Melissa Versteeg
Melissa Versteeg is a PhD student at the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences at Newcastle University, known for her pioneering research on the stress response of clownfish to thermal stress. Her recent study revealed that clownfish can shrink in size as a survival mechanism during marine heatwaves, a finding that highlights the extraordinary plasticity of growth in response to environmental changes.
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 8.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 65,273,511 | 48,458 | $2,700,000 | 2,004$ |
| Portugal | 1 | 9.00 | 0.07% | +0% | 10,196,709 | 7,405 | $240,000 | 174$ |
| Totals | 2 | 75,470,220 | 55,863 | $2,940,000 | 2,178$ |
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France:
Melissa Versteeg is a researcher at the University of Newcastle who studies the social hierarchy of clownfish.
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Portugal:
Melissa Versteeg, a PhD student at Newcastle University, led the study on clownfish shrinking in response to thermal stress.
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