The Vantuna Research Group encourages its undergraduate research assistants to participate in the honors program and the Occidental College Summer Research Program.
These students have completed a proposal, secured funding for supplies, and conducted independent research projects over the summer or during the academic year. Many of these projects were presented at academic conferences including the Southern California Conference for Undergraduate Research, the Western Society of Naturalists Annual Meeting, and the Southern California Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting.
How does temperature affect body size at maturation of Paralabrax loro in Baja California, Mexico?
Microplastics in Prey Fish Gastrointestinal Tracts Along the Los Angeles Coast
How do growth rates differ between male and female California corbina, Menticirrhus undulatus?
Comparing fish populations at sites dominated by native and invasive algae species in the Southern California Bight
Foundational fishery parameters for macroinvertebrates of southern California rocky reefs
Comparing historical and current intertidal algae and invertebrate communities in MPA and non-MPA sites at the Palos Verdes Peninsula