Tel Aviv University
Department of Zoology
Research Areas
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Biomechanics
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Coral Reef Ecology
Professor Roi Holzman is a researcher at the Department of Zoology in the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University, as well as a researcher at the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat.
Areas of Interest
Biomechanics with specific attention to the hydrodynamics of suction feeding in fish and the hydrodynamic factors of predator-prey interactions. Additionally, functional morphology and the evolution of complex functional systems, particularly the effects of ecology and functional architecture.
Research Topics for Master’s and Doctoral Theses
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Biomechanics and hydrodynamics of suction feeding in fish
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Predator-prey interactions
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Evolution of complex functional systems
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Symbiotic relationships between fish and corals