University of Michigan
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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John Marino

John Marino

  • Ph.D. student

Contact information

  • University of Michigan
    2053 Kraus Natural Science Building
    830 North University
    Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
  • Email: jamarino@umich.edu

Advisor

Earl Werner

Field of study

Aquatic community ecology

Research interests

I am interested in the role of natural enemies in aquatic communities. Specifically, I am interested in the interactive effects of parasites and predators on amphibians. I examine both the direct and indirect effects of these enemies, including the effects of parasite infection on host susceptibility to predators, and the nonconsumptive effects of predators on their prey's vulnerability to parasite infection. I address these questions using echinostomes, a group of trematode parasites that infect the kidneys of amphibians. As echinostomes have recently been identified as an important emerging parasite in areas near human activities, it will be important to understand these different effects.

Academic background

B.A. Zoology and History, University of Wisconsin, Madison

UM affiliation

  • Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

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E.S. George Reserve Scholarships

EEB Ph.D. students John Marino and Mike Sheehan are the 2011 recipients of the Edwin S. George Reserve Scholarship.

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Liz Wason is the 2011 recipient of the Helen Olsen Brower Memorial Fellowship in Environmental Studies from EEB.

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