Eric Sanford

Eric Sanford

Professor

Department of Evolution and Ecology
Center for Population Biology
Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute

Bodega Marine Lab, Box 247, Bodega Bay, CA 94923

Research Interests

Marine community ecology. Climate change. Biogeography. Local adaptation. Regulation of geographic range limits. Marine invertebrate biology.

Grad Group Affiliations

  • Ecology Graduate Group
  • Population Biology

Specialties / Focus

  • Behavior, Physiology and Morphology
  • Community Ecology
  • Evolutionary Ecology and Life History Strategies
  • Population Interactions

Courses

  • EVE 112 Invertebrate Biology
  • EVE 114 Experimental Invertebrate Biology
  • BIS 124 Coastal Marine Research
  • EVE 111 Marine Environmental Issues
  • EVE 112L Biol Invertebrates Lab

Field Sites

  • Bodega Marine Reserve http://www-bml.ucdavis.edu/bmr/
  • California coast
  • Oregon coast
  • Cape Cod, MA

Degrees

  • 1999 Ph.D. Zoology Oregon State University
  • 1990 B.A. Biology Brown University

Publications

Sanford, E. and D.J. Worth. 2010. Local adaptation along a continuous coastline: prey recruitment drives differentiation in a predatory snail. Ecology, in press.

Pincebourde, S., E. Sanford, and B. Helmuth. 2009. An intertidal sea star adjusts thermal inertia to avoid extreme body temperatures. American Naturalist 174: 890–897.

Sanford, E. and D.J. Worth. 2009. Genetic differences among populations of a marine snail drive geographic variation in predation. Ecology 90: 3108–3118.

Tags

Academic Departments Affiliated Centers Department of Evolution and Ecology Center for Population Biology Graduate Groups Population Biology Graduate Group Undergraduate Research Opportunities Available Coastal and Marine Sciences Institute Bodega Marine Lab behavior Behavior, Physiology and Morphology Community Ecology Evolutionary Ecology and Life History Strategies Population Interactions