Tift, Michael S

Tift, Michael S
Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor, Biology and Marine Biology , College of Science and Engineering

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021-01-01	Evolved increases in hemoglobin-oxygen affinity and Bohr effect coincided with the aquatic specialization of penguins.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2021-01-01
2021-01-01	Ontogeny of carbon monoxide-related gene expression in a deep-diving marine mammal.. Frontiers in Physiology. 2021-01-01
2020-01-01	Adaptive Potential of the Heme Oxygenase/Carbon Monoxide Pathway During Hypoxia.. Frontiers in Physiology. 2020-01-01
2020-01-01	Stroke effort and relative lung volume influence heart rate in diving sea lions. Journal of Experimental Biology.. . 223. 2020-01-01
2019-01-01	Heart Rates, Heart Rate Profiles, and Electrocardiograms in Three Killer Whales, a Beluga, and a Pilot Whale: An Exploratory Investigation.. Marine Mammal Science. 2019-01-01
2019-01-01	Inferring prey size variation from mandible acceleration in northern elephant seals.. Marine Mammal Science. 2019-01-01
2019-01-01	Time Domains of Hypoxia Adaptation-Elephant Seals Stand Out Among Divers.. Frontiers in Physiology. 2019-01-01
2018-01-01	Anterior vena caval oxygen profiles in a deep-diving California sea lion: arteriovenous shunts, a central venous oxygen store, and oxygenation during lung collapse.. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2018-01-01
2018-01-01	The extra burden of motherhood: Reduced dive duration associated with pregnancy status in a deep-diving mammal, the northern elephant seal.. Biology Letters. 2018-01-01
2017-01-01	Effects of Inhalational Anesthesia on Blood Gases and pH in California Sea Lions.. Marine Mammal Science. 33:726-737. 2017-01-01
2017-01-01	Flipper stroke rate and venous oxygen levels in free-ranging California sea lions.. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 220:1533-1540. 2017-01-01
2017-01-01	Heart rate regulation in diving sea lions: the vagus nerve rules.. Journal of Experimental Biology. 220:1372-1381. 2017-01-01
2017-01-01	Variation in adrenal and thyroid hormones with life-history stage in juvenile northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris).. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 252:111-118. 2017-01-01
2016-01-01	Regional variability in diving physiology and behavior in a widely distributed air-breathing marine predator, the South American sea lion (Otaria byronia).. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 219. 2016-01-01
2015-01-01	Adrenal sensitivity to stress is maintained despite variation in baseline glucocorticoids in moulting seals.. Conservation Physiology. 3. 2015-01-01
2014-01-01	Causes of death in preweaned northern elephant seal pups (Mirounga angustirostris, Gill, 1866), Ano Nuevo State Reserve, California 2012.. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 26:320-326. 2014-01-01
2014-01-01	Elevated carboxyhemoglobin in a marine mammal, the northern elephant seal.. The Journal of Experimental Biology. 217:1752-1757. 2014-01-01
2014-01-01	Isolation of progenitor cells from the blubber of northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) in order to obtain an in vitro adipocyte model.. Marine Mammal Science. 31:764-773. 2014-01-01

Presentations

Defining the Movement of Free-Ranging Adult California Sea Lions , 2022 Carolinas Women In Computing Conference (co-presented in CSURF and Spring Computing Showcase) 2022-05-01
Deep-diving marine mammals: What can they tell us about human medicine?, Planet Ocean Seminar Series at UNCW 2021-04-01
First Report of Red Blood Cell Lifespan in a Marine Mammal: An Insight Into Endogenous Carbon Monoxide (CO) Production, Experimental Biology 2021-04-01
Blowing smoke? Understanding the benefits of carbon monoxide (CO) in marine mammals, University of San Francisco Seminar Series 2021-03-01
Expression of markers associated with carbon monoxide signaling in a deep-diving mammal, 2021 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference 2021-01-01
Diversity of endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) in the blood of 24 air-breathing diving vertebrates, World Marine Mammal Conference 2019-12-01
Adaptive role of endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) in deep diving marine mammals, Biannual Society for Marine Mammalogy 2017-10-01
A Paradigm Shift: Benefits of Carbon Monoxide (CO) in Hypoxia – Adapted Species, Experimental Biology Conference 2017-04-01
Blowing smoke? Elevated carbon monoxide (CO) in some marine mammals, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology 2017-01-01
The Dose Makes the Poison: The Carbon Monoxide Paradox in Marine Mammals, Experimental Biology 2016-04-01
Flipper stroke rate and venous oxygen depletion in California sea lions, 21st Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals 2015-12-01
Elevated carbon monoxide in marine mammals, First Annual Diving Physiology Workshop 2014-09-01
Gliding down and stroking up: Blood oxygen depletion and exercise intensity in California Sea Lions, 5th Bio-logging Science Symposium (BLS5) 2014-09-01
Endogenous carbon monoxide in marine mammals: Understanding the benefits, Experimental Biology Conference 2014-04-01

Principal Investigator On

Response to Marine Mammal Strandings in Southern North Carolina with Emphasis on Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME Monitoring, Human Interaction Diagnosis in support of the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Team and Enhanced Ancillary Analyses. 2022-09-01 - 2023-08-01

Response to Marine Mammal Strandings in Southern North Carolina with Special Emphasis on Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME Monitoring, Human Interaction Diagnosis in support of the Bottlenose Dolphin Take Reduction Team, and Enhanced Ancillary Analyses 2021-09-01 - 2022-08-01

Investigator On

Central nervous system lymphatic structure in marine mammals: a morphological comparison of shallow and deep divers. 2021-01-01 - 2024-01-01

Effects of a changing climate on the habitat utilization, foraging ecology, and distribution of crabeater seals. 2021-01-01 - 2024-01-01

2022 Friends of UNCW Program Award 2022-01-01

Response to Marine Mammal Strandings in Southern North Carolina with Special Emphasis on Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME Monitoring, Human Interaction, and Enhanced Ancillary Analyses. 2021-01-01 - 2022-01-01

Collaborative Research: Role of endogenous carbon monoxide (CO) in hypoxia tolerant species. 2019-01-01 - 2022-01-01

Response to and Coordination of Marine Mammal Strandings in North Carolina with Special Emphasis on Bottlenose Dolphin Post-UME Monitoring and Enhanced Ancillary Analyses. 2020-01-01 - 2021-01-01

Assessment of the anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptosis properties of elephant seal blood. 2020-01-01 - 2020-05-01

Assessment of the Anti-Inflammatory and Anti- Apoptosis Properties of Elephant Seal Blood. 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01

CMS Equipment Grant 2019-01-01 - 2020-01-01

Novo Nordisk Travel Grant 2017-01-01

Program Fellowship 2017-01-01

Ruth L. Kirschstein F-32 Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award 2017-01-01

Foundation Grant 2014-01-01

Grants-in-Aid of Research 2014-01-01

Full Name

Michael S Tift