Coastal Ecosystems Research Foundation
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William Megill, Ph.D.

Research Director and President,
Mechanical Engineering Dept
University of Bath
Bath,   BA2 7AY
Reino Unido
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Current Research

Grey whale heart rate measurement
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Abundance, movements, & distribution of grey whales on the Central Coast of British Columbia
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Abundance and movements of humpback whales on the southern Central Coast of British Columbia
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Structural biomechanics of baleen whale swimming
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Grey whale migration: why stop short?
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Publications

TITAN: A conducting polymer based microfluidic pump
  2005   Paper   :Details

Takeoff and landing forces of leaping northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus)
  2007   Paper   :Details

Preliminary report on research activities in Laguna San Ignacio, BCS, Mexico, winter 2006
  2006   Report   :Details

Report on cetacean research activities at Cape Caution, British Columbia, summer 2004
  2006   Report   :Details

Using multibeam sonar to study the underwater behaviour of grey whales in San Ignacio Lagoon, Mexico
  2005   Poster   :Details

La observacion con sonar de alta frecuencia del comportamiento subacuatico de la ballena gris en la Laguna San Ignacio, BCS, Mexico
  2006   Presentation   :Details

Inner space exploration (the sea, etc)
  2005   Presentation   :Details

Fine scale movement patterns of immature black turtles, Chelonia mydas, at a coastal foraging area in BCS, Mexico: Preliminary results
  2008   Poster   :Details

The construction and characterisation of a fish-like conducting polymer actuator for microAUVs
  2005   Presentation   :Details

A "switching" predator in a changing ocean: Is predator-prey cycling in grey whales feeding near Cape Caution, BC, sustainable?
  2008   Poster   :Details

Investigation into the possible role of dolphins' teeth in sound reception
  2008   Presentation   :Details

A bioinspired approach to sound localisation in the underwater coastal environment
  2007   Presentation   :Details

A bioinspired approach to sound localisation in the underwater coastal environment
  2007   Presentation   :Details

Preliminary report on the epibenthic and benthic environment of San Ignacio Lagoon, BCS, Mexico
  2007   Report   :Details

Grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, near Cape Caution, British Columbia, during the summer of 2005
  2006   Report   :Details

Kinematics and force characterisation of a knifefish-inspired mechanical propulsor
  2008   Presentation   :Details

Surveys for grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, on the Central Coast of British Columbia and North Coast of Vancouver Island, summer 2006
  2007   Report   :Details

Passive echolocation techniques of eastern Pacific grey whales and biomimetic applications
  2008   Presentation   :Details

Activity budget, diving behavior, and foraging ecology of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) off coastal British Columbia
  2008   Poster   :Details

The biomechanics of jellyfish swimming
  2002   Thesis   :Details

The development and characterisation of conducting polymeric based sensing devices
  2005   Paper   :Details

Jumping robots - a biomimetic solution to locomotion across rough terrain
  2007   Paper   :Details

Frequency tuning in locomotion
  2006   Paper   :Details

Surveys for grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, along the Central and North Coasts of British Columbia, Summer 2002
  2003   Report   :Details

Jellyfish biomechanics: The role of geometry and fibre-reinforcement in the mechanical behaviour of a biological soft tissue
  2003   Paper   :Details

Surveys for grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, along the Central Coast of British Columbia, Summer 2001
  2002   Report   :Details

A catalogue of grey whales (Eschrichtius robustus) from the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, 1994-1999.
  2000   Report   :Details

Findings of the 1999 CERF survey of coastal biodiversity on the central coast of British Columbia
  1999   Report   :Details

Activity budgets and diving behavior of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in feeding grounds off coastal British Columbia
  2008   Paper   :Details

The modulus of elasticity of mesogleal microfibrils from the hydromedusa Polyorchis penicillatus.
  2005   Paper   :Details

Surveys for gray whales, Eschrichtius robustus, near Cape Caution, British Columbia, Summer 2003
  2003   Report   :Details

Abundance, range and movements of a feeding aggregation of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) from California to southeastern Alaska in 1998
  2002   Paper   :Details

An anomolous near-absence of grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, on the Central Coast of British Columbia and the north coast of Vancouver Island, Summer 2007
  2008   Report   :Details

Grey whales of British Columbia: 2000 field report.
  2001   Report   :Details

Salamanders of Addenbroke Island
  1999   Report   :Details

Range and movements of seasonal resident gray whales from California to southeast Alaska
  2000   Report   :Details

Gray whale photographic identification in 2001: Collaborative research in the Pacific Northwest
  2002   Report   :Details

The shoreline fringe forest and adjacent bogs of the southern central British Columbia coast
  2003   Paper   :Details

Tuning a jellyfish
  1998   Presentation   :Details

Finite element analysis of the female breast during locomotion
  2003   Presentation   :Details

Managing marine resources with the aid of GIS
  2005   Presentation   :Details

Grey whales and their prey: past, present and future
  2008   Poster   :Details

Using GIS to examine marine processes: Whales and El Nino
  2006   Presentation   :Details

The shoreline fringe forest of the southern central coast of British Columbia
  2001   Presentation   :Details

Resonance with an attitude
  1999   Presentation   :Details

Feeding ecology of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in British Columbia.
  1999   Poster   :Details

Feeding behavior of gray whales on mysid swarms: prey selection based on body size.
  2001   Presentation   :Details

The jellyfish as a non-linear resonator.
  1996   Presentation   :Details

Jellyfish and the breast: Understanding the mechanics of fibre-reinforced soft tissues
  2002   Presentation   :Details

El Nino-induced changes in grey whale residency patterns on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada: Possible ecosystem shift?
  1999   Poster   :Details

Vocal behaviour of captive Steller sea lion pups.
  1994   Internal report   :Details

Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) feed on salmon (Onchorhynchus sp.) in Johnstone Strait, BC.
  1996   Internet document   :Details

Observations of Polyorchis penicillatus on the Central Coast of BC.
  1996   Internet document   :Details

Blue whales off Isla San Fransisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico, February 21st, 2000.
  2000   Internet document   :Details