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Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
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Gulf of Mexico mesopelagic species.
All photos by Dante Fenolio.
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 Pluerogramma
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"Detectives in Antarctica"
Dr. Torres' blog as published by the St. Petersburg Times during his March/April 2010 research cruise to the Antarctic.
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"La misteriosa desaparición del pez plateado"
The Guatemalan publication Magacín published this article on May 23, 2010 concerning Dr. Torres' research on Antarctic Pleurograma.
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"Fishy Business"
Climate change may be to blame for disappearance of Antarctic silverfish.
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Julian Asford of Old Dominion University
Dr. Ashford served as a co-Principal Investigator during the 2010 Antarctic research cruise.
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Tomaso Patarnello of the University of Padua
Dr. Patarnello served as a co-Principal Investigator during the 2010 Antarctic research cruise.
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Micronekton of the Cariaco
Adaptations to depth, cold
temperature, and low oxygen in
benthic and pelagic species
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CTD-Biologger Penguin Tags
Project summary: Development of a miniature CTD-biologger to determine the use of physical microstructure by foraging Penguins.
Heather with Penguin
We are developing a small Penguin CTD-tag to study the fine-scale linkages between foraging behavior and the physical microstructure of Magellanic and Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae and Spheniscus magellanicus) marine habitat. This instrument is intended to help define the importance of physical water mass features, such as frontal systems, currents, eddies, or ice edges, to the distribution, abundance and behavior of foraging penguins. It is designed to measure physical features along with behavioral and geo-location data during foraging trips.
Penguin tag
Adelie penguin
The instrument measures conductivity, temperature, pressure, light, acceleration, magnetic fields, wet/dry, and GPS. It is also equipped with a WiFi module for communication and a rechargeable battery for multiple deployments. A novel CTD sensor board was developed using printed circuit board (PCB) techniques on a liquid crystal polymer substrate <> (LCP) and consists of a fabricated conductivity cell, thermistor, piezoresitive pressure module and a wet/dry sensor. The shape and size of the biologger has been optimized for deployments on penguins and is 95 x 30 x 16 mm. Penguin field deployments are scheduled for December 2010.
Potted CTD
Illustration of penguin tag
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this project attempts to understand how temperature imposes challenges in ATP production in species adapted to extreme low temperatures. In addition to temperature adaptation, I also work on hydrogen sulfide tolerant fishes such as the gulf killifish Fundulus grandis, determining how estuarine species cope with moderate concentrations of dissolved hydrogen sulfide at the sub cellular level.
