Graham LabDr. Jeffrey B. Graham Research Physiologist and Marine Biologist, Senior Adjunct Lecturer Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0202 USA Phone: 858-534 8044 Fax: 858 534 7313 Email: jgraham@ucsd.edu Street Address: 8655 Biological Grade, 310 Scholander Hall, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA Working mainly with fishes, this laboratory examines the origin, functional bases, and evolution of specializations related to high performance swimming and for life on the edge. Ongoing projects include elucidation of the mechanisms involved in locomotion and the exaptations for endothermy present in the bonitos and tunas (family Scombridae), the nature and degree of evolutionary convergence in the capacities of scombrids and lamnid sharks for high performance swimming, the physiological factors regulating elasmobranch heart function, and the origin of the suite of specializations of mudskippers for amphibious life. Research Areas
Professor of
Personnel |
|
|