Koopman, Heather N

Koopman, Heather N
Professor

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

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year	Title	Altmetric
2021-05-01	Lipid signature of neural tissues of marine and terrestrial mammals: consistency across species and habitats -- B, Biochemical. systematic, and environmental physiology. Journal of Comparative Physiology. 191:815-829. 2021-05-01
2021-01-01	Comparative morphology of the spinal cord and associated vasculature in shallow versus deep divers. Journal of Morphology. 282:1415–1431. 2021-01-01
2021-01-01	Lipid signature of central nervous system tissues of marine and terrestrial mammals: consistency across species and habitats. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 2021-01-01
2020-01-01	Fatty acid composition and N2 solubility in triacylglycerol-rich adipose tissue: the likely importance of intact molecular structure. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223. 2020-01-01
2020-01-01	Lipids of lung and lung fat emboli of the toothed whales (Odontoceti). Scientific Reports. 10. 2020-01-01
2020-01-01	Microvessel density, lipid chemistry and N2 solubility in human and pig adipose tissue. Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine. 47:1-12. 2020-01-01
2019-01-01	Advances in research to understand the impact of antisubmarine sonar on beaked whales. Proc. R. Soc. B. 286. 2019-01-01
2019-01-01	The density of odontocete integument depends on blubber lipid composition and temperature. Marine Mammal Science. 35:595-616. 2019-01-01
2018-01-01	Effects of age, sex, colony and breeding phase on marine space use by Great Shearwaters Ardenna gravis in the South Atlantic. Marine Biology. 165. 2018-01-01
2018-01-01	Function and evolution of specialized endogenous lipids in toothed whales. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221. 2018-01-01
2018-01-01	Microvascular characteristics of the acoustic fats of odontocetes: a comparison between deep- and shallow-diving species. Journal of Morphology. 279:458-471. 2018-01-01
2017-01-01	Lipid composition and thermal properties of the blubber of Gervais’ beaked whale (Mesoplodon europaeus) across ontogeny. Marine Mammal Science Early View. 2017-01-01
2016-05-01	Seasonal physiological dynamics of maturing female southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma).. Conservation Physiology. 4:1-12. 2016-05-01
2016-01-01	Endangered Right Whales Enhance Primary Productivity in the Bay of Fundy. PLoS ONE. 11. 2016-01-01
2016-01-01	Exploring cause of death, human interaction and body condition in stranded loggerhead sea turtles. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 555:221-234. 2016-01-01
2016-01-01	Impact of Environment and Ontogeny on Relative Fecundity and Egg Quality of Female Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) from Four Sites in Northern Chesapeake Bay. Biological Bulletin. 231:185-198. 2016-01-01
2016-01-01	Loggerhead turtle killed by vessel and fishery interaction in Virginia, USA, are healthy prior to death.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 555:221-234. 2016-01-01
2016-01-01	Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the U.S. mid-Atlantic. Marine Mammal Science. 32:86–121. 2016-01-01
2016-01-01	Ontogenetic allometry and body composition of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) from the U.S. mid-Atlantic. Marine Mammal Science.. Marine Mammal Science. 32:86–121. 2016-01-01
2016-01-01	Seasonal physiological dynamics of maturing female southern flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma). Conservation Physiology. 2016-01-01
2015-08-01	Nitrogen solubility in odontocete blubber and mandibular fats in relation to lipid composition.. Journal of Experimental Biology. 218:2620-2630.. 2015-08-01
2015-03-01	Maternal and environmental influences on fecundity and embryo quality in the American lobster (Homarus americanus).. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.. 72:352-363. 2015-03-01
2015-01-01	Environmental predictors and temporal patterns of basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) occurrence in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada.. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 465:465: 24–32.. 2015-01-01
2015-01-01	Environmental predictors and temporal patterns of basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) occurrence in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada.. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 465:24–32. 2015-01-01
2015-01-01	Maternal and environmental influences on fecundity and embryo quality in the American lobster (Homarus americanus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 72:352-363. 2015-01-01
2015-01-01	Morphology of the nasal apparatus in pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales. Anatomical Record. 298:1301–1326. 2015-01-01
2015-01-01	Nitrogen solubility in odontocete blubber and mandibular fats in relation to lipid composition. Journal of Experimental Biology. 218:2620-2630. 2015-01-01
2014-07-01	Rapid sub-surface ocean warming in the Bay of Fundy as measured by free-swimming basking sharks.. Oceanography. 27:14-16. 2014-07-01
2014-01-01	Characterization of lipids in adipose depots associated with minke and fin whale ears: comparison with "acoustic fats" of toothed whales. Marine Mammal Science. 2014-01-01
2014-01-01	Population density and abundance of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada.. Endangered Species Research. 2014-01-01
2014-01-01	Population density and abundance of basking sharks in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada. Endangered Species Research. 23:177-185. 2014-01-01
2014-01-01	Rapid sub-surface ocean warming in the Bay of Fundy as measured by free-swimming basking sharks. Oceanography. 27:14-16. 2014-01-01
2013-01-01	Seasonal variation in the spatial distribution of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) in the lower Bay of Fundy, Canada. PLOS One. 2013-01-01
2013-01-01	The Distribution and Stratification of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Fatty Acids in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Blubber. Science of the total environment. 2013-01-01
2013-01-01	Variation in egg quality in blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, from North Carolina: does female size matter?. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 2013-01-01
2012-11-01	Lipid class and depth-specific thermal properties in the blubber of two species of odontocete cetaceans, the short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus) and the pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps).. Journal of Experimental Biology. 215:4330-4339. 2012-11-01
2012-11-01	Solubility of nitrogen in marine mammal blubber depends on its lipid composition. Journal of Experimental Biology. 2012-11-01
2012-08-01	Microvascular patterns in the blubber of shallow and deep diving Odontocetes.. Journal of Morphology. 273:932-42. 2012-08-01
2012-01-01	Physiological constraints and the influence of diet on fatty acids in the yolk of gentoo penguins, Pygoscelis papua. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. online Epub. 2012-01-01
2011-01-01	Variation in the nutritional quality of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) from the Bay of Fundy, Canada: implications of a variable prey base.. Fisheries Bulletin. 109:113-122. 2011-01-01
2010-01-01	Inter-annual variability in diets of non-breeding pelagic seabirds (Puffinus sp.) at migratory staging areas: evidence from stable isotopes and fatty acids.. Marine ecology progress series. 419:267-282. 2010-01-01
2010-01-01	New hoop-net techniques for capturing birds at sea and comparison with other capture methods.. Marine Ornithology.. 38:23-29. 2010-01-01
2010-01-01	Propagation of narrow-band-high-frequency clicks: Measured and modeled transmission loss of porpoise-like clicks in porpoise habitats.. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 127:560-567. 2010-01-01
2009-03-01	Metabolism of ingested lipids by North Atlantic right whales. Endangered Species Research. 6:259-271. 2009-03-01
2009-01-01	Distribution and development of the highly specialized lipids in the sound reception systems of dolphins.. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 2009-01-01
2009-01-01	Life history constrains biochemical development in the highly specialized Odontocete echolocation system.. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 275:2327-2334. 2009-01-01

Chapter

Year	Title	Altmetric
2018-01-01	Blubber. Academic Press/Elsevier. 107-110. 2018-01-01

Presentations

Declining maternal size and changes to embryo quality in the American lobster (Homarus americanus) over a decade, RARGOM meeting 2021-11-01
Thermal preferences and movement patterns of female lobsters in a changing world – a scientific partnership with the fishery, RARGOM meeting 2021-11-01
Structure of adipose tissue: measuring the potential for gas exchange in diving animals, SICB 2020 2020-01-01
Comparative Morphology of the Spinal Cord and Associated Vasculature in Shallow versus Deep Diving Cetaceans, World Marine Mammal Conference 2019-12-01
Why are Springtime Algae Blooms Booming in Fram Strait?, AGU Fall Meeting 2019-12-01
Evolution of synthesis of specialized and unusual lipids in toothed whales, and their roles in echolocation, Lipids in the Ocean Conference, Brest, France 2018-11-01
Reduced energy density in Calanus C5 copepods over the last decade in the Bay of Fundy: Implications for right whale reproduction?, Society for Marine Mammalogy 22nd Biennial Meeting 2017-10-01
Fatty acid profiles to support fish trophic analysis in the lower Cape Fear River ecosystem., Tidewater Chapter Meeting, American Fisheries Society 2017-03-01
Fatty acid profiles to support fish trophic analysis in the lower Cape Fear River ecosystem., Colonial Academic Alliance – Undergraduate Research Conference 2017-03-01
How does the morphology of the fat of diving animals help predict implications of gas exchange?, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology 2017-01-01
Composition and Distribution of Intact Waxes in the Acoustic Fats of Toothed Whales., SEAMAMMS 2016-04-03
Glucose transporters in adipose tissues of the bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus: effects of tissue type and developmental stage, SEAMAMMS 2016-04-03
Composition and Distribution of Intact Waxes in the Acoustic Fats of Toothed Whales, SEAMAMMS 2016-04-01
Effects of tissue type and age on glucose transporters in dolphin adipose tissue, SEAMAMMS 2016-04-01
Membrane lipid content as an indicator of whole animal metabolic rate , Society for integrative and comparative biology 2016-01-01
Microvascular characteristics of the acoustic fats of deep and shallow-diving odontocetes. , Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals 2015-12-18
Composition and distribution of intact waxes in the acoustic fats of toothed whales, Society for Marine Mammalogy 21st Biennial Meeting 2015-12-16
Acoustic fat bodies of beaked whales: Unexpected variation in physical and biochemical properties within the Ziphiids. , Society for Marine Mammalogy 21st Biennial Meeting 2015-12-15
Acoustic fat bodies of beaked whales: Unexpected variation in physical and biochemical properties within the Ziphiids, Society for Marine Mammalogy 21st Biennial Meeting 2015-12-01
Composition and distribution of intact waxes in the acoustic fats of toothed whales, Society for Marine Mammalogy 21st Biennial Meeting 2015-12-01
Microvascular characteristics of the acoustic fats of deep and shallow-diving odontocetes., Society for Marine Mammalogy 21st Biennial Meeting 2015-12-01
Heterogeneity in the acoustic fat deposits in the narwhal, Monodon monoceros, SEAMAMMS (Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium) meeting 2015-03-01
Melting points of acoustic fats from diving marine mammals, SEAMAMMS (Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium) meeting 2015-03-01
Are loggerhead turtles that die from acute injuries and vessel interactions healthy or compromised?, Southeast Regional Sea Turtle Meeting 2015-02-01
A comparative study of the microvascularity of adipose in a variety of diving tetrapods compared to terrestrial mammals, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology 2015-01-01
Possible reproductive senescence in American lobsters (Homarus americanus), Lobster biology workshop 2011-03-01
Depth-specific fatty acid composition and temperature dependent thermal properties of the blubber of short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). , SICB 2011-01-01
The influence of diet on fatty acids in the yolk of gentoo penguins, Pygoscelis papua. , 1st World Seabird Conference, Sept 7-11, Victoria, British Columbia. 2010-09-01
The influence of diet on fatty acids in the yolk of gentoo penguins, Pygoscelis papua. , 7th International Penguin Conference 2010-08-01
Annual variation in energy content of the copepod, Calanus finmarchicus from the Bay of Fundy,, SEAMAMMS 2010 2010-03-01
Egg Size and Development rates in American Lobsters: Relationship to Female Size. , Benthic Ecology Meeting 2010 2010-03-01
Possible reproductive senescence in American lobsters (Homarus americanus). , Benthic Ecology Meeting 2010 2010-03-01
nnual variation in energy content of the copepod, Calanus finmarchicus from the Bay of Fundy, Canada. , Benthic Ecology Meeting 2010 2010-03-01
Whales: animals with unusual amounts of unusual lipids, Invited talk at Univ. Alabama Birmingham 2010-02-01
Solubility of nitrogen gas in Odontocete blubber: are deep divers more vulnerable to nitrogen absorption? , 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals 2009-10-01
Variation in the vascular patterns of blubber in shallow and deep-diving Odontocetes: implications for diving physiology? , 18th Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals 2009-10-01
Thermal properties of the blubber of adult female short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus), Darwin's Legacy 2009-01-01
Thermal properties of the blubber of adult female short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala macrorhynchus). , Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium 2009-01-01

Research Overview

Physiological ecology of marine animals. Using lipid analyses to study the health, conservation, reproduction, metabolism and evolution of animals, as well as special adaptations

Principal Investigator On

Detection of glucose transporters in dolphin tissues 2016-04-01 - 2016-08-01

Nitrogen solubility in adipose tissues of diving animals: implications for human divers and for modeling diving physiology. 2012-04-01 - 2016-08-01

Enhancement of animal physiology laboratory 2013-07-01 - 2014-06-01

Infrastructure Improvement for Grand Manan Research Station 2013-04-01 - 2014-03-01

Support for Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research Station 2011-09-01 - 2013-08-01

Hamilton Company Syringe Award 2013-01-01

Equipment Request for Animal Physiology Laboratory 2012-03-01 - 2012-06-01

Factors affecting egg quality in blue crabs: female size and habitat quality 2010-05-01 - 2012-04-01

Nitrogen gas dynamics in adipose tissues of diving mammals: do lipid composition and low- and mid-frequency sound affect N2 solubility? 2006-01-01 - 2010-06-01

Factors affecting egg quality in the American lobster (Homarus americanus) in the Bay of Fundy. 2009-04-01 - 2010-02-01

Co-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

Cell structure and metabolic rate: Balancing functional demands and maintenance costs in fishes 2016-03-01 - 2016-06-01

CMS Pilot Project 2016-02-01 - 2016-06-01

Quantifying trophic dynamics of non-native catfish in the Cape Fear River to assess predatory impact on anadromous and native fishes 2015-12-01 - 2016-06-01

Quantifying trophic dynamics of non-native catfish in the Cape Fear River to assess predatory impact on anadromous and native fishes 2016-01-01 - 2016-05-01

Enhancement of Animal Physiology lab- respirometers 2013-03-01 - 2013-05-01

Equipment for BIO345 Laboratory 2010-03-01 - 2010-12-01

Enhanced tissue collection and health monitoring of stranded marine mammals in North Carolina and Virginia 2008-01-01 - 2009-01-01

UNCW College of Arts and Sciences Physiology classroom enhancements

Investigator On

Collaborative partnership between fishermen and scientists to predict use of critical habitat by right whales. 2020-01-01 - 2023-01-01

Meeting at the Table - Interconnecting Food, Chemistry, Technology, Biology and our Community 2021-08-01 - 2022-05-01

Monitoring changes in zooplankton community structure and water temperatures in the Bay of Fundy 2019-07-01 - 2020-03-01

composition and nitrogen solubility of the spinal cord and brain: comparisons between diving and terrestrial mammals to provide insight into Type II DCS 2017-01-01 - 2020-01-01

Assessment of zooplankton abundance and energy density in the Bay of Fundy; possible impacts on right whales and other species. 2018-07-01 - 2019-03-01

Measuring water temperature in the Bay of Fundy: assessing impacts of climate change on the ecosystem, Year 2 2017-07-01 - 2018-07-01

Infrastructure Support for Grand Manan Whale & Seabird Research Station 2014-11-01 - 2017-10-01

Support for marine conservation in the Bay of Fundy 2017-06-01 - 2017-09-01

Measuring water temperature in the Bay of Fundy: assessing impacts of climate change on the ecosystem 2016-07-01 - 2017-06-01

Measuring water temperature in the Bay of Fundy: assessing potential biological impacts of climate change – year 2 2016-04-01 - 2017-03-01

Purchase of equipment to support Koopman lab 2016-07-01 - 2017-01-01

Diving behaviour and risk of ship strikes to basking sharks 2015-06-01 - 2016-12-01

Support for marine conservation in the Bay of Fundy 2016-03-01 - 2016-09-01

support for marine conservation in the Bay of Fundy 2016-03-01 - 2016-09-01

Detection of glucose transporters in dolphin tissues 2016-04-01 - 2016-08-01

Cell structure and metabolic rate: Balancing functional demands and maintenance costs in fishes 2016-03-01 - 2016-06-01

Quantifying trophic dynamics of non-native catfish in the Cape Fear River to assess predatory impact on anadromous and native fishes 2015-12-01 - 2016-06-01

Monitoring the movements of basking sharks in the Bay of Fundy to assess ship strike risk 2015-07-01 - 2016-06-01

Do zooplankton in the Bay of Fundy exhibit lower energy density with warming temperatures? Potential effects for right whales, basking sharks, and other planktivores 2016-04-01 - 2016-03-01

Monitoring water temperatures from surface to the bottom in the Bay of Fundy 2015-06-01 - 2016-03-01

Measuring water temperature in the Bay of Fundy: assessing potential biological impacts of climate change 2015-04-01 - 2016-03-01

Equipment for solvent dispensing 2016-01-01

Protecting Canada's Elusive Giants 2013-05-01 - 2014-04-01

Critical habitat and migration patterns of Canadian 2011-08-01 - 2012-08-01

Enhancement of animal physiology laboratory 2011-01-01 - 2012-01-01

Teaching Overview

Animal physiology at undergraduate and graduate levels

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Heather N Koopman

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