Graduate Profiles

Current Students

Whitney Jones

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú MS program, ongoing

Thesis Title: Characterization of sounds from human water users and their influence on juvenile white shark behavior

Zach Merson

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú MS program, ongoing

Thesis title: Building trophic connections for Southern California juvenile white sharks using eDNA

Lauren Faulkner

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú MS program, ongoing

Thesis Title: Site Fidelity and movement patterns of fishes associated with Qatar oil platforms in the Persian Gulf

Sergio Madrigal Mora

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú MS program, ongoing

Thesis Title: The effects of upwelling on spatiotemporal behavior patterns of nurse sharks in Bahía Santa Elena, Costa Rica.

Elizabeth Jahn

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú MS program, ongoing

Thesis Title: Density and abundance of round rays (Urobatis halleri) and other juvenile white shark (C. carcharias) prey species along the beaches of southern California

Yamilla Samara Chacon

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú MS program, ongoing

Thesis title: Diet of Juvenile White Sharks (C. carcharias) in Southern California

Emily Spurgeon

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú MS program, ongoing

Thesis title: The Role of Temperature and Social Dynamics in Nursery Beach Site Fidelity of the Juvenile White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias

Publications:

  • Fay, K.A. M. Giordano, A. Soto., E. Spurgeon, J. Anderson, C.G. Lowe, C.M. Clark. (2023). Multi-Robot Expansive Planning and Trajectory Evaluation for Tracking and Localization of Marine Life. SAC 2023 – Intelligent Robotics and Multi-agent Systems.
  • Spurgeon, E., J. Anderson, Y. Lui, V. Leos Barajas, C.G. Lowe. 2022. Quantifying thermal cues that Initiate mass emigrations in juvenile white sharks. Scientific Reports. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24377-1
  • Anderson, J.M., E. Spurgeon, B. Stirling, J. May, P. Rex, B. Hyla, S. McCullough, M. Thompson, C.G. Lowe.  2022.  Swim speeds and inferred field metabolic rates in juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) derived from high-resolution acoustic telemetry. PLoSOne.
 

Past Students

Patrick Rex

Graduated: Winter 2022

Now: CSLUB Shark Lab Field Technician 

Thesis title: Quantification of Southern California marine recreation, and assessment of White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias, behavior during human interactions

Publications:

  • Anderson, J.M., E. Spurgeon, B. Stirling, J. May, P. Rex, B. Hyla, S. McCullough, M. Thompson, C.G. Lowe.  2022.  Swim speeds and inferred field metabolic rates in juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) derived from high-resolution acoustic telemetry. PLoSOne.
  • Anderson, J.M., A.J. Clevenstine, B.S. Stirling, E.S. Burns, E.N. Meese, C.F. White, R.K. Logan, J. O’Sullivan, P.T. Rex, J. May III, C. Winkler, E. Garcia-Rodriguez, O. Sosa-Nishizaki, C.G. Lowe.  2021.  Non-random co-occurrence of juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at seasonal aggregation sites in southern California. Frontiers in Marine Science – special issue Sociality

Taylor Smith

Graduated: Fall 2022

Thesis title: Oxygen consumption rates and metabolic enzyme activity of Pacific Sleeper Sharks (Somniosus pacificus)

Publication:

  • Smith, T.R., A. Bishop, J. Guthridge, R. Hocking, M. Horning, C.G. Lowe. 2022. Capture, husbandry, and oxygen consumption rate of juvenile Pacific sleeper sharks (Somniosus pacificus). doi.org/10.1007/s10641-022-01334-5.

Jack May III

Graduated: Summer 2021

Now: USGS - Field Biologist

Thesis title: An aerial assessment of Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata) aggregation sites along the Southern California coast

Publications:

  • Anderson, J.M., E. Spurgeon, B. Stirling, J. May, P. Rex, B. Hyla, S. McCullough, M. Thompson, C.G. Lowe.  (2022).  Swim speeds and inferred field metabolic rates in juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) derived from high-resolution acoustic telemetry. PLoSOne.
  • Anderson, J.M., A.J. Clevenstine, B.S. Stirling, E.S. Burns, E.N. Meese, C.F. White, R.K. Logan, J. O’Sullivan, P.T. Rex, J. May III, C. Winkler, E. Garcia-Rodriguez, O. Sosa-Nishizaki, C.G. Lowe.  (2021).  Non-random co-occurrence of juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at seasonal aggregation sites in southern California. Frontiers in Marine Science – special issue Sociality
 

Lorena Silva Garay

Graduated: Summer 2020

Now: PhD. Program - Norwegian Univ. of Science & Tech. 

Thesis title: Effects of size and temperature on metabolic rate of the Round Stingray, Urobatis halleri

Publication: 

  • Silva Garay*, L and C.G. Lowe. 2021. Effects of temperature and body-mass on the standard metabolic rates of the round stingray, Urobatis halleri (Cooper, 1863). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2021.151564

Naimisha Yadav Marri Ravi

Graduated: Fall 2019

ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉú MS program in Computer Science

Accountable for scripting stored procedures to query huge telemetry datasets on various environmental conditions and part of database development, data cleansing and analysis

Echelle Burns

Graduated: Summer 2019

Now: Fisheries Research Specialist – Environmental Market Solutions Lab, UCSB

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

Publications:

  • Burns*, E.S., J. Armstrong, D. Tang, K. Sakamoto, C.G. Lowe. The residency, movement patterns and habitat association of several demersal fish species to the Orange County Sanitation District wastewater outfall. Marine Pollution.
  • Burns*, E.S., A.J. Clevenstine*, R.K. Logan*, C.G. Lowe. 2020.  Evidence of artificial habitat use by a recovering marine predator in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology. 97(6): doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14539.
  • Burns*, E.S., J. Armstrong, D. Tang, K. Sakamoto, C.G. Lowe. 2019. The residency, movement patterns and habitat association of several demersal fish species to the Orange County Sanitation District wastewater outfall. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 149:110638.
  • Burns*, E.S., B. Wolfe*, J. Armstrong, D. Tang, K. Sakamoto, C.G. Lowe. 2021. Using acoustic telemetry to quantify potential contamination exposure of vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus), hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis) and white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) at wastewater outfalls in southern California.  Marine Environmental Research 170: doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105452
  • Anderson†, J.M., E.S. Burns*, E.N. Meese*, T.F Farrugia*†, B.S. Stirling, C.F. White*, R.K. Logan*, J. O’Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe.  2021.  Interannual nearshore habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks off southern California.  Frontiers in Marine Science doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645142
  • Nosal, AP, DP Cartamil*, AJ Ammann, LF Bellquist*, NJ Ben-Aderet, KM Blincow, ES Burns*, ED Chapman, RM Freedman*, AP Klimley, RK Logan*, CG Lowe, BX Semmens, CF White*, PA Hastings. 2021.  Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus). Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848
  • Burns, E.S., A.J. Clevenstine, R.K. Logan, C.G. Lowe. (2020).  Evidence of artificial habitat use by a recovering marine predator in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology. 97(6): doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14539
  • Burns, E.S., J. Armstrong, D. Tang, K. Sakamoto, C.G. Lowe.  (2019).  The residency, movement patterns and habitat association of several demersal fish species to the Orange County Sanitation District wastewater outfall.  Marine Pollution Bulletin. 149:110638.

Alyssa Clevenstine

Graduated: Summer 2019

Now: Marine Resource Management Specialist, NOAA

Thesis title: Site fidelity to aggregation sites and seasonal movement patterns of giant sea bass in the Southern California Bight

Publications:

  • Burns*, E.S., A.J. Clevenstine*, R.K. Logan*, C.G. Lowe. 2020.  Evidence of artificial habitat use by a recovering marine predator in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology. 97(6): doi.org/10.1111/jfb.1453
  • Clevenstine*, A.J., C.G. Lowe.  2021. Aggregation site fidelity and movement patterns of the protected marine predator giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas).  Environmental Biology of Fishes. doi.org/10.1007/s10641-021-01077-9
  • Anderson, J. M., Clevenstine, A. J., Stirling, B. S., Burns, E. S., Meese, E. N., White, C. F., ... & Lowe, C. G. (2021). Non-random co-occurrence of juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at seasonal aggregation sites in southern California. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 688505. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.688505 
  • Spector, M., Clevenstine, A. J., Cajandig, M., Caldow, C., Duncan, E. A., Peavey Reeves, L. E., & Freedman, R. M. (2022). Network analysis reveals aggregation behaviour for an endangered predator at an offshore island. Journal of Fish Biology, 101(5), 1366-1370. doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15181

Emily Meese

Graduated: Summer 2019

Now: Ph.D. Program – Texas A&M Galveston

Thesis title: Activity rates and energetics of horn sharks, Heterodontus francisci

Publications:

  • Anderson†, J.M., E.S. Burns*, E.N. Meese*, T.F Farrugia*†, B.S. Stirling, C.F. White*, R.K. Logan*, J. O’Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe.  2021.  Interannual nearshore habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks off southern California.  Frontiers in Marine Science doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645142
    Anderson, J. M., Clevenstine, A. J., Stirling, B. S., Burns, E. S., Meese, E. N., White, C. F., ... & Lowe, C. G. (2021). Non-random co-occurrence of juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at seasonal aggregation sites in southern California. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, 688505. doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.688505 
    Anderson, J.M., E.S. Burns, E.N. Meese, T.F Farrugia, B.S. Stirling, C.F. White, R.K. Logan, J. O’Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe.  (2021).  Interannual nearshore habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks off southern California.  Frontiers in Marine Science doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645142
  • Meese, EN and CG Lowe. 2020. Acoustic telemetry and tri-axial accelerometers reveal fine-scale movement strategies of a non-obligate ram ventilator. Movement Ecology. 8(1):8.
  • Meese, EN and CG Lowe. 2020. Daytime sheltering behaviors of California horn sharks (Heterodontus francisci). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 103(6), 703-717.
  • Karan S, E Meese, Y Yang, H Yeh, C Lowe, W Zhang. 2019. Classification of Shark Behaviors using K-Nearest Neighbors. IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference (IGESSC).
  • Zhang W, A Martinez, E Meese, C Lowe, Y Yang, H Yeh. 2019. Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Shark Behavior Analysis. IEEE Green Energy and Smart Systems Conference (IGESSC).
  • Meese, E., C.G. Lowe. 2019. Finding a resting place: how environmental conditions influence the habitat selection of resting batiods. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences.
  • Adams, T., C.A. Griffiths, V. Leos-Barajas, E. Meese, C.G. Lowe, R. Langrock, P. Blackwell, D. Righton. 2019. Joint modelling of multi-scale animal movement data using hierarchical hidden Markov models. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.

Laura Martinez-Steele

Graduated: Spring 2019

Now: Aquaculturist - Ichthus Unlimited

Thesis title: Effects of organic contaminants on Carnobacteria infected thresher and salmon sharks

Publication:

  • Martinez-Steele*, L., C.G. Lowe, M.S. Okihiro, R. Berlemont. 2018. Draft genome sequences of nine new Carnobacterium maltaromaticum strains isolated from diseased sharks. Genome Announcements. 6(18): e00354-18.
  • Martinez Steele, L, M.D. Okihiro, R. Berlemont, J.G. Dillon, K.A. Young, S. Hesami, S.V Sommeran, C.G. Lowe.  (2022). Carnobacterium maltaromaticum associated with meningoencephalitis and otitis in stranded common thresher sharks (Alopias vulpinus).  Journal of Veterinary Pathology. 59(5):850-859.  doi.org/10.1177/03009858221102600

Caitlin McGarigal

Graduated: Summer 2018

Now: Fisheries Biologist

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)

Publications:

  • McGarigal, C.R., M.M. Galima, D. Topping, K. Goldman, D. Cartamil, K.M. Kelley, C.G. Lowe.  (2020).  Physiological and behavioral effects of angling on California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher): response, recovery, and captivity stress of an important gamefish in Southern California.  Journal of Fisheries Research. 4(3):1-11
  • McGarigal*, C.R., M.M. Galima*, D. Topping*, K. Goldman†, D. Cartamil*, K.M. Kelley, C.G. Lowe.  2020.  Physiological and behavioral effects of angling on California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher): response, recovery, and captivity stress of an important gamefish in Southern California.  Journal of Fisheries Research. 4(3):1-11.
  • McGarigal, C.R., C.G. Lowe.  (2022).  Physiological and behavioral effects of angling stress on kelp bass, Paralabrax clathratus, and important gamefish in southern California.  Marine and Coastal Fisheries. doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10224

Arthur Barraza

Graduated: Spring 2018

Now: Ph.D. Program – Griffith University, Queensland

Thesis title: Comparing contaminants between Eastern Pacific green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) inhabiting the San Gabriel River, and San Diego Bay

Publication:

  • Barraza, A.D., L.M. Komoroske, C. Allen, T. Eguchi, R. Gossett, E. Holland, D.D. Lawson, R.A. LeRoux, V. Lorenzi, J.A. Seminoff, C.G. Lowe. 2020. Persistent organic pollutants in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) inhabiting two urbanized southern California habitats. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 153:110979
  • Barraza, A.D., L.M. Komoroske, C. Allen, T. Eguchi, R. Gossett, E. Holland, D. Lawson, R.A. LeRoux, V. Lorenzi, J. Seminoff, C.G. Lowe. 2019. Trace metals in green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) inhabiting two southern California coastal estuaries. Chemosphere. 223:342-350.

Ryan Logan

Graduated: Summer 2017

Now: Ph.D. Program – Nova University

Thesis title: Site fidelity and movements patterns of kelp bass, barred sand bass, and California sheephead on the Wheeler North Artificial Reef.

Publications:

  • Anderson, J.M., A.J. Clevenstine, B.S. Stirling, E.S. Burns, E.N. Meese, C.F. White, R.K. Logan, J. O’Sullivan, P.T. Rex, J. May III, C. Winkler, E. Garcia-Rodriguez, O. Sosa-Nishizaki, C.G. Lowe.  (2021).  Non-random co-occurrence of juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at seasonal aggregation sites in southern California. Frontiers in Marine Science – special issue Sociality.
  • Anderson, J.M., E.S. Burns, E.N. Meese, T.F Farrugia, B.S. Stirling, C.F. White, R.K. Logan, J. O’Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe.  (2021).  Interannual nearshore habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks off southern California.  Frontiers in Marine Science doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645142 
  • Nosal, AP, DP Cartamil, AJ Ammann, LF Bellquist, NJ Ben-Aderet, KM Blincow, ES Burns, ED Chapman, RM Freedman, AP Klimley, RK Logan, CG Lowe, BX Semmens, CF White, PA Hastings. (2021).  Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus). Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848
  • Burns, E.S., A.J. Clevenstine, R.K. Logan, C.G. Lowe. (2020).  Evidence of artificial habitat use by a recovering marine predator in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology. 97(6): doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14539 
  • Logan, R., C. Winkler, K. Lyons, C.F. White, S.J. Jorgensen, J.B. O’Sullivan, C.G. Lowe. 2018. Length, girth and weight morphometric relationships for juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology. 93(5):842-849.
  • Logan, R., C.G. Lowe. 2019. Space use and inferred spawning activity of three exploited gamefish species on a large artificial reef. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 26:558-569.
  • Logan, R., C.G. Lowe. 2018. Site fidelity, movement patterns and inter-reef connectivity of three gamefish species on a large mitigation artificial reef and nearby natural reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 593:111-126.
  • Anderson†, J.M., E.S. Burns*, E.N. Meese*, T.F Farrugia*†, B.S. Stirling, C.F. White*, R.K. Logan*, J. O’Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe.  2021.  Interannual nearshore habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks off southern California.  Frontiers in Marine Science doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645142
  • Nosal, AP, DP Cartamil*, AJ Ammann, LF Bellquist*, NJ Ben-Aderet, KM Blincow, ES Burns*, ED Chapman, RM Freedman*, AP Klimley, RK Logan*, CG Lowe, BX Semmens, CF White*, PA Hastings. 2021.  Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus). Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848
  • Burns*, E.S., A.J. Clevenstine*, R.K. Logan*, C.G. Lowe. 2020.  Evidence of artificial habitat use by a recovering marine predator in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology. 97(6): doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14539

Armand Barilotti

Graduated: Summer 2016

Now: Fisheries Biologist – Calif. Dept of Fish & Wildlife

Thesis title: Quantifying the degree of pier association of white croaker and California halibut within the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors.

Publications:

  • Barilotti, A., C.F. White, C.G. Lowe. 2020. Fishing pier association of white croaker and California halibut within the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 119(1).

Jillian Sawyna

Graduated: Summer 2016

Now: Animal Husbandry Specialist - Georgia Aquarium

Thesis title: The effects of organochlorine contaminants on phagocytosis in the round stingray (Urobatis halleri).

Publications:

  • Sawyna, J.M., W.R. Spivia, K. Radecki, D.A. Fraser, C.G. Lowe. 2017. Association between chronic organochlorine exposure and immunotoxicity in the round stingray (Urobatis halleri). Environmental Toxicology. 223:42-50.

Connor White

Graduated: Summer 2016

Now: Ph.D. Program – Harvard University

Thesis title: Influence of environmental variables on the movements and behavior of the leopard shark Triakis semifasciata.

Publications:

  • Barilotti, A., C.F. White, C.G. Lowe. 2020. Fishing pier association of white croaker and California halibut within the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 119(1).
  • White, C.F., K. Lyons, S.J. Jorgensen, J. O'Sullivan, C. Winkler, K. Weng, C.G. Lowe. 2019. Quantifying habitat selection and variability in habitat suitability for juvenile white sharks. PLoSOne. 14(5): e0214642
  • Lowe, C.G., C.F. White, C.M. Clark. 2018. Emerging technologies and application for studies of shark biology. In: J. Carrier, M. Heithaus, C. Simpfendorfer (eds). Use of autonomous vehicles for tracking and surveying of acoustically tagged elasmobranchs. CRC Press
  • Logan, R., C. Winkler, K. Lyons, C.F. White, S.J. Jorgensen, J.B. O’Sullivan, C.G. Lowe. 2018. Length, girth and weight morphometric relationships for juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) in southern California. Journal of Fish Biology. 93(5):842-849.
  • Lin, Y., J. Hsiung, R. Piersall, C. White, C.G. Lowe, T.J. Farrugia, C.M. Clark. 2017. A multi-AUV system for autonomous tracking of marine life. Journal of Field Robotics, Vol 34 (4):757-774.
  • Clark, C.M., S. Hsiung, C.G. Lowe, K.D. Smith, & C. White. 2016. Stochastic modeling and control for tracking the periodic movement of marine animals via AUVs. 2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS): 3101-3107.
  • Smith, KD, S. Hsiung, C. White, C.G. Lowe, C.M. Clark. 2016. Stochastic modeling and control for tracking the periodic movement of marine animals via AUVs. Proceedings of 2016 IROS International Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems
  • 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.
  • Lin, Y., H. Kastein, T. Peterson, C. White, C.G. Lowe, C. Clark. 2014. A multi-AUV state estimator for determining the 3D position of tagged fish. Proceedings of 2014 IROS International Conf. on Intelligent Robots and Systems.
  • Lin, Y., H. Kastein, T. Peterson, C. Clark, C. White, C.G. Lowe. 2013. Using time of flight distance calculations for tagged shark localization with an AUV. Proceeding of the Unmanned Untethered Submersible Technology Society meeting (UUST 2013).
  • Anderson†, J.M., E.S. Burns*, E.N. Meese*, T.F Farrugia*†, B.S. Stirling, C.F. White*, R.K. Logan*, J. O’Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe.  2021.  Interannual nearshore habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks off southern California.  Frontiers in Marine Science doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645142
  • Nosal, AP, DP Cartamil*, AJ Ammann, LF Bellquist*, NJ Ben-Aderet, KM Blincow, ES Burns*, ED Chapman, RM Freedman*, AP Klimley, RK Logan*, CG Lowe, BX Semmens, CF White*, PA Hastings. 2021.  Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus). Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848
  • Anderson, J.M., A.J. Clevenstine, B.S. Stirling, E.S. Burns, E.N. Meese, C.F. White, R.K. Logan, J. O’Sullivan, P.T. Rex, J. May III, C. Winkler, E. Garcia-Rodriguez, O. Sosa-Nishizaki, C.G. Lowe.  (2021).  Non-random co-occurrence of juvenile white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) at seasonal aggregation sites in southern California. Frontiers in Marine Science – special issue Sociality.
  • Anderson, J.M., E.S. Burns, E.N. Meese, T.F Farrugia, B.S. Stirling, C.F. White, R.K. Logan, J. O’Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe.  (2021).  Interannual nearshore habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks off southern California.  Frontiers in Marine Science doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645142 
  • Nosal, AP, DP Cartamil, AJ Ammann, LF Bellquist, NJ Ben-Aderet, KM Blincow, ES Burns, ED Chapman, RM Freedman, AP Klimley, RK Logan, CG Lowe, BX Semmens, CF White, PA Hastings. (2021).  Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus). Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848
  • O’Sullivan, J., C.G. Lowe, O. Sosa-Nishizaki, S.J. Jorgensen, J.M. Anderson, T.J. Farrugia, E. Garcia-Rodriguez, K. Lyons, M.K. McKinzie, E.C. Onate-Gonzalez, K. Weng, C.F. White, C. Winkler, K. Van Houtan.  (2022). A biologging database of juvenile white sharks from the Northeast Pacific. Nature Scientific Data. 9:142. doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01235-3

Garry Teesdale

Graduated: Spring 2015

Now: Hiking around the world

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:

  • Teesdale, G.N., B.W. Wolfe, and C.G. Lowe. 2015. 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. 539:255-269.

Dan Crear

Graduated: Summer 2015 (Ph.D. VIMS)

Now: Post-doctoral Fellow NOAA Fisheries

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:

  • Crear, D.P., D.D. Lawson, J.A. Seminoff, T. Eguchi, R.A. LeRoux, C.G. Lowe. 2017. The effect of urbanization on the habitat use and behavior of the eastern Pacific green sea turtle, Chelonia midas. Southern California Academy of Sciences Bulletin. 116(1):17-32.
  • 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:

  • 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: Fisheries Biologist - NASA Kennedy Space Center Ecological Program

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:

  • 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 (Ph.D. UCSB)

Now: Biologist - NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

Thesis title: Assessing the Functional Recovery and Connectivity Potential of Restored.
Estuaries in Southern California Using Juvenile Predator Fish Movements.

Publications:

  • Freedman, R., M. Espinoza, K.M. Voss, T. Farrugia, C.R. Whitcraft, C.G. Lowe. 2017. Does estuary restoration design alter the fine-scale movements of grey smooth hounds (Mustelus californicus)? Southern California Academy of Sciences Bulletin. 116(2):88-97.
  • 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.
  • Nosal, AP, DP Cartamil*, AJ Ammann, LF Bellquist*, NJ Ben-Aderet, KM Blincow, ES Burns*, ED Chapman, RM Freedman*, AP Klimley, RK Logan*, CG Lowe, BX Semmens, CF White*, PA Hastings. 2021.  Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus). Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848

Kady Lyons

Graduated: Summer 2013 (Ph.D. Univ. of Calgary)

Now: Research Scientist – Georgia Aquarium

Thesis title: Bioaccumulation and maternal offloading of organochlorine contaminants in elasmobranchs using the round stingray (Urobatis halleri) as a model.

Publications:

  • Lyons, K., A.B. Carlisle, C.G. Lowe. 2017. Influence of ontogeny and environmental exposure on mercury accumulation in muscle and liver of male round stingrays. Marine Environmental Research.
  • Lyons, K., C. Chabot, C. Mull, C. Paterson-Holder, C.G. Lowe. 2017. Who’s my Daddy? Considerations for the influence of sexual selection on multiple paternity in elasmobranch mating systems. Ecology and Evolution. DIO: 10.1002/ece3.3086.
  • 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: Post-doctoral Fellow IMAS, Univ. of Tasmania

Thesis title: Movements of the white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) on the Palos Verdes Shelf, Los Angeles, California.

Publications:

  • 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.
  • Burns*, E.S., B. Wolfe*, J. Armstrong, D. Tang, K. Sakamoto, C.G. Lowe. 2021. Using acoustic telemetry to quantify potential contamination exposure of vermilion rockfish (Sebastes miniatus), hornyhead turbot (Pleuronichthys verticalis) and white croaker (Genyonemus lineatus) at wastewater outfalls in southern California.  Marine Environmental Research 170: doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105452.

Tom TinHan

Graduated: Spring 2013 (Ph.D. Texas A&M)

Now: Fisheries Biologist – NOAA Fisheries SWFC

Thesis title: Long-term movement patterns of Yellow Snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) and Leopard Grouper (Mycteroperca rosacea) at Los Islotes Reserve, Gulf of California.

Publications:

  • 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 (Ph.D. Univ. of Calgary)

Now: Data Coordinator - NOAA American Telemetry Network

Thesis title: Fine-scale horizontal and vertical movement of barred sand bass, Paralabrax nebulifer, during spawning and non-spawning seasons.

Publications:

  • 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: Biology Professor – Olympic College

Thesis title: Movement behavior of the California halibut in a restored Southern California wetland.

Publications:

  • Freedman, R., M. Espinoza, K.M. Voss, T. Farrugia, C.R. Whitcraft, C.G. Lowe. 2017. Does estuary restoration design alter the fine-scale movements of grey smooth hounds (Mustelus californicus)? Southern California Academy of Sciences Bulletin. 116(2):88-97.

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:

  • 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:

  • Freedman, R., M. Espinoza, K.M. Voss, T. Farrugia, C.R. Whitcraft, C.G. Lowe. 2017. Does estuary restoration design alter the fine-scale movements of grey smooth hounds (Mustelus californicus)? Southern California Academy of Sciences Bulletin. 116(2):88-97.
  • 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.
  • Cambra, M., S. Madgrigal-Mora, I. Chinchilla, G. Golfin, C.G. Lowe, M. Espinoza*. 2021.  First record of a potential neonate tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) at a remote predator-dominated oceanic island in the Eastern Tropical Pacific.

Thomas Farrugia

Graduated: Summer 2010 (Ph.D. Univ. of Alaska)

Now: Ph.D. Univ. of Alaska, Biologist – NOAA Alaska Ocean Observing Program

Thesis title: Movement patterns and site fidelity of the shovelnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos productus) in a southern California estuary.

Publications:

  • Freedman, R., M. Espinoza, K.M. Voss, T. Farrugia, C.R. Whitcraft, C.G. Lowe. 2017. Does estuary restoration design alter the fine-scale movements of grey smooth hounds (Mustelus californicus)? Southern California Academy of Sciences Bulletin. 116(2):88-97.
  • 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.
  • Anderson†, J.M., E.S. Burns*, E.N. Meese*, T.F Farrugia*†, B.S. Stirling, C.F. White*, R.K. Logan*, J. O’Sullivan, C. Winkler, C.G. Lowe.  2021.  Interannual nearshore habitat use of young-of-the-year white sharks off southern California.  Frontiers in Marine Science doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.645142
  • Lin, Y., J. Hsiung, R. Piersall, C. White*, C.G. Lowe, T.J. Farrugia*†, C.M. Clark.  2017.  A multi-AUV system for autonomous tracking of marine life.  Journal of Field Robotics, Vol 34 (4):757-774.
  • Xydes, A., M. Moline, C.G. Lowe, T.J. Farrugia*†, and C. Clark.  2013.  Behavioral characterization and particle filter localization to improve temporal resolution and accuracy while tracking acoustically tagged fishes.  Ocean Engineering. 61:1-11.

Bonnie Rogers

Graduated: Summer 2010

Now: Enforcement Officer - US EPA Region 9

Thesis title: Effects of fishing-induced barotrauma on the visual capabilities of rockfish (Sebastes sp.): A histological and behavioral study.

Publications:

  • 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

Publication:

  • Mireles*, C, C.J.B. Martin*, C.G. Lowe. 2019. Site fidelity, vertical movement, and habitat use of nearshore reef fish on offshore petroleum platforms in the southern California. Bulletin of Marine Science. 95(4):657–681.

Kim Anthony

Graduated: Summer 2009

Now: Environmental Manager - EnergySolutions

Thesis title: Site fidelity and homing behavior of rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) in the east Santa Barbara Channel.

Publications:

  • 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: Scientist - San Diego Zoo, Global Wildlife Conservation Program

Thesis title: Use of a southern California estuary by round stingrays (Urobatis halleri): potential advantages of using mitigation habitat for breeding.

Publications:

  • 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:

  • Mireles*, C, C.J.B. Martin*, C.G. Lowe. 2019. Site fidelity, vertical movement, and habitat use of nearshore reef fish on offshore petroleum platforms in the southern California. Bulletin of Marine Science. 95(4):657–681.
  • 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:

  • 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):93-101.

Erica Jarvis

Graduated: Spring 2007

Now: Ph.D. Program – Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Thesis title: The effects of barotrauma and post-release survivorship of several Southern California shelf rockfishes.

Publications:

  • 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: Spring 2007 (Ph.D. Simon Fraser Univ.)

Now: Postdoctoral fellow - Dalhousie Univ.

Thesis title: Environmental and endocrine regulation of seasonal reproduction in round stingrays (Urobatis halleri)

Publications:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Mull*, C.G., K. Lyons*, M.E. Blasius*, C. Winkler, J.B. O’Sullivan, and C.G. Lowe.  2013.  Evidence of maternal offloading of organic contaminants in white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias).  PLoS ONE. 8(4):e62886.

Lyall Bellquist

Graduated: Spring 2006 (Ph.D. Scripps Institution of Oceanography)

Now: Fisheries Biologist – The Nature Conservancy

Thesis title: Movement patterns and habitat selection of ocean whitefish, Caulolatilus princeps, in a Southern California marine reserve.

Publications:

  • 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.
  • Nosal, AP, DP Cartamil*, AJ Ammann, LF Bellquist*, NJ Ben-Aderet, KM Blincow, ES Burns*, ED Chapman, RM Freedman*, AP Klimley, RK Logan*, CG Lowe, BX Semmens, CF White*, PA Hastings. 2021.  Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus). Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848

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:

  • 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:

  • 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: Associate Prof. CSU Fullerton

Thesis title: Early life history, growth, and reproduction of captive weedy seadragons, Phyllopteryx taeniolatus.

Publications:

  • 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:

  • 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:

  • 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):437-453.

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:

  • 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.
  • McGarigal*, C.R., M.M. Galima*, D. Topping*, K. Goldman†, D. Cartamil*, K.M. Kelley, C.G. Lowe.  2020.  Physiological and behavioral effects of angling on California sheephead (Semicossyphus pulcher): response, recovery, and captivity stress of an important gamefish in Southern California.  Journal of Fisheries Research. 4(3):1-11.

Daniel P. Cartamil

Graduated: Spring 2003 (Ph.D. UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography)

Now: Research scientist and lecturer: SIO

Thesis title: Fine-scale movement patterns and habitat preferences of ocean sunfish (Mola mola) off the coast of Southern California

Publications:

  • 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.
  • Nosal, AP, DP Cartamil*, AJ Ammann, LF Bellquist*, NJ Ben-Aderet, KM Blincow, ES Burns*, ED Chapman, RM Freedman*, AP Klimley, RK Logan*, CG Lowe, BX Semmens, CF White*, PA Hastings. 2021.  Triennial migration and philopatry in the critically endangered soupfin shark (Galeorhinus galeus). Journal of Applied Ecology. doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13848

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:

  • 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.
  • Papastamatiou, Y.P., Y.Y. Watanabe, U. Demsar, V. Leos, R. Langrock, D. Bradley, K. Weng, C.G. Lowe, A. Friedlander, J. Caselle.  2018.  Activity seascapes in central place foraging predators, which do not require a home range. Oikos. 127:767-779
  • Papastamatiou, Y.P., Y. Watanabe, U. Demsar, V. Leos-Barajas, D. Bradley, R. Langrock, K. Weng, C.G. Lowe, A. Friedlander, J. Caselle.  2018.  Activity seascapes highlight central place foraging strategies in marine predators that never stop swimming.  Movement Ecology. 6:9
  • Papastamatiou*, Y.P., Y. Watanabe, D. Bradley, L. Dee, K. Weng, C.G. Lowe, J. Caselle.  2015.  Drivers of daily routines in an ectothermic marine predator: Hunt warm, rest warmer.  PLoS One.  DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127807
  • Hoyos-Padilla, E.M., Y.P. Papastamatiou*, J. O’Sullivan, C.G. Lowe.  2013.  First record of predation by a cookiecutter shark (Isistius spp.) on a white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).  Pacific Science. 67:129-134.
  • Papastamatiou*, Y.P. and C.G. Lowe.  2012.  An analytical and hypothesis driven approach to elasmobranch movement studies.  Journal of Fish Biology.  80:1342-1360.
  • Papastamatiou*, Y.P., D.P. Cartamil*, C.G. Lowe, C.G. Meyer, B.M. Wetherbee, and K.N. Holland.  2011.  Scales of orientation, directed walks, and movement path structure in sharks.  Journal of Animal Ecology.  80:864-874.
  • Papastamatiou*, Y.P., B.M. Wetherbee, G.D. Goodmanlowe, and C.G. Lowe.  2010.  Foraging ecology of cookie cutter sharks (Isistius brasiliensis) on pelagic fishes in Hawaii, inferred from prey bite wounds.  Environmental Biology of Fishes 88:361-368.
  • Papastamatiou*, Y.P., A.M. Friedlander, J. Caselle, and C.G. Lowe.  2010.  Long-term movement patterns and trophic ecology of blacktip reef sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus) at Palmyra Atoll.  Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 386(2010):94-102.
  • Papastamatiou*, Y.P., J. Caselle, A.M. Friedlander, and C.G. Lowe.  2009.  Distribution, size frequency, and sex ratios of blacktip reef sharks, Carcharhinus melanopterus, at Palmyra Atoll: a predator-dominated ecosystem.  Journal of Fish Biology.  75:647-654
  • Papastamatiou*, Y.P., C.G Lowe, J. Caselle, A.M. Friedlander.  2009.  Scale dependent effects of habitat on movements and path structure of reef sharks a predator dominated atoll.  Ecology 90(4): 996-1008.
  • Whitney, N.M. Y.P. Papastamatiou*, K.N. Holland, and C.G. Lowe.  2008.  Use of an acceleration data logger to measure diel activity patterns in captive whitetip reef sharks, Triaenodon obesus. Aquatic Living Resources.

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:

  • 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.