Marine Biology Student Studies Snout Shape of California’s Pipefishes
Anabell Espinosa’s research focuses on the head shape of California pipefishes and the relationships between head morphology and the ecology and evolution of these fishes.
Marine Biology
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Biology Student Earns National Ecology Award for Science Policy Training
Biology graduate student Brandon Quintana receives national award from the Ecological Society of America to gain hands-on science policy experience.
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Biology Graduate Student Receives National Science Foundation Fellowship to Study Rare Megamouth Shark
Biology graduate student Jordyn Neal, who is studying the megamouth shark, is a 2023 recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.
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New Study Reveals Alarming Amount of Microplastics Ingested by Baleen Whales off California’s Coast
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.
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Creature of the Deep Sea: Marine Biology Researcher Studies Ghost Sharks
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.
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Talking Trash: Tracking Ocean Litter in the Rocky Intertidal Zone
Trina Miller, a Cal State Fullerton undergraduate researcher, is studying the threats of human-created trash to marine life in the rocky intertidal zone.
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Shark Week: Marine Science Student Gets Up-Close With Predators of the Sea
Cal State Fullerton graduate student Jahnita DeMoranville is getting up-close and personal with all things sharks during a summer shark science program.
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Marine Research Dives Into How Giant Baleen Whales Filter Tiny Organisms
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.
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Marine Research: How Do Baleen Whales Hear Without Outer Ears?
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.
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From Ocean to Table: Sardines Tainted With Microplastics
Graduate student Chelsea Bowers’ research on microplastics in Pacific sardines could help in finding solutions to marine pollution.