Emily Guevara, MSc

Association des Biologistes du Quebec

Royal West Academy

McGill University

University of Bremen

Activities and Societies: Coral Watch volunteer The MSc ISATEC (International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology) program is in the hopping tropical marine sciences hub in Bremen, Germany, with the Leibniz Centre for Marine Tropical Research (ZMT). I did my research at the University of Queensland in conjunction with the Queensland Brain Institute, and at the Lizard Island Research Station, Australia. My work centres on neurobiology and visual ecology, more specifically on the evolutionary psychology of colour in the marine… Show more The MSc ISATEC (International Studies in Aquatic Tropical Ecology) program is in the hopping tropical marine sciences hub in Bremen, Germany, with the Leibniz Centre for Marine Tropical Research (ZMT). I did my research at the University of Queensland in conjunction with the Queensland Brain Institute, and at the Lizard Island Research Station, Australia. My work centres on neurobiology and visual ecology, more specifically on the evolutionary psychology of colour in the marine environment. I studied the visual system of a reef predator to deduce colour and contrast interactions in the complex tropical coral reef environment.My work provided the first evidence that a commonly used visual model does not apply to a typical reef fish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus). Also, I provided evidence for a longstanding hypothesis that animals with highly contrasting edge profiles can theoretically increase their detectability by triggering their viewer’s cognitive mechanism of edge detection. Show less

The University of Queensland

Thesis research in the Marshall & Cheney neuroethology lab

Dawson College

McGill University

I had the wonderful opportunity to travel extensively during this degree, and to develop my love for wildlife research with field courses in New Brunswick, Barbados, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. 2014 Canadian Field Studies in Africa | Kenya, Uganda, and TanzaniaField studies and research in biology, anthropology, and international development. 2013 | Marine Mammals | Huntsman Marine Science Center, Canada Studies on humpback whales and other cetaceans and pinnipeds in… Show more I had the wonderful opportunity to travel extensively during this degree, and to develop my love for wildlife research with field courses in New Brunswick, Barbados, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. 2014 Canadian Field Studies in Africa | Kenya, Uganda, and TanzaniaField studies and research in biology, anthropology, and international development. 2013 | Marine Mammals | Huntsman Marine Science Center, Canada Studies on humpback whales and other cetaceans and pinnipeds in the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick2012 | Marine Tropical Ecology | Bellairs Research Institute, BarbadosField research focused on coral black band disease in the Caribbean OceanAdditionally, I conducted independent research in neuroethology and electrophysiology, examining responses to hypoxia in the Central American glass knife fish (Eigenmannia virescens). Show less

McGill University

Activities and Societies: Field studies in rural East Africa on the Ugandan Red Colobus, in Kibale National Park. To learn about our species and the different ways we have lived. Brought an interdisciplinary perspective to my largely life sciences-oriented background. My independent research focused on facial fluctuating asymmetry as a marker for stress in the Ugandan Red Colobus (Procolobus tephrosceles).I used precise measurements to determine the level of facial asymmetry in different populations of an endangered monkey species, in order to predict stress due to habitat fragmentation.

Ocean Bridge Ambassador

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Volunteer cook for the homeless

Associated with Emily Guevara, MSc