Sean Hayes

Research Interests:

Behavior, ecology, evolution, physiology and population dynamics of salmonids and pinnipeds

- Salmonid freshwater growth and habitat use

- predator prey interactions between salmon, bird and pinnipeds

- mating system evolution and reproductive strategies

- salmonid marine survival and ocean ecology

Education:

• Ph.D. Biology, Fall 2002; University of California Santa Cruz.
• B.S. Biology, 1994. Cornell University.
• AAS. Fish and Wild Tech, 1991, State University of NY Cobleskill.

Selected Publications:

• Hayes, S. A., M. H. Bond. C. V. Hanson, E. V. Freund, J. J. Smith, E. C. Anderson, A. J. Ammann, and R. B. MacFarlane. 2008. Steelhead growth in a small central California watershed: upstream and estuarine rearing patterns. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137(1):114-128.
• Hayes S.A., Pearse D.E., Costa D.P., Harvey J.T., Le Boeuf B.J., Garza J.C., 2006. Mating system and reproductive success in eastern Pacific Harbour seals. Molecular Ecology 15:3023-3034.
• Hayes, S. A., Bond, M. H., Hanson, C. V. & MacFarlane, R. B. 2004. Interactions between endangered wild and hatchery salmonids; can the pitfalls of artificial propagation be avoided in small coastal streams? Journal of Fish Biology. 65(Supplement A): 101-121.
• Hayes, S. A., Kumar, A., Costa, D. P., Mellinger, D. K., Harvey, J. T., Southall, B. L. & Boeuf, B. J. L. 2004 Evaluating the function of male vocalizations in the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) through playback experiments. Animal Behaviour 67: 1133-1139.

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