Marine Mammal Science

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Arctic Ecology Jan 20, 2024

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Dr Scarlett Smash celebrates the final episode of the MMS podcast with Dr. Chris Parsons. They chat about Arctic life and ecology.

If you would like to keep in touch with Dr Scarlett Smash (LinkedIn) and would like to keep hearing about marine science research tune into the Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast. https://marineconservationhappyhour.libsyn.com

Antarctic ecology Jan 13, 2024

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Dr Scarlett Smash celebrates the last two episodes of the MMS podcast with Dr. Chris Parsons. They talk about Antarctic life and ecology.

If you would like to keep in touch with Dr Scarlett Smash (LinkedIn), tune into the Marine Conservation Happy Hour podcast https://marineconservationhappyhour.libsyn.com

Alejandro Fernandez Ajó Jan 06, 2024

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On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Dr. Alejandro Fernandez Ajó about his work on hormone analysis of gray whale feces to assess correlations and response to a variety of internal and external stressors.

Phthalate Exposure Dec 30, 2023

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On this week's episode, Dr Scarlett Smash chat with Dr. Leslie Hart about her work investigating potential health impacts from exposure chemicals like phthalate and looking at plastic pollution/plastic-contaminated prey as a potential source of exposure.

H.O.P.E. Research lab (Hypothesizing Onehealth Pollution Effects) "We are a team of undergraduate and graduate students studying the magnitude and impacts of plastic pollution...one dolphin at a time." On instagram: @hoperesearchlab

PCFG - Feed behavior Dec 23, 2023

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On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash talks to Clara Bird, a phd candidate about her research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales' feeding behaviors.

Pacific Coast Feeding Group History Dec 16, 2023

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Dr Scarlett Smash continues to talk to Dr KC Bierlich, a postdoctoral scholar about his drone research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales. Dr Bierlich shares the history of the PCFG and what it is like conducting drone research.

Pacific coast feeding group's morphology and Climate Change Dec 09, 2023

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On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash talks to Dr KC Bierlich, a postdoctoral scholar about his research on the Pacific coast feeding group (PCFG) gray whales. Dr Bierlich is investigating the health of whales in a changing climate, with drones.

Zoop to Poop: Pacific Coast Feeding Group Dec 02, 2023

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On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Lisa Hildebrand, a PhD student at Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute, about her work analyzing the "summer resident" gray whale sub-species' prey species from their scat. The results were a big surprise!

"Summer resident" gray whales Nov 25, 2023

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On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has chats with Dr. Leigh Torres, head of the GEMM Lab, about the health and habitat of the "summer resident" gray whale sub-species.

Wind Turbines and noise underwater Nov 18, 2023

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On this episode Dr Scarlett Smash has a conversation with Dr. Jim Miller about offshore wind turbines and cetaceans.

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