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Jo-Ann Mellish

Type
Scientist
Organization
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska SeaLife Center
Description

Interests focus on how animals physiologically deal with energetic requirements during high-demand periods, such as growth and lactation. Pinnipeds (seals and sea lions) are particularly interesting because they have additional challenges from the utilization of not one but two environments, both terrestrial and marine.

Geography