Carlos Vargas
Position: Masters in Marine Studies (completed 2006).
Education:
Research Interests: Coral Reef Ecology
Masters Project: "Does larval duration influence parasite composition and load?"
Virtually all coral reef fishes have a larval stage that lives in the open ocean for weeks or months before settling onto a reef. Since so much of the life of coral reef fish larvae is completely unknown, it is an interesting and challenging pursuit. To determine whether there is a relationship between Pelagic Larval Duration (PLD) and parasites assemblage, fish of the Pomacentridae Family, Abudefduf genus were collected just prior to settlement at Lizard Island. This fish will be processed for ecto-endo parasites and these will then aged using their sagittal otoliths.
Contact Details: Carlos.Vargas76@yahoo.com.au
Education:
- 1998-2002 Bachelor of Science in Biology, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Columbia
- 2002 Dissertation: " Zoanthideos (Anthozoa:Hexacorallia) de la Isla de San Andres Caribe Colombiano: Caracterizacion morfologica y clave para las especies" Supervisor: Alberto Acosta. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Bogotá, Colombia.
Research Interests: Coral Reef Ecology
Masters Project: "Does larval duration influence parasite composition and load?"
Virtually all coral reef fishes have a larval stage that lives in the open ocean for weeks or months before settling onto a reef. Since so much of the life of coral reef fish larvae is completely unknown, it is an interesting and challenging pursuit. To determine whether there is a relationship between Pelagic Larval Duration (PLD) and parasites assemblage, fish of the Pomacentridae Family, Abudefduf genus were collected just prior to settlement at Lizard Island. This fish will be processed for ecto-endo parasites and these will then aged using their sagittal otoliths.
Contact Details: Carlos.Vargas76@yahoo.com.au