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Marine Physiological Ecology

Marine models offer a varied suite of problems and solutions to understanding of physiological function. The water bath that is the sea is in some places unusually cold, providing extreme models for studies of cold adaptation. The medium strongly modulates the transmission of sensory information of all kinds. The medium also modulates transmission of light in a very wavelength-dependent way that places limits on ultraviolet penetration and on the supply of light for photosynthesis. Respiratory physiology must adapt to the process and rate of gas transfer in water. The sea provides a diversity of unusual foods and toxicants that afford the ability to choose typical models as well as extremes in toxicology and digestive physiology.

Participating Faculty

Mary Rumpho-KennedyMary Rumpho-Kennedy

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Interests: symbiosis, evolution, chloroplasts, kleptoplasts
mary.rumpho@umit.maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-2806

Susan BrawleySusan Brawley

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Interests: Phycology, Marine Physiological Ecology, Marine Molecular Genetics, marine biology
brawley@maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-2973

Laurie ConnellLaurie Connell

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Interests: Environmental Oceanography, Marine Physiological Ecology, Marine Molecular Genetics, Marine Biology
laurie.connell@umit.maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-2470

Lee Karp-BossLee Karp-Boss

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Interests: Biological-Physical Interactions, Phycology, Marine Physiological Ecology, Marine Optics
lee.karp-boss@maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-4305

Sara LindsaySara Lindsay

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Interests: Benthic Oceanography, Marine Physiological Ecology, Marine Invertebrate Zoology, sensory biology
slindsay@maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-2739

Mary Jane PerryMary Jane Perry

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Interests: Biological-Physical Interactions, Phycology, Ocean Observing Systems, Marine Physiological Ecology
perrymj@maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-3321 x245

Paul RawsonPaul Rawson

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Interests: Marine Aquaculture, Marine Physiological Ecology, Marine Molecular Genetics, Marine Invertebrate Zoology
prawson@maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-4326

Malcolm ShickMalcolm Shick

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Interests: Marine Physiological Ecology, Marine Invertebrate Zoology, Marine Biogeochemistry, Phycology
shick@maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-2562

Mark WellsMark Wells

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Interests: Phytoplankton Physiology, Trace Metals, Iron, Marine Biogeochemistry
mlwells@maine.edu
Phone: (207) 581-4322

 
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