Dr. Pablo Delclos
Biography
I'm an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston-Downtown, where I focus on research related to animal behavior and genetics. I got my BS in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Rice University, where I studied the predatory behaviors of little aquatic damselfly larvae in the standstill ponds of East Texas. From there, I got my Ph.D. in Biology at Texas A&M University. For this research I studied the genetics of mating behaviors in two species of hybridizing swordtail fish that are found in the mountains of Hidalgo, Mexico. After that, I started studying all sorts of insects until I joined UH-D, where I'll be studying the behavior of house flies to gain a better understanding of chromosome evolution. To learn more, visit my lab website at pjdelclos.github.io.
Degrees Earned
- 2017 - Ph.D. in Biology, Texas A&M University,
- 2010 - B.S in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Rice University
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Research
To learn about specific projects I'm working on at University of Houston-Downtown, visit my lab website at pjdelclos.github.io .
Relevant Publication
- Delclos, PJ, Adhikari, K, Hassan, O, Cambric, JE, Matuk, AG, Presley, RI, Tran, J, Sriskantharajah, V, Meisel, RP. Thermal tolerance and preference are both consistent with the clinal distribution of house fly proto-Y chromosomes. Evol. Letters. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.248
- Kotze, Z, Delclos, PJ, Knap, AH, Wade, TL, Tomberlin, JK. Volatile organic compounds in variably aged carrion impacted by the presence of the primary colonizer, Cochliomyia macellaria (Diptera: Calliphoridae). Int. J. Leg. Med. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-020-02478-8
- Sharma, A, Tomberlin, JK, Delclos, PJ, Bala, M. Volatile compounds reveal age: a study of volatile organic compounds released by Chrysomya rufifacies immatures. Int. J. Leg. Med. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-020-02471-1
- Delclos, PJ, Bouldin, TL, Tomberlin, JK. Olfactory choice for decomposition stage in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides: preference or aversion? Insects. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12010011
- Delclos, PJ, Forero, SA, Rosenthal, GG. Divergent neurogenomic responses shape social learning of both personality and mate preference. J. Exp. Biol. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.220707• Meisel, RP, Delclos, PJ, Wexler, JR. The X chromosome of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica, is homologous to a fly X chromosome despite 400 million years divergence. BMC Biol. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-019-0721-x
Awards
- 2022 University of Houston-Downtown, Faculty Development Award
- 2022 University of Houston-Downtown, Organized Research & Creative Activities (ORCA) Award
- 2021 Jim F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution (UW-Madison) Early Career Scientist Seminars Award
- 2015-2017 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
- 2014 Texas A&M University, Department of Biology Lawrence S. Dillon Distinguished Graduate Student Award
- 2013 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Raney Fund Award
- 2013-2017 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Award
- 2011-2014 Texas A&M University Diversity Fellowship
- 2007-2010 Rice University Trustee Scholarship
- 2007-2009 Rice University Century Scholars Program Fellowship