Jennifer Pickering
Position: Honours Student (Completed 2004)
Education:
Research Interests: Fish ecology and behaviour; ecology and processes of coral reef ecosystems; coastal ecosystem ecology
Research Project: Jenny completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Technology of Sydney before moving to Brisbane to complete her Honours. During her honours she examined the types of parasites which infect larval and juvenile coral reef fish. Her supervisors for this project were Dr Lexa Grutter and Assoc. Prof. Hamish McCallum.
Honours Project: "Parasites of larval and juvenile coral reef fish"
There have been limited studies carried out on the effects of parasites on coral reef fish at different ages, particularly the larval and juvenile stages. The aim of this project was to identify the parasites of larval coral reef fish; examine ontogenetic changes in parasite composition and load in larval and juvenile coral reef fish; and test the susceptibility and effect of parasite infection on larval and juvenile coral reef fish.
Publications:
Grutter, A.S., Pickering, J., McCallum, H., McCormick, M.I. (in press) Impact of micropredatory gnathiid isopods on young coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs.
Contact Details: jennifer.pickering@positiveearth.org
Education:
- 2000-2002 Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology, Sub-major in Coastal and Marine Science, University of Technology, Sydney.
Research Interests: Fish ecology and behaviour; ecology and processes of coral reef ecosystems; coastal ecosystem ecology
Research Project: Jenny completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Technology of Sydney before moving to Brisbane to complete her Honours. During her honours she examined the types of parasites which infect larval and juvenile coral reef fish. Her supervisors for this project were Dr Lexa Grutter and Assoc. Prof. Hamish McCallum.
Honours Project: "Parasites of larval and juvenile coral reef fish"
There have been limited studies carried out on the effects of parasites on coral reef fish at different ages, particularly the larval and juvenile stages. The aim of this project was to identify the parasites of larval coral reef fish; examine ontogenetic changes in parasite composition and load in larval and juvenile coral reef fish; and test the susceptibility and effect of parasite infection on larval and juvenile coral reef fish.
Publications:
Grutter, A.S., Pickering, J., McCallum, H., McCormick, M.I. (in press) Impact of micropredatory gnathiid isopods on young coral reef fishes. Coral Reefs.
Contact Details: jennifer.pickering@positiveearth.org
Jenny collecting fish
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Sampling at night
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Juvenile fish with parasite
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