organisms.

My current projects include:

1. Genome structure and population genetics of the American Lobster
2. Expression of silk genes in black fly larvae, and characterization of silk proteins
3. The genetics of invasive insects in the Galapagos Islands

Black Fly Genome Project White Paper

Recent Publications

Minhas, M. S., C. L. Brockhouse and P. H. Adler. 2005. The black fly (Diptera : Simuliidae) fauna of prince Edward Island, Canada. Northeastern Naturalist 12(1): 67-76.

Nelder, M. P., J. W. McCreadie, C. Coscaron and C. L. Brockhouse. 2004. First report of a trichomycete fungus (Zygomycota : Trichomycetes) inhabiting larvae of Simulium ochraceum sensu lato Walker (Diptera : Simuliidae) from the Galapagos Islands. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 87(1): 39-44.

Adler, P. H., C. L. Brockhouse and D. C. Currie. 2003. A new species of black fly (Diptera : Simuliidae) from Nova Scotia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 105(1): 9-12.

Brockhouse, C. L. and P. H. Adler. 2002. Cytogenetics of laboratory colonies of Simulium vittatum cytospecies IS-7 (Diptera : Simuliidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 39(2): 293-297.

Krafsur, E. S., N. Griffiths, C. L. Brockhouse and J. Brady. 1997. Breeding structure of Glossina pallidipes (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in East and southern Africa. Bulletin of Entomological Research 87(1): 67-73.

Brockhouse, C. L. and R. M. Tanguay. 1996. A rapid method for the detection of sibling species in samples of black fly larvae (Diptera: Simuliidae). Journal of Agricultural Entomology 13(4): 339-347.

Last modified: December 06, 2006