HHNS Seminar Speaker Series: Dr. Andy Turko

Dr. Andy Turko, Assistant Professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, will present "Physiology of the water-land transition in fishes" for the Human Health and Nutritional Sciences Seminar Speaker Series. 

Dr. Turko's research program seeks to understand how animals integrate physiological and behavioural responses to changing environments. One major focus is the transition from water to land in amphibious fishes, one of the most dramatic environmental changes experienced by any animal. Dr. Turko will first discuss why/how amphibious fishes evolve, given the many physiological challenges associated with being a fish on land. Then, he will discuss some of the physiological mechanisms used by amphibious fishes to cope with these challenges, with a focus on plasticity of the respiratory system.