Faculty Info: Lara A. Ferry-Graham
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LARA A. FERRY-GRAHAM Adjunct Professor, Moss Landing Marine Laboratories B.S., California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo M.S., Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Ph.D., University of California at Irvine Email: lfgraham@mlml.calstate.edu Lab Website: http://ecomorphology.mlml.calstate.edu |
Specific Research Interests: As a comparative functional morphologist, my research focuses on the relationship between morphology and ecological function. While I study primarily feeding in temperate marine fishes, I find that my work is complementary to many areas within Physiology, Ecology and Evolution. My research is centered around questions that attempt to broadly address: 1) the diversity of form and consequence, if any, of that diversity from a simple biomechanical perspective; 2) the evolution of novel and/or specialized forms, and; 3) how form, typically by interacting with other physiological, behavioral, or genetic variables, affects and can be used to predict functional ecological relationships. Current Projects: (1) suction feeding and hydrodynamics of suction generation; (2) evolution and trophic consequence of elongate jaws; (3) hydrodynamics and biomechanics of ventilation/respiration; (4) locomotory behaviors. Selected Publications: Ferry-Graham, L.A., P.C. Wainwright, and G.V. Lauder. 2003. Quantification of flow during suction feeding in bluegill sunfishes. Zoology 106:159-168 Ferry-Graham, L.A., and P.C Wainwright. 2002. Measuring prey capture performance in fishes. Pages 101-114 in: Vertebrate Biomechanics and Evolution. V.L. Bels, J.P. Gasc, and A Casinos, eds. BIOS Scientific Publishers Lt Summers, A.P., and L.A. Ferry-Graham. 2002. Aquatic respiration: New models of ventilation in elasmobranchs. Pages 87-99 in: Vertebrate Biomechanics and Evolution. V.L. Bels, J.P. Gasc, and A Casinos, eds. BIOS Scientific Publishers Ltd Ferry-Graham, L.A., P.C. Wainwright, M.W. Westneat, and D.R. Bellwood. 2002. Mechanisms of benthic prey capture in wrasses (Labridae). Marine Biology 141:807-817 Ferry-Graham, L.A., D.I. Bolnick, and P.C. Wainwright. 2002. Using functional morphology to examine the ecology and evolution of specialization. Integrative and Comparative Biology 42:265-277 Ferry-Graham, L.A., P.C. Wainwright, M.W. Westneat, and D.R. Bellwood. 2001. Modulation of prey capture kinematics in the cheeklined wrasse Oxycheilinus digrammus (Teleostei: Labridae). Journal of Experimental Zoology 204:1577-1587 Summers, A.P., and L.A. Ferry-Graham. 2001. Respiratory modes and mechanics of the hedgehog skate, Leucoraja erinacea - testing the continuous flow model. Journal of Experimental Biology 204:1577-1587 Ferry-Graham, L.A., and G.V. Lauder. 2001. Aquatic prey capture in fishes: A century of progress and new directions. Journal of Morphology (solicited feature) 245:99-119 Ferry-Graham, L.A., P.C. Wainwright, C.D. Hulsey, and D.R. Bellwood. 2001. Evolution and mechanics of long jaws in butterflyfishes (Family Chaetodontidae). Journal of Morphology 245:120-143 Ferry-Graham, L.A., P.C. Wainwright, and D.R. Bellwood. 2001. Prey capture in long-jawed butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): the functional basis of novel feeding habits. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 256:167-184 |
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