Personnel: McHugh

Katherine McHugh

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 Candidate, Animal Behavior Graduate Group

2002: Stanford University - M.S. Earth Systems (marine conservation)

2001: Stanford University - B.S. with distinction Earth Systems (biosphere track), with Honors in Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy.

Research Interests:

I am interested in studying the social behavior and behavioral ecology of small cetaceans, particularly in learning more about the strategies juvenile dolphins use to successfully navigate the fragile and formative period between weaning and sexual maturity and how adult behavior patterns, skills, and relationships develop through adolescence (see project page here). Use of GIS to analyze dolphin ranging patterns and habitat use.

Recent Publications and Presentations:

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