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Professor, Biology

Cellular mechanisms of physiological regulation. Biophysical regulation of ion channel kinetics in plasma and artificial membranes. Control of membrane conductance in epithelial cells by hormones and neurotransmitters. Ion and osmotic regulation in semiterrestrial brachyurans. Biological rhythms in shallow water, marine organisms.

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Cellular mechanisms of physiological regulation. Biophysical regulation of ion channel kinetics in plasma and artificial membranes. Control of membrane conductance in epithelial cells by hormones and neurotransmitters. Ion and osmotic regulation in semiterrestrial brachyurans. Biological rhythms in shallow water, marine organisms.

Present	Professor, Biology, University of Northern Iowa ‐ Department of Biology
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Biology

Cellular Mechanisms of Physiological Regulation

2009 Fulbright Fellowship, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brasil
2007-2008 University Distinguished Scholar
2006 CNS Dean's Award for Superior Achievement in Research

Biology
Marine Science
Reef Biology
Neurobiology
Endocrinology
Comparative Animal Physiology

University of Northern Iowa

McCollum Science Hall 83

Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0421

Office: MSH 83

Phone: (319) 273-2276

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Articles (37)

Survival strategies on a semi-arid island: submersion and desiccation tolerances ...

Marine Biology (2021)

Mariana V. Capparelli, Carl L. Thurman, Paloma Gusso Choueri, Denis Moledo de Souza Abessa, et al.

The complete mitochondrial genome of the red-jointed brackish-water fiddler crab ...

Genomics (2021)

Isabelle Conrad, Abby Craft, Carl L. Thurman, J. Antonio Baeza, et al.

Survival on a semi-arid island: submersion and desiccation tolerances of ...

mariana v capparelli, Carl L Thurman, Denis M Abessa, Paloma G Choueri, et al.

Phylogenetic patterns and the adaptive evolution of osmoregulation in fiddler ...

PLoS One (2017)

Samuel Coelho Faria, Diogo Borges Provete, Carl Leo Thurman and John Campbell McNamara

Salinity is the primary driver of osmoregulatory evolution in decapods, and may have influenced their diversification into different osmotic niches. ...

Geographical variation in osmoregulatory abilities among populations of ten species ...

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (2017)

Carl L. Thurman, Samuel C. Faria and John C. McNamara

Geographical variation is often the earliest stage leading to divergence and speciation. Osmoregulatory ability was assessed in 64 populations of 10 ...

Physiology. The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 4. Edited ...

The Quarterly Review of Biology (2016)

Carl L. Thurman

The last two and a half decades have witnessed an explosive revolution in our knowledge of crustacean physiology. In spite ...

Constraints on geographic variation in fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae: Uca) from ...

Journal of Evolutionary Biology (2016)

Melanie J. Hopkins, Annat Haber and Carl L. Thurman

A key question in evolutionary biology is how intraspecific variation biases the evolution of a population and its divergence from ...

Intraspecific Variation in Carapace Morphology Among Fiddler Crabs (Genus Uca ...

Aquatic Biology (2014)

Kelsey R. Hampton, Melanie J. Hopkins, John C. McNamara and Carl L. Thurman

Isolation due to geographical barriers should promote genetic and morphological divergence among populations. Marine currents flowing in opposing directions along ...

A Panmictic Fiddler Crab from the Coast of Brazil? Impact ...

Marine Biology (2014)

A. C. Wieman, Peter B. Berendzen, K. R. Hampton, J. Jang, et al.

Marine species tend to exhibit relatively less population structuring than terrestrial species owing to fewer barriers to gene flow and ...

The Distribution of Fiddler Crabs (Uca) Along the Coast of ...

Marine Biodiversity Records (2013)

Carl L. Thurman, Samuel C. Faria and John C. McNamara

To assess and analyse accurately their geographical distributions, fiddler crabs (Uca) from the Atlantic coast of Brazil were studied using ...

The Geographic Structure of Morphological Variation in Eight Species of ...

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (2010)

Melanie J. Hopkins and Carl L. Thurman

Species with larger geographic distributions are more likely to encounter a greater variety of environmental conditions and barriers to gene ...

Ecophenotypic Physiology: Osmoregulation by Fiddler Crabs (Uca spp.) from the ...

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology (2010)

Carl L. Thurman, Joshua Hanna and Chad Bennett

Nine species of Uca were collected across the northern Caribbean from 50 locations ranging in habitat osmolality from 18 to 2760 mmol ...

Taxonomy and Biogeography of the Fiddler Crabs (Ocypodidae: Genus Uca ...

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (2008)

F. H. Barnwell and Carl L. Thurman

Fifteen species of fiddler crabs are reported for eastern North America between Massachusetts and Quintana Roo, Mexico. Thirteen occur in ...

Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Model the DC Electrical Behavior ...

American Journal of Undergraduate Research (2006)

Nathan G. Beougher, Jason McIntosh, Jason A. Djuren, M. W. Roth, et al.

A Molecular Dynamics (MD) computer simulation is utilized to qualitatively understand the DC electrical conduction behavior of pentadecane (C H ...

A Comparison of Osmoregulation among Subtropical Fiddler Crabs (uca) from ...

Bulletin of Marine Science (2005)

Carl L. Thurman

Fiddler crabs were collected for osmoregulation studies from 36 locations in Florida and one at Ocean Beach, California. The responses ...

Unravelling the Ecological Significance of Endogenous Rhythms in Intertidal Crabs

Biological Rhythm Research (2004)

Carl L. Thurman

Organisms living along the shore are exposed to complex sets of environmental oscillations. In addition to solar (24.0 h) and ...

Osmoregulation by six species of fiddler crabs (Uca) from the ...

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (2003)

Carl L. Thurman

Six species of fiddler crabs (Ocypodidae: Uca) were collected for osmoregulation studies from 25 locations near the delta of the Mississippi ...

Osmoregulation in Fiddler Crabs (Uca) from Temperate Atlantic and Gulf ...

Marine Biology (2003)

Carl L. Thurman

Fiddler crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda; genus Uca) were collected from 16 locations along the temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts ...

Osmoregulation in Six Sympatric Fiddler Crabs (genus Uca) from the ...

Marine Ecology (2002)

Carl L. Thurman

As problems in taxonomy and systematic relationships among the Uca species are resolved, a definition of how each fiddler crab species partitions ...

Locomotor Activity of the Fiddler Crab, Uca Subcylindrica (Stimpson), Under ...

Biological Rhythm Research (2001)

Carl L. Thurman and A. M. Broghammer

Specimens of the fiddler crab Uca subcylindrica (Stimpson) were captured in south Texas (USA) for locomotor rhythm studies. Actographic data were analyzed ...

Identifying the Ca++ Signalling Sources Activating Chloride Currents in Xenopus ...

Cellular Signalling (2000)

Carl L. Thurman, Jon S. Burns and Roger G O'Neil

The calcium ionophore, ionomycin (IM), and the sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum (SER) calcium pump inhibitor, thapsigargin (TG), were used to study the ...

Effect of a Sport Food Bar on Lipolysis and Fat ...

Sports Medicine, Training and Rehabilitation (1999)

Fred W. Kqlkhorst, Catherine L. Brqshears, Marie K. Hoeger and Carl L. Thurman

The purpose of this study was to investigate a manufacturer's claim that the Access Fat Conversion Activity Bar increases lipolysis ...

Evaporative Water Loss, Corporal Temperature and the Distribution of Sympatric ...

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology (1998)

Carl L. Thurman

Desiccation and thermal stress are among the primary factors limiting terrestriality in crustaceans. Water loss was estimated as weight change ...

Locomotor Rhythms in the Fiddler Crab, Uca Subcylindrica

Biological Rhythm Research (1998)

Carl L. Thurman

The locomotor activities of individual specimens of Uca subcylindrica (Stimpson) collected from semi-arid, supratidal habitats in south Texas and northeastern Mexico were ...

Resting Membrane Potentials: A Student Test of Alternate Hypotheses

American Journal Physiology (1995)

Carl L. Thurman

The frog sartorius muscle is a model tissue for demonstrating to physiology students the principles underlying both membrane phenomena and ...