Student
Austen Thomas
Name: Austen Thomas
Email: a.thomas@fisheries.ubc.ca
Program: Zoology, PhD
Thesis:
Supervisor: Andrew Trites
Degree Held: BSc, Biology (Western Washington University); MSc, Marine and Estuarine Sciences (Western Washington University)
Biography
Research Interests: Foraging/Spatial ecology of top predators in marine ecosystems
For more information, please see my profile on the Marine Mammal Research Unit website.
Selected Publications
Thomas, A. C. 2010. The behavioral response of Harbor seals to seasonal prey pulses of spawning Pacific herring. M.S. Thesis, Western Washington University.
Presentations:
Thomas, A. C., M. Lance, S. Jeffries, A. Acevedo-Gutiérrez (2010). The behavioral response of Harbor seals to seasonal prey pulses of spawning Pacific herring. AGU, 91(26), Ocean Sciences Meeting, Abstract BO45G-17
Thomas, A. C., M. Lance, S. Jeffries, A. Acevedo-Gutiérrez (2009). Selective foraging by harbor seals (Phoca vitulina): The importance of herring spawning and holding aggregations. 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, 12 – 16 October, Quebec City, Canada.
