UNCW Comparative Physiology Lab
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Comparative Physiology Lab @UNCW_BaMB | PI = Dr.Mike Tift | Studying hypoxia, ischemia, diving, altitude, carbon monoxide (CO), brain lymphatics, marine mammals
Wilmington, NC, USA
Joined August 2019
RT @giuliasrossi: New paper out! šØ We show that vampire bats use amino acids from a recent blood meal to fuel RUNNING - a rare mode of locoā¦
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Graduate student position in animal physiology! Please help by retweeting and sharing with interested students. #physiology #marinemammals #research #graduateschool
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RT @jmkendallbar: šMy paper on lessons from sleep in the deep was just published in @ScienceMagazine - I am honored to have been awarded thā¦
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Please help spread the word. Do not release balloons. They kill innocent wildlife. Mass balloon releases should be illegal.
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A terrible event that we helped investigate. Rare deep-diving whale dies from ingestion of plastic balloon. Please do not release balloons! Encourage others to use biodegradable alternatives. Please spread far and wide.
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RT @Co_Biologists: Funded places for early-career researchers at our Workshop 'Vision 2024: Building Bridges in Visual Ecology' organised bā¦
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RT @J_Exp_Biol: In their #JEB100 Review, @DanielPCosta2 & Arina Favilla use diving marine mammals to show how changes from general patternsā¦
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RT @VibrioSoup: We are one of the CORDAP award winners š„³!!! Working with @perryinstitute @SGigWolf @Ecomares_ONG @coralina_sai & Blue Indigā¦
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So cool!! One of the seals we worked with a couple months ago was seen again by colleagues at the Ukrainian Station Vernadsky. Looks healthy!!! Visit to see his tracking data! š¦
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RT @SOOSocean: š Urgent Call for Action: International scientists unite for Southern Ocean research amid the climate crisis. The inauguralā¦
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RT @TheWeek: While the desolation of Antarctica's polar desert leads to it often being overlooked, the world's southernmost continent "hasā¦
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RT @Shark_ManDan: The mighty fin whale š The second largest, and the fastest whale on the planet. Iāve had this shot in my head for 3 yā¦
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Click the link below to learn more about our work down in Antarctica, and other research going on in my lab at UNCW! @LuisHuckstadt @UNCW_BaMB @UNCW_CMS @UNCWilmington @ExeterMarine @NSF
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RT @psycho_kriller: Happy World Krill Day everyone!! Here's why we think the small but mighty Antarctic krill is a superhero that's worth fā¦
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We are down in #Antarctica in the middle of winter, south of the Antarctic Circle, and itās 8.6C (47.5F). This is not okā¦ There is no ice. We need to do better. #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #B038 #ClimateEmergency #research @UNCWilmington @ExeterMarine
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RT @EG_Cunningham: š§µ10/n We frame Antarctica as a pristine wilderness, but itās not immune to the human touchā¦
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RT @EG_Cunningham: š§µ4/n Itās only now that Iāve left that I can really begin to process my Antarctic experience. And only now that Iāveā¦
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It's very concerning to hear about how bad the sea ice conditions are this year from a captain that has been coming down to #Antarctica for the last 30 years, Data supports what they and we are seeing. The impacts from #climatechange are already here. #weneedtodobetter
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