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Biology

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Profiles

  • Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez

    Alejandro Acevedo-Gutiérrez

    • Biology - Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

  • Roger A. Anderson

    Roger A. Anderson

    • Biology - Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Emeritus

  • Shawn M. Arellano

    Shawn M. Arellano

    • Biology - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

  • Marion L. Brodhagen

    Marion L. Brodhagen

    • Biology - Associate Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

  • Eric G. DeChaine

    Eric G. DeChaine

    • Biology - Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

  • Deborah A. Donovan

    Deborah A. Donovan

    • Biology - Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

  • Craig L. Moyer

    Craig L. Moyer

    • Biology - Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

  • Merrill A. Peterson

    Merrill A. Peterson

    • Biology - Professor and Chair, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

  • Sandra R. Schulze

    Sandra R. Schulze

    • Biology - Associate Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

  • Dietmar Schwarz

    Dietmar Schwarz

    • Biology - Assistant Professor, Department of Biology

    Person: Faculty

Research output

  • 254 Article
  • 18 Chapter
  • 5 Presentation
  • 2 Review article
  • More
    • 2 Doctoral Thesis
    • 1 Book

Research output per year

Research output per year

  • How Did Westward Volcaniclastic Deposits Accumulate in the Deep Sea Following the January 2022 Eruption of Hunga Volcano?

    Chaknova, M., Giachetti, T., Paredes-Mariño, J., Soule, A., Van Eaton, A. R., Beinart, R., Crundwell, M., Cronin, S. J., Jutzeler, M., Fauria, K. E., Clare, M. A., Yeo, I. A., Arellano, S., Kelly, L., Watson, S., Carey, R., Kula, T. & Young, C. M., Apr 2025, In: Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 26, 4, e2024GC011629.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Comparison of paired sex ratio estimates obtained from novel molecular assays and visual surveys in the sexually dimorphic Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

    Gard, M., Lewis, Z. K., Akmajian, A. M., Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A. & Schwarz, D., Sep 2024, In: Conservation Genetics Resources. 16, 3, p. 227-235 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Complex hydrothermal vent microbial mat communities used to assess primer selection for targeted amplicon surveys from Kama‘ehuakanaloa Seamount

    Smith, L., Fullerton, H. & Moyer, C. L., 2024, In: PeerJ. 12, 9, e18099.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Deep seafloor hydrothermal vent communities buried by volcanic ash from the 2022 Hunga eruption

    Beinart, R. A., Arellano, S. M., Chaknova, M., Meagher, J., Davies, A. J., Lopresti, J., Cowell, E. J., Betters, M., Ladd, T. M., Plowman, C. Q., Rice, L. N., Davis, D., Heffernan, M., Jimenez, V., Beaver, T., Becker, J., Bergen, S., Brunner, L., Calhoun, A. & Hauer, M. & 3 others, Taradash, A., Giachetti, T. & Young, C. M., Dec 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 254.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Faunal colonists, including mussel settlers, respond to microbial biofilms at deep-sea hydrothermal vents

    Ladd, T. M., Selci, M., Davis, D. J., Cannon, O., Plowman, C. Q., Schlegel, I., Inaba, A., Mills, S. W., Vetriani, C., Mullineaux, L. S. & Arellano, S. M., Jun 2024, In: Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers. 208, 104314.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • IMPACT OF FLUCTUATING TEMPERATURE AND ELEVATED CO2ON THE GROWTH, SURVIVAL, AND OXYGEN CONSUMPTION OF JUVENILE PINTO ABALONE HALIOTIS KAMTSCHATKANA KAMTSCHATKANA JONAS

    Stapleton, J. R. & Donovan, D. A., Jul 31 2024, In: Journal of Shellfish Research. 43, 2, p. 201-212 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Microbial metabolic potential of hydrothermal vent chimneys along the submarine ring of fire

    Murray, L., Fullerton, H. & Moyer, C. L., 2024, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 15, 1399422.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Seafloor incubation experiments at deep-sea hydrothermal vents reveal distinct biogeographic signatures of autotrophic communities

    Fullerton, H., Smith, L., Enriquez, A., Butterfield, D., Wheat, C. G. & Moyer, C. L., Feb 1 2024, In: FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 100, 2, fiae001.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Sex-specific diet differences in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) via spatial assortment

    Conwell, H. C., Lewis, Z. K., Thomas, A., Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A. & Schwarz, D., Jul 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 7, e11417.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • The effect of a startle-eliciting device on the foraging success of individual harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)

    McKeegan, K. A., Clayton, K., Williams, R., Ashe, E., Reiss, S., Mendez-Bye, A., Janik, V. M., Goetz, T., Zinkgraf, M. & Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A., Dec 2024, In: Scientific Reports. 14, 1, 3719.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Effects of anthropogenic noise on haul-out numbers of harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)

    Bankhead, K., Freeman, G., Goebel, W. H. & Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A., Sep 2023, In: Canadian Journal of Zoology. 101, 9, p. 720-728 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Exploring the biotic resistance of the invasive green crab (Carcinus maenas) by examining the diet of North American river otters (Lontra canadensis)

    Buzzell, B. M., Akmajian, A. M. & Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A., 2023, In: Fishery Bulletin. 121, 1-2, p. 30-35 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Forming Groups in a Large-Enrollment Biology Class: Group Permanence Matters More than Group Size

    Connell, G. L., Donovan, D. A. & Theobald, E. J., Jan 30 2023, In: CBE Life Sciences Education. 22, 4, ar37.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Data on the diets of Salish Sea harbour seals from DNA metabarcoding

    Thomas, A. C., Deagle, B., Nordstrom, C., Majewski, S., Nelson, B. W., Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A., Jeffries, S., Moore, J., Louden, A., Allegue, H., Pearson, S., Schmidt, M. & Trites, A. W., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Data. 9, 1, 68.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Estimating the abundance of the critically endangered Baltic Proper harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) population using passive acoustic monitoring

    Amundin, M., Carlström, J., Thomas, L., Carlén, I., Teilmann, J., Tougaard, J., Loisa, O., Kyhn, L. A., Sveegaard, S., Burt, M. L., Pawliczka, I., Koza, R., Arciszewski, B., Galatius, A., Laaksonlaita, J., MacAuley, J., Wright, A. J., Gallus, A., Dähne, M. & Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A. & 12 others, Benke, H., Koblitz, J., Tregenza, N., Wennerberg, D., Brundiers, K., Kosecka, M., Tiberi Ljungqvist, C., Jussi, I., Jabbusch, M., Lyytinen, S., Šaškov, A. & Blankett, P., Feb 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 2, e8554.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Evidence for ephemeral ring species formation during the diversification history of western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis)

    Bouzid, N. M., Archie, J. W., Anderson, R. A., Grummer, J. A. & Leaché, A. D., Jan 2022, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 2, p. 620-631 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Individual variability in foraging success of a marine predator informs predator management

    Freeman, G., Matthews, E., Stehr, E. & Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 11184.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Population expansion, divergence, and persistence in Western Fence Lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) at the northern extreme of their distributional range

    Davis, H. R., Des Roches, S., Anderson, R. A. & Leaché, A. D., Dec 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 6310.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Unexpected diversity found within benthic microbial mats at hydrothermal springs in Crater Lake, Oregon

    Stromecki, A., Murray, L., Fullerton, H. & Moyer, C. L., Sep 14 2022, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 13, 876044.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Using the Intended-Enacted-Experienced Curriculum Model to Map the Vision and Change Core Competencies in Undergraduate Biology Programs and Courses

    Clemmons, A. W., Donovan, D. A., Theobald, E. J. & Crowe, A. J., Mar 1 2022, In: CBE Life Sciences Education. 21, 1, ar6.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Location Matters: Passive and Active Factors Affect the Vertical Distribution of Olympia Oyster (Ostrea lurida) Larvae

    McIntyre, B. A., McPhee-Shaw, E. E., Hatch, M. B. A. & Arellano, S. M., Jan 2021, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 44, 1, p. 199-213 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Macromoth community structure along a 95-year post-harvest chronosequence in managed forests of northwest Washington State (U.S.A.), with comparison to old growth forest communities

    Fisher, M. R. & Peterson, M. A., Aug 2021, In: Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 23, 3, p. 311-322 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Supporting the Professional Development of Science Teacher Educators Through Shadowing

    Hanuscin, D., Donovan, D., Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A., Borda, E., DeBari, S., Melton, J., Le, T., Morrison, W. & Ronca, R., May 2021, In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. 19, p. 145-165 21 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Survival, growth, and radula morphology of Haliotis kamtschatkana postlarvae fed six species of benthic diatoms

    Kuehl, L. M. & Donovan, D. A., Feb 25 2021, In: Aquaculture. 533, 736136.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Variation in predator diet and prey size affects perceived impacts to salmon species of high conservation concern

    Nelson, B. W., Pearson, S. F., Anderson, J. H., Jeffries, S. J., Thomas, A. C., Walker, W. A., Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A., Kemp, I. M., Lance, M. M., Louden, A. & Voelker, M. R., 2021, In: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 78, 11, p. 1661-1676 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Evolution of a Student-Centered Biology Class: How Systematically Testing Aspects of Class Structure Has Informed Our Teaching

    Donovan, D. A. & Connell, G. L., Jan 1 2020, Active Learning in College Science: The Case for Evidence-Based Practice. Springer International Publishing, p. 307-323 17 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Large-scale molecular barcoding of prey DNA reveals predictors of intrapopulation feeding diversity in a marine predator

    Voelker, M. R., Schwarz, D., Thomas, A., Nelson, B. W. & Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A., Sep 1 2020, In: Ecology and Evolution. 10, 18, p. 9867-9885 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Mariana serpentinite mud volcanism exhumes subducted seamount materials: Implications for the origin of life

    Fryer, P., Wheat, C. G., Williams, T., Kelley, C., Johnson, K., Ryan, J., Kurz, W., Shervais, J., Albers, E., Bekins, B., Debret, B., Deng, J., Dong, Y., Eickenbusch, P., Frery, E., Ichiyama, Y., Johnston, R., Kevorkian, R., Magalhaes, V. & Mantovanelli, S. & 15 others, Menapace, W., Menzies, C., Michibayashi, K., Moyer, C., Mullane, K., Park, J. W., Price, R., Sissmann, O., Suzuki, S., Takai, K., Walter, B., Zhang, R., Amon, D., Glickson, D. & Pomponi, S., Feb 21 2020, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences. 378, 2165, 20180425.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

    Open Access
  • Outplanting Larval Pinto Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana kamtschatkana (Jonas) as a Recovery Tool in the Salish Sea

    Mills-Orcutt, K. A., Bouma, J. V. & Donovan, D. A., Aug 1 2020, In: Journal of Shellfish Research. 39, 2, p. 381-388 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Rapid and repeatable host plant shifts drive reproductive isolation following a recent human-mediated introduction of the apple maggot fly, Rhagoletis pomonella

    Hood, G. R., Powell, T. H. Q., Doellman, M. M., Sim, S. B., Glover, M., Yee, W. L., Goughnour, R. B., Mattsson, M., Schwarz, D. & Feder, J. L., Jan 1 2020, In: Evolution. 74, 1, p. 156-168 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Press/Media

  • Study Findings from Western Washington University Broaden Understanding of Life Sciences (Complex hydrothermal vent microbial mat communities used to assess primer selection for targeted amplicon surveys from Kama'ehuakanaloa Seamount)

    Moyer, C. L.

    9/30/24

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Massive underwater eruption may preview deep-sea mining destruction 

    Arellano, S. M.

    9/4/24

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Reports Outline Microbiology Study Results from Western Washington University (Microbial metabolic potential of hydrothermal vent chimneys along the submarine ring of fire)

    Moyer, C. L.

    8/15/24

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Findings from Western Washington University Broaden Understanding of Ecology and Evolution [Sex-specific Diet Differences In Harbor Seals ( phoca Vitulina ) Via Spatial Assortment]

    Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A. & Schwarz, D.

    8/6/24

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • The Tonga Eruption Left Deep-Sea Life Buried in Ash

    Arellano, S. M.

    7/11/24

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • It's Scholars Week, which means a return of the popular faculty/student collaboration presentations

    Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A. & Schwarz, D.

    5/13/24

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Researchers from Western Washington University Detail Findings in Ecology [The effect of a startle-eliciting device on the foraging success of individual harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)]

    Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A.

    3/18/24

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Researchers' Work from Western Washington University Focuses on Fisheries Research [Exploring the Biotic Resistance of the Invasive Green Crab (Carcinus Maenas) By Examining the Diet of North American River Otters (Lontra Canadensis)]

    Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A.

    9/19/23

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Findings from Western Washington University Has Provided New Data on Zoology [Effects of Anthropogenic Noise On Haul-out Numbers of Harbor Seals (Phoca Vitulina)]

    Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A.

    8/31/23

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Recent Western Graduate Dexter Davis Receives an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship for 2023

    Arellano, S. M.

    5/6/23

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Wild About Nature: Flora of the Pacific Rim

    DeChaine, E. G.

    5/3/23

    3 items of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • Pinniped Predation on Salmonids in the Washington Portions of the Salish Sea and Outer Coast

    Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A.

    11/22/22

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • BOT REPORT: TRUSTEES DISCUSS PANDEMIC, EQUITY & COLLABORATION WITH COLLEGE PRESIDENTS

    Anderson, R. A.

    2/23/21

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • WWU Biologists to Study the Hunting Behavior of Local Seals From the Air

    Acevedo-Gutiérrez, A. & Wallin, D. O.

    9/30/20

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

  • IMPROVING MENTORSHIP FOR DIVERSE SCIENTISTS

    Arellano, S. M.

    9/16/20

    1 item of Media coverage

    Press/Media: Research

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