Pepperdine's Malibu campus is nestled in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, providing easy access to a natural laboratory of native plant communities. Most research projects will focus on the physiological adaptation of chaparral and coastal sage to wildfire and drought. For more information click here .
Predators have both direct and indirect effects on prey.
We have found that some prey respond primarily to predators via visual stimuli while other prey species respond to primarily chemical stimuli. For more information click here . California grunion fish leave the ocean to spawn. Eggs develop out of water and may hatch in 9 days, in response to agitation by waves. However, if waves do not reach them, eggs remain viable for an extended incubation time.