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Nishizaki,Michael T.
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Graduate Student
mikenish@u.washington.edu
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Publications

Gurarie, E, Grünbaum D, Nishizaki MT.  2011.  Estimating 3D movements from 2D observations using a continuous model of helical swimming.. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology. 73(6):1358-77. Abstract
Grunbaum, D, Chan K, Tobin E, Nishizaki MT.  2008.  Non-linear advection-diffusion equations approximate swarming but not schooling populations. Mathematical Biosciences. 214(1-2):38-48. Abstract
Nishizaki, MT, Ackerman JD.  2007.  Juvenile-adult associations in sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and S-droebachiensis): protection from predation and hydrodynamics in S-franciscanus. Marine Biology. 151(1):135-145. Abstract
Woodson, CB, Eerkes-Medrano DI, Flores-Morales A, Foley MM, Henkel SK, Hessing-Lewis M, Jacinto D, Needles L, Nishizaki MT, O'Leary J et al..  2007.  Local diurnal upwelling driven by sea breezes in northern Monterey Bay. Continental Shelf Research. 27(18):2289-2302. Abstract
Nishizaki, MT, Ackerman JD.  2005.  A secondary chemical cue facilitates juvenile-adult postsettlement associations in red sea urchins. Limnology and Oceanography. 50(1):354-362. Abstract
Ackerman, JD, Nishizaki MT.  2004.  The effect of velocity on the suspension feeding and growth of the marine mussels Mytilus trossulus and M-californianus: implications for niche separation. Journal of Marine Systems. 49(1-4):195-207. Abstract
Marchinko, KB, Nishizaki MT, Burns KC.  2004.  Community-wide character displacement in barnacles: a new perspective for past observations. Ecology Letters. 7(2):114-120. Abstract
Nishizaki, MT, Ackerman JD.  2004.  Juvenile-adult associations in sea urchins Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and S-droebachiensis: Is nutrition involved? Marine Ecology-Progress Series. 268:93-103. Abstract
Ackerman, JD, Nishizaki MT.  1999.  How stiff is a French fry? Teaching biomechanics to biology students Journal of Biological Education. 34(1):36-40. Abstract

Research Interests

We know the oceans are changing but what will that mean for marine organisms? Predicting how organisms will respond to global warming is a current challenge for biologists. My goal is to gain a mechanistic understanding of how temperature affects the distribution of barnacles. I combine experiments and modelling to explore links between temperature, physiology and species distributions in changing environments. Supervisor: Emily Carrington.

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Biography

Currently a Visiting Professor at Bowdoin College.