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Topic: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

April 27, 2023May 3, 2023 By Tim Stephens
As the California sea lion population got bigger, so did male sea lions

As the California sea lion population got bigger, so did male sea lions

As the California sea lion population got bigger, so did male sea lions

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

April 26, 2023May 3, 2023 By Theo Stein (NOAA) & Tim Stephens (UCSC)
One of the planet’s most important carbon sinks is revealing its secrets

One of the planet’s most important carbon sinks is revealing its secrets

Tiny organisms in the Southern Ocean play an outsized role in moderating Earth’s climate

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Ocean Sciences

April 20, 2023May 3, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface

Elephant seals drift off to sleep while diving far below the ocean surface

Brainwave patterns show elephant seals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day while at sea

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Ocean Sciences

April 19, 2023May 3, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Biologist Beth Shapiro elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Biologist Beth Shapiro elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Beth Shapiro, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

April 13, 2023May 3, 2023 By Tim Stephens (UCSC) & Kelly Craine (Baylor)
Study pushes back the emergence of African grasslands by more than 10 million years

Study pushes back the emergence of African grasslands by more than 10 million years

An international team of scientists has documented the earliest evidence for local abundance in eastern Africa of the types of grasses that now dominate grassland and savannah ecosystems in tropical and subtropical regions around the world

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

March 13, 2023March 16, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Minke whales are as small as a lunge-feeding baleen whale can be

Minke whales are as small as a lunge-feeding baleen whale can be

Research on the feeding behavior of Antarctic minke whales found that a smaller whale could not capture enough food to survive using the lunge-feeding strategy of baleen whales.

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, NSF, Ocean Sciences

March 13, 2023March 16, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Winning Grad Slam presentation highlights disease threat to Hawaiian birds

Winning Grad Slam presentation highlights disease threat to Hawaiian birds

Ecology and evolutionary biology graduate student Christa Seidl will compete in the UC systemwide Grad Slam in May, presenting her research on avian malaria.

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Graduate Students

March 8, 2023March 16, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Marine mammal reproduction rests on a precarious tipping point of ocean resources

Marine mammal reproduction rests on a precarious tipping point of ocean resources

A study of northern elephant seals reveals a threshold at which a small decrease in the amount of prey females can find during foraging migrations could lead to a sudden drop in reproductive success.

Topics: Año Nuevo Natural Reserve, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, NSF

January 20, 2023January 22, 2023 By Tim Stephens
Vulnerability of red sea urchins to climate change depends on location

Vulnerability of red sea urchins to climate change depends on location

Scientists found that red sea urchin populations are adapted to local environments, but some populations will suffer more than others as conditions change in the future

Topics: Climate Change, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

October 28, 2022November 16, 2022 By Tim Stephens
Biologist Daniel Costa receives Outstanding Faculty Award

Biologist Daniel Costa receives Outstanding Faculty Award

Daniel Costa, distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and director of the Institute of Marine Sciences, has received the 2021-22 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.

Topics: Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences

August 4, 2022September 9, 2022 By Tim Stephens
Two UCSC grad students are finalists for prestigious Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships

Two UCSC grad students are finalists for prestigious Knauss Marine Policy Fellowships

The finalists for the John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship program include UCSC graduate students Austen Stovall and Ellen Willis‑Norton.

Topics: Coastal Science & Policy, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Institute of Marine Sciences

August 4, 2022September 1, 2022 By Tim Stephens
NOAA scholarship supports graduate student’s seabird conservation research

NOAA scholarship supports graduate student’s seabird conservation research

Aspen Ellis, a Ph.D. student in ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz, is one of seven students nationwide selected by NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries to receive a 2022 Nancy Foster Scholarship.

Topics: Aspen Ellis, Donald Croll, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, UCSC Newscenter

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