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Brandon Moore |
Dept. of Zoology, University of
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Contact Information:
Degrees: B.A. -
Sociology - B.S. - Life
Science - Research Interests: The primary
functional unit of the ovary is the follicle, an association between germ and
somatic cell that ultimately produce ovulated eggs. A seminal and crucial
ovarian event is the follicle formation. My research focuses on the roles of
the transforming growth factors inhibin and activin in this process. Previous Research: As an
undergraduate, I studied sex change in Lythrypnus dalli, the
Bluebanded goby. The sex of these fish is socially modulated, with subordinated
fish being primarily female and the sole dominant fish being male. When a
female fish achieves dominance over a group of females, usually in the
absence of a male, it rapidly changes sex from female to male. This process
entails morphological restructuring of the brain, gonads, and papilla along
with sex-specific behavioral alteration. My research
field-tested a laboratory based sex change model using isolated groups of
fish in artificial concrete habitats (gobitats). In confirmation of the
model, after the sole male fish was removed from the group the largest female
fish changed sex and behavior, as well as reproduced as a male in as little
as six days. Link to the
lab of Dr. Matthew Grober Publications: Guillette LJ and Milnes, Bermudez, Bryan, Edwards, Gunderson, Larkin, Moore and
Guillette. Contaminant-induced feminization and demasculinization of
nonmammalian vertebrate males in aquatic environments ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 100 (1):
3-17 JAN 2006 Edwards T, Black M.P. , Moore, B., A.V.M. Canario, D. Ford, R.H.
Reavis and M.S. Grober. Reproduction in context: Field-testing a lab model of
socially controlled sex change in Lythrypnus dalli, (JEMBE 318(2): 127-143) Undergraduate
Researchers Mentored:
Sophia Liam (Fall 2002) Robert Neighbors (Fall 2002-Spring 2003) Luis Tarrido (Spring-Summer 2003) Maite Cintron (Summer-Fall 2003) Tricia Bardis (Summer 2003) Reuben Valdes (Summer 2003) Karelma Frontera (Summer 2003-Spring 2004) Chad Mackman (Summer 2003- Fall 2004) Sidharth Reddy (Fall 2003- Spring 2004) Shivani Kamat (Fall 2003- Spring 2004) Katya Schuster (Fall 2003- Summer 2004) Koo Whang Chung (Fall 2003- Spring 2006) Michelle Burch (Fall 2003-Spring 2006) Ashley Alvers (Fall 2003-Sprin 2006) Rebecca Palmer (Fall 2003-Spring 2004) Alison Palma (Fall 2003-Spring 2004) Chenan Zhang (Spring 2003-Present) Lari McEdward (Spring 2005-Fall 2005) Jennifer Nessler (Spring 2005-Fall 2006) To strive, to seek, to find, and not to
yield. -Tennyson Curiosity by Alastair Reed So you want to be a Biologist? Read This (…marine or not) What is going on in the world? Adopt a wonderful pet… Pinky |
Egg Collection
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