Our team, led by Dr. Beltran and PhD students Salma, Zea, and Florencia, are tracking young elephant seals during their first few trips to sea (above) and adult females during their routine long migrations. See live tracking data here:
Current juvenile seals (deployments April 18 through June 1):
Juvenile seals from last season (2023):
Adult seals from last season:
Our lab is based in the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department at UC Santa Cruz. We are currently accepting graduate students. Please visit the Graduate Student page under Join Us for more details.
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