Maya returned from six weeks in the Galapagos Islands, where she was studying how reef fish shift their diets across temperature-productivity gradients in collaboration with Dr. Robert Lamb at the University of Florida. Their research team completed several expeditions to collect gut content and tissue samples from King Angelfish, Ringtail Damselfish, Panamic Fanged Blenny, and Razor Surgeonfish across six sites in the archipelago. Maya is also collaborating with local fishermen to understand which dietary resources are most important for heavily-fished species such as scorpionfishes. When she wasn’t underwater or in the lab, Maya gave talks about her research at the Charles Darwin Foundation and sang in a local music group.
Maya Returns From Summer Field Work in the Galapagos!