Kim N. Holland

PhD University of Pennsylvania (Biology), 1980

Associate Researcher, Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology

www.hawaii.edu/HIMB/sharklab

Physiology and behavior of aquatic animals; resource conservation

In general terms, my interest is in the physiological ecology of aquatic organisms and in the interface between animal behavior and physiology. In researching these topics, I try and combine laboratory and fieldwork methods to address the questions at hand. Recently, this has taken the form of tracking the movements of pelagic and nearshore fishes and trying to relate their diel movements, home range sizes and swimming strategies to their foraging success and energy budgets. This research also has resource management ramifications. Originally trained as a chemosensory physiologist, I maintain an interest in this field.

Representative publications

Holland KN, Wetherbee BM, Lowe CG, Meyer CG. 1999. Movements of tiger sharks in coastal Hawaiian waters. Mar Biol 134:661-673.

Holland KN, Wetherbee BM, Peterson JD, Lowe CG. 1993. Movements and distribution of Hammerhead shark pups on their natal grounds. Copeia 1993:495-502.

Holland KN, Peterson JD, Wetherbee BM, Lowe CG. Movements, distribution and growth rates of the white goatfish (Mulloides flavolineatus) in a fisheries conservation zone. Bull Mar Sci 52(3):982-992.

Holland KN, Brill RW Chang KKC, Sibert JR, Fournier D. 1992. Physiological and behavioral thermoregulation in Bigeye tuna, Thunnus obesus. Nature 358:410-412.

Current students

Aaron Bush (PhD): feeding ecology of juvenile scalloped hammerheads
Steve Kajiura (PhD): sensory biology of hammerhead sharks
Carl Meyer (PhD): export of biomass from marine reserves
Adam Jaffe (MS): migratory behavior of pelagic fish
Tim Fitzgerald (MS): electrophysiology; feeding behavior of hammerhead sharks.

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