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Research
Interests:
My
research is a comparative study of sound production behavior and
functional morphology in butterflyfishes (Perciformes: Chaetodontidae).
I am examining the social context of sound production behavior in
socially monogamous and non-monogamous butterflyfishes. I am using
a functional morphology approach to examine kinematic differences
between species. Ultimately I am interested in the degree of coevolution
between sound production and hearing and lateral line specializations
in these fishes. I am a student in the Tricas
lab at HIMB.
I am
interested in behavior and sensory biology, ecology, and evolution
in teleost fishes. Prior to coming to UH I studied the ecomorphology
of intertidal fish assemblages in central California and central
Chile for my M.S. with Prof. Michael Horn at Cal
State Fullerton.
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