Shannon Atkinson

PhD, (Murdoch University, 1985), Associate Researcher,

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology

Mailing Address:

Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
P.O. Box 1346
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: (808) 956-8625 or (808) 236-7417

E-mail:

email: Shannon@soest.hawaii.edu

Research Interests

My research interests are currently focused on various aspects of reproductive biology in marine and terrestrial wildlife. These include reproductive physiology, endocrinology and behavior, as well as captive and wild breeding management. At present we are involved in a collaborative project with National Marine Fisheries Service in which we are suppressing an aberrant sociosexual behavior of male Hawaiian monk seals. These behaviors appear to be androgen-driven and thus, we are using hormonal manipulation to suppress this activity. Other concurrent projects are examining the estrous cycle and monitoring reproductive condition of female seals, whales, tortoises.

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