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Mauricio Cantor, Assistant Professor, Oregon State University, presents "Safeguarding cooperative fishing among humans and dolphins".
Mauricio is a behavioural ecologist interested in understanding the dynamics of social cultural and ecological systems. Mauricio got a BSc in Biological Sciences and a MSc in Ecology in Brazil, modelling the population and social dynamics of endemic dolphins, and a Ph.D. in Biology in Canada, researching the causes and consequences of sperm whale cultural clans off the Galápagos Islands. After a series of postdoctoral appointments in Brazil, Germany and Switzerland, he is now an Assistant Professor at the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Sciences, and the Marine Mammal Institute, both at Oregon State University, USA. There, he leads a research group dedicated to the intersection of animal behavioral ecology and human dimensions. Their mission is to conduct theory-driven and empirically grounded research with tangible implications for human welfare and the conservation of wildlife as well as the environment they share. They focus on marine mammals and humans because of their remarkable behavioral diversities learning capabilities social complexities — not to mention the exciting fieldwork challenges that come with studying them. More information at: mmi.oregonstate.edu/people/mauricio-cantor; www.thelabirinto.com
Host: Dr. Sonja Wild (swild@ucdavis.edu)