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Nanette Chadwick Ph.D., Associate Professor

Office Location: 
141 Funchess Hall

Mailing Address:
Biological Sciences
101 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg
Auburn University, AL 36849
Tel: (334)844-8184
Fax: (334) 844-0627
chadwna@auburn.edu
 

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Education
Ph. D. at University of California at Berkeley
BA at University of California at Santa Barbara


Research & Teaching Interests

Marine Invertebrate Behavior, Population Dynamics, Life History Evolution. Ecology of Symbioses
Coral Reef and sea anemone ecology.

Recent Publications

Roopin, M., Chadwick, N.E. 2009. Benefits to host sea anemones from ammonia contributions of resident anemonefish. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 370: 27-34.

Roopin. M., Henry, R.P., Chadwick, N.E. 2008. Nutrient transfer in a marine mutualism: Patterns of ammonia excretion by anemonefish and uptake by giant sea anemones. Mar. Biol. 154: 547-556.

Chadwick, N.E., Ďuriš, Z., Horká, I. 2008. Biodiversity and behavior of shrimps and fishes symbiotic with sea anemones in the Gulf of Aqaba, northern Red Sea. In: Por, F.D., ed. The Improbable Gulf: History, Biodiversity, and Protection of the Gulf of Aqaba (Eilat). Magnes Press, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, pp. 209-223.

Kuguru, B., Chadwick, N.E., Achituv, Y., Zandbank, K., Tchernov, D. 2008. Mechanisms of habitat segregation between corallimorpharians: photosynthetic parameters and Symbiodinium types. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 369: 115-129.

Amar, K.O., Chadwick, N.E., Rinkevich, B. 2008. Coral kin aggregations exhibit mixed allogeneic reactions and enhanced fitness during early ontogeny. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8: 126.

Iluz, D., Vago, R., Chadwick, N.E., Hoffman, R., Dubinsky, Z. 2008. Seychelles lagoon provides corals with a refuge from bleaching. Research Letters in Ecology, Volume 2008, Article ID 281038, 4 pages. DOI:10.1155/2008/281038.

Amar, K.O., Chadwick, N.E., Rinkevich, B. 2007. Coral planulae as dispersion vehicles: Biological properties of early- and late-season released larvae. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 350: 71-78.

Guzner, B., Novoplansky, A.,
Chadwick, N.E. 2007. Population dynamics of the reef-building coral Acropora hemprichii as an indicator of reef condition. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser 333: 143-150.

Kuguru B., Winters, G., Santos, S.R., Beer, S., and
Chadwick, N.E. 2007. Adaptation strategies of the corallimorpharian Rhodactis rhodostoma to irradiance and temperature. Mar. Biol.151: 1287-1298.

Glassom, D., and Chadwick, N.E. 2006. Dynamics of juvenile stony corals on reefs at Eilat, northern Red Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 318:111-122.

Lapid, E.D., and Chadwick, N.E. 2006. Long-term effects of competition on coral growth and sweeper tentacle develpment. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 313:115-123.

Zakai, D., Dubinsky, Z., Avishai, A., Caaras, T., and Chadwick, N.E. 2006. Lunar periodicity of planula release in the reef-building coral Stylophora pistillata. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 311:93-102.

Wielgus, J., Glassom, D., and Chadwick, N.E. 2006. Patterns of polychaete worm infestation of stony corals in the northern Red Sea and relationships to water chemistry. Bull. Mar. Sci. 78(2): 377-388.

Porat, D., and Chadwick-Furman, N.E. 2005. Effects of anemonefish on giant sea anemones: Ammonia uptake, zooxanthella concentration and tissue regeneration. Mar. Freshw. Behav. Physiol. 38: 43-51.

Glassom, D., Chadwick Furman, N.E., and D. Zakai. 2005. Methods and interpretation of coral recruitment studies: Effects of anthropogenic disturbance? Mar. Poll. Bull. 50: 1021-1025.

Chadwick, N.E., and M. Arvedlund. 2005. Abundance of giant sea anemones and patterns of association with anemonefish in the northern Red Sea. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. U. K. 85: 1287-1292.

Courses

Undergraduate Graduate
BIOL 3040 Biology of Marine Systems BIOL 6150 Community Ecology
BIOL 4950 Undergraduate Seminar in Ecology BIOL 7970 Red Sea Biology
BIOL 4970 Red Sea Biology  
BIOL 5150 Community Ecology