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    Kyle Van Houtan
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    Contributions by role

    PeerJ author 235
    Reviewer 35

    Contributions by subject area

    Ecology 270
    Marine-Biology 235
    Zoology 170
    Animal-Behavior 135
    Conservation-Biology 135
    Evolutionary-Studies 135
    Ecosystem-Science 100
    Virology 100
    Biodiversity 35

    Kyle S. Van Houtan

    ORCID: 0000-0001-5725-1773

    Summary

    Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science Biodiversity Biogeography Conservation Biology Ecology Ecosystem Science Ethical Issues Marine Biology Science Policy Statistics

    Past or current institution affiliations

    Duke University

    Work details

    Director of Science

    Monterey Bay Aquarium
    March 2016
    Conservation and Science
    Kyle S. Van Houtan is the director of science at the Monterey Bay Aquarium where he oversees the Aquarium's research, including programs devoted to bluefin tuna, white sharks, sea otters and other species. Dr. Van Houtan concurrently holds an adjunct professorship at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. His research explores global change, biodiversity conservation, processes arising from climate, long-term ecological monitoring, and ethics. In 2012, he received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from President Obama for his pioneering research on the climatic regulation of juvenile recruitment in sea turtle populations. Dr. Van Houtan earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, a Master of Science degree from Stanford University, a Ph.D. from Duke University, and completed postdoctoral research at Emory University. Before joining the Aquarium, he served as a program leader for NOAA in Hawaii where he led many initiatives in protected species, climate and historical ecology. His work has been featured on National Public Radio and in National Geographic, Nature, The New York Times, Science, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Wired and more. He lives in northern California with his wife and two children.

    Adjunct Professor

    Duke University
    August 2008
    Nicholas School of the Environment

    Websites

    • Van Houtan Lab

    PeerJ Contributions

    • Articles 2
    • Reviewed 1
    • Questions 1
    March 28, 2018
    Limb-use by foraging marine turtles, an evolutionary perspective
    859 downloads
    6,662 views
    Jessica A. Fujii, Don McLeish, Andrew J. Brooks, John Gaskell, Kyle S. Van Houtan
    animal-behavior
    ecology
    evolutionary-studies
    marine-biology
    zoology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4565 PubMed 29610708
    September 30, 2014
    Eutrophication and the dietary promotion of sea turtle tumors
    13 citations
    1,476 downloads
    9,737 views
    Kyle S. Van Houtan, Celia M. Smith, Meghan L. Dailer, Migiwa Kawachi
    conservation-biology
    ecology
    ecosystem-science
    marine-biology
    virology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.602 PubMed 25289187

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    August 12, 2014
    A comparison of success rates of introduced passeriform birds in New Zealand, Australia and the United States
    4 citations
    375 downloads
    1,597 views
    Michael P. Moulton, Wendell P. Cropper
    biodiversity
    conservation-biology
    ecology
    zoology
    https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.509 PubMed 25165625

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    What is the estimated overall prevalence of these hybrids?
    about Hawksbill × loggerhead sea turtle hybrids at Bahia, Brazil: where do their offspring go?
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