Robin Francis

I am from the Port of Los Angeles, where I got an early start in marine science education from the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium and San Pedro Marine Science Magnet. I graduated from University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.S. in Aquatic Biology in 2013. Since joining the Buston Lab in 2016 as a Ph.D. student, I have been investigating the determinants of variation in mating success and recruitment success in reef fish using the neon goby Elacatinus lori from Belize.

Lab Publications (Google Scholar Profile, CV)

Majoris, J. ^D, D’Aloia, C. ^D, Francis, R. ^U & Buston, P. (2018) Differential persistence favors habitat preferences that determine the distribution of a reef fish. Behavioral Ecology 29: 429-439.

D’Aloia, C. C. ^D, Bogdanowicz, S. M., Francis, R. K. ^U, Majoris, J. ^D, Harrison, R. G. & Buston, P. (2015) Patterns, causes and consequences of marine larval dispersal. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 112: 13940-13945.