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Kathleen M Kay

Professor

University of California, Santa Cruz

Affiliations

Physical & Biological Sciences

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Kathleen M Kay is currently serving as an Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Professor at University of California, Santa Cruz.

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University of California, Santa Cruz

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ecology evolutionary biology avian biology evolutionary ecology marine biology biology zoology animal ecology botany morphology (biology) conservation biology developmental biology fish biology entomology animal behavior mammalian biology behavioral ecology plant science adaptation marine ecology ornithology biogeography wildlife experimental biology speciation animal physiology wildlife ecology biomechanics integrative biology plant biology predator-prey interactions biological evolution plant ecology molecular ecology systematics mammalogy ecology evolution evolutionary genetics biological oceanography breeding behavior vegetation science foraging benthic ecology population ecology moray eels california moray avian evolution comparative physiology wildlife biology movement ecology osmoregulation spatial ecology southern sea otters gymnothorax mordax zoological taxonomy group evolution plant diversity evolutionary theory mammalian physiology plant-insect interactions phenology coral reefs zoogeography genetic diversity hummingbird pollination pollinator assemblages cranial morphology elongate fishes gene flow terrestrial locomotion hawaiian monk seals approximate molecular clock life history effects plant speciation animal pollination rapid speciation plant biodiversity biodiversity forest ecology tropical forest

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

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2024 Cbs Banquet at Csu Fullerton Arboretum. Madroño (2024)

Kathleen Kay

environmental sciencecsu fullerton arboretumcbs banquet

2025 Cbs Banquet 30Th Graduate Student Symposium at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Madroño (2024)

Kathleen Kay

educationgraduate student symposiumcbs banquet

Cbs President's Report for Volume 71. Madroño (2024)

Kathleen M. Kay

classics

Climate and Shared Evolutionary History Drive Trait Variation Among Species of Neotropical Understory Monocots. Ecosphere (2024)

Eleinis Ávila‐LoveraOscar M. VargasJennifer L. FunkKathleen M. KayGregory R. Goldsmith

climate variabilityclimate dynamicsclimatic changeevolutionary biologyevolutionary ecologyclimatologyneotropical understory monocotsenvironmental scienceecologyclimate change

Growth–Defense Trade‐Offs Promote Habitat Isolation Between Recently‐Diverged Species. Ecology and Evolution (2024)

Julia G. HarenčárDiego Salazar‐AmorettiCarlos García‐RobledoKathleen M. Kay

ecologyhabitat isolationconservation biologygrowth-defense trade-offs

MadroÑO Transitioning to a Primarily Online Journal. Madroño (2024)

Kathleen KayTom Parker

electronic publishingdigital humanitiesscholarly communicationdigital scholarshipjournalism

Prezygotic Barriers Effectively Limit Hybridization in a Rapid Evolutionary Radiation. New Phytologist (2024)

Kathryn A. UckeleOscar M. VargasKathleen M. Kay

prezygotic barriersplant sciencebiologyevolutionary biologyhybridisationrapid evolutionary radiation

The Convergent Evolution of Hummingbird Pollination Results in Repeated Floral Scent Loss Through Gene Downregulation. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Kathy DarraghKathleen M KaySantiago R Ramirez

molecular evolutionavian biologyevolutionary geneticspopulation geneticsconvergent evolutiongene evolutionbiological evolutionbiologyevolutionary biologyevolutionary ecologyecology and evolutionary biologyadaptationgenetic variationspeciationgene downregulationecologybehavioral ecology

Tool Use Increases Mechanical Foraging Success and Tooth Health in Southern Sea Otters ( Enhydra Lutris Nereis ). Science (2024)

Chris J. LawM. Tim TinkerJessica A. FujiiTeri NicholsonMichelle StaedlerJoseph A. TomoleoniColleen YoungRita S. Mehta

animal ecologytooth healthavian biologymechanical foraging successanimal behaviorsouthern sea ottersmarine biologyforagingmarine ecologyecologyentomologytool use

An Elevational Gradient in Floral Traits and Pollinator Assemblages in the Neotropical Species Costus Guanaiensis Var. Tarmicus in Peru. Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Rossana Maguiña‐CondeDorali Zuñiga‐RivasKathleen M. Kay

population ecologyconservation biologyavian biologyplant scienceneotropical speciesevolutionary ecologyplant ecologyfloral traitsecologyadaptationphenologyplant physiologyearth scienceaquatic ecosystemselevational gradientcoral reefsbotanymarine biologyforest ecologyevolutionary biologypollinator assemblagesarid environments

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Kathleen M Kay

Professor

University of California, Santa Cruz

Affiliations

Physical & Biological Sciences

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Kathleen M Kay is currently serving as an Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Professor at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Kathleen M Kay

University of California, Santa Cruz

Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

2024 Cbs Banquet at Csu Fullerton Arboretum. Madroño (2024)

Kathleen Kay

environmental sciencecsu fullerton arboretumcbs banquet

2025 Cbs Banquet 30Th Graduate Student Symposium at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Madroño (2024)

Kathleen Kay

educationgraduate student symposiumcbs banquet

Cbs President's Report for Volume 71. Madroño (2024)

Kathleen M. Kay

classics

Climate and Shared Evolutionary History Drive Trait Variation Among Species of Neotropical Understory Monocots. Ecosphere (2024)

Eleinis Ávila‐LoveraOscar M. VargasJennifer L. FunkKathleen M. KayGregory R. Goldsmith

climate variabilityclimate dynamicsclimatic changeevolutionary biologyevolutionary ecologyclimatologyneotropical understory monocotsenvironmental scienceecologyclimate change

Growth–Defense Trade‐Offs Promote Habitat Isolation Between Recently‐Diverged Species. Ecology and Evolution (2024)

Julia G. HarenčárDiego Salazar‐AmorettiCarlos García‐RobledoKathleen M. Kay

ecologyhabitat isolationconservation biologygrowth-defense trade-offs

MadroÑO Transitioning to a Primarily Online Journal. Madroño (2024)

Kathleen KayTom Parker

electronic publishingdigital humanitiesscholarly communicationdigital scholarshipjournalism

Prezygotic Barriers Effectively Limit Hybridization in a Rapid Evolutionary Radiation. New Phytologist (2024)

Kathryn A. UckeleOscar M. VargasKathleen M. Kay

prezygotic barriersplant sciencebiologyevolutionary biologyhybridisationrapid evolutionary radiation

The Convergent Evolution of Hummingbird Pollination Results in Repeated Floral Scent Loss Through Gene Downregulation. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2024)

Kathy DarraghKathleen M KaySantiago R Ramirez

Tool Use Increases Mechanical Foraging Success and Tooth Health in Southern Sea Otters ( Enhydra Lutris Nereis ). Science (2024)

Chris J. LawM. Tim TinkerJessica A. FujiiTeri NicholsonMichelle StaedlerJoseph A. TomoleoniColleen YoungRita S. Mehta

animal ecologytooth healthavian biologymechanical foraging successanimal behaviorsouthern sea ottersmarine biologyforagingmarine ecologyecologyentomologytool use

An Elevational Gradient in Floral Traits and Pollinator Assemblages in the Neotropical Species Costus Guanaiensis Var. Tarmicus in Peru. Ecology and Evolution (2023)

Rossana Maguiña‐CondeDorali Zuñiga‐RivasKathleen M. Kay

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