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Will
White
I use a combination of
empirical, theoretical, and
statistical tools to investigate
the structure and dynamics of
marine populations, from
individual behavioral
interactions to coast-wide
metapopulations. My
research interests include
predator-prey interactions, the
foraging behavior of fishes,
larval dispersal, metapopulation
dynamics, and the spatial
management of marine fisheries.
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Graduate Students
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Lisa
Hollensead (PhD Marine
Biology)
[starting
Fall 2012]
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Andrea
Dingeldein (MS Marine Biology)
I attended UNCW and
graduated with a B.S. in
Marine Biology and a B.A. in
Studio Art in 2010. In the
spring of 2009, I enrolled
in a research apprenticeship
at the University of
Washington's Friday Harbor
Labs on the San Juan
Islands. There, I studied
the flora and fauna of the
Pacific rocky intertidal and
surveyed the colonization of
coarse wood debris (fallen
logs) by marine organisms.
Currently, I am interested
in questions surrounding the
larval life history stage of
invertebrates and reef
fishes. My graduate research
will be focused on the
growth and development of
larval bluehead wrasse and
how this influences recruit
behavior.
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Melissa
Heintz (MS Marine Biology)
Originally from Boyertown,
PA, I graduated in May 2011
from Saint Francis
University, PA with a B.S.
in marine biology. As an
undergrad, I did research on
tomont chemoreception of Cryptocaryon
irritans, a common
marine parasite that infects
fish. I also swam for Saint
Francis University’s
Division I women’s swim
team. My research interests
include the effects of EDCs
(endocrine disrupting
chemicals) on the predator
behavior of fish species
commonly found in North
Carolina’s Cape Fear region.
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Erin
Easter (MS Marine Biology)
[starting Fall 2012]
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Undergraduate Honors
Students
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Matthew
Birk
My primary research interests
lie in the predator-prey
interactions of cephalopods. I
am also interested in other
aspects of behavioral ecology
as well as ecophysiology,
sensory systems, and animal
communication. I enjoy taking
an organismal approach to his
research. I am currently using
a freshwater fish model system
to determine the spatial scale
at which predators perceive
patches of their prey. I hope
to use these data to better
understand how predators make
their foraging decisions.
CV
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email
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Kaela Vogel
Project:
marine population dynamics
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Amanda
Jefferson
Project:
transient responses of fished
populations to marine reserves
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Alumni
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Current
position
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Whitney
Wilson –
Honors (2012)
"Condition
at larval settlement affects
post-settlement
social decision-making in a
coral reef fish"
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MS student, UNCW
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text and images (except UNCW logo) copyright 2010 JW
White
Last
modified 9 July 2012
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