2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates Intern Presentations

2020 HMSC Summer Intern Marine Research Symposium
Friday, September 4, 2020
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

9:30 Welcome

9:35 How do white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) individuals interact with their environments circumglobally in relation to location and prey availability, shark sex, and shark age?

Assessing the hunting strategies of white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) based on prey availability across regions
Jessica Rodgers, University of South Carolina
Mentor: Taylor Chapple, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University

Studying behavior and predation of adult and sub-adult white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) across regions
Melina Wettstein, University of Washington
Mentor: Taylor Chapple, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University      

Assessing male and female white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) individuals differences in habitat response, general behaviors, and food acquisition across regions

Megan Osgood, Arizona State University
Mentor: Taylor Chapple, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University

9:55    
Visual hunting strategies of White sharks, Carcharodon carcharias
Mariah Daniel California State University Monterey Bay
Mentor: Taylor Chapple, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University

10:10  
Drivers of White Shark Carcharodon carcharias Coastal Dynamics in Central California
Madeline Gulick, University of Iowa
Mentor: Taylor Chapple, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University

10:30   Break

10:40   Can Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) be Raised with Entirely Plant-Based Diets & How Can              Some Challenges be Neutralized? A Review.
            Kyeongchan Kang,California State University Long Beach

            Mentor: Carla Schubiger, Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University

                       

11:00  Aging the unageable: using parasite size modes to age a crustacean host

            Grace Roa                     University of North Georgia

            Mentors: John Chapman, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University

            Brett Dumbauld, US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service

            Mattias Johannson, University of North Georgia

           

11:20   Welcome to the benthos: investigating spatial and temporal variability in abundance and            productivity of benthic gastropods

            Emily Poulin                University of Washington

            Mentor: Sarah Henkel, College of Science, Oregon State University

           

11:40   Closing Remarks

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