Meghan Eaton
Graduate Student
Degree Sought: M.S.
Major Professor: Dr. Jeff Hill, Dr. Quenton Tuckett
Meghan Eaton is a biologist and master’s student. She is working with Dr. Jeff Hill and Dr. Quenton Tuckett to determine the chronic lethal minimum (CLmin) temperatures of various nonnative ornamental fish. The CLmin data is essential to predicting the risk of invasion in Florida and throughout the conterminous USA. General warming trends have allowed species to expand their range. Understanding the CLmin can predict how far a species can spread and additionally inform the aquaculture community whether a production pond needs to be covered with plastic to help maintain warmer temperatures. Additionally, she writes bio-profiles on species of interest.
Meghan is originally from Delaware and earned her B.S. in Marine Science with a concentration in Marine Biology from the University of Delaware in 2021. While completing her degree, she interned at the DuPont Nature Center and discovered her interest in nonnative species. By her Junior year, she was a research assistant at the university’s Lewes campus. During that time, Meghan worked on behavior trials between a native crab (Black-fingered Mud Crab Panopeus herbstii) and an invasive crab (Asian Shore Crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus). While she loves all things crabs and crustaceans, she is excited to work with freshwater fish.
Outside of work, Meghan can be found spending time with her husband Darren and her cat Pickles.
CONTACT
UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
1408 24th Street SE
Ruskin, FL 33570
m.eaton@ufl.edu
813-671-5230
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Education
B.S., Marine Science, 2021, University of Delaware
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Awards
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