fish ecology lab
about us
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favorite cartoon
captain tsubasa
santiago salinas
Santiago is an assistant professor in the Biology Department at Kalamazoo College. He teaches various courses on vertebrate ecology and studies evolutionary ecology, mostly on fishes. He swears without meaning to and finds it weird to write about himself in the third person. You can find more about him here.
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fun fact
has watched Finding Nemo, like, 50 times
anna gambetta
Anna (left) is an undergraduate student at K majoring in biology and minoring in English. She has elected not to study abroad in favor of being an RA (read: a part-time mom) in DeWaters Hall. In rare moments of free time, she is probably either browsing the internet for memes or hanging out at a barn and annoying the resident animals.
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fun fact
she's in a bluegrass band
grace hancock
Grace is majoring in Biology and minoring in Spanish. She has studied abroad for a short term program in the Dominican Republic and is looking forward to a longer Ecuador program in the fall. To stay busy she enjoys swimming and playing violin (but not at the same time). She hopes to pursue some form of conservation biology in the pacific northwest and is especially excited by marine biology.
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fun fact
she's in a bluegrass band
tony yazbeck
Grace is majoring in Biology and minoring in Spanish. She has studied abroad for a short term program in the Dominican Republic and is looking forward to a longer Ecuador program in the fall. To stay busy she enjoys swimming and playing violin (but not at the same time). She hopes to pursue some form of conservation biology in the pacific northwest and is especially excited by marine biology.
alumni
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loves
quokkas
shelby golden
Shelby graduated from K with a Biology major. She is from the Windy City and spent five months studying abroad in Perth, Western Australia. She has two dogs: a soft-coated wheaten terrier named Willie, and a wheaten terrier-poodle mix named Violet.
Thermal tolerance of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in response to acute heatwaves -
fun fact
sings classical music
claire schertzing
Claire majored in Biology and Spanish. When not studying for classes of the MCAT Claire spent her time in the pool coaching and diving. She has a passion for travel and is always looking for her next adventure.
The effect of rare and novel temperature regimes on the release of cryptic variation in the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas -
fun fact
came very close to winning mammal march madness 2016
shannon irvine
Shannon double-majored in Biology and Spanish, with a concentration in African Studies. She enjoys backpacking, running, arranging music, and can often be seen re-reading Ken Follett novels. If you don't know where she is, check the nearest library.
The effects of constant and fluctuating thermal environments on life history traits of the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas -
fun fact
was head ball boy at usta boys natl champ
kento hirakawa
Kento is an undergraduate student at Kalamazoo College with a major in biology. He is looking forward to studying abroad in Costa Rica during his junior year for a few months. In his spare time, he loves to play tennis, watch Netflix, and play video games. He loves animals and hopes to pursue a career working with them someday.
Are laboratory-reared populations similar to the ones in the wild? Lab domestication of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) -
fun fact
has racked up 13 yellow cards in his k career
nick kraeuter
Nick is a K undergrad student who is majoring in Biology and Business. He has not studied abroad on an official trip but through his time at K has traveled to South Korea, South Africa, and Spain. Nick loves to play soccer, video games, and explore the outdoors when he is not in the library or lab. In the future he is not positive about what he wishes to do but he hopes to find a happy intersection between biology and business.
Evaluating trade-offs in soccer performance with tools from evolutionary ecology