Personnel: Ketchum

James T. Ketchum

Position: Graduate Student

Campus Address:
Department of Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology
University of California, Davis
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616

Phone: (530) 752-5830

Email:

Degrees:

Present: University of California, Davis - Doctoral Student, Graduate Group in Ecology

2003: Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas-IPN, La Paz, México - M.S. Marine Resources Management

1998: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, La Paz, México - B.S. Marine Biology

Research Interests:

Movements and migratory patterns of sharks associated to prey distribution and environmental conditions; foraging ecology, habitat use, and environmental preferences of whale sharks; ultrasonic and satellite tracking and telemetry; remote sensing; biological oceanography.

Recent Publications and Presentations:

Ketchum, J.T. and F. Galván (in prep.) Distribution and segregation of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in relation to zooplankton abundance and oceanographic patterns in the southwestern Gulf of California.

Ketchum, J.T. and F. Galván. Distribution and habitat preference of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Bay of La Paz and nearby oceanic waters. Presented at the IX Congreso de la Asociación de Investigadores del Mar de Cortés and III Simposium Internacional sobre el Mar de Cortés, La Paz, B.C.S., May 2003.

Ketchum, J.T. Utilización del hábitat y comportamiento alimentario del tiburón ballena (Rhincodon typus) en la Bahía de La Paz, B.C.S. Presented at the I Foro de Intercambio Científico sobre Tiburones y Rayas, Guaymas, Sonora, May 2003.

Ketchum, J.T. El tiburón ballena en el Golfo de California. Presented at the I Semana del Tiburón en la UNAM, México D.F., November 2000.

Ketchum, J.T. and A.R. Lozano. Observations on the seasonal occurrences of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the southern Gulf of California. Presented at the American Elasmobranch Symposium: Natural History of the Whale Shark, La Paz, B.C.S., México, June 2000.