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Personal profile
Area of academic expertise - outline
My research is multidisciplinary and integrative, and I combine laboratory experiments and field surveys to address applied and basic research questions in aquatic ecology. In particular I am interested in:
- Understanding and predicting impacts of invasive species
- Predator-prey dynamics under changing environments
- Multiple environmental stressors and how they affect biotic interactions
Current research activities
- The attractiveness of shrimp feed in aquaculture
- The reestablishment of fish communities on restored coral reefs
- Impact of invasive prey on a native predator
- Size determination of predator-prey interactions
- Anthropogenic noise and its impact on biotic interactions
Desired research direction
- Impacts of pollutants on predator-prey interactions
- The role of the developmental environment in shaping future behaviour
- Mathematical modelling of food webs
Target collaborative companies
- Mars WALTHAM
- Skretting
Target collaborative organisations
- University of Exeter
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Witwatersrand, South Africa
Other areas of expertise available for knowledge exchange
- Functional responses and associated statistical modelling
- Marine invertebrate behaviour
- Animal husbandry and lab maintenance of specimens
External positions
Research Associate, Stellenbosch University
1 Jan 2016 → 1 Jan 2018
Keywords
- QL Zoology
- Aquatic
- Stressors
- Invasive species
- Biotic interactions
- Behaviour
- Predator-prey
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Factors driving localized extinctions of the rare and threatened Natterjack Toad (Epidalea calamita) in Scotland (UK)
MacLeod, S., Alexander, M. E., Rosa, G. M. & Orton, F., 24 Mar 2026, In: Ichthyology & Herpetology. 114, 1, p. 80-89 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in transport water on the behaviour of ornamental fishes
Jones, M., Alexander, M. E., Vanderzwalmen, M., Snellgrove, D., Talbot, M., Smith, P., Henriquez, F. L., McLellan, I. & Sloman, K. A., 31 Mar 2026, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 296, 10 p., 106897.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Current disease treatments for the ornamental pet fish trade and their associated problems
Larcombe, E., Alexander, M. E., Snellgrove, D., Henriquez, F. L. & Sloman, K. A., 31 Jan 2025, In: Reviews in Aquaculture. 17, 1, e12948.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of turbidity on group level responses to feeding in the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)
Darodes de Tailly, J.-B., Bardera, G., Owen, M. A. G., Keitel, J., Alcaraz-Calero, J. M., Sloman, K. A. & Alexander, M. E., 31 Mar 2025, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 284, 7 p., 106535.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Monitoring shrimp behavior in relation to feed provision, location and time of day in an experimental aquaculture pond
Darodes de Tailly, J.-B., Martinez Alpiste, I., Owen, M. A. G., Keitel, J., Alcaraz-Calero, J. M., Sloman, K. A. & Alexander, M. E., 30 Jun 2025, In: Applied Animal Behaviour Science. 287, 9 p., 106636.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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International Conference for Aquatic Invasive Species
Alexander, M. (Speaker)
30 Oct 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Invited talk: The re-establishment of fish assemblages on restored coral reefs. Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
Alexander, M. (Invited speaker), Seraphim, M. (Invited speaker) & Sloman, K. (Invited speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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UWS Teaching and Learning Conference 2019
Alexander, M. (Speaker) & Sloman, K. (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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UWS Super Science Festival
Cowie, P. (Presenter), Sloman, K. (Presenter), Alexander, M. (Presenter), Seraphim, M. (Presenter) & Bardera, G. (Presenter)
Feb 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
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UWS Learning, Teaching & Research Conference 2018
Seraphim, M. (Speaker), Alexander, M. (Participant), Janetski, N. (Participant), Snellgrove, D. (Participant), Jompa, J. (Participant), Ambo Rappe, R. (Participant), Harborne, A. (Participant) & Sloman, K. (Participant)
2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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