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Tracking apex marine predator movements in a dynamic ocean by Block, B. A., Jonsen, I. D., Jorgensen, S. J., Winship, A. J., Shaffer, S. A., Bograd, S. J., Hazen, E. L., Foley, D. G., Breed, G. A., Harrison, A.-L., Ganong, J. E., Swithenbank, A., Castleton, M., Dewar, H., Mate, B. R., Shillinger, G. L., Schaefer, K. M., Benson, S. R., Weise, M. J., Henry, R. W., Costa, D. P.

“…Top marine predators tracked Electronic tracking data on 23 marine species have been collected as part of the ten-year Tagging of Pacific Predators (TOPP)…”
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Vertical and horizontal migrations by the jumbo squid Dosidicus gigas revealed by electronic tagging by GILLY, W. F, MARKAIDA, U, BAXTER, C. H, BLOCK, B. A, BOUSTANY, A, ZEIDBERG, L, REISENBICHLER, K, ROBISON, B, BAZZINO, G, SALINAS, C

“…Dosidicus gigas is a large and powerful oceanic squid that is economically valuable and ecologically important in the eastern Pacific Ocean. We employed…”
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Quantifying energy intake in Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) using the heat increment of feeding by Whitlock, R E, Walli, A, Cermeño, P, Rodriguez, L E, Farwell, C, Block, B A

“…Using implanted archival tags, we examined the effects of meal caloric value, food type (sardine or squid) and ambient temperature on the magnitude and…”
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Cardiac function in an endothermic fish: cellular mechanisms for overcoming acute thermal challenges during diving by Shiels, H. A., Galli, G. L. J., Block, B. A.

“…Understanding the physiology of vertebrate thermal tolerance is critical for predicting how animals respond to climate change. Pacific bluefin tuna experience…”
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Physiological Ecology in the 21st Century: Advancements in Biologging Science by Block, Barbara A.

“…Top pelagic predators such as tunas, sharks, marine turtles and mammals have historically been difficult to study due to their large body size and vast range…”
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Warm fish with cold hearts: thermal plasticity of excitation–contraction coupling in bluefin tuna by Shiels, H. A., Di Maio, A., Thompson, S., Block, B. A.

“…Bluefin tuna have a unique physiology. Elevated metabolic rates coupled with heat exchangers enable bluefin tunas to conserve heat in their locomotory muscle,…”
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Effect of thermal acclimation on action potentials and sarcolemmal K+ channels from Pacific bluefin tuna cardiomyocytes by Galli, G L J, Lipnick, M S, Block, B A

“…To sustain cardiac muscle contractility relatively independent of temperature, some fish species are capable of temporarily altering excitation-contraction…”
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Postprandial metabolism of Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) by Clark, T D, Brandt, W T, Nogueira, J, Rodriguez, L E, Price, M, Farwell, C J, Block, B A

“…Specific dynamic action (SDA) is defined as the energy expended during ingestion, digestion, absorption and assimilation of a meal. This study presents the…”
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Multilocus phylogenetic analyses reveal that habitat selection drives the speciation of Didymozoidae (Digenea) parasitizing Pacific and Atlantic bluefin tunas by Mladineo, I, Bott, N J, Nowak, B F, Block, B A

“…Parasite communities of wild and reared bluefin tuna display remarkable diversity. Among these, the most prevalent and abundant are the Didymozoidae…”
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Migratory Movements, Depth Preferences, and Thermal Biology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna by Block, Barbara A., Dewar, Heidi, Blackwell, Susanna B., Williams, Thomas D., Prince, Eric D., Farwell, Charles J., Boustany, Andre, Steven L. H. Teo, Seitz, Andrew, Walli, Andreas, Fudge, Douglas

“…The deployment of electronic data storage tags that are surgically implanted or satellite-linked provides marine researchers with new ways to examine the…”
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Heart rate responses to temperature in free-swimming Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis) by Clark, T D, Farwell, C J, Rodriguez, L E, Brandt, W T, Block, B A

“…The bluefin tuna heart remains at ambient water temperature (Ta) but must supply blood to warm regions of the body served by countercurrent vascular heat…”
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Habitat and behaviour of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares in the Gulf of Mexico determined using pop-up satellite archival tags by Weng, K. C., Stokesbury, M. J. W., Boustany, A. M., Seitz, A. C., Teo, S. L. H., Miller, S. K., Block, B. A.

“…This study presents the first data on movement, habitat use and behaviour for yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares in the Atlantic Basin. Six individuals were…”
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Horizontal movements and depth distribution of large adult yellowfin tuna ( Thunnus albacares ) near the Hawaiian Islands, recorded using ultrasonic telemetry: implications for the physiological ecology of pelagic fishes by Brill, R W, Block, BA, Boggs, CH, Bigelow, KA, Freund, E V, Marcinek, D J

“…We measured the horizontal and vertical movements of five adult yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, estimated body mass 64 to 93 kg) near the main Hawaiian…”
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Thermogenesis in muscle by BLOCK, B. A

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Structure and migration corridors in Pacific populations of the Swordfish Xiphius gladius, as inferred through analyses of mitochondrial DNA by REEB, C. A, ARCANGELI, L, BLOCK, B. A

“…The swordfish Xiphias gladius is a migratory oceanic species distributed in sub-tropical and temperate waters worldwide. Studies utilizing mitochondrial DNA…”
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Mitochondrial control region variability and global population structure in the swordfish, Xiphias gladius by ROSEL, P. E, BLOCK, B. A

“…In a study, global population structure in swordfish was assessed by sequencing a 300 base pair segment of the 5' end of mitochondrial DNA control region from…”
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Structural Evidence for Direct Interaction between the Molecular Components of the Transverse Tubule/Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Junction in Skeletal Muscle by Block, Barbara A., Imagawa, Toshiaki, Campbell, Kevin P., Franzini-Armstrong, Clara

“…The architecture of the junctional sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) and transverse tubule (T tubule) membranes and the morphology of the two major proteins isolated…”
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Temperature dependence of cardiac sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase from rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss by Da Silva, D., Costa, D. C. F., Alves, C. M., Block, B. A., Landeira-Fernandez, A. M.

“…In this work, the temperature dependence of the sarco–endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+‐ATPase (SERCA2) activity from rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss cardiac…”
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A novel application of multi-event modeling to estimate class segregation in a highly migratory oceanic vertebrate by Chapple, T. K., Chambert, T., Kanive, P. E., Jorgensen, S. J., Rotella, J. J., Anderson, S. D., Carlisle, A. B., Block, B. A.

“…Spatial segregation of animals by class (i.e., maturity or sex) within a population due to differential rates of temporary emigration (TE) from study sites can…”
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Ancillary data from animal-borne cameras as an ecological survey tool for marine communities by Chapple, T. K., Tickler, D., Roche, R. C., Bayley, D. T. I., Gleiss, A. C., Kanive, P. E., Jewell, O. J. D., Jorgensen, S. J., Schallert, R., Carlisle, A. B., Pilly, J. Sannassy, Andrzejaczek, S., Wikelski, M., Hussey, N. E., Block, B. A.

“…Underwater visual surveys represent an essential component of coastal marine research and play a crucial role in supporting the management of marine systems…”
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