Dr. Catherine Lohmann

Lecturer in Biology
Department of Biology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 U.S.A.

Ph.D. University of Washington (1990)
Dissertation: The Heat Shock Response and Heat Sensitivity of the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta.

Research Interests

  • Magnetic navigation in sea turtles
  • Orientation to ocean waves by sea turtle hatchlings
  • Heat shock proteins and mechanisms of thermal tolerance
  • Insect physiology
  • Animal behavior

    Classes Taught at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

  • Cell and Developmental Biology (Biology 52)
  • Animal Behavior (Biology 73/73L)

    Service Activities, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Tri-Beta Biological Society faculty sponsor
  • Biology advising
  • Elementary school science education, community outreach
  • Biology graduation ceremony planning committee

    Selected Publications

    Lohmann, K. J., Lohmann, C. M. F., Ehrhart, L. M., Bagley, D. A., and T. Swing. 2004. Geomagnetic map used in sea turtle navigation. Nature. 428: 909-910.

    Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 2003. Orientation mechanisms of hatchling loggerheads. In: Loggerhead Sea Turtles (eds. A. B. Bolten and B. E. Witherington), pp. 44-62. Smithsonian Books: Washington.

    Lohmann, K. J., Cain, S. D., Dodge, S. A., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 2001. Regional magnetic fields as navigational markers for sea turtles. Science. 294: 364-366.

    Lohmann, K. J., and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1996. Detection of magnetic field intensity by sea turtles. Nature. 380: 59-61.

    Lohmann, K. J. and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1996. Orientation and open-sea navigation in sea turtles. Journal of Experimental Biology. 199: 73-81.

    Lohmann, K. J. and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1994. Detection of magnetic inclination angle by sea turtles: a possible mechanism for determining latitude. Journal of Experimental Biology. 194: 23-32.

    Lohmann, C. M. F. and L. M. Riddiford. 1992. The heat-shock response and heat sensitivity of Bombyx mori. Sericologia. 32: 533-537.

    Lohmann, K. J. and C. M. F. Lohmann. 1992. Orientation to oceanic waves by green turtle hatchlings. Journal of Experimental Biology. 171: 1-13.

    Lohmann, C. M. F. and L. M. Riddiford. 1990. Protein synthesis during heat-shock in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Journal of Comparative Physiology B. 160: 349-356.


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