Archives for July 2016

Colombian born Maria Del Mar Palacios moved to Australia in 2013 to begin her PhD at JCU under the supervision of Professor Mark McCormick. Having finished all her field-work on ‘Mesopredator behaviour’ at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station, she is now writing her thesis from Melbourne. Maria’s research is titled ‘Controlling Mesopredators: importance of intraguild behavioural interactions in […]

ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook University student Laura Richardson is conducting her PhD project at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station under the supervision of Andrew Hoey, Nick Graham and Morgan Pratchett, studying how the structure and function of reef fish assemblages can vary among different coral habitats. Laura has […]

Martin Hing a PhD student from the University of Wollongong, originally focused on the ‘Evolution of sociality in coral reef associated fishes’ however this rapidly changed as two cyclones and the coral bleaching epidemic severely impacted his research. Due to these series of events Martin has changed his project and continued his study using the […]

The Australian Museum Research Institute recognised Professor Frank Talbot’s achievements in the natural sciences by presenting him with the 2016 AMRI Lifetime Achievement Award. This annual award is presented to a person who has dedicated a large part of their life to scientific research, extending not only our knowledge, but the outreach of science to […]

NAIDOC week is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements and is an opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians make to our country and our society. The Dingaal Aboriginal people are the traditional owners of Lizard Island which they call Jiigurru and have lived in this area for […]