Research OverviewSex Determination, Biochemical and Physiological Adaptation Comparative Biology shows that sex determination is quite variable in nature. In bony fishes, depending on the species, determination of which individuals will develop as females and which will develop as males may depend not only on the chromosomes, but also on environmental conditions such as temperature or water conditions. Sex determination is a good example of biochemical and physiological adaptation----evolutionary changes that make it possible for various species to survive under unique... Complete Information... | Research DescriptionResearch Area: Biochemistry
Research Specialties: Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms that permit organisms to adapt to unique diets, environemnts, and interactions (symbiosis), molecular basis of sex determination Research Interests My approach to biological research has always crossed traditional boundaries with a strong conviction in the "comparative approach", be it at the molecular, cellular, or organismal level. I believe our knowledge of biological processes is too strongly biased by our willingness to accept the rat, mouse, or tumor cell line as "model systems". The central question which drives my research is: "In what way are the fundamental structures and functions of living systems adaptively modified to allow organisms to exploit the diversity of habitiats and to maintain the radically different modes of life we observe in nature?" Along these lines... Complete Information... |
Representative PublicationsKempton, J. W., Lewitus, A. J., Deeds, J. R., Law, J. McH., Wilde, S.B., and Place, A. R. (2002) Toxicity of Karlodinium micrum (DINOPHYCEAE) Associated with a Fish Kill in a South Carolina Brackish Retention Pond. . Harmful Algae 1: 233-241. Deeds, J. R., Mazzarccaro, A. A., Terlizzi, D. E., and Place, A. R. (2002) Treatment Options for the Control of an Ichthyotoxic Dinoflagellate in an Estuarine Aquaculture Facility: A Case Study. In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Harmful Algae Management and Mitigation. 12-16 November, 2001 Qingdao,China. Kazeto, Y., Ijiri, S., Place, A. R., Zohar, Y., and Trant, J. M. (2002) The 5' flanking regions of CYP19A and CYP19B in zebrafish. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2;288:503-508.
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