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





