Asst Prof Dr. Thongchai Ngamprasertwong

Office:

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University
Phayathai Road, Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Contact Information:

Tel: 02-2185259

E-mail: thongchai.n@chula.ac.th

Teaching/Research Field:

  • Population Ecology
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Systematics and Ecology
  • Ecotourism

Research Laboratory/Unit/Center of Excellence:

  • Bat and small mammal research laboratory
  • Center of Excellence in Biodiversity

Current Research Topics:

  • Diversity of bats and small mammals
  • Population structure and ecology of Kitti’s hog-nosed bat (Craseonycteris thonglongyai)
  • Population genetic structure of flying foxes (Pteropus spp.) in Thailand
  • Diet analysis of insectivorous bats using NGS
  • Effects of tourist disturbance on cave-dwelling bats
  • Phylogenetic relationship of land leeches (Family Haemapidsidae)
  • Phylogeography and systematics of Calotes versicolor in Thailand

Research Grants:

RSPG-Chulalongkorn University

Education:

B.Sc. (General Science) 1994-1998 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

M.Sc. (Zoology) 1999-2001 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Ph.D. (Zoology) 2003-2008 University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK

Scholarship and Selected Award:

The Royal Thai Government Scholarship (2003-2008)

Representative publications