Ross Couvillon, PhD
Assistant Professor, Biology

Education

Ph D

2017, Wildlife Science
Texas A&M University - Kingsville

MS

2011, Biology
University of Texas at El Paso

BS

2009, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Texas A&M University

Research Interests

Evolution of color patterns

Evolutionary ecology

Amphibian and reptile ecology and conservation

Recent Publications

Couvillon, R. O. (2026). Leveraging Olfactory Misdirection Against Mammalian Predators: A Test with Artificial Turtle Nests (pp. 145-155). Southeastern Naturalist.

Munscher, E. C., Riedle, J. D., Gray, J., Ligon, D., Gladkaya, V., Drake, C., Couvillon, R., Bolton, J., Morrison, M., Butterfield, B. P., Walde, A. D. (2023). Demography of an Urban Population of Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii) in Texas. Southeastern Naturalist.

Research Grants

Couvillon, R. O. (Principal), "Assessing the Population Status of Western Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) on Public Lands in Louisiana" (Funded), Sponsored By Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $65,163. (April 2026 - November 2027).

Couvillon, R. (Principal), "Survey and Monitoring of Alligator Snapping Turtles in Kisatchie National Forest" (Funded), Sponsored By US Forest Service, External to The University of Louisiana at Monroe, $123,186. (January 2025 - December 2026).

Awards & Honors

June 2024 Charles Allen Endowed Professorship.

Courses Taught

BIOL 1014FUNDAMENTALS OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, 3 course(s)

BIOL 1016FUND ANAT & PHYS LAB I, 2 course(s)

BIOL 1017FUND ANAT & PHYS LAB II, 1 course(s)

BIOL 1021PRINCIPLES BIOLOGY I LAB, 1 course(s)

BIOL 2030PLANT ANIMAL FORM FUNCTION, 6 course(s)

BIOL 3008INTRO EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 3 course(s)

BIOL 5003ORGANIC EVOLUTION, 2 course(s)

BIOL 5005RESEARCH METHODS, 1 course(s)

BIOL 5006RESEARCH METHODS LABORATORY, 1 course(s)

BIOL 5024BIOGEOGRAPHY, 1 course(s)

Ross Couvillon, PhD Assistant Professor, Biology