A new collaborative study, led by Cal State Fullerton postdoctoral scholar Shirel Kahane-Rapport, reveals that filter-feeding baleen whales ingest millions of pieces of microplastics — and consume more plastic than any other ocean organism.
Cal State Fullerton biology graduate student Katie Kern is studying chimaeras, a deep-sea fish that has no bones, but a skeleton made of cartilage and a forehead appendage with spiky teeth.
Trina Miller, a Cal State Fullerton undergraduate researcher, is studying the threats of human-created trash to marine life in the rocky intertidal zone.
Cal State Fullerton graduate student Jahnita DeMoranville is getting up-close and personal with all things sharks during a summer shark science program.
Cal State Fullerton postdoctoral scholar Shirel Kahane-Rapport is diving into the biomechanics of baleen whales and how they use baleen plates to filter food, such as zooplankton and small fish from seawater. The answers could lead to better engineered industrial filtration systems.
Biology graduate student Madison Wilson is investigating the hearing mechanics of fin whales, a species of baleen whales. Her study focuses on how the mandible, or lower jawbone, impacts the sound arriving at the whale’s ears.
