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Christopher M. Heckscher

Professor of Environmental Science & Ecology

Delaware State University

Affiliations

Applied Optics Center Of Delaware

College Of Agriculture And Natural Resources

School of Graduate, Adult and Extended Studies

College Of Agriculture, Science And Technology

College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Agriculture, Science and Technology

Department Of Agriculture And Natural Resources

Department Of Biological Sciences

Division Of Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, And Computer Science

Delaware State University

College Of Agriculture, Science And Technology

Department Of Agriculture And Natural Resources

Department Of Human Ecology

Department Of Agriculture And Natural Science

Department Of Mathematics

Optical Sciences Center For Applied Research And Applications

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Christopher M. Heckscher is currently serving as an Applied Optics Center Of Delaware Professor of Environmental Science & Ecology at Delaware State University.

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Christopher M. Heckscher

Delaware State University

Professor of Environmental Science & Ecology

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ecology biology ecology and evolutionary biology evolutionary biology entomology avian biology conservation biology biodiversity insect science evolutionary ecology ornithology ecological entomology terrestrial arthropods forest entomology behavioral ecology animal ecology systematic entomology wildlife ecology zoogeography community (ecology) morphology (biology) breeding behavior insect conservation animal behavior biological conservation zoology spatial ecology avian locomotion avian evolution environmental science wildfires applied ecology ecological monograph wildlife range shift movement ecology insect social behavior tropical insect science zoological taxonomy south america intratropical migration delmarva peninsula new firefly catena cold region science ecological applications environmental biology forest restoration forest biology forest conservation population ecology marine ecosystem-based management coastal flooding marine spatial planning marine management marine environments sexual selection plant biodiversity phytogeography social parasitism habitat management nature conservation bioacoustics acoustic ecology wintering locations migratory connectivity veery nest mid-atlantic piedmont forest alien shrubs migration theory north america firefly extinction risk multiple male feeders reproductive outcomes spring trans-gulf migrants habitat availability

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Redescription of Photuris Pensylvanica (Degeer) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) With the Designation of a Neotype. The Coleopterists Bulletin (2025)

arthropod taxonomyterrestrial arthropodszoologysystematic entomologyinsect sciencebiologyphoturis pensylvanicamorphology (biology)evolutionary biologyentomology

Severe En Route Tropical Weather is a Predictor of Morphological Variation and Body Condition of a Nearctic-Neotropical Migratory Songbird. Scientific Reports (2025)

route tropical weatheravian locomotionavian biologymorphological variationavian evolutionevolutionary biologynearctic-neotropical migratory songbirdecologybiogeographyecology and evolutionary biologyornithology

Photuris Mcavoyi (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): A New Firefly From Delaware Interdunal Wetlands. Florida Entomologist (2024)

new fireflywetlandsinsect conservationterrestrial arthropodsdelaware interdunal wetlandsbiodiversityinsect sciencebiologybiological pest controlecological entomologyecologyentomologyecology and evolutionary biology

Rediscovery of Photuris Potomaca Barber (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) With an Update on Morphology, Flash Pattern, and Habitat Associations. The Coleopterists Bulletin (2024)

photuris potomaca barberarthropod taxonomyhabitat associationsterrestrial arthropodsinsect conservationinsect sciencebiologyecological entomologyflash patternmorphology (biology)evolutionary biologyentomology

Two New Species of Mid-Atlantic Photuris Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) From Pennsylvania and Delaware. Northeastern Naturalist (2023)

arthropod taxonomyinsect conservationterrestrial arthropodsinsect scienceecological entomologybiologyforest entomologyapplied entomologyecologyentomologymid-atlantic photuris firefliesnew species

Arrival Condition and Refueling Performance of Long-Distance Migratory Songbirds at a Spring Stopover Site in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (2021)

Mariamar Gutierrez RamirezAlan H. KneidelLori A. LesterMurali TemburniChristopher M. Heckscher

climate changelong-distance migratory songbirdseastern gulfavian biologyecologyornithology

Evaluating Firefly Extinction Risk: Initial Red List Assessments for North America. PLoS ONE (2021)

Candace E. FallonAnna C. WalkerSara LewisJoseph CiceroLynn FaustChristopher M. HeckscherCisteil X. Pérez-HernándezBen PfeifferSarina Jepsen

wildlifeconservation sciencenorth americafirefly extinction riskavian biologyecologyconservation biology

Four New Species of North American Fireflies From Isolated Peatlands With Reference to Species Determination of Photuris Dejean (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Northeastern Naturalist (2021)

north american firefliesterrestrial arthropodssystematic entomologyspecies determinationbiodiversitybiologyecological entomologyforest entomologycommunity (ecology)wildfiresecologyentomologyecology and evolutionary biologynew species

Miniature Gps Data Loggers Reveal Habitat Affiliations and Movement of Veery (Catharus Fuscescens) During Their First Non-Transient Period in South America. Ornitología Neotropical (2021)

wildlife ecologyspatial ecologywildlifebiodiversitygeographyanimal ecologycommunity (ecology)catharus fuscescensmovement ecologyecologyecological indicatorbiological conservationconservation biology

Photuris Pensylvanica. The Coleopterists Bulletin (2021)

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Christopher M. Heckscher

Professor of Environmental Science & Ecology

Delaware State University

Affiliations

Applied Optics Center Of Delaware

College Of Agriculture And Natural Resources

School of Graduate, Adult and Extended Studies

College Of Agriculture, Science And Technology

College Of Arts And Sciences

College of Agriculture, Science and Technology

Department Of Agriculture And Natural Resources

Department Of Biological Sciences

Division Of Physics, Engineering, Mathematics, And Computer Science

Delaware State University

College Of Agriculture, Science And Technology

Department Of Agriculture And Natural Resources

Department Of Human Ecology

Department Of Agriculture And Natural Science

Department Of Mathematics

Optical Sciences Center For Applied Research And Applications

Scholarship Ball

Christopher M. Heckscher is currently serving as an Applied Optics Center Of Delaware Professor of Environmental Science & Ecology at Delaware State University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Christopher M. Heckscher

Delaware State University

Professor of Environmental Science & Ecology

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Redescription of Photuris Pensylvanica (Degeer) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) With the Designation of a Neotype. The Coleopterists Bulletin (2025)

arthropod taxonomyterrestrial arthropodszoologysystematic entomologyinsect sciencebiologyphoturis pensylvanicamorphology (biology)evolutionary biologyentomology

Severe En Route Tropical Weather is a Predictor of Morphological Variation and Body Condition of a Nearctic-Neotropical Migratory Songbird. Scientific Reports (2025)

Photuris Mcavoyi (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): A New Firefly From Delaware Interdunal Wetlands. Florida Entomologist (2024)

Rediscovery of Photuris Potomaca Barber (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) With an Update on Morphology, Flash Pattern, and Habitat Associations. The Coleopterists Bulletin (2024)

Two New Species of Mid-Atlantic Photuris Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) From Pennsylvania and Delaware. Northeastern Naturalist (2023)

arthropod taxonomyinsect conservationterrestrial arthropodsinsect scienceecological entomologybiologyforest entomologyapplied entomologyecologyentomologymid-atlantic photuris firefliesnew species

Arrival Condition and Refueling Performance of Long-Distance Migratory Songbirds at a Spring Stopover Site in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (2021)

Mariamar Gutierrez RamirezAlan H. KneidelLori A. LesterMurali TemburniChristopher M. Heckscher

climate changelong-distance migratory songbirdseastern gulfavian biologyecologyornithology

Evaluating Firefly Extinction Risk: Initial Red List Assessments for North America. PLoS ONE (2021)

Candace E. FallonAnna C. WalkerSara LewisJoseph CiceroLynn FaustChristopher M. HeckscherCisteil X. Pérez-HernándezBen PfeifferSarina Jepsen

wildlifeconservation sciencenorth americafirefly extinction riskavian biologyecologyconservation biology

Four New Species of North American Fireflies From Isolated Peatlands With Reference to Species Determination of Photuris Dejean (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Northeastern Naturalist (2021)

Miniature Gps Data Loggers Reveal Habitat Affiliations and Movement of Veery (Catharus Fuscescens) During Their First Non-Transient Period in South America. Ornitología Neotropical (2021)

wildlife ecologyspatial ecologywildlifebiodiversitygeographyanimal ecologycommunity (ecology)catharus fuscescensmovement ecologyecologyecological indicatorbiological conservationconservation biology

Photuris Pensylvanica. The Coleopterists Bulletin (2021)

1
2
3
10 / page