Fish Ecology & Evolution Lab
We study the biology of coral reef fishes: how fish work, how they behave, and why they do what they do are key questions of our research. We ask these questions to understand how fish fit into reef ecosystems (i.e., their functional role).
We primarily focus on ecological and evolutionary aspects of fish biology by investigating organismal scales such as morphology and behavior, along with community and process-level scales.
Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions or are interested in working with us.
Michalis Mihalitsis, Assistant Professor
University of Guam Marine Laboratory | Mangilao, Guam 96923
Email: mihalitsism@triton.uog.edu
Michalis Mihalitsis, Bernice Yin, Aloha Matsunami, Andrew Hoey, Danika N. Pham, Jiyao Mao, Ruby Raheja, Ruike Gong, Peter C. Wainwright; Functional novelties and behavioural flexibility underpin diversification of the surgeonfish feeding mechanism. Proc Biol Sci 1 November 2025; 292 (2059): 20252386. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.2386