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Student Profile: Shabnam Shadloo

Student Profile: Shabnam Shadloo

Shabnam is a third-year PhD student at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries (IOF) under the supervision of Marie Auger-Méthé. Her research focuses on the movement ecology, behaviour, and disease dynamics of Larus glaucescens (glaucous-winged gulls) within coastal and urban environments.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, Student Profiles | Tagged with Animal movement, foraging, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, movement ecology, pathogens, seagulls, SERG, student profiles

Diving, snacking, laying eggs! What do different hemoglobin levels mean for gentoo penguins?

Diving, snacking, laying eggs! What do different hemoglobin levels mean for gentoo penguins?

Gentoo penguins have to food forage before laying eggs. The amount of hemoglobin in their blood may increase diving capacities. Increased diving may mean more tiny penguin chicks.

Posted in 2023, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with biology, birds, energetics, Faculty, Falkland Islands, foraging, hemoglobin, IOF alumni, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, penguins, reproduction, seabirds

Getting a step closer to understanding how Chinook salmon live

Getting a step closer to understanding how Chinook salmon live

Stable isotope analysis can peel back the curtain to give scientists a view of where fish spend their time, what they’ve been eating, and how they are interacting with other species.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Brian Hunt, British Columbia, Faculty, fish stocks, fisheries management, foraging, IOF students, life cycles, Research, salmon

Partnership between researchers and whale-watch operators makes for big whale behaviour insights

Partnership between researchers and whale-watch operators makes for big whale behaviour insights

Based on their findings, the researchers recommended that whale-watchers keep some distance from foraging areas to avoid disturbing the whales while they eat.

Posted in 2021, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with foraging, IOF students, Marie Auger-Methe, Ocean ecology, SERG, statistical ecology, whale-watching, whales

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