Koopman, Heather N
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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
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
Teaching
Teaching Overview
Animal physiology at undergraduate and graduate levels
