Michalis Mihalitsis

PhD Alumnus

Michalis (Mike) is half Greek and half Danish. He grew up next to the Mediterranean Sea where he developed a passion for fish. After completing high school in Greece, he moved to Denmark to study Biology at the University of Copenhagen. He then moved to Australia to undertake a Masters degree at James Cook University, under the supervision of David Bellwood, where he started working on piscivorous fishes. Mike continued his focus on the nature of piscivory on coral reefs through his PhD, from the perspective of both predators and prey. His research focused primarily on morphology and behaviour, and has components of both aquarium-based experiments and fieldwork.

Current position (2024): Postdoctoral research fellow at UC Davis, California

Mike’s Reef Function Hub publications