As a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles, Mark Phuong accompanied Australian Museum Mollusc expert, Francesco Criscione, on a field trip to the Lizard Island Research Station in August, 2014. During the course of 5 days, Mark collected 32 species of cone snails. Cone snails are a hyper-diverse family of carnivorous marine […]
Have cleaner fish become lazier, less capable, or both?
Zegni Triki spent three months in 2018 collecting data at Lizard Island Research Station for her PhD. Her work was supported by a 2018 Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship. One part of Zegni’s research examined changes in the brain complexity of cleanerfish, specifically the Common Cleanerfish (Labroides dimidiatus). Life is complex for Common Cleanerfish. They have […]
Reef soundscapes & larval fish
The health of a coral reef is measured by the life and diversity of the entire reef ecosystem, not just by the health and abundance of corals. When coral populations are significantly reduced, there is a reduction in populations of other reef animals. Many marine animals use sound to communicate and navigate. Fish whoop, croak, […]