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ManagementIan Bouyoucos
PhD candidate
M.Sc., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 | B.Sc., University of Michigan, 2012
James Cook University & École Pratique des Hautes Études
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au
PhD candidate
M.Sc., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2016 | B.Sc., University of Michigan, 2012
James Cook University & École Pratique des Hautes Études
Click here for my full curriculum vitae (May 2018)
Personal Profiles:
Website: ianbouyoucos.wordpress.com
Publications & Reviews: ORCID, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Publons
Research Interests:
I am a PhD candidate investigating the ecological energetics of climate change for tropical sharks. In other words, I am interested in understanding how and why climate change might affect how sharks perform tasks related to survival and reproduction in environments that are already quite hot. My previous research into the ecological physiology of fishes has focused on understanding the energetic costs, physiological stress, and behavioral responses of sharks to capture, including the implementation of bycatch reduction devices. Broadly, I am interested in the conservation and ecophysiology of fishes. I am supervised by Associate Professor Jodie Rummer, Professor Colin Simpfendorfer, and Dr Serge Planes through a co-tutelle agreement between James Cook University and École Pratique des Hautes Études.
Project Title and Description:
Thesis title: A challenging environment in a changing world for juvenile sharks: ecological energetics of climate change with implications toward conservation
Selected Publications:
Bouyoucos, I.A., Suski, C.D., Mandelman, J.W., & Brooks, E.J. (2018). In situ swimming behaviors and oxygen consumption rates of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). Environmental Biology of Fishes, 101, 761-773.
Conference Presentations:
Society for Experimental Biology, “Reef shark performance under ocean warming in the 21st century,” Bouyoucos, I.A., Brauner, C.J., Jacquesson, E., Morrison, P.R., Simpfendorfer, C.S., Weideli, O.C., & Rummer, J.L. Oral Presentation, Florence, Italy, July 2018.
Indo-Pacific Fish Conference, “Dead tired: physiological exhaustion in neonatal sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus and Negaprion acutidens) in nursery areas,” Bouyoucos, I.A., Weideli, O.C., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Planes, S., & Rummer, J.L. Oral Presentation, Papeete, French Polynesia, October 2017.
Australian Coral Reef Society, “Dead tired: Temperature resilience but prolonged recovery upon exhaustive exercise in newborn blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus),” Bouyoucos, I.A., Weideli, O.C., Simpfendorfer, C.A., Planes, S., & Rummer, J.L. Oral Presentation, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, July 2017.
Awards and Grants:
Society for Experimental Biology, Travel Award (2018)
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, David Yellowlees Excellence in Research Award (2018)
Europcar, Prix 2017 pour la Recherche Bio-Marine (2017)
British Ecological Society, Travel Award (2017)
Passions of Paradise/Oceania Chondrichthyan Society, Research Award (2017)
Company of Biologists, Travelling Fellowship (2017)
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, Higher Degree Research Enhancement Scheme (2017)
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Partner Research Institutions
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies
James Cook University Townsville
Queensland 4811 Australia
Phone: 61 7 4781 4000
Email: info@coralcoe.org.au