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Biography

Clifford C. O'Neal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biology

I am originally from Houston, but I have lived in the Lake Jackson area for the past two years. Prior to arriving at Brazosport College, I attended Texas A&M University at Galveston where I received a B.S. in Marine Biology. I then moved to Baton Rouge, LA where received my M.S. in Fisheries from Louisiana State University. After I received my degree from LSU, I decided to trade in the hot, humid weather and an established population of mosquitos for the cooler weather of the midwest. It was during this time that I attended Southern Illinois University and received my Ph.D. in Zoology.

After realizing that snow and ice were no better than the heat, humidity, and the loving embrace of mosquito swarms, I decided to move back to Texas. Upon returning to Texas, I began employment with the Texas Parks and Wildlife department as a Fisheries Biologist. I worked in this capacity for a little over two years at which time I realized that I wanted to fulfill a lifetime goal to teach and to help students learn.

In addition to being an instructor here at Brazosport College, I am also an adjunct faculty member at Texas A&M University at Galveston.

Education

Ph.D. Zoology, Southern Illinois University
M.S. Fisheries, Louisiana State University
B.S. Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston

Publications

O’Neal, C. C. and C. C. Kohler. 2008. Effect of replacing menhaden oil with catfish oil on the fatty acid composition of juvenile channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 39(1):62-71

O’Neal, C. C., J. P. Hawke and C. R. Weirich. 2006. Evaluation of low levels of salinity on hematological parameters and health status of channel catfish reared in multiple-crop ponds. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 18(1):1-10

Weirich, C. R., C. C. O’Neal, and K. Belhadjali. 2005. Growth, survival, and body composition of channel catfish fed hatchery diets supplemented with krill meal. Journal of Applied Aquaculture 17(3):21-35

O’Neal, C. C. and C. R. Weirich. 2004. Effect of low levels of salinity on production characteristics of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus reared in multiple-crop ponds. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 35(2):284-290

O’Neal, C. C. and C. R. Weirich. 2001. Effect of low levels of salinity on production characteristics of fingerling channel catfish reared from fry. North American Journal of Aquaculture 63:156-160

Weirich, C. R., C. C. O’Neal, B. C. Delbos, and C. G. Lutz. 2001. The effect of stocking sac-fry on production of fingerling channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 32(1):112-116