Sebastian Cruz

Curriculum Vitae

May-Nov 2008 Field Technician, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador

2007 BSc in Applied Ecology, San Francisco de Quito University, Ecuador

PhD Advisory Committee

Martin Wikelski, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology; link

Kate Huyvaert, Colorado State University; link

Olivier Devineau, Charles Darwin Research Foundation

David J. Anderson, Wake Forest University; link

Henri Weimerskirch, Center of Biological Studies in Chizé, CNRS; link

Research Interests & Goals

I am interested in the conservation, movement ecology, and population dynamics of seabirds in the Galapagos Islands. We try to generate useful information for the local authorities such as the Galapagos National Park Service to aid their conservation efforts. Other interests include the evolution of nocturnality in Swallow-tailed gulls, the population status of Galapagos Rails and the eradication of feral cats in the islands.

Publications

Anderson DJ, Huyvaert KP, Awkerman JA, Proaño CB, Milstead WB, Jiménez-Uzcátegui G, Cruz S, Grace JK. 2008. Population status of the critically endangered Waved Albatross (Phoebastria irrorata), 1999-2007. Endangered Species Research 5:185-192. abstract

Russello MA, Hyseni C, Gibbs JP, Cruz S, Marquez C, Tapia W, Velensky P, Powell JR, Caccone A. 2007. Lineage identification of Galápagos tortoises in captivity worldwide. Animal Conservation 10:304-311. abstract

Awards & Scholarships

Hometown

Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Address

Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Migration and Immuno-Ecology

E-mail: cruz.seb(at)gmail.com