Profile
Michael Polito
Postdoctoral Scholar
Biology
Office Phone: +1 508 289 4864
WHOI Mailing Address:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
266 Woods Hole Rd.
MS# 50
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050
Education
B.S. Marine Biology - University of North Carolina Wilmington - 2001
Ph.D. Marine Biology - University of North Carolina Wilmington - 2012
Research Interests
The ecology of marine predators including seabirds, marine mammals and their prey. I use biomarkers such as stable isotopes, fatty acids, and heavy metal contaminants to track changes in the trophic ecology and the physiological status of marine organisms.
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