Browsing by Author "Tedesco, Dana"

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Assessing the impacts of ocean acidification on adhesion and shell formation in the barnacle Amphibalanus amphitrite

Nardone, Jessica; Patel, Shrey; Siegel, Kyle; Tedesco, Dana; McNicholl, Conall G.; O'Malley, Jessica; Herrick, Jack; Metzler, Rebecca A.; Orihuela, Beatriz; Rittschof, Daniel; Dickinson, Gary H. (Frontiers, 2018-10-22)

Barnacles are dominant members of marine intertidal communities. Their success depends on firm attachment provided by their proteinaceous adhesive and protection imparted by their calcified shell plates. Little is known ...
Determining the Impacts of Salinity on the Biochemical and Mechanical Properties of Barnacles

Khan, Taliah; Siegel, Kyle; Tedesco, Dana; McNichol, Conall; Dickinson, Gary H. (2015)

We attempted to determine how varying salinity can impact the barnacle. We worked under the hypothesis that barnacles developed in higher and lower salinities than ambient conditions would display significantly lower shell ...