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Rus is another founder of the minke whale project
from the 1980's. He studies the molecular and behavioral
ecology of species in the wild, and has worked with a
diversity of marine species, including various whales,
dolphins, seals and fish. He is currently based in the
School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at the
University of Durham (UK) where he teaches on subjects
ranging from evolutionary biology to marine ecology.
Rus' main minke whale interests with are in patterns of
population genetic structure, and regional habitat use,
especially with respect to foraging strategies. He has
worked with Peter Evans on the minke whale population in
the Hebrides (Scotland) since 1998. One feature of the
Northeast Pacific Minke Whale Project will be the
comparative analysis of the minke whales found there
with those in the Hebrides population.
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