Having studied at UTS since beginning my BSc in Marine Biology in 2008, my young research career has already taken me to some amazing places from Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef (above) to the Baja peninsula on the west coast of Mexico (left). My main area of interest in research is behavioural ecology, having studied personality, plasticity and movement in animals such as octopus, crabs and reef fishes during my degree. For my honours year I studied growth and movement of white sharks in collaboration with CSIRO and NSW DPI.
My current PhD thesis research is a part of an ARC project lead by Dr. Jeff Leis from the Australian Museum and focuses on sensory systems used by larval fish for directional orientation behaviour in the pelagic environment. When combined with their amazing swimming ability this orientation behaviour allows the potential for larvae to influence the dispersal and connectivity of fish populations, though the mechanisms used remain unclear. In particular my research is testing the capability of olfaction, magnetoreception and celestial cue use in species from both tropical and temperate areas.
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]
My current PhD thesis research is a part of an ARC project lead by Dr. Jeff Leis from the Australian Museum and focuses on sensory systems used by larval fish for directional orientation behaviour in the pelagic environment. When combined with their amazing swimming ability this orientation behaviour allows the potential for larvae to influence the dispersal and connectivity of fish populations, though the mechanisms used remain unclear. In particular my research is testing the capability of olfaction, magnetoreception and celestial cue use in species from both tropical and temperate areas.
Email: [email protected] / [email protected]