Erika Eliason

Biography

Erika Eliason received her B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Simon Fraser University, Canada and her M.Sc. in Zoology from the University of British Columbia, Canada studying cardiorespiratory physiology and digestion in fish. Her Ph.D. was conducted in Zoology at the University of British Columbia, focusing on local adaptation and temperature tolerance in migrating salmon. Erika was an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Sydney, Australia and at Carleton University, Canada before joining UCSB as an Assistant Professor.

Research

The Eliason Lab examines how climate change constrains the performance and persistence of marine animals. We use an integrative approach to examine questions across multiple levels of biological organization (population, whole animal, organ, cellular) using a variety of techniques (e.g. biologgers, respirometry, in vivo surgical techniques, blood gas measurements, microscopy, enzyme assays). Our research addresses both basic and applied research questions.