Wk
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Date 2003
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Topic
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Discussion Paper
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Who's Here
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1
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21 January
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Organization (B&J)
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N/A
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B&J
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2
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28 January
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Particle settling/Re (J)
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Koehl, M.A.R., P.A. Jumars and L. Karp-Boss. 2003. Algal biophysics. European J. Phycol., accepted. For lots more references, see the NSF proposal.
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B&J
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3
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4 February
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Hydrosol filtration mechanisms (J)
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Riisgard, H.U., and P.S. Larsen. 2001. Minireview: Ciliary filter feeding and bio-fluid mechanics - present understanding and unsolved problems. Limnol. Oceanogr. 46: 882-891.
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B&J
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4
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11 February
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Small-scale turbulence,
and bottom boundary layers (B)
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Yamazaki, H., D. L. Mackas, and K. L. Denman, 2002, Coupling small-scale physical processes with biology. ch. 3 of The Sea, Volume 12, edited by A. R. Robinson, J. J.
McCarthy and B. J. Rothschild, Wiley & Sons, New-York.
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B
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5
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18 February
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Particle coagulation (J)
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Gonzalez, E..A. and P.S. Hill 1998. A method for estimating the flocculation time of monodispersed sediment suspensions. Deep-Sea Res. 45: 1931-1954. or
Mead, K.S., and M.W. Denny. 1995. The effects of hydrodynamic shear stress on fertilization and early development of the purple sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Biol. Bull. 188: 46-56
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B&J
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6
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25 February
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Deposition mechanisms (J)
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Huettel, M., and A. Rusch. 2000. Transport and degradation of phytoplankton in permeable sediment Limnol. Oceanogr. 45: 534-549
For a recent summary of boundary-layer dynamics and sediment transport, see Boudreau, B.P., and B.B. Jørgensen, Eds. The Benthic Boundary Layer. Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford.
For specific topics and references, see Pete or Emmanuel
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B&J
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7
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4 March
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Navier-Stokes Equations (B)
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Material from Emmanuel
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B&J
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8
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25 March
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Reynolds stresses and eddy diffusion (B)
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Material from Emmanuel
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B
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9
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1 April
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Encounter formulations(J)
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Chapter 3 (Jumars 1993) and Chapter 16 (Dusenbery 1992)
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B&J
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10
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7 April
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Encounter modulated by sensory capabilities (J)
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Visser, A.W. 2001. Hydromechanical signals in the plankton. Mar. Ecol. Progr. Ser. 222: 1-24.
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B&J
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11
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18 April
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Net Dispersion
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B&J
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12
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22 April
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Swimming
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Purcell,
E. M., 1977. Life at low Reynolds number. American Journal of
Physics , 45(1):311, 1977.
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B&J
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13
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29 April
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Student presentations
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B&J
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14
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6 May
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Fluid play
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B
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Forever |
Supplemental Readings |
Denny, M.W., E.K. Nelson and K.S. Mead. 2002. Revised estimates of the effects of turbulence on fertilization in the purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. Biol. Bull. 203: 275-277. Corrections to shear rates in Mead and Denny (1995, above)
Dusenbery, D.B. 1996. Information is where you find it. Biol. Bull. 191: 124-128. The cues that organisms use may not be the ones that you expect.
Dusenbery, D.B. 1997. Minimum size limit for useful locomotion by free-swimming microbes. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 94: 10949-10954. Brownian rotational diffusion pushes smaller organisms off course.
Dusenbery, D.B. 1998. Fitness landscapes for effects of shape on chemotaxis and other behaviors of bacteria. J. Bacteriol. 180: 5978-5983. Form and function in bacteria.
Dusenbery, D.B. 1998. Spatial sensing of stimulus gradients can be superior to temporal sensing for free-swimming bacteria. Biophysical J. 74: 2272-2277. Bacteria, should be able to detect a gradient along the "body."
Dusenbery, D.B. 2000. Selection for high gamete encounter rates explains the success of male and female mating types. J. Theor. Biol. 202: 1-10. Specialization on pheromone production vs. motility.
Dusenbery, D.B. 2001. Performance of basic strategies for following gradients in two dimensions. J. Theor. Biol. 208: 345-360. Evaluates alterantive methods for following gradients.
Dusenbery, D.B. 2002. Ecological models explaining the success of distinctive sperm and eggs (Oogamy). J. Theor. Biol. 219: 1-7. Explicit model supporting link of egg size and capacity for pheromone release.
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