Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0449903

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0449903

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Do larval fish leave the reef to avoid parasites? Although fundamental to understanding the community structure of reef fishes, why fish larvae migrate to the open ocean remains controversial. Traditional explanations are that it results in dispersal, avoidance of predators, and increased food. Recent work on the Great Barrier Reef, however, suggests avoiding reef-based micropredatory parasites may be more important. To determine if this so, we will investigate the effect of parasites on larval fish condition, performance, and susceptibility to micropredators; whether larval fish are vulnerable to reef-based micropredators; the effects of micropredators on fish settlement patterns; and whether larval fish that don't migrate have adaptations to avoid micropredators.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2004

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $320,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Fisheries Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Ecology | Parasitology

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Other | Living resources (incl. impacts of fishing on non-target species) | Fish not elsewhere classified |

Other Keywords

Ecology | Fish not elsewhere classified | Fisheries Sciences Not Elsewhere Classified | Living resources (incl. impacts of fishing on non-target species) | Marine And Estuarine Ecology (Incl. Marine Ichthyology) | Other | Parasitology

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