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 Steven Morgan, Ph.D.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND POST-DOCTORAL SCHOLARS
Jennifer Fisher received her MS degree from Moss Landing Marine Laboratories on the seasonal reproduction and larval dispersal of crab larvae in Glacier Bay, Alaska. She now is assisting with the development of a molecular technique to identify and quantify species in plankton samples while testing hypothetical dispersal mechanisms in the vicinity of Bodega Bay.
Ben Miner PhD, Ecology and evolution of marine organisms and how organisms modify their phenotypes in response to environmental changes (i.e. phenotypic plasticity). Ben is now an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Western Washington University.
PRESENT GRADUATE STUDENTS
Jenna Shinen, Studies the impact of a mussel introduced from the Mediterranean, Mytilus galloprovincialis, before, during and after its colonization of rocky shore communities of the West Coast.
Henry Carson, Natural elemental tags are being developed and field-tested for the native oyster to determine the connectivity of populations.
Seth Miller, Natural elemental tags are being developed and field-tested for the European green crab and porcelain crab to determine the connectivity of populations while also determining endogenous rhythms of vertical migration regulating larval transport.
PAST UC DAVIS GRADUATE STUDENTS
Amber Mace PhD, graduated 2005. Larval accumulation in the lee of a small headland: implications for marine reserves in an upwelling region.
Salvador Jorgensen PhD, graduated 2005. Behavioral ecology of pelagic fishes: implications for marine reserves.
Leah Akins MS, graduated 2004. The relative effects of top-down and bottom-up processes and abiotic factors on the abundance of shore crabs around a headland.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Christina Vasquez, UC Davis. Interaction of multiple environmental factors regulating phenotypic plasticity of mussels on a rocky shore and the cost of inducible responses.
Leif Rasmuson, University of Puget Sound. Proximate and ultimate factors regulating the timing of larval release by shore crabs.
Jessica Couture, UC Santa Cruz. Impact of the presence of fish predators on the timing of larval release by crabs.
Logan Parsons, Western Washington University. Scientific illustration of seven species of undescribed crab larvae.
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