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Mechanical Engineering Dept University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY Reino Unido |
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Current Research Grey whale heart rate measurement Abundance, movements, & distribution of grey whales on the Central Coast of British Columbia Abundance and movements of humpback whales on the southern Central Coast of British Columbia Structural biomechanics of baleen whale swimming Grey whale migration: why stop short? |
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Publications TITAN: A conducting polymer based microfluidic pump Takeoff and landing forces of leaping northern flying squirrels (Glaucomys sabrinus) Preliminary report on research activities in Laguna San Ignacio, BCS, Mexico, winter 2006 Report on cetacean research activities at Cape Caution, British Columbia, summer 2004 Using multibeam sonar to study the underwater behaviour of grey whales in San Ignacio Lagoon, Mexico La observacion con sonar de alta frecuencia del comportamiento subacuatico de la ballena gris en la Laguna San Ignacio, BCS, Mexico Inner space exploration (the sea, etc) Fine scale movement patterns of immature black turtles, Chelonia mydas, at a coastal foraging area in BCS, Mexico: Preliminary results The construction and characterisation of a fish-like conducting polymer actuator for microAUVs A "switching" predator in a changing ocean: Is predator-prey cycling in grey whales feeding near Cape Caution, BC, sustainable? Investigation into the possible role of dolphins' teeth in sound reception A bioinspired approach to sound localisation in the underwater coastal environment A bioinspired approach to sound localisation in the underwater coastal environment Preliminary report on the epibenthic and benthic environment of San Ignacio Lagoon, BCS, Mexico Grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, near Cape Caution, British Columbia, during the summer of 2005 Kinematics and force characterisation of a knifefish-inspired mechanical propulsor Surveys for grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, on the Central Coast of British Columbia and North Coast of Vancouver Island, summer 2006 Passive echolocation techniques of eastern Pacific grey whales and biomimetic applications Activity budget, diving behavior, and foraging ecology of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) off coastal British Columbia The biomechanics of jellyfish swimming The development and characterisation of conducting polymeric based sensing devices Jumping robots - a biomimetic solution to locomotion across rough terrain Frequency tuning in locomotion Surveys for grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, along the Central and North Coasts of British Columbia, Summer 2002 Jellyfish biomechanics: The role of geometry and fibre-reinforcement in the mechanical behaviour of a biological soft tissue Surveys for grey whales, Eschrichtius robustus, along the Central Coast of British Columbia, Summer 2001 A catalogue of grey whales (Eschrichtius robustus) from the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, 1994-1999. Findings of the 1999 CERF survey of coastal biodiversity on the central coast of British Columbia Activity budgets and diving behavior of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in feeding grounds off coastal British Columbia The modulus of elasticity of mesogleal microfibrils from the hydromedusa Polyorchis penicillatus. Surveys for gray whales, Eschrichtius robustus, near Cape Caution, British Columbia, Summer 2003 Abundance, range and movements of a feeding aggregation of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) from California to southeastern Alaska in 1998 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 Grey whales of British Columbia: 2000 field report. Salamanders of Addenbroke Island Range and movements of seasonal resident gray whales from California to southeast Alaska Gray whale photographic identification in 2001: Collaborative research in the Pacific Northwest The shoreline fringe forest and adjacent bogs of the southern central British Columbia coast Tuning a jellyfish Finite element analysis of the female breast during locomotion Managing marine resources with the aid of GIS Grey whales and their prey: past, present and future Using GIS to examine marine processes: Whales and El Nino The shoreline fringe forest of the southern central coast of British Columbia Resonance with an attitude Feeding ecology of gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in British Columbia. Feeding behavior of gray whales on mysid swarms: prey selection based on body size. The jellyfish as a non-linear resonator. Jellyfish and the breast: Understanding the mechanics of fibre-reinforced soft tissues El Nino-induced changes in grey whale residency patterns on the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada: Possible ecosystem shift? Vocal behaviour of captive Steller sea lion pups. Pacific white-sided dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) feed on salmon (Onchorhynchus sp.) in Johnstone Strait, BC. Observations of Polyorchis penicillatus on the Central Coast of BC. Blue whales off Isla San Fransisco, Baja California Sur, Mexico, February 21st, 2000. |
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