Understanding the physiological and behavioral mechanisms and energetics that determine the ecological niche of an organism is central to my research program. As we continue to see the effects of climate change and anthropogenic stressors, this information is essential for predicting and mitigating ecosystem responses to the changing environment.
CURRENT RESEARCH
Using accelerometers to detect feeding by California sea lions
Estimating fine-scale energy expenditure in wild California sea lions
Investigating the energetic cost of anthropogenic disturbance to Sea Otters in Monterey Bay.
Characterizing the acoustic behavior of free-ranging Risso’s dolphin in Monterey Bay, California
Effects of maternal foraging strategy on reproductive output in Northern elephant seals
Diving physiology and energetics of the California sea lion
Social behavior and site fidelity of Monterey Bay Risso’s dolphin
Diving physiology and energetics of cetaceans
Emperor penguin post-molt foraging behavior