Angela Crean

Position: PhD Candidate (January 2005-March 2006)

Education:

  • 2002 Bachelor of Science (Marine Biology/Environmental Science),
    The University of Melbourne
  • 2004 Bachelor of Science (Honours), The University of Melbourne, Department of Zoology, “Is larval supply a good predictor of reef fish recruitment?” Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Swearer and Dr Heather Patterson

Research Interests: Influences on reef fish recruitment, fish ecology and behaviour, environmental conservation, coral and temperate reef ecology.

Awards & Grants:

  • University of Queensland Australian Postgraduate Award
  • Dean's Honours List (Faculty of Science) – Honours level 2004, The University of Melbourne.
  • F. H. Drummond Prize, Department of Zoology, The University of Melbourne, 2004
  • Highly Commended, Ron Kenny Student Presentation Prize, Australian Marine Sciences Association 2004

Research Projects: Ange completed her honours in 2004 under the supervision of Dr Steven Swearer and Dr Heather Patterson at the University of Melbourne. She worked as an environmental scientist for Consulting Environmental Engineers, and as an interpretive guide and education officer at the Melbourne Aquarium before moving to Brisbane to commence her PhD with Dr Lexa Grutter.

  • Honours Project: " Is larval supply a good predictor of reef fish recruitment?"
    To determine the relative importance of pre- and post-settlement processes, Ange investigated the relationship between larval supply and recruitment of reef fish populations at Lord Howe Island. Overall, larval supply was not a good predictor of reef fish recruitment at the spatial and temporal scales examined, suggesting that post-settlement processes, such as habitat availability, were the major determinants of recruitment variability.
  • PhD Project: " Do parasites affect larval reef fish behaviour and condition?"
    This project will explore the relative effect of parasites on larval behaviour and condition, and consequently their influence on recruitment. There are three major aims:
  1. investigate ontogenetic changes in parasite prevalence
  2. examine variation in parasite load and abundance with reproductive strategy
  3. investigate the effects of gnathiid isopod infection on larval performance and condition.

 

Contact Details: acrean@uq.edu.au

 

Ange with light traps

Sorting larvae Purseseining

 

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