The Shima Lab

STUDYING LIFE HISTORIES AND POPULATION DYNAMICS IN THE SEA

Haere mai - Welcome

Welcome to Jeff Shima's lab group, based within Te Kura Matauranga Koiora (the School of Biological Sciences) and Te Toka tu Moana (the Coastal Ecology Laboratory) at Te Herenga Waka (Victoria University of Wellington).

Our team

We are a diverse group of ecologists and marine biologists, united by a desire to understand complexity in the sea.

Our research

We study life histories and population dynamics of fishes and aquatic invertebrates. For details of our current and past research, see the Research and Publications sections of this site.

Our teaching

We use our research to inform teaching at Te Herenga Waka. For details of the classes that we teach, see the Teaching section of this site.

Research output accessibility

PDFs of all publications can be accessed or requested from the Publications section. All past student theses can be accessed from the Alumni section of our Lab Group page. Many core data sets and code can be accessed from the Research pages of this site.

Join us

We welcome inquiries from prospective students. For details of opportunities, see the Prospective Students section of this site.