Behavioral Responses to the Cold (ICY) Team:

Exploring geographical variation in behavioral responses to the cold in mangrove rivulus fish

Riley Wood – PhD student, Project LEAD
Sameen Hossain (2024) – also project LEAD for moon phase research
Seth Levy (2025)
Reid Ludwick (2024)
Eoin O’Hearn (2024)
Noah Ohsiek (2023)
Keys Peck (2025)
Aidan Salcido (2023)
Saraah Zaheer (2024)

Body Shape and Reproductive Investment Team:

Examining relationships between body shape (geometric morphometrics) and reproductive investment in mangrove rivulus fish

Alyssa Hawkins (2023) – Project LEAD
Riley Matthews (2025)
Angela McPike (2023)
Alexandria Rowland (2024)

Energy deficit and sex change

Investigating the mechanisms underlying sexual plasticity, particularly energy availability

Chloe Feather (2023) – Project LEAD
Samuel Overstreet (2023)
Gianna Viviano (2024)

Coevolution between “anti-predator” markings and behavior

Exploring genetic correlations between the eyespot (ocellus) on rivulus’ caudal peduncle and risk-taking behavior

Cara Sexton (2023) – Project LEAD
Juliet Flores (2024) – Project co-LEAD
Amelia Barilleaux (2024)
Philip Walker Fant (2023)
Delaney McDonald (2025)

Microplastics and sex ratio variation

Determining associations between microplastic loads and sex ratio variation across rivulus’ geographical range

Laney Woynaroski (2023) – Project LEAD
Tiny Laney (field assistant)

Light and egg-laying preferences

Exploring whether rivulus hermaphrodites have a light preference for egg-laying, and consequences for offspring phenotypes

Clara Steinmetz – Master’s, Project LEAD
Cole Engelke (2025)
Kelsey Ingram (2025)
Eason Forster (2025)