Peer-reviewed Publications
undergraduate student collaborator *graduate student collaborator
2023
38. *Conte M, de Campos DF, Eme J (2023) Effective practices for thermal tolerance polygon experiments using Mottled catfish Corydoras paleatus. Journal of Thermal Biology, 115, 103616 Link
2021
37. Eme J, Tate KB, Rhen T, Crossley II DA (2021) Cardiovascular responses to putative chemoreceptor stimulation of embryonic common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) chronically incubated in hypoxia (10% O2). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 259, 110977 Link
36.*Cooper CJ, Kristan III WB, Eme J (2021) Thermal tolerance and routine oxygen consumption of convict cichlid, Archocentrus nigrofasciatus, acclimated to constant temperatures (20°C and 30°C) and a daily temperature cycle (20°C→30°C). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 191, 479-491 Link
2019
35. *Cooper CJ, Mueller CA, Eme J (2019) Temperature tolerance and oxygen consumption of two South American tetras, Paracheirodon inessi and Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi. Journal of Thermal Biology, 86, 102434, Link
34. Eme J, Cooper CJ, Alvo A, Vasquez J, Muhtaseb S, Rayman S, Schmoyer T, Elsey RM (2019) Scaling of major organs in hatchling female American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Experimental Zoology A, 331, 38-51 Link
2018
33. Eme J, Mueller CA, *Lee AH, *Melendez C, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2018) Daily, repeating fluctuations in embryonic incubation temperature alter metabolism and growth of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 226, 49-56 Link
32. Mueller CA, Eme J, Tate KB, Crossley II DA (2018) Chronic captopril treatment reveals the role of ANG II in cardiovascular function of embryonic American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 188, 657-669 Link
2017
31. Mueller CA, Doyle L, Eme J, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2017) Lipid content and fatty acid profile during Lake Whitefish embryo development at different incubation temperatures, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 203, 201-209 Link
30. Crossley II DA, Ling R, *Nelson D, Gillium T, *Conner JL, *Hapgood J, Elsey RM, Eme J (2017) Metabolic responses to chronic hypoxic incubation in embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 203, 77-82 Link
2016
29. Tate KB, Rhen T, Eme J, *Kohl ZF, Crossley J, Elsey RM, Crossley II DA (2016) Periods of cardiovascular susceptibility to hypoxia in embryonic American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, 310, R1267-R1278 Link
28. Lee AH, Eme J, Mueller CA, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2016) The effects of increased constant incubation temperature and cumulative acute heat shock exposures on morphology and survival of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos. Journal of Thermal Biology, 57, 11-20 Link
27. Wearing OH, Eme J, Rhen T, Crossley II DA (2016) Phenotypic plasticity in the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina): Long-term physiological effects of chronic hypoxia during embryonic development. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, 310, R176-R184 Link
2015
26. Sreetharan S, *Thome C, *Mitz C, Eme J, Mueller CA, Hulley EN, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2015) Embryonic development of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis): a staging series, analysis of growth and impacts of fixation. Journal of Fish Biology, 87, 539-558 Link
25. Mueller CA, Eme J, Burggren WW, Roghair RD, Rundle SD (2015) Challenges and opportunities in developmental integrative physiology. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 184, 113-124 Link
24. Mueller CA, Eme J, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2015) Embryonic critical windows: Changes in incubation temperature alter survival, hatchling phenotype and cost of development in Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 185, 315-331 Link
23. Eme J, Crossley II DA (2015) Chronic hypercapnic incubation increases relative organ growth and reduces blood pressure of embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 182, 53-57 Link
22. Eme J, Mueller CA, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2015) Critical windows in embryonic development: Shifting incubation temperatures alter heart rate and oxygen consumption of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos and hatchlings. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 179, 71-80 Link
21. *Tate KB, *Kohl ZF, Eme J, Rhen T, Crossley II DA (2015) Critical windows of cardiovascular susceptibility to developmental hypoxia in Common snapping turtle embryos (Chelydra serpentina). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 88, 103-115
Cover of Focused Issue on Developmental Physiology! Link
2014
20. Eme J, Rhen T, Crossley II DA (2014) Adjustments in cholinergic, adrenergic and purinergic control of cardiovascular function in snapping turtle embryos (Chelydra serpentina) incubated in chronic hypoxia. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 184, 891-902 Link
2013
19. *Hendy IW, Eme J, *Dabruzzi TF, Nembhard RV, Cragg SM, Bennett WA (2013) Dartfish use teredinid tunnels in fallen mangrove wood as a low-tide refuge. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 486, 237-245 Link
18. Eme J, Rhen T, *Tate KB, *Gruchalla K, *Kohl ZF, *Slay CE, Crossley II DA (2013) Plasticity of cardiovascular function in snapping turtle embryos (Chelydra serpentina): Chronic hypoxia alters autonomic regulation and gene expression. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, 304, R966-R979 Link
17. Eme J, Elsey RM, Crossley II DA (2013) Development of sympathetic cardiovascular control in embryonic, hatchling, and yearling female American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 165, 272-280 Link
16. Marks C, Eme J, Elsey RM, Crossley II DA (2013) Chronic hypoxic incubation blunts thermally-dependent cholinergic tone on the cardiovascular system in embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 183, 947-957 Link
2012
15. *Tate KB, Eme J, *Swart J, Conlon JM, Crossley II DA (2012) Effects of dehydration on cardiovascular development in the embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 162, 252-258 Link
2011
14. Grim JM, Eme J, Rohrer JS, Ferer E, Wilkes AA, Wilborn R, Radzik K, Croker RL, O’Farrell AJ, Pomory CM, Bennett WA (2011) Loss of structural complexity in staghorn coral rubble habitats influences the density of damselfish in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA. Gulf of Mexico Science, 29, 113-118 Link
13. Eme J, Altimiras J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2011) Hypoxic Alligator Embryos: Chronic hypoxia, catecholamine levels and autonomic responses of in ovo alligators. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 160, 412-420 Link
Also published, with CBPA permissions, as a post print by Linkoping University Electronic Press
12. *Dabruzzi TF, Wygoda ML, Wright JE, Eme J, Bennett WA (2011) Direct evidence of cutaneous resistance to evaporative water loss in amphibious mudskipper (family Gobiidae) and rockskipper (family Blennidae) fishes from Pulau Hoga, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 406, 125-129 Link
11. Eme J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2011) Chronic hypoxic incubation blunts a cardiovascular reflex loop in embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 181, 981-990 Link
10. Eme J, *Dabruzzi TF, Bennett WA (2011) Thermal responses of juvenile squaretail mullet (Liza vaigiensis) and juvenile crescent terapon (Terapon jarbua) acclimated at near-lethal temperatures, and the implications for climate change. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 399, 35-38 Link
9. Eme J, Crossley II DA, Hicks JW (2011) Role of the left aortic arch and blood flows in embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 181, 391-401 Link
2010
8. Eme J, Gwalthney J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2010) Turning crocodilian hearts into bird hearts: growth rates are similar for alligators with and without right-to-left cardiac shunt. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, 2673-2680 Link
2009
7. Eme J, Bennett WA (2009) Acute temperature quotient responses of fishes reflect their divergent thermal habitats in the Banda Sea, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Australian Journal of Zoology, 57, 357-362 Link
6. Eme J, Gwalthney J, Blank JM, Owerkowicz T, Barron G, Hicks JW (2009) Surgical removal of right-to-left cardiac shunt in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) causes ventricular enlargement but does not alter apnoea or metabolism during diving. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 212, 3553-3563 Link
5. Eme J, Owerkowicz T, Gwalthney J, Blank JM, Rourke BC, Hicks JW (2009) Exhaustive exercise training enhances aerobic capacity in American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 179, 921-931 Link
4. Eme J, Bennett WA (2009) Critical thermal tolerance polygons of tropical marine fishes from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Thermal Biology, 34, 220-225 Link
2008
3. Wilkes AA, Cook MM, DiGirolamo AL, Eme J, Grim JM, Hohmann BC, Conner SL, McGill CJ, Pomory CM, Bennett WA (2008) A comparison of damselfish densities on live staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) and coral rubble in Dry Tortugas National Park. Southeastern Naturalist, 7, 483-492 Link
2. Eme J, Bennett WA (2008) Low temperature as a limiting factor for introduction and distribution of Indo-Pacific damselfishes in the eastern United States. Journal of Thermal Biology, 33, 62-66 Link
2005
1. Taylor JR, Cook MM, Kirkpatrick AL, Galleher SN, Eme J, Bennett WA (2005) Thermal tactics of air-breathing and non air-breathing Gobiids inhabiting mangrove tidepools on Pulau Hoga, Indonesia. Copeia, 4, 885-892 Link
Other Publications
Eme J (2011) Lessons from crocodilians on vertebrate cardiac shunting and exercise. In: Reptiles: Biology, Behavior and Conservation. KJ Baker (Editor), Nova Science Publishers. Hauppage, NY, USA. pp. 57-80. ISBN: 978-1-61122-856-4 Link
Eme J (2011) Invited book review of Respiratory Physiology of Vertebrates: Life with and without Oxygen. GE Nilsson (Ed), Cambridge University Press, New York. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 86(2), 142 Link
Selected Presentations and Published Abstracts
2021
Ochoa A, Elsey RM, Eme J (2021) Effects of Egg Mass, Hatchling Size and Clutch on Growth of Female American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 35, S1, https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.04521
2020
Cooper CJ, Eme J (2020) Thermal tolerance and metabolism of Archocentrus nigrofasciatus acclimated to a large daily temperature fluctuation reflect its success as an invasive Species. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 34, https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.03807 (Meeting cancelled, abstract still published)
2019
Harter T, Salmeron C, Eme J, Tift M, Wilson RW, Clifford AM, Tresguerres M (2019) Soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) as a conserved acid-base sensor in vertebrate red blood cells. The Royal Society Carbon Dioxide Detection in Biological Systems. Buckinghamshire, UK.
Harter T, Salmeron C, Eme J, Tift M, Tresguerres M (2019) Soluble adenylyl cyclase as a conserved bicarbonate sensor in vertebrate red blood cells. The 10th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Ottawa, Canada.
Felbinger K, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Schriner S, Hicks JW (2019) Pulmonary bypass shunt reduces oxidative damage in the American alligator. The 10th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Ottawa, Canada.
2018
Cooper CJ, Muhtaseb S, Alvo A, Rayman S, Schmoyer T, Vasquez J, Elsey RM, Eme J (2018) Allometric and biphasic allometric growth of major organs in hatchling female American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 32, 602.9
Tate K, Eme J, Crossley II, DA (2018) The impact of developmental hypoxia on the cardiovascular chemoreflex in embryonic Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina). APS Intersociety Meeting: Complexity and Integration, New Orleans, LA.
2017
Diamond A, Eme J (2017) Occlusion of the left aorta in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) produces rapid onset of ventricular enlargement. 42nd Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Alani won best Physiology Poster!
2016
Eme J, Mueller CA, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2016) Daily, incremental changes in incubation temperature alter metabolism and hatchling phenotype of developing Lake Whitefish. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 30, 1229.5
Mueller CA, Eme J, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2016) Hatchling phenotype of Lake Whitefish incubated at increased temperature during critical windows of development. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 30, 1229.6
Crossley II, DA, Eme J, Tate KB, Mueller CA (2016) Function of the Ang II system during the ontogeny of Archosaurs. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 30, 976.5
2015
Eme J, Mueller CA, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Wilson JY (2015) Effects of daily, incremental changes in incubation temperature on the metabolism of Lake Whitefish embryos and hatchlings. Canadian Society of Zoologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mueller CA, Eme J, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2015) Effects of increased temperature during critical windows of development on the hatchling phenotype of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Canadian Society of Zoologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Skates DI, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2015) Locomotor exercise exerts no systemic effect on the dentary in the American alligator. SICB, West Palm Beach, FL. Integr Comp Biol 55(suppl 1), 58.3
2014
Meeting Program for 2014 APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology
Eme J, Mueller CA, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Wilson JY (2014) Shifting incubation temperatures alter heart rate and oxygen consumption of Lake Whitefish embryos and hatchlings. APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA.
Vasconcellos D, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Blank J, Elsey RM, Hicks JW (2014) Cervical osteoderms reveal pattern of whole body growth in juveniles of the American alligator. APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA.
Tate KB, Eme J, Crossley J, Rhen T, Elsey RM, Kohl ZF, Crossley II DA (2014) Hypoxia during critical windows of ontogeny alters organ mass and cardiovascular function in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA.
Slay CE, Eme J, Hicks JW (2014) Does the right-to-left shunt affect assimilation efficiency, digesta transit, and postprandial metabolism in alligators? APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA.
Eme J, Mueller CA, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Wilson JY (2014) Critical windows in embryonic development: Cardiac and survival effects of shifting temperatures in Whitefish embryos (Coregonus clupeaformis). Canadian Society of Zoologists. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Mueller CA, Eme J, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Wilson JY (2014) Critical windows in embryonic development: Metabolic effects of shifting temperatures in Whitefish embryos (Coregonus clupeaformis). Canadian Society of Zoologists. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Wearing OH, Eme J, Kemp A, Crossley DA II (2014) Impact of hypercapnic incubation on hatchling common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentine) growth and metabolism. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 28, 1101.3
Vasconcellos D, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Blank J, Elsey R, Hicks JW (2014) Osteoderm accretion as proxy for whole body growth in the American alligator. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 28, 1161.3
Crossley II DA, Elsey RM, Eme J (2014) Cardiovascular regulation in embryonic alligators during chronic exposure to reduced environmental oxygen. SICB. Austin, TX. Integr Comp Biol 54(suppl 1), 47.
2013
Eme J, Rhen T, Tate KB, Gruchalla K, Slay CE, Kohl ZF, Crossley II DA (2013) Chronic hypoxia (10%O2) alters cardiovascular regulation and gene expression in Snapping turtle embryos (Chelydra serpentina). Experimental Biology. Boston, MA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 27, 1149.14
Shartau RB, Crossley II DA, Zohl ZF, Hedrick MS, Eme J, Brauner CJ. Evolution of preferential pHi regulation in basal fishes, insights from the spotted gar. Canadian Society of Zoologists. Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Felbinger K, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Schriner SE, Hicks JW (2013) Pulmonary bypass shunt reduces oxidative damage in the American alligator. SICB. San Francisco, CA. Integr Comp Biol 53(suppl 1), 68.
2012
Eme J, Tate KB, Slay CE, Kohl ZF, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2012) Cardiovascular plasticity during hypoxic development in reptile embryos. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 26, 886.4
Crossley II DA, Tate KB, Elfwing M, Eme J (2012) Chronic developmental hypoxia alters the cardiovascular regulatory phenotype of embryonic Common snapping turtles. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 26, 1071.11
Owerkowicz T, Yang J, Blank JM, Eme J, Hicks JW (2012) Femoral growth plate is sensitive to loss of cardiac shunt in the American alligator. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 26, 908.3
Eme J, Tate KB, Slay CE, Kohl ZF, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2012) Cardiovascular plasticity during hypoxic development in reptile embryos. SICB. Charleston, SC. Integr Comp Biol 52(suppl 1), 54.
Owerkowicz T, Yang J, Blank JM, Eme J, Hicks JW (2012) Alligator growth plate thickness as an indicator of longitudinal growth rate and circulatory pattern. SICB. Charleston, SC. Integr Comp Biol 52(suppl 1), 132.
Owerkowicz T, Campbell C, Eme J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2012) Cardiac hypertrophy in response to pressure overload and exercise training in the American alligator. SICB. Charleston, SC. Integr Comp Biol 52(suppl 1), 132.
2011
Owerkowicz T, Yang J, Blank JM, Eme J, Hicks JW (2011) Microstructure of the femoral growth plate in the American alligator: effects of growth rate, locomotor activity and circulatory pattern shunt. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Las Vegas, NV.
Campbell C, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2011) Pressure overload surgery does not induce cardiac fibrosis in the American alligator. Experimental Biology. Washington, D.C. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 25, 858.12
2010
Eme J, Bennett WA, Dabruzzi TF, Fangue NA, Rummer JL (2010) Effects of warming sea temperatures on survival of juvenile reef fishes in nursery areas around Hoga Island in the Wakatobi Marine National Park. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Sanur Beach, Bali, The Republic of Indonesia.
Eme J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2010) Cardiovascular plasticity during hypoxic incubation of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Experimental Biology. Anaheim, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 24, 988.6
Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2010) Cardiac shunting does not constrain aerobic capacity of the American alligator. Experimental Biology. Anaheim, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 24, 988.5
Owerkowicz T, Tsai HP, Sanchez L, Felbinger K, Andrade K, Blank JM, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Hicks JW (2010) Chronic exercise does not alter limb bone morphology or microstructure in the American alligator. Experimental Biology. Anaheim, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 24, 637.4
Eme J, Burke M, Pratt J, Shah K, Blackwell L (2010) Integrating Research into the K-12 Classroom: From Molecules to Ecosystems. Focus Meeting of STEM Fellows in K-12 Education. AAAS. San Diego, CA.
Eme J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2010) Cardiovascular plasticity during hypoxic development of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). AAAS. San Diego, CA.
Eme J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA* (2010) Cardiovascular plasticity during development of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). SICB. Seattle, WA. Integr Comp Biol 50(suppl 1), 50.
Tate K, Swart J, Eme J, Conlon JM, Crossley II DA (2010) Effects of dehydration on cardiovascular development in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). SICB. Seattle, WA. Integr Comp Biol 50(suppl 1), 173.
Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2010) Cardiac shunting does not constrain aerobic capacity of the American alligator. SICB. Seattle, WA. Integr Comp Biol 50(suppl 1), 277.
Tsai HP, Owerkowicz T, Sanchez L, Felbinger K, Andrade K, Blank JM, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Hicks JW (2010) Exhaustive terrestrial and aquatic exercise does not affect periosteal deposition, structural properties or mineral content in limb bones of the American alligator. SICB. Seattle, WA. Integr Comp Biol 50(suppl 1), 176.
2009
Owerkowicz T, Tsai HP, Sanchez L, Gwalthney J, Eme J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2009) Effect of running and swimming exercise training on skeletal growth and bone microstructure of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) with and without cardiac shunt. Experimental Biology, New Orleans, LA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 23, 1031.2
Eme J, Crossley II DA, Hicks JW (2009) Hemodynamics of embryonic American alligators. SICB. Boston, MA. Integr Comp Biol 49(1), 225.
Tate KB, Eme J, Crossley II DA (2009) Assessing the capacity for sympathetic control of cardiovascular physiology in embryonic snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina). SICB. Boston, MA. Integr Comp Biol 49(suppl 1), 313.
Crossley II, DA, Tate KB, Eme J (2009) The impact of periodic dehydration stress on cardiovascular function in the embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). SICB. Boston, MA. Integr Comp Biol 49(suppl 1), 218.
2008
Eme J, Gwalthney J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2008) Removal of cardiac shunt causes ventricular enlargement in American Alligator. Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 22, 1239.26
2007
Eme J, Gwalthney J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2007) Growth and exercise endurance of American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) with and without cardiac shunt. International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Salvador, Bahia, Federative Republic of Brasil. Comp Biochem Physiol A – Mol Integr Physiol Supplement 148, S83.
Gwalthney J, Eme J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2007) The contribution of pulmonary-to-systemic cardiac shunting to growth, metabolism, and recovery from exercise in Alligator mississippiensis. Experimental Biology. Washington, D.C. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 21, 965.8
Blank JM, Owerkowicz T, Gwalthney J, Eme J, Rourke BC, Hicks JW (2007) Hemodynamic consequences of eliminating right-to-left cardiac shunt in the American Alligator. Experimental Biology. Washington, D.C. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 21, 965.7
Eme J*, Gwalthney J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2007) Growth and exercise endurance of American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). SICB. Phoenix, AZ. Integr Comp Biol 46(suppl 1), E39.
<2006
Blank JM, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Hicks JW (2006) Surgical removal of cardiac shunt in American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). APS Intersociety Meeting: Integrating Diversity. Virginia Beach, VA.
Eme J, Fitchett K, Wallman H, Bennett WA (2004) Challenging van’t Hoff’s rule: Paradoxical Q10 responses of fishes from hyperthermic rockpools. Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter American Fisheries Society, Brooksville, FL. Runner-up: Best Student Platform Presentation.
Eme J, Bennett WA (2004) Dynamic temperature tolerance and metabolic responses of fishes from different intertidal habitat subtypes. Fourth Annual Fisheries Student Colloquium, American Fisheries Society, Southern Division, Marineland, FL.
undergraduate student collaborator *graduate student collaborator
2023
38. *Conte M, de Campos DF, Eme J (2023) Effective practices for thermal tolerance polygon experiments using Mottled catfish Corydoras paleatus. Journal of Thermal Biology, 115, 103616 Link
2021
37. Eme J, Tate KB, Rhen T, Crossley II DA (2021) Cardiovascular responses to putative chemoreceptor stimulation of embryonic common snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) chronically incubated in hypoxia (10% O2). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 259, 110977 Link
36.*Cooper CJ, Kristan III WB, Eme J (2021) Thermal tolerance and routine oxygen consumption of convict cichlid, Archocentrus nigrofasciatus, acclimated to constant temperatures (20°C and 30°C) and a daily temperature cycle (20°C→30°C). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 191, 479-491 Link
2019
35. *Cooper CJ, Mueller CA, Eme J (2019) Temperature tolerance and oxygen consumption of two South American tetras, Paracheirodon inessi and Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi. Journal of Thermal Biology, 86, 102434, Link
34. Eme J, Cooper CJ, Alvo A, Vasquez J, Muhtaseb S, Rayman S, Schmoyer T, Elsey RM (2019) Scaling of major organs in hatchling female American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Experimental Zoology A, 331, 38-51 Link
2018
33. Eme J, Mueller CA, *Lee AH, *Melendez C, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2018) Daily, repeating fluctuations in embryonic incubation temperature alter metabolism and growth of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 226, 49-56 Link
32. Mueller CA, Eme J, Tate KB, Crossley II DA (2018) Chronic captopril treatment reveals the role of ANG II in cardiovascular function of embryonic American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 188, 657-669 Link
2017
31. Mueller CA, Doyle L, Eme J, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2017) Lipid content and fatty acid profile during Lake Whitefish embryo development at different incubation temperatures, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 203, 201-209 Link
30. Crossley II DA, Ling R, *Nelson D, Gillium T, *Conner JL, *Hapgood J, Elsey RM, Eme J (2017) Metabolic responses to chronic hypoxic incubation in embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 203, 77-82 Link
2016
29. Tate KB, Rhen T, Eme J, *Kohl ZF, Crossley J, Elsey RM, Crossley II DA (2016) Periods of cardiovascular susceptibility to hypoxia in embryonic American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, 310, R1267-R1278 Link
28. Lee AH, Eme J, Mueller CA, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2016) The effects of increased constant incubation temperature and cumulative acute heat shock exposures on morphology and survival of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos. Journal of Thermal Biology, 57, 11-20 Link
27. Wearing OH, Eme J, Rhen T, Crossley II DA (2016) Phenotypic plasticity in the common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina): Long-term physiological effects of chronic hypoxia during embryonic development. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, 310, R176-R184 Link
2015
26. Sreetharan S, *Thome C, *Mitz C, Eme J, Mueller CA, Hulley EN, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2015) Embryonic development of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis): a staging series, analysis of growth and impacts of fixation. Journal of Fish Biology, 87, 539-558 Link
25. Mueller CA, Eme J, Burggren WW, Roghair RD, Rundle SD (2015) Challenges and opportunities in developmental integrative physiology. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 184, 113-124 Link
24. Mueller CA, Eme J, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2015) Embryonic critical windows: Changes in incubation temperature alter survival, hatchling phenotype and cost of development in Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 185, 315-331 Link
23. Eme J, Crossley II DA (2015) Chronic hypercapnic incubation increases relative organ growth and reduces blood pressure of embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 182, 53-57 Link
22. Eme J, Mueller CA, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2015) Critical windows in embryonic development: Shifting incubation temperatures alter heart rate and oxygen consumption of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) embryos and hatchlings. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 179, 71-80 Link
21. *Tate KB, *Kohl ZF, Eme J, Rhen T, Crossley II DA (2015) Critical windows of cardiovascular susceptibility to developmental hypoxia in Common snapping turtle embryos (Chelydra serpentina). Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 88, 103-115
Cover of Focused Issue on Developmental Physiology! Link
2014
20. Eme J, Rhen T, Crossley II DA (2014) Adjustments in cholinergic, adrenergic and purinergic control of cardiovascular function in snapping turtle embryos (Chelydra serpentina) incubated in chronic hypoxia. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 184, 891-902 Link
2013
19. *Hendy IW, Eme J, *Dabruzzi TF, Nembhard RV, Cragg SM, Bennett WA (2013) Dartfish use teredinid tunnels in fallen mangrove wood as a low-tide refuge. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 486, 237-245 Link
18. Eme J, Rhen T, *Tate KB, *Gruchalla K, *Kohl ZF, *Slay CE, Crossley II DA (2013) Plasticity of cardiovascular function in snapping turtle embryos (Chelydra serpentina): Chronic hypoxia alters autonomic regulation and gene expression. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology, 304, R966-R979 Link
17. Eme J, Elsey RM, Crossley II DA (2013) Development of sympathetic cardiovascular control in embryonic, hatchling, and yearling female American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 165, 272-280 Link
16. Marks C, Eme J, Elsey RM, Crossley II DA (2013) Chronic hypoxic incubation blunts thermally-dependent cholinergic tone on the cardiovascular system in embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 183, 947-957 Link
2012
15. *Tate KB, Eme J, *Swart J, Conlon JM, Crossley II DA (2012) Effects of dehydration on cardiovascular development in the embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 162, 252-258 Link
2011
14. Grim JM, Eme J, Rohrer JS, Ferer E, Wilkes AA, Wilborn R, Radzik K, Croker RL, O’Farrell AJ, Pomory CM, Bennett WA (2011) Loss of structural complexity in staghorn coral rubble habitats influences the density of damselfish in Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida, USA. Gulf of Mexico Science, 29, 113-118 Link
13. Eme J, Altimiras J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2011) Hypoxic Alligator Embryos: Chronic hypoxia, catecholamine levels and autonomic responses of in ovo alligators. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A, 160, 412-420 Link
Also published, with CBPA permissions, as a post print by Linkoping University Electronic Press
12. *Dabruzzi TF, Wygoda ML, Wright JE, Eme J, Bennett WA (2011) Direct evidence of cutaneous resistance to evaporative water loss in amphibious mudskipper (family Gobiidae) and rockskipper (family Blennidae) fishes from Pulau Hoga, southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 406, 125-129 Link
11. Eme J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2011) Chronic hypoxic incubation blunts a cardiovascular reflex loop in embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 181, 981-990 Link
10. Eme J, *Dabruzzi TF, Bennett WA (2011) Thermal responses of juvenile squaretail mullet (Liza vaigiensis) and juvenile crescent terapon (Terapon jarbua) acclimated at near-lethal temperatures, and the implications for climate change. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 399, 35-38 Link
9. Eme J, Crossley II DA, Hicks JW (2011) Role of the left aortic arch and blood flows in embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 181, 391-401 Link
2010
8. Eme J, Gwalthney J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2010) Turning crocodilian hearts into bird hearts: growth rates are similar for alligators with and without right-to-left cardiac shunt. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, 2673-2680 Link
2009
7. Eme J, Bennett WA (2009) Acute temperature quotient responses of fishes reflect their divergent thermal habitats in the Banda Sea, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Australian Journal of Zoology, 57, 357-362 Link
6. Eme J, Gwalthney J, Blank JM, Owerkowicz T, Barron G, Hicks JW (2009) Surgical removal of right-to-left cardiac shunt in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) causes ventricular enlargement but does not alter apnoea or metabolism during diving. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 212, 3553-3563 Link
5. Eme J, Owerkowicz T, Gwalthney J, Blank JM, Rourke BC, Hicks JW (2009) Exhaustive exercise training enhances aerobic capacity in American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 179, 921-931 Link
4. Eme J, Bennett WA (2009) Critical thermal tolerance polygons of tropical marine fishes from Sulawesi, Indonesia. Journal of Thermal Biology, 34, 220-225 Link
2008
3. Wilkes AA, Cook MM, DiGirolamo AL, Eme J, Grim JM, Hohmann BC, Conner SL, McGill CJ, Pomory CM, Bennett WA (2008) A comparison of damselfish densities on live staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) and coral rubble in Dry Tortugas National Park. Southeastern Naturalist, 7, 483-492 Link
2. Eme J, Bennett WA (2008) Low temperature as a limiting factor for introduction and distribution of Indo-Pacific damselfishes in the eastern United States. Journal of Thermal Biology, 33, 62-66 Link
2005
1. Taylor JR, Cook MM, Kirkpatrick AL, Galleher SN, Eme J, Bennett WA (2005) Thermal tactics of air-breathing and non air-breathing Gobiids inhabiting mangrove tidepools on Pulau Hoga, Indonesia. Copeia, 4, 885-892 Link
Other Publications
Eme J (2011) Lessons from crocodilians on vertebrate cardiac shunting and exercise. In: Reptiles: Biology, Behavior and Conservation. KJ Baker (Editor), Nova Science Publishers. Hauppage, NY, USA. pp. 57-80. ISBN: 978-1-61122-856-4 Link
Eme J (2011) Invited book review of Respiratory Physiology of Vertebrates: Life with and without Oxygen. GE Nilsson (Ed), Cambridge University Press, New York. The Quarterly Review of Biology, 86(2), 142 Link
Selected Presentations and Published Abstracts
2021
Ochoa A, Elsey RM, Eme J (2021) Effects of Egg Mass, Hatchling Size and Clutch on Growth of Female American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 35, S1, https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.04521
2020
Cooper CJ, Eme J (2020) Thermal tolerance and metabolism of Archocentrus nigrofasciatus acclimated to a large daily temperature fluctuation reflect its success as an invasive Species. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 34, https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.03807 (Meeting cancelled, abstract still published)
2019
Harter T, Salmeron C, Eme J, Tift M, Wilson RW, Clifford AM, Tresguerres M (2019) Soluble adenylyl cyclase (sAC) as a conserved acid-base sensor in vertebrate red blood cells. The Royal Society Carbon Dioxide Detection in Biological Systems. Buckinghamshire, UK.
Harter T, Salmeron C, Eme J, Tift M, Tresguerres M (2019) Soluble adenylyl cyclase as a conserved bicarbonate sensor in vertebrate red blood cells. The 10th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Ottawa, Canada.
Felbinger K, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Schriner S, Hicks JW (2019) Pulmonary bypass shunt reduces oxidative damage in the American alligator. The 10th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Ottawa, Canada.
2018
Cooper CJ, Muhtaseb S, Alvo A, Rayman S, Schmoyer T, Vasquez J, Elsey RM, Eme J (2018) Allometric and biphasic allometric growth of major organs in hatchling female American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 32, 602.9
Tate K, Eme J, Crossley II, DA (2018) The impact of developmental hypoxia on the cardiovascular chemoreflex in embryonic Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina). APS Intersociety Meeting: Complexity and Integration, New Orleans, LA.
2017
Diamond A, Eme J (2017) Occlusion of the left aorta in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) produces rapid onset of ventricular enlargement. 42nd Annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference. Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA. Alani won best Physiology Poster!
2016
Eme J, Mueller CA, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2016) Daily, incremental changes in incubation temperature alter metabolism and hatchling phenotype of developing Lake Whitefish. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 30, 1229.5
Mueller CA, Eme J, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2016) Hatchling phenotype of Lake Whitefish incubated at increased temperature during critical windows of development. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 30, 1229.6
Crossley II, DA, Eme J, Tate KB, Mueller CA (2016) Function of the Ang II system during the ontogeny of Archosaurs. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 30, 976.5
2015
Eme J, Mueller CA, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Wilson JY (2015) Effects of daily, incremental changes in incubation temperature on the metabolism of Lake Whitefish embryos and hatchlings. Canadian Society of Zoologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Mueller CA, Eme J, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Boreham DR, Wilson JY (2015) Effects of increased temperature during critical windows of development on the hatchling phenotype of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). Canadian Society of Zoologists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Skates DI, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2015) Locomotor exercise exerts no systemic effect on the dentary in the American alligator. SICB, West Palm Beach, FL. Integr Comp Biol 55(suppl 1), 58.3
2014
Meeting Program for 2014 APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology
Eme J, Mueller CA, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Wilson JY (2014) Shifting incubation temperatures alter heart rate and oxygen consumption of Lake Whitefish embryos and hatchlings. APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA.
Vasconcellos D, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Blank J, Elsey RM, Hicks JW (2014) Cervical osteoderms reveal pattern of whole body growth in juveniles of the American alligator. APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA.
Tate KB, Eme J, Crossley J, Rhen T, Elsey RM, Kohl ZF, Crossley II DA (2014) Hypoxia during critical windows of ontogeny alters organ mass and cardiovascular function in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA.
Slay CE, Eme J, Hicks JW (2014) Does the right-to-left shunt affect assimilation efficiency, digesta transit, and postprandial metabolism in alligators? APS Intersociety Meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA.
Eme J, Mueller CA, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Wilson JY (2014) Critical windows in embryonic development: Cardiac and survival effects of shifting temperatures in Whitefish embryos (Coregonus clupeaformis). Canadian Society of Zoologists. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Mueller CA, Eme J, Boreham DR, Manzon RG, Somers CM, Wilson JY (2014) Critical windows in embryonic development: Metabolic effects of shifting temperatures in Whitefish embryos (Coregonus clupeaformis). Canadian Society of Zoologists. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Wearing OH, Eme J, Kemp A, Crossley DA II (2014) Impact of hypercapnic incubation on hatchling common snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentine) growth and metabolism. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 28, 1101.3
Vasconcellos D, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Blank J, Elsey R, Hicks JW (2014) Osteoderm accretion as proxy for whole body growth in the American alligator. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 28, 1161.3
Crossley II DA, Elsey RM, Eme J (2014) Cardiovascular regulation in embryonic alligators during chronic exposure to reduced environmental oxygen. SICB. Austin, TX. Integr Comp Biol 54(suppl 1), 47.
2013
Eme J, Rhen T, Tate KB, Gruchalla K, Slay CE, Kohl ZF, Crossley II DA (2013) Chronic hypoxia (10%O2) alters cardiovascular regulation and gene expression in Snapping turtle embryos (Chelydra serpentina). Experimental Biology. Boston, MA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 27, 1149.14
Shartau RB, Crossley II DA, Zohl ZF, Hedrick MS, Eme J, Brauner CJ. Evolution of preferential pHi regulation in basal fishes, insights from the spotted gar. Canadian Society of Zoologists. Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Felbinger K, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Schriner SE, Hicks JW (2013) Pulmonary bypass shunt reduces oxidative damage in the American alligator. SICB. San Francisco, CA. Integr Comp Biol 53(suppl 1), 68.
2012
Eme J, Tate KB, Slay CE, Kohl ZF, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2012) Cardiovascular plasticity during hypoxic development in reptile embryos. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 26, 886.4
Crossley II DA, Tate KB, Elfwing M, Eme J (2012) Chronic developmental hypoxia alters the cardiovascular regulatory phenotype of embryonic Common snapping turtles. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 26, 1071.11
Owerkowicz T, Yang J, Blank JM, Eme J, Hicks JW (2012) Femoral growth plate is sensitive to loss of cardiac shunt in the American alligator. Experimental Biology. San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 26, 908.3
Eme J, Tate KB, Slay CE, Kohl ZF, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2012) Cardiovascular plasticity during hypoxic development in reptile embryos. SICB. Charleston, SC. Integr Comp Biol 52(suppl 1), 54.
Owerkowicz T, Yang J, Blank JM, Eme J, Hicks JW (2012) Alligator growth plate thickness as an indicator of longitudinal growth rate and circulatory pattern. SICB. Charleston, SC. Integr Comp Biol 52(suppl 1), 132.
Owerkowicz T, Campbell C, Eme J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2012) Cardiac hypertrophy in response to pressure overload and exercise training in the American alligator. SICB. Charleston, SC. Integr Comp Biol 52(suppl 1), 132.
2011
Owerkowicz T, Yang J, Blank JM, Eme J, Hicks JW (2011) Microstructure of the femoral growth plate in the American alligator: effects of growth rate, locomotor activity and circulatory pattern shunt. Society of Vertebrate Paleontology. Las Vegas, NV.
Campbell C, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2011) Pressure overload surgery does not induce cardiac fibrosis in the American alligator. Experimental Biology. Washington, D.C. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 25, 858.12
2010
Eme J, Bennett WA, Dabruzzi TF, Fangue NA, Rummer JL (2010) Effects of warming sea temperatures on survival of juvenile reef fishes in nursery areas around Hoga Island in the Wakatobi Marine National Park. Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation. Sanur Beach, Bali, The Republic of Indonesia.
Eme J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2010) Cardiovascular plasticity during hypoxic incubation of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). Experimental Biology. Anaheim, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 24, 988.6
Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2010) Cardiac shunting does not constrain aerobic capacity of the American alligator. Experimental Biology. Anaheim, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 24, 988.5
Owerkowicz T, Tsai HP, Sanchez L, Felbinger K, Andrade K, Blank JM, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Hicks JW (2010) Chronic exercise does not alter limb bone morphology or microstructure in the American alligator. Experimental Biology. Anaheim, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 24, 637.4
Eme J, Burke M, Pratt J, Shah K, Blackwell L (2010) Integrating Research into the K-12 Classroom: From Molecules to Ecosystems. Focus Meeting of STEM Fellows in K-12 Education. AAAS. San Diego, CA.
Eme J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA (2010) Cardiovascular plasticity during hypoxic development of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). AAAS. San Diego, CA.
Eme J, Hicks JW, Crossley II DA* (2010) Cardiovascular plasticity during development of American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). SICB. Seattle, WA. Integr Comp Biol 50(suppl 1), 50.
Tate K, Swart J, Eme J, Conlon JM, Crossley II DA (2010) Effects of dehydration on cardiovascular development in American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis). SICB. Seattle, WA. Integr Comp Biol 50(suppl 1), 173.
Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2010) Cardiac shunting does not constrain aerobic capacity of the American alligator. SICB. Seattle, WA. Integr Comp Biol 50(suppl 1), 277.
Tsai HP, Owerkowicz T, Sanchez L, Felbinger K, Andrade K, Blank JM, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Hicks JW (2010) Exhaustive terrestrial and aquatic exercise does not affect periosteal deposition, structural properties or mineral content in limb bones of the American alligator. SICB. Seattle, WA. Integr Comp Biol 50(suppl 1), 176.
2009
Owerkowicz T, Tsai HP, Sanchez L, Gwalthney J, Eme J, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2009) Effect of running and swimming exercise training on skeletal growth and bone microstructure of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) with and without cardiac shunt. Experimental Biology, New Orleans, LA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 23, 1031.2
Eme J, Crossley II DA, Hicks JW (2009) Hemodynamics of embryonic American alligators. SICB. Boston, MA. Integr Comp Biol 49(1), 225.
Tate KB, Eme J, Crossley II DA (2009) Assessing the capacity for sympathetic control of cardiovascular physiology in embryonic snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina). SICB. Boston, MA. Integr Comp Biol 49(suppl 1), 313.
Crossley II, DA, Tate KB, Eme J (2009) The impact of periodic dehydration stress on cardiovascular function in the embryonic American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). SICB. Boston, MA. Integr Comp Biol 49(suppl 1), 218.
2008
Eme J, Gwalthney J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2008) Removal of cardiac shunt causes ventricular enlargement in American Alligator. Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 22, 1239.26
2007
Eme J, Gwalthney J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2007) Growth and exercise endurance of American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) with and without cardiac shunt. International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Salvador, Bahia, Federative Republic of Brasil. Comp Biochem Physiol A – Mol Integr Physiol Supplement 148, S83.
Gwalthney J, Eme J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2007) The contribution of pulmonary-to-systemic cardiac shunting to growth, metabolism, and recovery from exercise in Alligator mississippiensis. Experimental Biology. Washington, D.C. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 21, 965.8
Blank JM, Owerkowicz T, Gwalthney J, Eme J, Rourke BC, Hicks JW (2007) Hemodynamic consequences of eliminating right-to-left cardiac shunt in the American Alligator. Experimental Biology. Washington, D.C. FASEB Journal, Meeting Abstract Supplement 21, 965.7
Eme J*, Gwalthney J, Owerkowicz T, Blank JM, Hicks JW (2007) Growth and exercise endurance of American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). SICB. Phoenix, AZ. Integr Comp Biol 46(suppl 1), E39.
<2006
Blank JM, Owerkowicz T, Eme J, Gwalthney J, Hicks JW (2006) Surgical removal of cardiac shunt in American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). APS Intersociety Meeting: Integrating Diversity. Virginia Beach, VA.
Eme J, Fitchett K, Wallman H, Bennett WA (2004) Challenging van’t Hoff’s rule: Paradoxical Q10 responses of fishes from hyperthermic rockpools. Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter American Fisheries Society, Brooksville, FL. Runner-up: Best Student Platform Presentation.
Eme J, Bennett WA (2004) Dynamic temperature tolerance and metabolic responses of fishes from different intertidal habitat subtypes. Fourth Annual Fisheries Student Colloquium, American Fisheries Society, Southern Division, Marineland, FL.