HIDE AND SPEAK - COLOUR COMMUNICATION IN REEF FISH [ 2005-01-10 - 2008-07-31 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Uli Siebeck (Postdoctoral Fellow) ,  Dr Uli Siebeck (Postdoctoral Fellow)

Brief description HIDE AND SPEAK - COLOUR COMMUNICATION IN REEF FISH. Fish play an important role in many Australian's lives, they are a source of recreation for scuba divers, snorkelers and fishermen, they are a draw card for tourists as well as a healthy source of food. This project will investigate the visual world of fish, unravelling their use of colour communication, thereby identifying environmental factors affecting successful communication. Such a study will provide insight into the impact on reef fish of changes in water quality (e.g. river runoff) and temperature (e.g. bleaching events), as well as factors that affect the successful rearing of fish in aquaculture.\r\n\r\n

Funding Amount $267,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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