Marine Vertebrate Ecology Lab

We (Hannah, Kara, Elise) had the amazing opportunity to attend the conference of the Society for Marine Mammalogy NZ/AUS student chapter. For some of us, this was our first scientific conference experience ever, and for all of us, it was the first time attending the student chapter conference. Hannah, Elise and Kara on the Massey University grounds where the conference was held (repping the MAVE Lab merch of course) “ He aha te kai a te rangatira? He kōrero, he kōrero, he kōr

(reproduced from  The Conversation ) Knowing the age of an animal reveals key information about how long it lives and when it reproduces. Age is also essential to understanding the health of a population and how well it can cope with threats such as pollution and habitat loss . But figuring out the age of wild animals is not easy, especially for dolphins . Common dolphins in the wild. Auckland Whale and Dolphin Safaris, CC BY Until recently, researchers had to slice the te

The MAVE Lab has two volunteer positions available for approximately four weeks in late August/September this year. The work will be...