Barbara Block
Academic Appointments
- Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
Key Documents
Contact Information
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (831) 655-6236 Tel (831) 655-6237
Professional Overview
Postdoctoral Advisees
Aaron Carlisle, Pablo Cermeno Villanueva, Taylor Chapple, Jonathan Dale, Luke Gardner, Adrian Gleiss
Scientific Focus
Publications
- Using stable isotope analysis to understand the migration and trophic ecology of northeastern Pacific white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). PLoS One. 2012; (2): e30492
- Temperature dependence of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca²⁺-ATPase from rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. J Fish Biol. 2011; (3): 789-800
- Temperature effects on Ca2+ cycling in scombrid cardiomyocytes: a phylogenetic comparison. J Exp Biol. 2011; (Pt 7): 1068-76
- Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean. Nature. 2011; (7354): 86-90
- Expression of cytokines IL-1beta and TNF-alpha in tissues and cysts surrounding Didymocystis wedli (Digenea, Didymozoidae) in the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis). Fish Shellfish Immunol. 2010; (3): 487-93
- Multilocus phylogenetic analyses reveal that habitat selection drives the speciation of Didymozoidae (Digenea) parasitizing Pacific and Atlantic bluefin tunas. Parasitology. 2010; (6): 1013-25
