William Collins

PhD Candidate @bellwoodlab & @reeffunctionhub. Studying the weird and wonderful roles that nocturnal fishes provide in marine systems.

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

Last day! 🥲
And last chance to catch cool talks. 🏃💨💨

May we suggest our PhD trifecta:
⭐️Pooven⭐️
⭐️Will⭐️
⭐️ James⭐️
Learn everything about fish+corals, small fish that roam far, and why we should all love plankton more.

Starting at 11:15!

#IPFC2023 #ASFB2023 #IPFC11

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

Biggest mystery of #IPFC2023:
Which picture is correct?

#MeetingOfTheCollins #MeetingOfTheWills
#Twins? #LongLostBrothers? #BothLoveFishing! #WTF?

@WillC_98 @Capn_Collin
@ipfc2023 @AustSocFishBiol #ipfc11

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

🥹 We're feeling sedimental! 🤓
The 2nd chapter of a lab-wide collab is out now in @STOTEN_journal.

In this paper led by @SB_Tebbett, we studied the dynamics of sediments in an unusual spot:
a clear-water offshore reef.

Did we find any dirt? 🧵⬇️
https://t.co/5oBAXc3lQc

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

Growth drives life!
How has the evolution of growth shaped one of the most diverse vertebrate groups - coral reef fishes?

New paper out today in @Nature
by co-1st-authors @helenyaan, @SiqueiraAleC with @RenatoAMorais, @bellwoodlab
⬇️🧵 (1/6)

https://t.co/9jLy2e1jwR

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

Great PhD Confirmation Seminar by @WillC_98!

So much achieved already and so many cool plans!

Fave slide: why is nocturnal ecology lagging behind daytime ecology?
One reason: ecologists are diurnal animals. 😃

Congrats Will! 🎉🎈

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

Congrats @WillC_98 on nailing your first conference talk! #ASFB2022
Will presents his research on a reef condition occuring 50% of the time, once every 24h!!

Night. And nocturnal fish!
And shows an amazing photo of the reefs he studies (📸👉⬛)

https://t.co/2U8GVvvDMl

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

Hello #ASFB2022! 👋🐠🐟🐡🦈🎣
Conference Day1 !! 🎤😃

Come along this arvo, for talks from our #PhD students Will & Pooven, and our recent alumn Dr Chris!
@WillC_98, @Pooven_Muruga, @thehemi65

Between them, they'll talk on
🌟nocturnal predation colours🌟😮
@AustSocFishBiol

[The Bellwood Lab @bellwoodlab]

A big lab-wide collaboration #paper is now published!

"A snapshot of sediment dynamics on an inshore coral reef" https://t.co/upAb87tjC1

Find the @ReefFunctionHub 🧵 below for more!

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

Need to keep your entire lab busy? Study sediment!

😍NEW PAPER🥰
It's a big collaboration effort, lead by Dr Jodie Schlaefer (@JodieSchlaefer)
Out now in #MarineEnvironmentalResearch (@ELSenviron)

Find out more below ⬇️🧵, and the paper here:
https://t.co/WvsiKZt1nw
@CoralCoE

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

New #OpenAccess paper in @Ecol_Evol!
It's @WillC_98's 1st #publication 🎉👏
With @bellwoodlab & @RenatoAMorais, Will studies *the other 50%* of #fish #ecology:

Fish at night! 🌛🌚🌃

They examined the role of #nocturnal #fish in #reef #productivity
https://t.co/2U8GVvvDMl 👇🧵

[Juliano Morais @JulianoBi0]

In Lizard Island for the first #fieldtrip of the 2022 Lizard Island Doctoral Fellowship I was awarded to investigate the coral recovery dynamics on post-bleach coral reefs. Very excited to see this project happening.

@lirrf
@ReefFunctionHub
@CoralCoE
@jcu

[Robert Streit @robert_p_streit]

#Congratulations @CaseyL_Bowden on your very #first #publication!🎉🥳���

It was a pleasure to join Casey, @SB_Tebbett and @bellwoodlab for some #3D #FishCreeping to find out were blennies rest, feed, and poop.

Excited to see where your #PhD is gonna take you, Casey!

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

Will (@WillC_98) and Casey (@CaseyL_Bowden) joined us as #LabManagers, went on to heir #Honours degree and now just started their #PhDs.
Geesh, you guys really stick around don't you 😉

Congratulations on your #Honours #degrees! #FirstClass, no less!! 🎉

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

🚨New paper alert 🚨

Our most recent #Doctor Chris Hemingson's (@thehemi65) latest #PhD #paper is out today in @GlobalChangeBio!
https://t.co/L7Ufk1oSJu

Chris works on the #colours of #reef #fish and asks: Are fish getting duller, if #corals die?
To learn more, read on👇 (1/6)

[William Collins @WillC_98]

@RenatoAMorais @FabriceJaine @RobHarcourt @MQBiology @MQ_Marine @SydneyMarine @unswbees Looks like a super cool project. Interested to see what comes out of it!

[William Collins @WillC_98]

@Capn_Collin @robert_p_streit If the covid gods allow this, then yes! We must make it happen

[Robert Streit @robert_p_streit]

Collin Williams (@Capn_Collin) meet William Collins (@WillC_98).
Are you long lost brothers? Both #PhD students in #reef #fish #ecology...

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

#Congratulations to our senior #Honours #students @WillC_98 and @CaseyL_Bowden for being able to breathe a sigh of relief!

They just delivered their final #seminars after months of #fieldwork, #analysis & #PowerPointPrep

Great work and presentation styles, both of you!
🤓🥳

[Reef Function Hub @ReefFunctionHub]

So how can @WillC_98 study #reef #fishes after dark?
Using his #NIFIS of course!

They're *Nocturnal Illuminated Fish Identification Systems* aka GoPros and LED lights in jam jars!

Simple tools, fancy use = really cool science!

Looking forward to seeing first results!

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