Jennifer Specker
Jennifer L Specker
Professor of Oceanography
336 Coastal Institute
401-874-6858
Educational Background
| Ph.D., Fisheries and Wildlife M.A., Zoology B.A., Psychology |
Oregon State University Oregon State University Miami University, Ohio |
1980 1977 1973 |
Areas of Specialization
Research
Jennifer Specker is a fish endocrinologist specializing in the metamorphosis of flounder, the reproductive biology of commercially important marine fishes, the endocrine regulation of the gut and gills during development and adaptation, and stress and anesthetics in marine fishes.
Teaching
Animal Behavior (BIO 467), Endocrinology (BIO 445/545), Independent Research (OCG 493, 494)
Outreach
Co-director, Center for Marine Life Science;
Associate Project Director, Rhode Island NSF EPSCoR.
Students
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Jason Breves Steve Gavlik Bruno Soffientino Diane Nacci Catalina Martinez Alex Schreiber Courtney Casey Liyue Huang Edward Baker Karla Johanning Philip Veillette |
M.S. Ph.D. Ph.D. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. M.S. Ph.D. M.S. |
2006 2004 2003 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 |
Publications:
Soffientino B, Nacci DE, Specker JL. 2010. Effects of the dioxin-like PCB 126 on larval summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C 152, 9-17.
Breves JP, Veillette PA, Specker JL. 2009. Ghrelin in the summer flounder: Immunolocalization to the gastric glands and action on plasma cortisol levels. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 152, 268-272.
Veillette PA, Serrano X, Garcia MM, Specker JL. 2007. Evidence for the onset of feedback regulation of cortisol in larval summer flounder. General and Comparative Endocrinology 154, 105-110.
Veillette PA, Merino M, Marcaccio ND, Garcia MM, Specker JL. 2007. Cortisol is necessary for seawater tolerance in larvae of a marine teleost the summer flounder. General and Comparative Endocrinology 151, 116-121.
Veillette PA, Breves JP, Reardon DR, Specker JL. 2006. Adaptation for water balance in the partial gastrointestinal tract of summer flounder. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 143, 211-217.
Breves JP, Specker JL. 2005. Cortisol stress response of juvenile winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus, Walbaum) to predators. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 325, 1-7.
Veillette, P.A., White, R.J., Specker, J.L., and Young, G. 2005. Osmoregulatory physiology of pyloric ceca: regulated and adaptive changes in chinook salmon. Journal Experimental Zoology, 303A: 608-613.
Breves JP, Veillette PA, Specker JL. 2009. Ghrelin in the summer flounder: Immunolocalization to the gastric glands and action on plasma cortisol levels. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 152, 268-272.
Veillette PA, Serrano X, Garcia MM, Specker JL. 2007. Evidence for the onset of feedback regulation of cortisol in larval summer flounder. General and Comparative Endocrinology 154, 105-110.
Veillette PA, Merino M, Marcaccio ND, Garcia MM, Specker JL. 2007. Cortisol is necessary for seawater tolerance in larvae of a marine teleost the summer flounder. General and Comparative Endocrinology 151, 116-121.
Veillette PA, Breves JP, Reardon DR, Specker JL. 2006. Adaptation for water balance in the partial gastrointestinal tract of summer flounder. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 143, 211-217.
Breves JP, Specker JL. 2005. Cortisol stress response of juvenile winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus, Walbaum) to predators. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 325, 1-7.
Veillette, P.A., White, R.J., Specker, J.L., and Young, G. 2005. Osmoregulatory physiology of pyloric ceca: regulated and adaptive changes in chinook salmon. Journal Experimental Zoology, 303A: 608-613.
Presentations:
Specker, J.L. (2008). The Road. Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, Coconut Island. Pauley Program.
