Advances in Marine Biology
- 1st Edition, Volume 63 - January 17, 2013
- Latest edition
- Editor: Michael P. Lesser
- Language: English
Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 -- over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is… Read more
Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963 -- over 40 years of outstanding coverage! The series is well known for both its excellence of reviews and editing. Now edited by Michael Lesser (University of New Hampshire, USA), with an internationally renowned Editorial Board, the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date content on a wide range of topics that will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, and biological oceanography.
- Advances in Marine Biology has been providing in-depth and up-to-date reviews on all aspects of marine biology since 1963
Postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology, oceanography
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Contributors to Volume 63
Series Contents for Last Fifteen Years*
Chapter One Molecular Delineation of Species in the Coral Holobiont
Chapter Two The Biology and Ecology of Black Corals (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Antipatharia)
Chapter Three Jellyfish Life Histories: Role of Polyps in Forming and Maintaining Scyphomedusa Populations
Chapter Four Hearing in Cetaceans: From Natural History to Experimental Biology
Subject Index
Taxonomic Index
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 63
- Published: January 17, 2013
- Language: English
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Michael P. Lesser
Educational Background
Ph. D., University of Maine, Zoology, 1989
M.S., University of New Hampshire, Microbiology, 1985
B.A., University of New Hampshire, Microbiology, Minor: Zoology, 1983
A.S. George Washington University, Medical Laboratory Science, 1977
Courses Taught
Biological Oceanography, Physiological Ecology, Marine Biology, Marine Microbiology, General Microbiology, Immunology, Biology and Ecology of Coral Reefs
Current Research Interests
My principal focus involve understanding how taxonomically diverse marine organisms respond physiologically to changes in their environment. In particular I'm interested in how organismal physiology can influence the ecology of marine organisms. As a physiological ecologist my students and I answer these types of questions by utilizing field and laboratory experiments, as well as a wide range of techniques from molecular biology to in situ measurements. Currently my research encompasses four major areas;
1) Biochemistry and molecular genetics of oxidative stress in marine organisms associated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation, elevated temperatures, or hyperoxic conditions.
2) Physiological ecology of marine invertebrates and phytoplankton, physiological responses to changes in the environment, bacterial- and algal-invertebrate symbioses, and the trophic biology of suspension-feeding invertebrates.
3) Ecology and photobiology of mesophotic coral reefs.
4) Underwater technology, use of technical diving for scientific research.
Affiliations and expertise
University of New Hampshire, USARead Advances in Marine Biology on ScienceDirect