Understanding Ecology Seminar

Blaine Griffen, Brigham Young University. | Photo BYU

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology's Spring 2018 Seminar Series features Blaine Griffin, from Brigham Young University. Blaine works in the Integrative Biology department, and his lecture is entitled, "Why more students should use mechanistic models to understand ecology. 

Blaine's biography: My training and interests are in marine biology and ecology. My research explores two broad areas. First, I study the responses of animals to environmental changes caused by humans (climate change, habitat destruction, invasive species, pollution, etc.). This includes behavioral and physiological responses of individual animals, as well as extinction of populations. Second, I study the role of individual variation within populations, such as differences in animal personality and differences in energetics, and how this individual variation influences population and community interactions. My research uses a wide range of animals in freshwater and marine habitats, including zooplankton, crabs, shrimp, and polar bears. My work also includes a wide range of approaches, from field and laboratory experiments, to physiological analyses, to computer simulation and mathematical modeling.

Please park on Boat Basin Road and walk past the Coast Guard housing to the OIMB Boathouse. Call (541) 888-2581 or email oimb@uoregon.edu for more information.