About me

I am a marine biologist with a passion for education. I'm especially interested in studying the ecology and behavior of marine mammals. Most recently, I have been working on the habitat of Galapagos sperm whales and humpback whales off the coast of Ecuador.

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Publications

Eguiguren A, Pirotta E, Cantor M, Rendell L, Whitehead H. (2019) Habitat preferences of culturally distinct Galápagos sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) clans. Marine Ecology Progress Series 609: 257 - 270.

Cantor M, Eguiguren A, Merlen G, Whitehead H. (2017) Galápagos sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus): waxing and waning over three decades. Canadian Journal of Zoology 95: 645 - 652.

Education

M.Sc. Biology, Dalhousie University - Whitehead Lab

May 2015 - December 2017

Thesis: Habitat of Galápagos sperm whales: A cultural perspective and implications for conservation.

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B.Sc. Applied Ecology, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

September 2009 - December 2014

Thesis title: Trophic breadth of aquatic insects along an Andean-Amazon stream gradient

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Contact

Quito, Ecuador

anaeguibur@gmail.com