cetacean research projects
- BIOL399 or BIOL499 - Biology Independent Study
- BCMB399 or BCMB498 or BCMB499 - Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Independent Study
- HCO - Hendrix College Odyssey Program Funded
- INBRE - Arkansas INBRE Funded
- SURF - Arkansas Department of Higher Education SURF Funded
- ASTA - Arkansas Science and Technology Authority REU (NSF) Funded
- 2003
- Evan Brickell (SURF) - Metabolic characteristics of the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) scalenus muscle
- 2004
- Brandon Thurow (Volunteer) - Cross-sectional variation in the fiber-type profile of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) scalenus muscle
- Eric Traister (BIOL399; HCO) - Morphological analyses of cetacean diaphragms: correlations with ventilatory functions
- 2005
- Andrea Glaser (BIOL499) - An investigation of the presence of a caval sphincter in the diaphragm of dwarf sperm whales (Kogia simus)
- 2006
- Erin Guy (BIOL499) - Fiber-type profile comparison of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) scalenus muscles
- Rachel Rein (BIOL399; SURF) - Fast-twitch fiber composition in the adult common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) diaphragm and its relationship with breathing rate
- Best Undergraduate Oral Presentation - Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS) 2007
- Ryan Spragg (BIOL399) - Does the esophageal hiatus of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have a sphincter function?
- 2007
- Lucy Holifield (BIOL399) - Does the caval foramen of bottlneose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) regulate vascular pressure during dives to depth?
- 2008
- Sahba Talebi (BIOL499) - Expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms in the diaphragm and scalenus of three cetacean species
- 2009
- Afton Cooper (ASTA; BIOL499) - Can the caval region of the common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) diaphragm regulate vascular pressure during dives to depth?
- Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation - Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Marine Mammal Symposium (SEAMAMMS) 2010
- Meagan Kreps (BIOL399; Keith Sutton Award) - Can the caval foramen of dwarf and pygmy sperm whale diaphragms act as a sphincter to control blood pressure at depth?
- Adrienne Norrell (Volunteer; BIOL399) - Determining the significance of the scalenus muscle in the ventilation of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis)
- 2010
- Charis Lorenz (BIOL399; Volunteer) - The role of the scalenus muscle in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) ventilation
- Adrienne Norrell (BIOL499) - Determining the significance of the scalenus muscle in the ventilation of common dolphins (Delphinus delphis)
- 2011
- Allison Henry (HCO; BIOL499) - Determining the existence of a sphincter in the caval region of Stenella spp.
- Josi Robertson (HCO) - The role of the diaphragm and scalenus in the ventilation of striped and spotted dolphins (Stenella spp.)
- 2012
- Meredith McKinney (HCO) - The scalenus and diaphragm muscles' contributions to inspiration in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
- Millie Unser (Volunteer) - Investigating the presence of a venous sphincter in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diaphragm
- 2013
- Chloe Benichou (Volunteer) - Oxidative enzyme activity in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diaphragm and scalenus muscles
- Meredith McKinney (BCMB499) - Lactate dehydrogenase activity in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diaphragm and scalenus
- Justin Mosbey (BIOL499) - Morphology of the diaphragm of beaked whales (Mesoplodon spp.)
- Kat Powell (BIOL499) - Characterizing the crural region of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diaphragm
- 2014
- Chloe Benichou (BIOL499) - Oxidative enzyme activity in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diaphragm and scalenus muscles
- 2015
- Sophie Knorek (BIOL499) - Characterizing the diaphragm of deep-diving beaked whales (Mesoplodon spp.)
- Sarah McHugh (BIOL499) - Fiber type profiles of nasal musculature in the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
- Megan Murphy (BIOL499) - Fiber type profiles of the nasal musculature of the harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)
- Elizabeth Soo (BIOL399) - Myosin heavy chain expression in vocal muscles of harbor porpoises and bottlenose dolphins
- 2016
- Brandon Cathey (Volunteer) Fiber-type profiles and myosin heavy chain expression of the nasal musculature of the killer whale (Orcinus orca) and long-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus capensis)
- Hal Denton (BCMB499) - Investigating the glycolytic potential of cetacean nasal musculature
- 2017
- Brandon Cathey (Volunteer) Fiber-type profiles and enzyme activities of the vocal muscles of long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis) and killer whales (Orcinus orca)
- Savannah Draud (BIOL399) - Morphology of the spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) diaphragm
- McKenzie Stribling (Volunteer) - Oxidative capacity of the bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) diaphragm and scalenus muscle
- 2018
- Savannah Draud (HCO) - Morphology of the spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) diaphragm
- Brendan Midkiff (HCO) - Comparison of glycolytic metabolism in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) vocal muscles
- 2019
- Brendan Midkiff (BIOL499) - Comparison of glycolytic metabolism in bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) and harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) vocal muscles
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