PCDP alumni lab assistant Milan Dolezal along with PCDP Director Dr. Janet Mann, Associate Director Ann-Marie Jacoby, Project Member Melissa Collier, and Lab Assistant Colin Murphy, published an article focused on the impact of temperature and hydrodynamics on the growth of the barnacle species Xenobalanus globicipitis on cetaceans. Dolezal et al. found that both of these factors impact the location of attachment of X. globicipitis on the dorsal fin. These results indicate that with global warning and rising sea surface temperatures, the infestation of these barnacles on cetaceans will be more common due to their affinity for warmer temperatures.
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