Browsing Biology Faculty Research, Publications and Presentations by Subject "Marine"

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  • Circulation time, blood reserves and extracellular space in a cephalopod 

    O'Dor, R. K., and MJ Wells. 1984. "Circulation time, blood reserves and extracellular space in a cephalopod." Journal of Experimental Biology 113: 461-464.
    Octopus vulgaris Cuvier has a fully enclosed blood system that includes large blood sinuses behind the eyes and around the gut. It would be useful to know the mean circulation time, the minimal number of heartbeats needed ...

  • Compartmental models of nitrogen cycling in tropical and temperate marine environments 

    LaRoche, J., and W. G. Harrison. 1987. "Compartmental models of nitrogen cycling in tropical and temperate marine environments." Marine ecology progress series.Oldendorf 38(2): 137-149.
    Time-course measurements of super(15)N tracer kinetics in particulate organic and in NH super(+) sub(4) pools from tropical and temperate regions were used to test several compartmental models describing the exchange of ...

  • Fatty acids as dietary tracers in benthic food webs 

    Kelly, Jennifer R., and Robert E. Scheibling. 2011. "Fatty acids as dietary tracers in benthic food webs." Marine Ecology Progress Series 446: 1-22. doi:10.3354/meps09559
    Fatty acid (FA) analysis is a well-established tool for studying trophic interactions in marine habitats. However, its application to benthic food webs poses 2 particular challenges. First, unlike pelagic zooplankton, ...

  • Individual Variation in Migration Speed of Upriver-Migrating Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River in Relation to Their Physiological and Energetic Status at Marine Approach 

    Hanson, Kyle C., Steven J. Cooke, Scott G. Hinch, Glenn T. Crossin, et al. 2008. "Individual Variation in Migration Speed of Upriver-Migrating Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River in Relation to Their Physiological and Energetic Status at Marine Approach." Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81(3): 255-268. doi:10.1086/529460
    Little research has examined individual variation in migration speeds of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) in natural river systems or attempted to link migratory behavior with physiological and energetic status on a ...

  • Mechanisms Influencing the Timing and Success of Reproductive Migration in a Capital Breeding Semelparous Fish Species, the Sockeye Salmon 

    Crossin, Glenn T., Scott G. Hinch, Steven J. Cooke, Michael S. Cooperman, et al. 2009. "Mechanisms Influencing the Timing and Success of Reproductive Migration in a Capital Breeding Semelparous Fish Species, the Sockeye Salmon." Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 82(6): 635-652. doi:10.1086/605878
    Two populations of homing sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka; Adams and Chilko) were intercepted in the marine approaches around the northern and southern ends of Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada) en route to ...

  • Modelling phase shifts in a rocky subtidal ecosystem 

    Lauzon-Guay, Jean-Sebastien, Robert E. Scheibling, and Myriam A. Barbeau. 2008. "Modelling phase shifts in a rocky subtidal ecosystem." Marine Ecology Progress Series 375: 25-39. doi:10.3354/meps07758
    The rocky subtidal ecosystem of the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia is characterised by 2 community states, kelp beds and urchin barrens that alternate on a decadal time scale. While the shift from barrens to a kelp bed ...

  • Pacific Salmon in Hot Water: Applying Aerobic Scope Models and Biotelemetry to Predict the Success of Spawning Migrations 

    Farrell, A. P., S. G. Hinch, S. J. Cooke, DA Patterson, et al. 2008. "Pacific Salmon in Hot Water: Applying Aerobic Scope Models and Biotelemetry to Predict the Success of Spawning Migrations." Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 81(6): 697-708. doi:10.1086/592057
    Concern over global climate change is widespread, but quantifying relationships between temperature change and animal fitness has been a challenge for scientists. Our approach to this challenge was to study migratory ...

  • Symmetry, change, perturbation, and observing mode in natural communities 

    Lane, P.. 1986. "Symmetry, change, perturbation, and observing mode in natural communities." Ecology 67(1): 223-239.
    Like a kaleidoscope, nature presents continuously fleeting images of natural communities. It has been difficult to discern patterns of community structure in these elusive images. For both theoretical and applied considerations, ...

  • Tidal and turbidity effects on the shallow-water fish assemblage of Kuwait Bay 

    Abou-Seedo, F., DA Clayton, and J. M. Wright. 1990. "Tidal and turbidity effects on the shallow-water fish assemblage of Kuwait Bay." Marine ecology progress series.Oldendorf 65(3): 213-223.
    Effects of location, diel period, tidal condition and water clarity on the size and distribution of the shallow water fish assemblage of the non-estuarine Kuwait Bay, were investigated using a beach seine and a small ...