John H. Wang
Present Position:
Postdoctoral Associate, Joint Institute
of Marine and Atmospheric Research,
Education:
B.S. degree in Biology (emphasis in Marine Biology) : Duke University
P.h.D. in Biology (2004): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dissertation: Neuroethology of magnetic orientation in the marine mollusc, Tritonia diomedea
Research Interests:
Neural basis of magnetoreception -molluscan
brain cells responsive to magnetic fields
Sea turtle orientation and navigation
Sea turtle conservation - sea turtle
interactions with longline fisheries
Monarch butterfly migration and orientation
The central nervous system of Tritonia diomedea
Publications:
Wang, J. H., Boles, L. C., Higgins, B.,
and K. J. Lohmann.
2007. Behavioral responses
of sea turtles to lightsticks used in longline fisheries.
Animal
Conservation. 10:
176-182.
Cain, S. D., Boles, L. C., Wang, J. H., and K. J. Lohmann. 2005. Magnetic orientation and navigation in marine turtles, lobsters, and molluscs: concepts and conundrums. Integrative and Comparative Biology 45: 539-546.
Wang, J. H., Cain, S. D. and K. J. Lohmann. 2004. Identifiable neurons inhibited by Earth-strength magnetic stimuli in the mollusc Tritonia diomedea. Journal of Experimental Biology 207: 1043-1049. [Download pdf]
Wang, J. H., Cain, S. D., and K. J. Lohmann. 2003. Identification of magnetically responsive neurons in the mollusc Tritonia diomedea. Journal of Experimental Biology. 206: 381-388. [Download pdf]
Avens, L., Wang, J. H., Johnsen, S., Dukes, P., and Lohmann, K. J. 2003. Responses of hatchling sea turtles to rotational displacements. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 288: 111-124.
Wang, J. H., J. K. Jackson, and K. J. Lohmann. 1998. Perception of wave surge motion by hatchling sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 229:177-186. [View abstract.]
Online Posters:
· Responses of pelagic-stage loggerhead sea turtles to light sticks used in longline fisheries.
· The role of identifiable neurons in magnetic orientation of the sea slug Tritonia diomedea.
PICTURES:
· Tracking study with Bill Redfoot (December 2004 Indian River Lagoon near Sebastion Inlet)
· Netting turtles with the UCF Marine Turtle Group (December 2004)