MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH UNIT - UBC

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Tel: 604.xxx.xxxx
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E-mail: youremail@oceans.ubc.ca

Education: BSc study area McGill University); MSc Zoology (UBC); PhD Zoology (UBC)

Research Interests: biology of marine mammals, population dynamics, bioenergetics, fisheries, data analysis

Professional Credentials:
Professor, UBC Fisheries Centre
Director, UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit
Director,  North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium
Associate Member, UBC Department of Zoology
Member, Marine Mammal Specialist Group for the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC)


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Current and Recent Projects:

  1. Tagging Pacific walrus

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    Blue whale skeleton

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    Gluing a GPS-tracking tag to the fur

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  6. Harbour seal mother and pup


Graduate Student Opportunities: I generally accept one to two students per year through the Department of Zoology (www.zoology.ubc.ca/graduate-studies/how-to-apply). Current thesis topics are described in the graduate student homepages, and completed theses are listed below. Research topics have spanned the fields of animal behavior, physiology, molecular ecology, biomechanics, ecosystem modelling, habitat modelling, population dynamics, and predator-prey interactions.


Publications & Links:

  • Robertson, F.C. 2008. Differential detectability of bowhead whales and the implications for industry related monitoring strategies. 16th Annual BC Marine Mammal Symposium, University of British Columbia.

  • Robertson, F.C. 2006. The slinky minke of the San Juan’s, Naturalist training workshop, The Whale Museum, Friday Harbor, WA, USA.
  • Robertson, F.C. 2006. The minke whale of the Northeast Pacific, Orca Network Ways of Whales Workshop, Whidbey Island, WA, USA.
  • Robertson, F.C., S. J. Stern, and R. A. Hoelzel. 2005. A Collaborative research effort since 1980, 13th Annual BC Marine Mammal Symposium, University of British Columbia.

  • Robertson, F.C., A. Mackay, and S. P. Northridge. 2005. The effects acoustic deterrent devices on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) in Orkney, 19th European Cetacean Society Conference, La Rochelle France. (Poster Presentation).
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