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... 
Aug 7, 2015 | Fellowships
2016 Lizard Island Fellowship applications are now open! Open to applicants all over the globe, including outstanding PhD students and early career post-doctoral researchers, Lizard Island Fellowships offer world-class facilities to conduct research that leads to... 
Apr 8, 2015 | Ecology, Fellowships, Research
The dusky dottyback Pseudochromis fuscus changes colour to mimic its damselfish prey. This deception and camouflage is called phenotypic plasticity. It is typically executed as an almost-perfect mimicry of several model fish species rather than a perfect... 
Feb 24, 2015 | Fellowships, Global change, Research
Increased greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere is causing more carbon dioxide (CO2) to be absorbed by the oceans, producing ocean acidification. Increased CO2 would normally be expected to reduce aerobic performance of fish. Somewhat surprisingly, research...