Ocean acidification, due to increasing atmospheric CO2, has detrimental effects on the sensory-driven behaviour of many different marine animals, including fish. One commonly accepted mechanism is the 'GABAA receptor model'. However, such a fundamental change in the ocean's chemistry as a drop in pH probably acts at several different levels; the aim of the project 'Odoracid' is to explore the effects of acidification on the olfactory system of fish, using the Senegalese sole as a model.

When?

Wednesday I February 6 I 13:30

Where?

Room 2.31 I Building 7 I Gambelas Campus

About our speaker:

Peter did his Ph.D. at Sheffield University. His introduction to electrophysiology came at Manchester University ('sharp electrode'), then the LMB, Cambridge (patch-clamp). At CCMAR, he investigates olfaction and chemical communication in fish.

This seminar was kindly sponsored by: