James is a second-year Ph.D. student in the Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Graduate Program at the University of Minnesota. He joined the Lab in Fall 2020 to integratively study the anatomy, behavior, and ecology of cephalopods, a group by which he has long been fascinated. Prior to joining the lab, he was fortunate enough to conduct research on a range of cephalopods at a variety of institutions. Under Dr. Stephen Senft, he studied the skin anatomy of longfin inshore squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) during his time in the Hanlon Lab as part of the Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at the Marine Biological Laboratory. He later studied this squid species' behavior as a post-baccalaureate researcher in the Mooney Lab at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He devoted his bachelor's thesis in the Podolsky Lab at the College of Charleston to the distribution of Atlantic brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis) in estuaries. He investigated the effect of ocean acidification on the giant Australian cuttlefish (Sepia apama) during his time as a Fulbright Student under Dr. Zoë Doubleday at the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia. A practicing Catholic, James enjoys photography, scuba diving, traveling, hiking, and stargazing in his free time.
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Media Coverage:
Interview about my giant Australian cuttlefish research (Radio, Adelaide branch of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Research Interests:
- Biology of Cephalopod Mollusks
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, Anatomy, Physiology, and Behavior of Marine Organisms
Publications:
- Jones IT, Peyla JF, Clark H, Song Z, Stanley JA & Mooney TA. (2021). Changes in feeding behavior of longfin squid (Doryteuthis pealeii) during laboratory exposure to pile driving noise. Marine Environmental Research 165: 105250. DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105250
- Peyla JF, Roper CFE, Sweeney MJ & Vecchione M. (2018). Condition of the Sasaki/Albatross Cephalopod Collection at the U.S. National Museum of Natural History. Marine Fisheries Review 80: 83-88. DOI: 10.7755/MFR.80.4.2
Media Coverage:
Interview about my giant Australian cuttlefish research (Radio, Adelaide branch of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
