Research Project

Unravelling the Secret Communication of Coral Reef Fish

For my Master by Research I am conducting a study which delves into the ecology, evolution and behaviour of reef-associated fishes. On this page you can find further detail on the surrounding topic of my research, from Ultraviolet (UV) radiation to the selected families of fish I have chosen to investigate. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to drop me an email or fill in the ‘contact me’ form.

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The links below can direct you to specific areas of my research, giving you more information and context surrounding these parts of the study.

References

1) Carleton, K. L., Escobar-Camacho, D., Stieb, S. M., Cortesi, F., & Marshall, N. J. (2020). Seeing the rainbow: mechanisms underlying spectral sensitivity in teleost fishes. Journal of Experimental Biology, 223(8), jeb193334.

2) Fernandes, I. M., Bastos, Y. F., Barreto, D. S., Lourenço, L. S., & Penha, J. M. (2016). The efficacy of clove oil as an anaesthetic and in euthanasia procedure for small-sized tropical fishes. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 77, 444-450.

3) Marshall, N. J., Jennings, K., McFarland, W. N., Loew, E. R., & Losey, G. S. (2003). Visual biology of Hawaiian coral reef fishes. III. Environmental light and an integrated approach to the ecology of reef fish vision. Copeia, 2003(3), 467-480.

4) Sheppard, C., Davy, S., Pilling, G., & Graham, N. (2017). The biology of coral reefs. Oxford University Press.

5) Siebeck, U. E., Parker, A. N., Sprenger, D., Mäthger, L. M., & Wallis, G. (2010). A species of reef fish that uses ultraviolet patterns for covert face recognition. Current Biology, 20(5), 407-410.

6) Siebeck, U. E. (2013). Communication in the ultraviolet: unravelling the secret language of fish. In Biocommunication of animals (pp. 299-320). Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.

7) Fishes of Australia, (accessed 2024) https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/.

8) Cape Eleuthera Institute, (accessed 2024) https://islandschool.org/cape-eleuthera-institute/research-facilities/.

9) Stock Images, 2024.