
Theresa Rueger
@theresarueger
Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University 🇬🇧 Behaviour, ecology and evolution of reef fish 🐠
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https://www.drtrueger.com 02-02-2017 04:02:00
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New paper out! Pete Buston 🐟 featured in Coral Reefs journal on interspecific competition among anemonefish! Read more here: link.springer.com/article/10.100…


Habitat degradation causes intergenerational plasticity in clownfish offspring via maternal estradiol: reduced fecundity, smaller eggs & larvae, but faster swimming larvae- dispersal to better environment? @daphnecortese @r_beldade Shaun Killen École Pratique des Hautes Études - PSL sciencedirect.com/science/articl…


📢New Paper Alert📢 on corals and climate change in Science Magazine Adaptation via natural selection could determine whether Acroporacorals persist under expected levels of global warming Hyperlinks & explainer thread below ⬇️ (1/12)


📢 Another PhD opportunity in my lab University of St Andrews 📢 "It’s getting hot in here: uncovering the molecular mechanisms underlying changes in social behaviour at increased temperatures" 🐞🌡️ findaphd.com/phds/project/e… Co-supervisor: Prof Mike Ritchie Apply by January 17 Please RT!


Recently published a note on anemonefish fighting (trigger warning for photos of hurt Nemos). Springer Coral Reefs Pete Buston 🐟 Tina Barbasch Ecology Group, Newcastle University NCL Marine also I can now be found over at the blue place!! @theresarueger.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.100…

🎉After 51 months I am so pleased to share that I have submitted my PhD thesis: 'Assessing pedagogic benefits of virtual world to enhance fieldwork'. Thanks to everyone who supported me through the last 4 and a bit years. 🎉 Sara Marsham 💙 Heather Sugden


🎉 Congrats to CoralASSIST Sciences at Newcastle on their nomination for the international Frontiers Planet Prize! 🌍 Their work on breeding heat-tolerant corals is inspiring. National winners announced #EarthDay2025 🤞 April 22! Read more about their research ➡️ bit.ly/40lxsXe


🚨JOB alert 🚨 We are looking for a technician at full time 100% and permanent position 🙌🏽 The job is in the Behavioural Physiology lab Université Neuchâtel Please see detailed description (in French) 👉🏼 recruitingapp-3040.umantis.com/Vacancies/6007… Deadline end of February


We hosted @cnn on World Heritage-listed Ningaloo to show the devastating marine heatwave & mass coral bleaching. We're losing these wonders. Climate action is not optional – it's NOW. 🔥 #NingalooReef #ClimateCrisis Minderoo Foundation Exmouth Research Lab ROLEX edition.cnn.com/interactive/20…

Asta Asta Audzi talks to #fish size change at Fisheries & Aquaculture: youtube.com/watch?v=tjgcqB… While at same time this paper published: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…



Shrinking Nemo - New research from Theresa Rueger finds that clownfish have been shown to shrink in order to survive heat stress and avoid social conflict 🐟 ncl.ac.uk/nes/news/news-…


Clownfish shrink in response to extreme heat, which boosts their ability to survive marine heatwaves, according to new observations in Science Advances. scim.ag/4k2wt5D


Article in The Conversation about our shrinking study from last week with Chancey MacDonald & Melissa Versteeg. The study: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… theconversation.com/clownfish-shri…

Clownfish shrink in response to extreme heat, which boosts their ability to survive marine heatwaves, according to new observations in Science Advances. scim.ag/4k2wt5D


Territorial reef fish, can provide useful long-term records of conditions experienced on reefs. The elemental chemistry of damselfish otoliths detected significant variations in load with water temperatures at the Galapagos. doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70… James Cook Uni

