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Blaine D. Griffen, PhD
Assistant Professor

Biological Sciences and the Marine Sciences Program
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208

Ph: 803-777-2932
Email: bgriffen@biol.sc.edu

Doctoral degree – University of New Hampshire (2007)

I study changes to the diversity of life in aquatic systems due to invasions and local extinctions.  The overarching goal of my research is to improve our ability to predict the risks and consequences of invasions and extinctions.  I generally take a bottom up mechanistic approach, determining the role of behavior, physiology, and morphology at the individual level for establishing patterns and processes at the population and community scales.  I use a variety of approaches, including field observations, field and laboratory experiments, physiological measurements, and computer simulation modeling.

What's new in my lab?
  • Congratulations to Ben Toscano who has been awarded an NSF graduate research fellowship!
  • Griffen has received NSF funding to explore the role of individual variation in diet, metabolism, and reproduction.
  • A new paper in Marine Ecology Progress Series by Toscano and Griffen 2012 examines the role of body size diversity for trophic interactions in oyster reefs.
  • A new paper in the Journal of Animal Ecology by Blaine Griffen and undergrad Hallie Mosblack demonstrates how crab gut size can be used to predict diet composition both within and across species. (Click here here for more details)
  • A new paper in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology by Griffen et al. 2011 demonstrates the physiological mechanism underlying species replacement with the arrival of an invasive crab on New England shores. (Click here for details)
    • Click here for a video that summarizes my work examining the replacement of one invasive species by another.

 

Important notice for potential students: I am always on the lookout for good students to join my lab. I encourage you to e-mail me if you are interested in pursuing graduate training in my lab. I generally accept students that already have substantial research experience (i.e., either already have a master's degree or have substantial experience as a research technician).

 

 

bgriffen@biol.sc.edu

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