Publications
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Seasonal movements, aggregations and diving behavior of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) revealed with archival tags.
Walli A,
Teo SL, Boustany A, Farwell CJ, Williams T, Dewar H, Prince E, Block BA.
PLoS One.
2009;
4
(7):
e6151
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Heterologous hybridization to a complementary DNA microarray reveals the effect of thermal acclimation in the endothermic bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis).
Castilho PC,
Buckley BA, Somero G, Block BA.
Mol Ecol.
2009;
18
(10):
2092-102
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Effect of thermal acclimation on action potentials and sarcolemmal K+ channels from Pacific bluefin tuna cardiomyocytes.
Galli GL,
Lipnick MS, Block BA.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol.
2009;
297
(2):
R502-9
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Philopatry and migration of Pacific white sharks.
Jorgensen SJ,
Reeb CA, Chapple TK, Anderson S, Perle C, Van Sommeran SR, Fritz-Cope C, Brown AC, Klimley AP, Block BA.
Proc Biol Sci.
2009
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Influence of swimming speed on metabolic rates of juvenile pacific bluefin tuna and yellowfin tuna.
Blank JM,
Farwell CJ, Morrissette JM, Schallert RJ, Block BA.
Physiol Biochem Zool.
2007 Mar-Apr;
80
(2):
167-77
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Elevated Ca2+ ATPase (SERCA2) activity in tuna hearts: comparative aspects of temperature dependence.
Castilho PC,
Landeira-Fernandez AM, Morrissette J, Block BA.
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol.
2007;
148
(1):
124-32
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Temperature effects on metabolic rate of juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis.
Blank JM,
Morrissette JM, Farwell CJ, Price M, Schallert RJ, Block BA.
J Exp Biol.
2007;
210
(Pt 23):
4254-61
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Electronic tagging and population structure of Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Block BA,
Teo SL, Walli A, Boustany A, Stokesbury MJ, Farwell CJ, Weng KC, Dewar H, Williams TD.
Nature.
2005;
434
(7037):
1121-7
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Satellite tagging and cardiac physiology reveal niche expansion in salmon sharks.
Weng KC,
Castilho PC, Morrissette JM, Landeira-Fernandez AM, Holts DB, Schallert RJ, Goldman KJ, Block BA.
Science.
2005;
310
(5745):
104-6
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Temperature dependence of the Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA2) in the ventricles of tuna and mackerel.
Landeira-Fernandez AM,
Morrissette JM, Blank JM, Block BA.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol.
2004;
286
(2):
R398-404
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Electrophysiological properties of the L-type Ca(2+) current in cardiomyocytes from bluefin tuna and Pacific mackerel.
Shiels HA,
Blank JM, Farrell AP, Block BA.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol.
2004;
286
(4):
R659-68
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In situ cardiac performance of Pacific bluefin tuna hearts in response to acute temperature change.
Blank JM,
Morrissette JM, Landeira-Fernandez AM, Blackwell SB, Williams TD, Block BA.
J Exp Biol.
2004;
207
(Pt 5):
881-90
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Characterization of ryanodine receptor and Ca2+-ATPase isoforms in the thermogenic heater organ of blue marlin (Makaira nigricans).
Morrissette JM,
Franck JP, Block BA.
J Exp Biol.
2003;
206
(Pt 5):
805-12
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Effects of temperature, epinephrine and Ca(2+) on the hearts of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares).
Blank JM,
Morrissette JM, Davie PS, Block BA.
J Exp Biol.
2002;
205
(Pt 13):
1881-8
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Expanded niche for white sharks.
Boustany AM,
Davis SF, Pyle P, Anderson SD, Le Boeuf BJ, Block BA.
Nature.
2002;
415
(6867):
35-6
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Migratory movements, depth preferences, and thermal biology of Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Block BA,
Dewar H, Blackwell SB, Williams TD, Prince ED, Farwell CJ, Boustany A, Teo SL, Seitz A, Walli A, Fudge D.
Science.
2001;
293
(5533):
1310-4
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Oxygen affinity and amino acid sequence of myoglobins from endothermic and ectothermic fish.
Marcinek DJ,
Bonaventura J, Wittenberg JB, Block BA.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol.
2001;
280
(4):
R1123-33
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Characterization of RyR1-slow, a ryanodine receptor specific to slow-twitch skeletal muscle.
Morrissette J,
Xu L, Nelson A, Meissner G, Block BA.
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol.
2000;
279
(5):
R1889-98
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Development of an acoustic telemetry tag for monitoring electromyograms in free-swimming fish
Dewar H,
Deffenbaugh M, Thurmond G, Lashkari K, Block BA.
J Exp Biol.
1999:
202 (Pt 19)
2693-9
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The sarcoplasmic reticulum plays a major role in isometric contraction in atrial muscle of yellowfin tuna
Shiels HA,
Freund EV, Farrell AP, Block BA.
J Exp Biol.
1999:
202 (Pt 7)
881-90
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Cloning and characterization of fiber type-specific ryanodine receptor isoforms in skeletal muscles of fish.
Franck JP,
Morrissette J, Keen JE, Londraville RL, Beamsley M, Block BA.
Am J Physiol.
1998;
275
(2 Pt 1):
C401-15
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A new satellite technology for tracking the movements of Atlantic bluefin tuna.
Block BA,
Dewar H, Farwell C, Prince ED.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A.
1998;
95
(16):
9384-9
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The role of ryanodine receptor isoforms in the structure and function of the vertebrate triad.
Block BA,
O'Brien J, Franck J.
Soc Gen Physiol Ser.
1996:
51
47-65
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Thermogenesis in muscle.
Block BA,
Annu Rev Physiol.
1994:
56
535-77
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