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 | Research Interests |  |
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| Coral Reef Ecology Lab |
| | I also incorporate other fields in my research including evolutionary biology, molecular biology, parasitology, and animal behaviour. I use field observations to generate hypotheses which are tested using field and laboratory experiments.
Currently, I have research programmes at Heron Island and Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef and on campus.
Specific projects include:
Cleaning symbiosis as a model system for developing and testing models of non-kin cooperation in multispecies mutualisms
The ecological significance of cleaning behaviour in reef fishes
Developing and testing a mathematical model of the effects of cleaning on parasite virulence
The effects of parasites on fish condition (lipids, glycogen)
Hormones as indicators of stress in reef animals
The role of toxins as parasite repellents in gobiid fish
The taxonomy of gnathiid isopods from elasmobranchs
The identification of parasites using rDNA
The role of colour in communication among animals (reed fish, lizards) | | Links: | www.lexagrutter.com |
| Keywords: | Coral reef ecology, Fish behaviour, Marine parasite ecology, Fish cleaning behaviour, Cleaner fish, Fish ectoparasites, Cooperation & Mutualism, Marine isopods (Gnathiidae) |
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