Mary Alkins-Koo

Dr. Mary Alkins-Koo

Senior Lecturer in Zoology

Contact Information

Department of Life Sciences
The University of The West Indies
St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Location:
1st Floor, Natural Sciences Building, New Wing

Tel: 1(868) 662-2002 Ext.3094
Fax: 1(868) 663-5241

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Educational Background:

• PhD (Zoology) U.W.I., St Augustine 1988
• MSc (Conservation) University College London 1977
• BSc (First Class Honours) U.W.I., St Augustine 1975

Areas of Expertise/Research Interests:

• 1997-2004: Member, Board of Management of the Asa Wright Nature Centre
• Member, Advisory Committee, Programme in Environment and Resource Education (IERE), The Cropper Foundation

On-going Research Projects:

• Ecological assessment and monitoring of rivers of Trinidad and Tobago
• Patterns of distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in Northern Range rivers
• Preparation of identification keys for the freshwater invertebrates of Trinidad & Tobago
• Historical background and bibliography of research conducted at the William Beebe Tropical Research Station (Simla), Arima Valley, Trinidad
• Development of case studies for teaching environmental science at secondary and tertiary levels