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GRADUATE PROFILES
Current Students
Arthur Barraza
CSULB MS program, ongoing
Thesis title: Comparing contaminants between Eastern Pacific green sea turtles (Chelonia
mydas) inhabiting the San Gabriel River, and San Diego Bay
Echelle Burns
CSULB MS program, ongoing
Thesis title: Movement patterns and habitat association of hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys
verticalis), California scorpionfish (Scorpaena guttata), and English sole (Parophrys vetulus)
along the Orange County Sanitation District outfall
Alyssa Clevenstine
CSULB MS program, ongoing
Thesis title: Site fidelity to aggregation sites and seasonal movement patterns of giant sea
bass in the Southern California Bight
Ryan Logan
CSULB MS program, ongoing
Thesis title: Site fidelity and movements patterns of kelp bass, barred sand bass, and
California sheephead on the Wheeler North Artificial Reef.
Laura Martinez-Steele
CSULB MS program, ongoing
Thesis title: Effects of organic contaminants on Carnobacteria infected thresher and salmon
sharks
Caitlin McGarigal
CSULB MS program, ongoing
Thesis title: Behavioral and physiological effects of angling stress, and post-release
mortality, of two important game fish in southern California, kelp bass (Paralabrax
clathratus) and barred sand bass (P. nebulifer)
Emily Meese
CSULB MS program, ongoing
Thesis title: Activity rates and energetics of horn sharks, Heterodontus francisci
Past Students
Armand Barilotti
Graduated: Summer 2016
Now: Biologist - The Bay Foundation
Thesis title: Quantifying the degree of pier association of white croaker and California
halibut within the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors.
Jillian Sawyna
Graduated: Summer 2016
Now: Lecturer - CSULB
Thesis title: The effects of organochlorine contaminants on phagocytosis in the round
stingray (Urobatis halleri).
Connor White
Graduated: Summer 2016
Now: Consultant
Thesis title: Influence of environmental variables on the movements and behavior of the
leopard shark Triakis semifasciata.
Publications:
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White, C.F., Y. Lin, C.M. Clark, C.G. Lowe. 2016. Human vs robot: comparing the viability
and utility of autonomous underwater vehicles for acoustic telemetry tracking of marine
organisms. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology.
Garry Teesdale
Graduated: Spring 2015
Thesis title: Patterns of home ranging, site-fidelity and seasonal spawning migration of
barred sand bass (Paralabrax nebulifer) caught within the Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund
Site.
Publications:
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Teesdale, G.N., B.W. Wolfe, and C.G. Lowe. Accepted. Patterns of home ranging, site
fidelity, and seasonal spawning migration of barred sand bass caught within the Palos Verdes
Shelf Superfund Site. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Dan Crear
Graduated: Summer 2015
Now: Ph.D. program VIMS
Thesis title: Effects of anthropogenically-altered water temperatures on the movement
patterns and habitat selection of the Eastern Pacific green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) within
its most northern range.
Publications:
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Crear, D., D.D. Lawson, J.A. Seminoff, T. Eguchi, R.A. LeRoux, C.G. Lowe. 2016. Seasonal
shifts in the movement and distribution of green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, in response to
anthropogenically-altered water temperatures. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 548:219-232.
Michael Farris
Graduated: Summer 2015
Now: Lecturer - Rio Hondo Community College
Thesis title: Space use and dispersal of the white croaker, Genyonemus lineatus, in the Los
Angeles and Long Beach Harbor.
Publications:
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Farris, M., B. Ahr, C.G. Lowe. 2016. Area use and movements of the white croaker
(Genyonemus lineatus) in relation to contaminated sediments in the Los Angeles and Long
Beach Harbors. Marine Environmental Research. 120:145-153.
Ahr, B., M. Farris, C.G. Lowe. 2015. Habitat selection and utilization of white croaker
(Genyonemus lineatus) in the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors and the development of
predictive habitat use models. Marine Environmental Research. 108:1-13.
Clark, C.M., C. Forney, E. Manii, D. Shinzako, M. Farris, M. Moline, C.G. Lowe. 2013.
Tracking and following of a tagged leopard shark with an autonomous underwater vehicle.
Journal of Field Robotics. 30(3):309-322.
Bonnie Ahr
Graduated: Summer 2014
Now: Environmental scientist – Anchor QEA Consulting
Thesis title: Habitat selection and utilization of white croaker (Genyonemus Lineatus) in the
Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors and the development of predictive habitat use models.
Publications:
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Farris, M., B. Ahr, C.G. Lowe. 2016. Area use and movements of the white croaker
(Genyonemus lineatus) in relation to contaminated sediments in the Los Angeles and Long
Beach Harbors. Marine Environmental Research. 120:145-153.
Ahr, B., M. Farris, C.G. Lowe. 2015. Habitat selection and utilization of white croaker
(Genyonemus lineatus) in the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors and the development of
predictive habitat use models. Marine Environmental Research.
Deborah Frantz
Graduated: After Summer 2014 (co-advised with Dr. Kelly Young)
Now: PA school
Thesis title: The effects of Aroclor 1254 on the reproductive function of male round
stingrays (Urobatis halleri).
Ryan Freedman
Graduated: Spring 2014
Now: Ph.D. program UC Santa Barbara
Thesis title: Assessing the Functional Recovery and Connectivity Potential of Restored.
Estuaries in Southern California Using Juvenile Predator Fish Movements.
Publications:
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Freedman, R.M., C. Espasandin, E.F. Holcumbe, C.R. Whitcraft, B.J. Allen, D. Witting, C.G.
Lowe. 2016. Using movements and habitat utilization as a functional metric of restoration for
estuarine juvenile fish habitat. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. 8:361-373.
Freedman, R., C. Whitcraft, C.G. Lowe. 2015. Connectivity and movements of juvenile
predatory fishes between discrete restored estuaries in southern California. Marine Ecology
Progress Series. 520:191-201.
Kady Lyons
Graduated: Summer 2013
Now:
Ph.D. program – Univ. of Calgary
Thesis title: Bioaccumulation and maternal offloading of organochlorine contaminants in
elasmobranchs using the round stingray (Urobatis halleri) as a model.
Publications:
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Lyons, K., R. Lavado, D. Schlenk, C.G. Lowe. 2014. Bioaccumulation of organochlorine
contaminants in southern California stingrays (Urobatis halleri) and biochemical indicators of
exposure to planar aromatic compounds. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry.
33(6):1380-1390.
Lyons, K. and C.G. Lowe. 2013. Quantification of maternal offloading of organic
contaminants in elasmobranchs using the histotrophic round stingray (Urobatis halleri) as a
model. Environmental Science & Technology. 47(21):12450–12458.
Lyons, K. and C.G. Lowe. 2013. Mechanisms of maternal transfer of organochlorine
contaminants and mercury in the common thresher shark (Alopias vulpinus). Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 70:1667-1672.
Lyons, K, E.T. Jarvis, S. Jorgensen, K. Weng, J. O'Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe. 2013.
Assessment of degree and result of fisheries interactions with juvenile white sharks in
southern California via fishery independent and dependent methods. Fisheries Research.
147:370-380.
Lyons, K., A. Carlisle, A. Preti, M. Blasius, C. Mull, C. Winkler, J. O'Sullivan, C.G. Lowe.
2013. Effects of trophic ecology and habitat use of maternal transfer of contaminants in four
species of young-of-the-year lamniform sharks. Marine Environmental Research. 90:27-38.
Barrett Wolfe
Graduated: Summer 2013
Now: Research technician – Univ. of Hawaii
Thesis title: Movements of the white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) on the Palos Verdes
Shelf, Los Angeles, California.
Publications:
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Wolfe, B., C.G. Lowe. 2015. Movement patterns, habitat use and site fidelity of the white
croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) at the Palos Verdes Super Fund Site, Los Angeles, California.
Marine Environmental Research. 109:69-80.
Teesdale, G.N., B.W. Wolfe, and C.G. Lowe. Accepted. Patterns of home ranging, site
fidelity, and seasonal spawning migration of barred sand bass caught within the Palos Verdes
Shelf Superfund Site. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Tom TinHan
Graduated: Spring 2013
Now: Ph.D. program – Texas A&M
Thesis title: Long-term movement patterns of Yellow Snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) and
Leopard Grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea) at Los Islotes Reserve, Gulf of California.
Publications:
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TinHan, T., B. Erisman, O. Aburto-Oropeza, A. Weaver, D. Vazquez-Arce, C.G. Lowe. 2014.
Residency and seasonal movements in Lutjanus argentiventris and Mycteroperca rosacea at
Los Islotes Reserve, Gulf of California. 501:191-206.
Megan McKinzie
Graduated: Summer 2012
Now: Ph.D. program – Auburn Univ. Fisheries
Thesis title: Fine-scale horizontal and vertical movement of barred sand bass, Paralabrax
nebulifer, during spawning and non-spawning seasons.
Publications:
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McKinzie, M.K., E.T. Jarvis, and C.G. Lowe. 2014. Fine-scale horizontal and vertical
movements of barred sand bass, Paralabrax nebulifer, during spawning and non-spawning
seasons. Fisheries Research. 150:66-75.
Carrie Espasandin
Graduated: Winter 2011
Now: Tenure-track professor – College of Southern Idaho
Thesis title: Movement behavior of the California halibut in a restored Southern California
wetland.
Kerri Loke-Smith
Graduated: After Summer 2011 (co-advised with Dr. Kelly Young)
Now: Fisheries biologist – Cal. Dept. of Fish & Game
Thesis title: The reproductive biology of the protogynous teleost, California sheephead
(Semicossyphus pulcher) across the Channel Islands in relation to size-selective fishing
pressure.
Publications:
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Loke-Smith, K.A., A.J. Floyd, C.G. Lowe, S.L. Hamilton, J.E. Caselle, and K.A. Young.
2012. Reassessment of the fecundity of California sheephead. Marine and Coastal Fisheries:
Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science. 4:599-604.
Hamilton, S.L., J.E. Caselle, C. Lantz, T. Egloff, E. Kondo, K. Loke-Smith, K.A. Young, and
C.G. Lowe. 2011. Extensive geographic and ontogenetic variation characterize the trophic
ecology of California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher) in southern California. Marine
Ecology Progress Series. 429: 227-244.
Loke-Smith, K.A., M.A. Sundberg, K.A. Young, and C.G. Lowe. 2010. Use of morphology
and endocrinology to predict sex in California sheephead: Evidence of altered timing of sex
change at Santa Catalina Island, California. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.
139:1742-1750.
Sundberg, M.A., K.A. Loke, C.G. Lowe, and K.A. Young. 2009. Gonadal restructuring
during sex transition in California sheephead: a reclassification three decades after initial
studies. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 108(1):16-28.
Mario Espinoza
Graduated: Summer 2010 (Ph.D. James Cook Univ.)
Now: Assistant Prof. Univ. of Costa Rica
Thesis title: Seasonal residency, habitat use and foraging behavior of a coastal benthic
predator, the gray smooth-hound shark (Mustelus californicus), in a newly accessible system.
Publications:
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Farrugia, T.J., M. Espinoza, C.G. Lowe. 2014. The fish community of a newly restored
southern California estuary: ecological perspective 3 years after restoration. Environmental
Biology of Fishes. 97:1129-1147.
Farrugia, T.J., M. Espinoza, and C.G. Lowe. 2011. Abundance, habitat use and movement
patterns of the shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus) in a restored southern California
estuary. Marine and Freshwater Science. 62:648-657.
Espinoza, M., T.J. Farrugia, and C.G. Lowe. 2011. Habitat use, movements and site fidelity of
the gray smooth-hound sharks (Mustelus californicus Gill 1963), in a newly restored southern
California estuary. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 401:63-74.
Espinoza, M., T.J. Farrugia, D.M. Webber, F. Smith, and C.G. Lowe. 2011. Testing a new
acoustic technique to quantify fine-scale, long-term fish movements. Fisheries Research.
108:364-371.
Thomas Farrugia
Graduated: Summer 2010
Now: Ph.D. program – University of Alaska – IGERT Fellow
Thesis title: Movement patterns and site fidelity of the shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos
productus) in a southern California estuary.
Publications:
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Farrugia, T.J., M. Espinoza, C.G. Lowe. 2014. The fish community of a newly restored
southern California estuary: ecological perspective 3 years after restoration. Environmental
Biology of Fishes. 97:1129-1147.
Farrugia, T.J., M. Espinoza, and C.G. Lowe. 2011. Abundance, habitat use and movement
patterns of the shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus) in a restored southern California
estuary. Marine and Freshwater Science. 62:648-657.
Espinoza, M., T.J. Farrugia, and C.G. Lowe. 2011. Habitat use, movements and site fidelity of
the gray smooth-hound sharks (Mustelus californicus Gill 1963), in a newly restored southern
California estuary. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 401:63-74.
Espinoza, M., T.J. Farrugia, D.M. Webber, F. Smith, and C.G. Lowe. 2011. Testing a new
acoustic technique to quantify fine-scale, long-term fish movements. Fisheries Research.
108:364-371.
Bonnie Rogers
Graduated: Summer 2010
Now: Biological Regulatory Project Manager – US Army Corp of Engineers – Los Angeles
Office
Thesis title: Effects of fishing-induced barotrauma on the visual capabilities of rockfish
(Sebastes sp.): A histological and behavioral study.
Publications:
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Rogers, B.L., C.G. Lowe, and E. Fernandez-Juricic. 2011. Does fishing-related eye trauma
(exophthalmia) affect the visual performance of rockfish (Sebastes rosaceus). Fisheries
Research. 112(2011):1-7.
Rogers, B.L., C.G. Lowe, E. Fernandez-Juricic, and L.R. Frank. 2008. Assessing the effects
of angling-induced barotraumas on rockfish using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 65:1245-1249.
Carlos Mireles
Graduated: Spring 2010
Now: Fisheries biologist – Cal. Dept. of Fish & Game
Thesis title: Site fidelity and depth preference of nearshore reef fishes on San Pedro Shelf
offshore petroleum platforms
Kim Anthony
Graduated: Summer 2009
Now: Senior Marine biologist – Southern California Edison
Thesis title: Site fidelity and homing behavior of rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) in the east Santa
Barbara Channel.
Publications:
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Anthony, K.A., M.S. Love, C.G. Lowe. 2012. Translocation, homing behavior, and habitat
utilization of oil platform associated groundfishes in the East Santa Barbara Channel,
California. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 111(2):101-118.
Lowe, C.G., K.M. Anthony, E.T. Jarvis, L.F. Bellquist, and M.S. Love. 2009. Site fidelity and
movement patterns of groundfish associated with offshore petroleum platforms in the Santa
Barbara Channel. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem
Science. 1:71-89.
Kate Jirik
Graduated: Summer 2009
Now: Marine educator – Birch Aquarium
Thesis title: Use of a southern California estuary by round stingrays (Urobatis halleri):
potential advantages of using mitigation habitat for breeding.
Publications:
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Jirik, K. and C.G. Lowe. 2012. An elasmobranch maternity ward: female round stingrays
Urobatis halleri use warm, restored estuarine habitat during gestation. Journal of Fish
Biology. 80:1227-1245.
Chris Martin
Graduated: Spring 2009
Now: Fisheries biologist – WorleyParsons
Thesis title: Species composition and abundances of the midwater fish assemblages on
offshore petroleum platforms in the San Pedro Basin.
Publications:
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Martin, C.J.B., B.J. Allen, C.G. Lowe. 2012. Environmental Impact Assessment: Detecting
changes in fish community structure in response to disturbance with an asymmetrical
multivariate BACI sampling design. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of
Sciences. 111(2): 119-131.
Martin, C.J.B and C.G. Lowe. 2010. Species composition and abundance of the fishes at
offshore petroleum platforms on the San Pedro Shelf, southern California. Marine and Coastal
Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science. 2:180-194.
Tom Mason
Graduated: Summer 2008
Now: Fisheries biologist – Cal. Dept. of Fish & Game
Thesis title: Home range, habitat utilization, and site fidelity of barred sand bass
(Paralabrax nebulifer) in a no-take marine reserve.
Publications:
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Mason, T. and C.G. Lowe. 2010. Home range, habitat use, and site fidelity of barred sand
bass within a southern California marine protected area. Fisheries Research. 106(2010):93101.
Erica Jarvis
Graduated: Spring 2007
Now: Marine biologist – Orange Co. Sanitation District
Thesis title: The effects of barotrauma and post-release survivorship of several Southern
California shelf rockfishes.
Publications:
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Lowe, C.G., K.M. Anthony, E.T. Jarvis, L.F. Bellquist, and M.S. Love. 2009. Site fidelity and
movement patterns of groundfish associated with offshore petroleum platforms in the Santa
Barbara Channel. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem
Science. 1:71-89.
Jarvis, E.T. and C.G. Lowe. 2008. The effects of barotrauma on the catch-and-release survival
of southern California nearshore and shelf rockfish (Scorpaenidae, Sebastes spp.). Canadian
Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 65:1286-1296.
Chris Mull
Graduated: After Spring 2007 (co-advised with Dr. Kelly Young)
Now: Ph.D. program – Simon Fraser University
Thesis title: Environmental and endocrine regulation of seasonal reproduction in round
stingrays (Urobatis halleri)
Publications:
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Mull, C.G., C.G. Lowe, and K.A. Young. 2010. Seasonal reproduction of female round
stingrays (Urobatis halleri): Steriod hormone profiles and assessing reproductive state.
General and Comparative Endocrinology 166(2010):379-387.
Mull, C.G., C.G. Lowe, and K.A. Young. 2008. Photoperiod and water temperature regulation
of seasonal reproduction in male round stingrays (Urobatis halleri). Journal of Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology: Part A. 151:717-715.
Lyall Bellquist
Graduated: Spring 2006 (Ph.D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Now: NRC Post-doc NMFS La Jolla
Thesis title: Movement patterns and habitat selection of ocean whitefish, Caulolatilus
princeps, in a Southern California marine reserve.
Publications:
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Lowe, C.G., K.M. Anthony, E.T. Jarvis, L.F. Bellquist, and M.S. Love. 2009. Site fidelity and
movement patterns of groundfish associated with offshore petroleum platforms in the Santa
Barbara Channel. Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem
Science. 1:71-89.
Bellquist, L.F., C.G. Lowe, and J.E. Caselle. 2008. Fine-scale movement patterns, site
fidelity, and habitat selection of ocean whitefish (Caulolatilus princeps). Fisheries Research.
91:325-335.
Kimberly Johnson
Graduated: Fall 2005
Now: Tenure-track Prof. Santiago Canyon Community College
Thesis title: Bioenergetics of kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus.
Barbara Ziegler-Hight
Graduated: Fall 2005
Now: Registered Nurse – Seattle, WA
Thesis title: Behavioral thermoregulation of the leopard shark, Triakis semifasciata, in the
nearshore embayments of Santa Catalina Island, California.
Publications:
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Hight, B.V. and C.G. Lowe. 2007. Behavioral thermoregulation in adult female leopard
sharks, Triakis semifasciata, in nearshore embayments. Journal of Experimental Marine
Biology and Ecology. 352:114-128.
Lorainne Hale
Graduated: Summer 2005
Now: Biologist – NOAA Fisheries, Panama City, FL; Lori died shortly after giving birth to
her daughter Lili
Thesis title: Age and growth of the round stingray, Urobatis halleri, at Seal Beach,
California.
Publications:
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Hale, L.F., J.V. Dudgeon, A.Z. Mason, and C.G. Lowe. 2006. Elemental signatures in the
vertebral cartilage of the round stingray, Urobatis halleri, from Seal Beach, California.
Environmental Biology of Fishes. 77:317-325.
Hale, L.F. and C.G. Lowe. 2008. Age and growth of the round stingray, Urobatis halleri
(Cooper), at Seal Beach, California. Journal of Fish Biology. 73:510-523.
Kristy Forsgren
Graduated: Spring 2005 (Ph.D. Univ. of Washington, SFAS)
Now: Assistant Prof. CSU Fullerton
Thesis title: Early life history, growth, and reproduction of captive weedy seadragons,
Phyllopteryx taeniolatus.
Publications:
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Forsgren, K.L. and C.G. Lowe. 2006. The life history of weedy seadragons, Phyllopteryx
taeniolatus (Pisces: Syngnathidae). Marine and Freshwater Research. 57:313-322.
Jeremy J. Vaudo
Graduated: Summer 2004 (Ph.D Florida International University)
Now: Postdoctoral fellow – Nova Univ.
Thesis title: Movement patterns of the round stingray, Urobatis halleri, at Seal Beach,
Orange County, California.
Publications:
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Lowe, C.G., G.J. Moss, G. Hoisington, J.J. Vaudo, D.P. Cartamil, M.M. Marcotte, and Y.P.
Papastamatiou. 2007. Caudal spine-shedding periodicity in the round stingray, Urobatis
halleri (Cooper) and implications for stingray-related injury management. Bulletin of the
Southern California Academy of Sciences. 106(1):16-26.
Vaudo, J.J. and C.G. Lowe. 2006. Movement patterns of round stingrays (Urobatis halleri)
near a thermal outfall. Journal of Fish Biology. 68:1756-1766.
Cartamil, D.P., J.J. Vaudo, C.G. Lowe, B.M. Wetherbee, and K.N. Holland. 2003. Diel
movement patterns of the Hawaiian stingray, Dasyatis lata: implications for ecological
interactions between two sympatric elasmobranch species. Marine Biology 142:841-847.
Gregory Hoisington IV
Graduated: Spring 2004
Now: Natural Resources Department Manager, Aecom Santa Ana
Thesis title: Distribution, abundance, and population structure of the round stingray
(Urobatis halleri) near a thermal discharge at Seal Beach, California.
Publications:
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Lowe, C.G., G.J. Moss, G. Hoisington, J.J. Vaudo, D.P. Cartamil, M.M. Marcotte, and Y.P.
Papastamatiou. 2007. Caudal spine-shedding periodicity in the round stingray, Urobatis
halleri (Cooper) and implications for stingray-related injury management. Bulletin of the
Southern California Academy of Sciences. 106(1):16-26.
Hoisington, G. and C.G. Lowe. 2005. Abundance and distribution of the round stingray,
Urobatis halleri, near a heated effluent outfall. Marine Environmental Research 60(4):437453.
Darin T. Topping
Graduated: Summer 2003 (Ph.D. Auburn University)
Now: Nat. Resource Specialist, Texas Parks & Wildlife
Thesis title: Movement patterns, site fidelity, habitat use of California sheephead
(Semicossyphus pulcher) in a marine life reserve at Santa Catalina Island, California.
Publications:
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Topping, D.T., C.G. Lowe, and J.E. Caselle. 2006. Site fidelity and seasonal movement
patterns of adult California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher (Labridae), ascertained via
long-term acoustic monitoring. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 326:257-267.
Topping, D.T., C.G. Lowe, and J. Caselle. 2005. Home range and habitat utilization of adult
California sheephead, Semicossyphus pulcher (Labridae), in a temperate no-take marine
reserve. Marine Biology 147:301-311.
Lowe, C.G., D.T. Topping, D.P. Cartamil, and Y.P. Papastamatiou. 2003. Movement patterns,
home range and habitat utilization of adult kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a temperate
no-take marine reserve. Marine Ecology Progress Series 256:205-216.
Daniel P. Cartamil
Graduated: Spring 2003 (Ph.D. UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Now: Postdoctoral fellow – SIO
Thesis title: Fine-scale movement patterns and habitat preferences of ocean sunfish (Mola
mola) off the coast of Southern California
Publications:
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Lowe, C.G., G.J. Moss, G. Hoisington, J.J. Vaudo, D.P. Cartamil, M.M. Marcotte, and Y.P.
Papastamatiou. 2007. Caudal spine-shedding periodicity in the round stingray, Urobatis
halleri (Cooper) and implications for stingray-related injury management. Bulletin of the
Southern California Academy of Sciences. 106(1):16-26.
Cartamil. D.P. and C.G. Lowe. 2004. Fine-scale movement patterns of ocean sunfish (Mola
mola) off southern California. Marine Ecology Progress Series 266:245-253.
Cartamil, D.P., J.J. Vaudo, C.G. Lowe, B.M. Wetherbee, and K.N. Holland. 2003. Diel
movement patterns of the Hawaiian stingray, Dasyatis lata: implications for ecological
interactions between two sympatric elasmobranch species. Marine Biology 142:841-847.
Lowe, C.G., D.T. Topping, D.P. Cartamil, and Y.P. Papastamatiou. 2003. Movement patterns,
home range and habitat utilization of adult kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a temperate
no-take marine reserve. Marine Ecology Progress Series 256:205-216.
Yannis P. Papastamatiou
Graduated: Spring 2003 (Ph.D. Univ. of Hawaii)
Now: Assistant Prof. Florida International Univ.
Thesis title: Gastic pH changes associated with feeding in leopard sharks (Triakis
semifasciata): Can pH be used to study the foraging ecology of sharks?
Publications:
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Lowe, C.G., G.J. Moss, G. Hoisington, J.J. Vaudo, D.P. Cartamil, M.M. Marcotte, and Y.P.
Papastamatiou. 2007. Caudal spine-shedding periodicity in the round stingray, Urobatis
halleri (Cooper) and implications for stingray-related injury management. Bulletin of the
Southern California Academy of Sciences. 106(1):16-26.
Papastamatiou, Y.P. and C.G. Lowe. 2005. Variations in gastric acid secretion during periods
of fasting between two species of shark. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry: Part A.
141:210-214.
Papastamatiou, Y.P. and C.G. Lowe. 2004. Postprandial response of gastric pH in leopard
sharks (Triakis semifasciata) and its use to study foraging ecology. Journal of Experimental
Biology. 207:225-232.
Lowe, C.G., D.T. Topping, D.P. Cartamil, and Y.P. Papastamatiou. 2003. Movement patterns,
home range and habitat utilization of adult kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a temperate
no-take marine reserve. Marine Ecology Progress Series 256:205-216.
Megan Marcotte
Graduated: Spring 2002 (Ph.D. University of Aukland)
Now: Faculty at Kwantlen Polytechnic Univ.
Thesis title: Behavioral responses of scalloped hammerhead sharks, Sphryna lewini, and
leopard sharks, Triakis semifasciata, to pulsed, direct current electric fields.
Publications:
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Marcotte, M.M. and C.G. Lowe. 2008. Behavioral responses of two species of sharks to
pulsed, direct current electric fields: testing a potential shark deterrent. Marine Technology
Society Journal. 42(2):53-61.
Lowe, C.G., G.J. Moss, G. Hoisington, J.J. Vaudo, D.P. Cartamil, M.M. Marcotte, and Y.P.
Papastamatiou. 2007. Caudal spine-shedding periodicity in the round stingray, Urobatis
halleri (Cooper) and implications for stingray-related injury management. Bulletin of the
Southern California Academy of Sciences. 106(1):16-26.
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