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Dissertation Research
Dissertation Research
My current research is focused on the influence of predation pressure on the morphology of small species of freshwater fishes. Species that reside in environments with predators present have the ability to adapt to survive in these environments. My research aims to investigate how these predator-induced morphological changes can impact fish survival, and swimming ability. My intention is to investigate the influence of morphology not only on burst swimming speed, which is used to evade predators, but also its influence on steady swimming ability, which is utilized for dispersal.
Additionally, I am researching snail shell morphology in environments with different predation types, including shell-entering predators and shell-crushing predators. This research aims to investigate if snails have differing shell morphology (rotund or elongated) in environments differing in predation strategy.
A current project I am working on investigates morphological adaptations of western mosquitofish in relation to ambush predator presence (dragonfly Naiads). This project aims to investigate what morphology is beneficial for survival in environments with ambush predators.
I am currently designing a mesocosm study to investigate the influence of stocking density on movement of female and male western mosquitofish.
I've recently been working on a multi-university study to investigate adaptations to seasonality along the native range of the western mosquitofish
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