Nov 25, 2015 | Ecology, Fellowships, People, Research
Lauren Nadler is a PhD student at James Cook University, researching schooling behaviour in coral reef fish at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station. A school is a social group of fish that exhibits coordinated swimming behaviour and a polarized... 
Nov 4, 2015 | Ecology, People, Research
Tory Chase is a PhD student at James Cook University. He is originally from New Hampshire and completed his undergraduate studies in North Carolina. He is currently 8 months into his PhD project, as well as interning at the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island... 
Nov 4, 2015 | Cleaning, Ecology, People, Research
Eva McClure is part of Dr. Lexa Grutter’s lab team. Dr. Grutter of the University of Queensland, is investigating how the cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) influences the ecology of coral reef communities. For the past 15 years, she has run a study on Lizard... 
Nov 4, 2015 | Ecology, Fellowships, People
How can small reef predators be stopped from hunting baby fish? With FEAR! Fear of predation triggered by the presence of a larger predator can stop smaller predators from foraging on baby fish. This post was contributed by Maria Palacios, recipient of the 2015 Ian... 
Nov 4, 2015 | Ecology, Fellowships, People, Research
Dr Andrew Hoey is investigating the impact of cyclonic disturbances on the foraging habits of herbivorous fish species around the Australian Museum’s Lizard Island Research Station. Following severe cyclones, dead coral skeletons are rapidly covered by seaweed.... 
Nov 4, 2015 | Ecology, Fellowships, People, Research
Forams (foraminifera) are single celled organisms that live in oceans worldwide. They produce calcium carbonate skeletons which form part of the sandy sediment on the sea floor and have an important ecosystem role. Calcium carbonate sediments in the reef lagoon help...