Ph.D. Student

Advisor: Steve Ferguson

Garfield Weston Award for Northern Research
E. Scherer Memorial Scholarship
Duff Roblin Fellowship

M.Sc. University of Alberta: Environmental Biology and Ecology
B.Sc. (Hon) Saint Francis Xavier University: Biology

Research Interests

Mr. Matthews studies the seasonal diet, migration pattern variation, and habitat use of killer, beluga, and bowhead whales. He uses a combination of fieldwork (satellite telemetry and biopsy) and labwork (stable isotopes and trace element analysis of tooth growth layer groups and baleen) to achieve these objectives.

Projects

Current

ArcticNet - Impacts of Global Warming on Arctic Marine Mammals
IPY - Global Warming and Arctic Marine Mammals

Contact

Z320 Duff Roblin Building
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 2N2

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