UC Santa Cruz

Near-toxic levels of mercury were recently discovered in the fur of mountain lions in the mountains of coastal California.

Studies on marine mammal personalities are scarce, despite research showing that personality can relate to foraging behavior and fitness. This study will adapt a method for evaluating personalit...

High up in California's coast redwoods, lichens vary in reproductive form throughout the canopy. The species I study produces different reproductive structures at varying vertical heights in any...