Jenny Mcilwain
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology
BSc Honours James Cook University
PhD University of Western Australia
Research Interests
My research interests include a broad range of topics within the field of reef fish population dynamics. These include patterns in larval replenishment, adult reproductive biology, settlement patterns of juvenile reef fish, age-demographics of reef fish, sex-change in exploited hermaphroditic species and fish-habitat relationships.
Recent Publications
Henderson AC, JL McIlwain, H S Al-Oufi, Ambu-Ali, A (2006) Reproductive biology of the milk shark Rhizoprionodon acutus and the bigeye houndshark, Iago omanensis in the coastal waters of Oman. Journal of Fish Biology 68:1662-1678
Govender, A., Al-Oufi, H., McIlwain J.L., Claereboudt, M.C. (2006) A per-recruit assessment of the kingfish (Scomberomorus commerson) resource of Oman with an evaluation of the effectiveness of some management regulations. Fisheries Research 77:239-247
Van Herwereden L, McIlwain JL, Al-Amry W, Al-Oufi H (2006) Development and application of microsatellite markers for Scomberomorus commerson (Perciformes; Teleostei) to a population genetic study of Arabian stocks. Fisheries Research 79:258-266
McIlwain JL, Hermosa GV Jr, Al-Oufi H.S., Claereboudt M.C., M. Al-Awi (2006) Spawning periods and reproductive patterns of six exploited finfish species from the Arabian Sea, Sultanate of Oman. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 22:167-176
Claereboudt MR, McIlwain JL, Al-Oufi H, (2005) Reproductive and spawning patterns of the kingfish (Scomberomorus commerson) in the coastal waters of Oman. Fisheries Research 73: 273-282
McIlwain JL, Claereboudt MR, Zaki S, Al-Oufi H, Al-Akzami Y, Goddard JS (2005) Spatial variation in age and growth of the kingfish (Scomberomorus commerson) in the coastal waters of the Sultanate of Oman. Fisheries Research 73:283-298 
McIlwain JL (2005) Monitoring the arrival of puerulus stage, spiny lobster (Panulirus cygnus) to juvenile habitat at Ningaloo Reef, Australia. Bulletin of Marine Science 77(2): 297-304
Al-Masroori H, Al-Oufi H, McIlwain JL, McLean E (2004) Catches of lost fish traps (ghost fishing) from fishing grounds near Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Fisheries Research 69: 407-414
Claereboudt MR, Al-Oufi HS, McIlwain JL, JS Goddard (2004) Relationships between fishing gear, size frequency and reproductive patterns for the kingfish (Scomberomorus commerson, Lacepede) fishery in Oman. In Management of Shared Fish Stocks. Payne, A.I.L., O’Brien, C.M. and Rogers, S.I. (Eds). Oxford; Blackwell; 56-67
McIlwain JL (2003) Fine-scale temporal and spatial patterns of larval supply to a fringing reef in Western Australia. Marine Ecology Progress Series 252:207-222
McIlwain JL (2002) The link between reproductive output and larval supply of a common damselfish species, with evidence of replenishment from outside the local population. Marine Ecology Progress Series 236:219-232
McIlwain JL and GP Jones (1997) Prey selection by an obligate coral-feeding wrasse and its response to small-scale disturbance. Marine Ecology Progress Series 155:189-198
McIlwain JL (1997) Larval flux and hydrodynamic processes at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. 8th International Coral Reef Symposium Proceedings 2:1133-1138.
Doherty PJ and McIlwain JL (1996) Monitoring larval fluxes through the surf zones of Australian coral reefs. Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 47:383-90.
Contact
Dr. Jennifer L. Mcilwain
Assistant Professor of Marine Biology
Marine Laboratory
University of Guam
Mangilao GU 96923 USA
Marine Lab., Room 102
Tel: 1 671 735 2188
Fax: 1 671 734 6767
jen.mcilwain@gmail.com
jmcilwain@uguam.uog.edu