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Student
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Advisor
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Office
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Phone
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Research Interests
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Laura Sorenson
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Alfaro
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Christopher Johnson
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Amarasekare
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Botany 306
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(310) 206-1464
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Mechanisms maintaining diversity-stability in complex systems in variable environments: East African Savannah communities
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Kenichi Okamoto
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Amarasekare
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Botany 320
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(310) 206-1464
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Evolutionary ecology theory.
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Sara Koch
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Barber
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420 Botany
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(310) 794-5511
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Effects of ocean acidification on coral reef systems and their adaptive potential
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Rita Rachmawati
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Barber
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Botany 414
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(310) 794-5511
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Coral bleaching and symbiosis coral-zooxanthellae
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Matthew Petelle
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Blumstein
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Life Science 4802
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Kimberly Pollard
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Blumstein
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Life Science 4802
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(310) 267-4630
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Evolutionary aspects of sociality, communication, and individual recognition in mammals.
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Tina Wey
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Blumstein
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LS 4804
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310-267-4630
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Determinants and consequences of social variation
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test zzztest
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Blumstein
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lsb2329
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51959
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Chris Chabot
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Buth
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Life Science A806
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(310) 206-6084
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Population structure, phylogeography, and speciation in elasmobranchs and teleosts.
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C. Marisa Tellez
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Buth
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Life Science A806
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n/a
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Environmental impact on parasitism of Alligator mississippiensis in Louisiana
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David Tomerlin
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Cody
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Botany 114
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(310) 825-1327
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Niche differentiation among oak trees in California.
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Sarah Bryson
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Vance / Fong
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Botany 427
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(310) 206-6560
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Marine ecology; the interaction between kelp and an epiphytic bryozoan
as an associational refuge from algal grazers.
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Rachel Clausing
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Fong
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Botany 419
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(310) 206-6560
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Marine ecology; consequences of nutrient loading on rocky intertidal community diversity
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Lauri Green
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Fong
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Botany 419
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(310) 206-6560
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Impacts of macroalgal blooms on food web dynamics in southern California estuaries
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Tonya Kane
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Fong
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Botany 419
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(310) 206-6560
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Nitrogen Fixation and Denitrification in Southern California Estuarine Sediments.
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Ranjan Muthukrishnan
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Fong
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Botany 427
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310-206-6560
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The effects of anthropogenic stresses on coral-algal phase shifts and the presence of alternate stable states on tropical reefs
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Sara Painter
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Fong
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Botany 427
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310-206-6560
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Population dynamics in temperate reef fish. Density dependent reproduction, sex change and the affects of predation.
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Brian Kot
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Gordon
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Life Science 1123
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(310) 825-8842
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Functional morphology and hydrodynamics of marine fauna; oceanographic
phenomena.
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Jonathan Drury
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Gowaty
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Life Science 4304
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(310) 206-3083
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Kerry Deere
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Wayne / Grether
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Life Science 5214
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(310) 825-5014
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I am investigating evolutionary questions regarding coloration differences in natural populations of Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) through behavioral and genetic analyses.
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Adrea Gonzalez-Karlsson
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Grether
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3112
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(310) 825-3128
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Ecology of Neotropical Butterflies
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Neil Losin
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Grether
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Life Science 3205
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310 206-6599
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Communication and interspecific territoriality in secondary contact zones
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Kathryn Peiman
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Grether
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Life Science 3112
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(310) 206-6599
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Interspecific aggression and habitat use in migrant birds during the non-breeding season.
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Faith Inman
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Sack / Hubbell
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Jeffrey Wolf
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Hubbell
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Botany 113
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I am looking at the fine root distribution of a tropical tree community in relation to soil nutrients
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Greer Dolby
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Jacobs
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Life Science 5127
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(310) 206-7885
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How tectonic uplift and geographic reorientation affect biological speciation, diversification in Baja California. (phylogenetics, stable isotopes, biostratigraphy, Foraminifera, paleoclimatology)
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Ryan Ellingson
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Jacobs
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Life Sciences 5127
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(310) 206-7885
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Endemism in the Gulf of California: Speciation, phylogeography and selection in North Pacific estuarine gobies
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David Gold
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Jacobs
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Life Science 5127
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424-298-0892
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Evolutionary developmental biology of basal metazoan sensory and nervous systems
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Jonathan Sim
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Jacobs
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Life Science 5127
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310 206-7885
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Sandra Trautwein
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Jacobs
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My research focuses on the systematics and phylogeny of coral crabs belonging to the family Tetraliidae (Crustacea: Brachyura). These obligate symbionts of scleractinian corals defend their host from attacks by the crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster planci). I will produce a monograph on this important family that will include at least four new species that I have recently discovered.
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Christopher Winchell
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Jacobs
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Life Sciences 5120
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310-206-7885
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Testing hypotheses of animal body-plan evolution with gene expression
data from polychaete worms.
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James Holmquist
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Macdonald
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Victoria Arch
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Narins
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LS 4835
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(310) 206-8407
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Peripheral auditory adaptations subserving ultrasonic hearing in amphibians
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Kristine Kaiser
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Narins
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Life Science 4835
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310 206-8407
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I am interested in amphibian declines at local and landscape scales. I am investigating the effects of various stressors on the amphibians of the Maya Mountains of Belize for my dissertation.
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Brittany Enzmann
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Nonacs
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LS 3125
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(310) 206-4983
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Colony founding strategies and resource allocation in harvester ants.
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Karen Kapheim
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Nonacs / Wayne
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LS 3125
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(310) 206-4983
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Behavioral ecology and genetic parameters of social evolution and cooperative behavior.
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Claire Narraway
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Nonacs
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Life Science 3125
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(310) 206-4983
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Ben Rossi
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Nonacs
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Life Science 3125
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(310) 206-4983
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Sexual coercion and female resistance in the leafcutting bee.
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Thea Wang
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Nonacs
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LS 3125
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(310) 206-4983
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Social structure and behavioral roles in the yellow-bellied marmot.
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Gilene Young
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Nonacs
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Life Science 3125
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(310) 206-4983
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Alternative reproductive strategies, intersexual conflict, and female choice in sand wasps
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Laurel Klein
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Wayne / Riley / Sauvajot
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LS5214
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310-825-5014
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Genetic Diversity, Toxicant Exposure, and Disease Susceptibility in Bobcat Populations in a Fragmented, Urban Landscape
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R. Travis Brooks
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Rundel
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Warren Hall 23-132
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310 825-8777
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Watershed hydrology and the composition and distribution of semi-arid vegetation in Mediterranean-type climatic regions, especially California, USA. And, the application to the identification of suitable landscapes for habitat conservation and restoration.
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CJ Fotheringham
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Rundel
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Warren Hall 23-132
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(310) 825-8777
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Fire ecology, evolution and management of
Mediterranean shrublands.
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Jolene Moroney
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Rundel
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Warren Hall 23-161
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310-825-8777
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Plant invasion dynamics in mediterranean ecosystems.
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Akane Nishimura
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Rundel
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Warren Hall 23-132
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(310) 825-8777
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Tropical forestry - succession and reforestation in Kalimantan, Borneo in
relation to orangutan conservation.
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Erin Riordan
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Rundel
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WH 23-143
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310 825 8777
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Drivers of plant diversity and distribution
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Jennifer Sun
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Rundel
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Warren Hall 23-132
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(310) 825-8777
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Neotropical Understory Herbs
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Brian Zutta
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Rundel
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Warren Hall 23-148
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(310) 825-8777
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Plant diversity, ecophysiology, and remote sensing in the high altitude tropical Andes of Peru.
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Chris Creese (Czerniak)
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Sack
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WH 23 -143
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310 825 8777
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Causes and consequences of diversity in fern structure-function
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Faith Inman
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Sack / Hubbell
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Christine Scoffoni
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Sack
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Warren Hall 23-148
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(310) 825-8777
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Leaf hydraulics and evolution.
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Laurel Klein
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Wayne / Riley / Sauvajot
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LS5214
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310-825-5014
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Genetic Diversity, Toxicant Exposure, and Disease Susceptibility in Bobcat Populations in a Fragmented, Urban Landscape
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Julia Barske
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Schlinger
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Allison Alvarado
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Smith
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LS 5303
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(310) 267-4460
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Jaime Chaves
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Smith
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LS 5303
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(310) 267-4460
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My main interest is studying the factors promoting hummingbird
diversity in South America. Specifically, I study phylogeographic
patterns of hummingbird species in the Andes, paying particular
attention to the role of geography, natural selection, and genetic
drift in differentiating the populations of the Speckled Hummingbird
(Adelomyia melanogenys).
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Emily Curd
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Smith
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Hilton Oyamaguchi
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Smith
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Life Science 5303
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(310) 267-4460
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Exploring mechanisms of speciation in frogs in the Amazon Rainforest.
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Raul Sedano
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Smith
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Life Science 5303
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(310) 267-4460
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Biogeography of tropical Andes avian fauna
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Keith Gaddis
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Sork
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5190 Life Sciences
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310-794-1431
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Bee mediated pollen movement in fragmented desert Oases in West African Sahara
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Stephanie Steele
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Sork
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Life Science 5109
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(310) 794-1431
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Genetic impact and fitness consequences of seed dispersal by lekking birds.
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Pamela Thompson
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Sork
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Life Science 5109
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(310)794-1431
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Effects of landscape change on gene flow and pollination in a bat-pollinated tree
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Travis Collier
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Taylor
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3105 LSB
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310-206-4079
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Evolutionary Dynamics and Learning Systems
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Zachary Harlow
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Taylor
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Deborah Bird
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Van Valkenburgh
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Abigail Curtis
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Van Valkenburgh
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Life Science 5213
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(310) 825-4669
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Functional morphology and morphological evolution in mammals.
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Natalia Kennedy
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Van Valkenburgh
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Life Science 5213
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(310) 825-4669
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I'm exploring the biomechanics of the canid spine, specifically as related to prey capture strategies and rapid locomotion.
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Sarah Bryson
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Vance / Fong
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Botany 427
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(310) 206-6560
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Marine ecology; the interaction between kelp and an epiphytic bryozoan
as an associational refuge from algal grazers.
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Kerry Deere
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Wayne / Grether
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Life Science 5214
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(310) 825-5014
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I am investigating evolutionary questions regarding coloration differences in natural populations of Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) through behavioral and genetic analyses.
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Princess S. Gilbert
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Wayne
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LS 5214
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(310) 825-5014
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Diversification and Adaptive Variation in Chameleons on the island Madagascar.
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Karen Kapheim
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Nonacs / Wayne
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LS 3125
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(310) 206-4983
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Behavioral ecology and genetic parameters of social evolution and cooperative behavior.
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Laurel Klein
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Wayne / Riley / Sauvajot
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LS5214
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310-825-5014
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Genetic Diversity, Toxicant Exposure, and Disease Susceptibility in Bobcat Populations in a Fragmented, Urban Landscape
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Sergio Nigenda Morales
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Wayne
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LS 5214
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310-825-5014
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Genetic basis of adaptation to different environments, population genomics, population genetics
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Katherine Pease
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Wayne
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Life Science 5214
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310-825-5014
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Evolutionary impacts of an invasive predator on a native anuran.
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Shauna Price
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Wayne
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Life Science 5214
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(310) 825-5014
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Host-parasite dynamics as they related to conservation biology. Specifically, insect hosts and their associated parasites in habitat fragments.
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Rena Schweizer
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Wayne
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Life Science 5214
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(310) 825-5014
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Population genetics; adaptation; genetic mechanisms underlying functional variation across environmental gradients.
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Daniel Stahler
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Wayne
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Life Science 5222
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310 825-5014
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Integration of ecology, behavior, and
genetics to understand the evolution of complex, kin structured societies, using wolves as a model system.
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Bridgett vonHoldt
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Wayne
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LS 5222
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310-825-5014
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Population genetics and evolutionary genomics of carnivores
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Graham Ferrier
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Zimmer
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Botany 225
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(310) 206-7685
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My interests focus on the senosry drivers of critical predator-prey interactions
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Sammi Ali
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Zimmer
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Botany 218
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Biochemical Ecology and Predation in the Rocky Intertidal
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Marc Brennan
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Zimmer
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Room 225
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Chemical cues in floculated particles, signaling pathways in the ocean environment.
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Julie Himes
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Zimmer
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Botany 229
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(310) 206-7685
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I'm interested in how variation in sperm chemosensory behavior affects fertilization success, mate competition, and offspring fitness, and I'm using red abalone as a model system.
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