California Sea Lion (Zalophus californianus) Movements and Foraging Behavior in the Channel Islands and Behavioral Responses to Experimental Naval Sonar
PI:
Daniel Crocker
Department: Biology
College or Division: College of Science, Technology, and Business
Sponsor: University of California, Santa Cruz
Calendar Start & End Date: -
Funding Amount: $10,750
Department: Biology
College or Division: College of Science, Technology, and Business
Sponsor: University of California, Santa Cruz
Calendar Start & End Date: -
Funding Amount: $10,750
Our research team will develop new methods for quantifying behavioral responses of California sea lions exposed to military sonar. This research fills an important data gap because while California sea lions occur in high numbers in Navy testing and operational areas, controlled exposure experiments have never been conducted with this species. SSU will perform stress hormone and immune marker analysis on samples provided by UCSC.