Elizabeth Gibbs, a Life Science teacher at Thompson Middle School in Newport, RI, studied the impact of human activities on dusky dolphin behavior and population biology in Kaikoura, New Zealand.
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Elizabeth Gibbs - Thompson Middle School (Newport, RI)
Research Experience: Impact of human activities on dusky dolphin behavior and population biology.
Research funded by:
  • Earthwatch Institute
  • New Zealand Department of Conservation
  • Marlborough District Council (South Island, New Zealand)
  • National Geographic Society
  • Muritai, the Society for Conservation Research
Host Researchers: Bernd Würsig & Tim Markowitz (Texas A&M University)
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