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Benjamin M. Titus

Environmental Science · The Ohio State University

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Mid career · publishing since 2011Rising activity
Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and fisheries researchCrustacean biology and ecologyMarine and coastal plant biology

Publications

59

Citations

634

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2011

Research summary
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Benjamin M. Titus studies the ecology and evolution of marine symbiotic partnerships, particularly the relationships between clownfishes (anemonefish) and their host sea anemones, as well as cleaner shrimp and their client interactions. His work combines fieldwork, genomics, stable isotope analysis, and taxonomic classification to understand how these species interact, diversify, and adapt to one another. Prospective students would likely engage with coral reef ecology, marine symbiosis, and molecular/genomic methods applied to understudied marine invertebrates.

Clownfish-sea anemone symbiosis and coevolutionMarine mutualism and host-use ecologyTaxonomy and systematics of sea anemones and reef organismsGenomics and molecular methods for non-model marine speciesCleaner shrimp behavior and cleaning symbiosis

Publication output has remained fairly steady over the last decade (averaging about 5 papers/year), with some fluctuation and a notable increase in 2024 and 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
2017: 7 publications172018: 4 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 4 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 8 publications8242025: 4 publications252026: 7 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×12
  • Figshare×3
  • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution×2
  • Coral Reefs×2
  • Biology Letters×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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