George S. Losey

PhD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, 1968
Professor of Zoology, Associate Director, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

Research Interests

My research interests include various aspects of the ethology and behavioral ecology of symbiotic and intra- and inter-specific relationships in marine fishes. My current research is centered on cleaning symbiosis and sex change in coral reef fishes. However, I welcome student research in a wide range of intra- and inter-specific topics. Studies include both field work and laboratory experiments on development and proximate causal factors. I favor a dual approach involving detailed field analysis along with controlled laboratory experiments: I prefer analytical along with descriptive approaches to the study of behavior.

Recent Publications

Losey, G. S.  1982.  Ecological cues and experience modify interspecific
     aggression by the damselfish, Stegastes fasciolatus.  Behav., 81:14-37.

Losey, G. S., F. G. Stanton, T. M. Telecky, W. A. Tyler III & Zoology 691
     Graduate Seminar Class.  1986.  Copying others: An evolutionarily stable
     strategy for mate choice - a model.  American Naturalist 128:653-664.

Losey, G. S.  1987. Cleaning Symbiosis.  Symbiosis IV:229-258.

Losey, G. S. and P. Sevenster.  1991.  The effect of experience on the threat 
     display of the threespined stickleback: I. Punishment.  Ethology, 87:45-
     58.

Losey, G. S.  1992.  Knowledge of proximate causes aids our understanding of 
     function and evolutionary history.  Mar. Behav. Physiol. 22:177-188.

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