Stephen Morris

Summary

Affiliation: University of Bristol
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi The ecophysiology of air-breathing in crabs with special reference to Gecarcoidea natalis
    Steve Morris
    Morlab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodlands Road, BS8 1UG, Bristol, UK
    Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 131:559-70. 2002
  2. ncbi Neuroendocrine regulation of osmoregulation and the evolution of air-breathing in decapod crustaceans
    S Morris
    Morlab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
    J Exp Biol 204:979-89. 2001
  3. ncbi Myth, marula, and elephant: an assessment of voluntary ethanol intoxication of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) following feeding on the fruit of the marula tree (Sclerocarya birrea)
    Steve Morris
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, United Kingdom
    Physiol Biochem Zool 79:363-9. 2006
  4. ncbi Animals and environments: resisting schisms in comparative physiology and biochemistry
    Steve Morris
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, United Kingdom
    Physiol Biochem Zool 79:211-23. 2006
  5. ncbi Respiratory and acid-base responses during migration and to exercise by the terrestrial crab Discoplax (Cardisoma) hirtipes, with regard to season, humidity and behaviour
    Steve Morris
    Integrative and Environmental Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
    J Exp Biol 208:4333-43. 2005
  6. ncbi The effect of lead on the metabolic and energetic status of the Yabby, Cherax destructor, during environmental hypoxia
    S Morris
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK
    Aquat Toxicol 75:16-31. 2005
  7. ncbi Regulation of urine reprocessing in the maintenance of sodium and water balance in the terrestrial Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis investigated under field conditions
    Stephen Morris
    Morlab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
    J Exp Biol 206:2869-81. 2003
  8. ncbi Utilisation of glycogen, ATP and arginine phosphate in exercise and recovery in terrestrial red crabs, Gecarcoidea natalis
    Stephen Morris
    Morlab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, BS8 1UG, Bristol, UK
    Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 133:813-25. 2002
  9. ncbi The adaptive significance of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone (CHH) in daily and seasonal migratory activities of the Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis
    Stephen Morris
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK
    J Exp Biol 213:3062-73. 2010
  10. ncbi Roles of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone in ionic and metabolic homeostasis in the Christmas Island blue crab, Discoplax celeste
    Lucy M Turner
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK
    J Exp Biol 216:1191-201. 2013

Collaborators

  • Simon G Webster
  • Lucy M Turner
  • Caran Graves
  • Linda Edelman
  • Jeffrey Saffle
  • Theresa Stauffer

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi The ecophysiology of air-breathing in crabs with special reference to Gecarcoidea natalis
    Steve Morris
    Morlab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodlands Road, BS8 1UG, Bristol, UK
    Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 131:559-70. 2002
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  2. ncbi Neuroendocrine regulation of osmoregulation and the evolution of air-breathing in decapod crustaceans
    S Morris
    Morlab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
    J Exp Biol 204:979-89. 2001
    ..There has been a multiple evolution of a kidney-type system in terrestrial crabs capable of managing salt, CO(2) and NH(3) movements...
  3. ncbi Myth, marula, and elephant: an assessment of voluntary ethanol intoxication of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) following feeding on the fruit of the marula tree (Sclerocarya birrea)
    Steve Morris
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, United Kingdom
    Physiol Biochem Zool 79:363-9. 2006
    ..These models were highly biased in favor of inebriation but even so failed to show that elephants can ordinarily become drunk. Such tales, it seems, may result from "humanizing" elephant behavior...
  4. ncbi Animals and environments: resisting schisms in comparative physiology and biochemistry
    Steve Morris
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, United Kingdom
    Physiol Biochem Zool 79:211-23. 2006
    ..It is our hope that the Comparative Physiology and Biology in Africa meetings will continue to facilitate special interactions between the people who make this happen...
  5. ncbi Respiratory and acid-base responses during migration and to exercise by the terrestrial crab Discoplax (Cardisoma) hirtipes, with regard to season, humidity and behaviour
    Steve Morris
    Integrative and Environmental Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
    J Exp Biol 208:4333-43. 2005
    ..The behavioural response is paramount since the changes in respiratory status were determined primarily by the differences in commitment to, and investment in, walking and not by direct effects of humidity on respiratory physiology...
  6. ncbi The effect of lead on the metabolic and energetic status of the Yabby, Cherax destructor, during environmental hypoxia
    S Morris
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK
    Aquat Toxicol 75:16-31. 2005
    ..Lowered metabolism as a survival response has limitations in the longer term and the implications for crustaceans generally warrant further study...
  7. ncbi Regulation of urine reprocessing in the maintenance of sodium and water balance in the terrestrial Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis investigated under field conditions
    Stephen Morris
    Morlab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
    J Exp Biol 206:2869-81. 2003
    ..Serotonergic stimulation of branchial uptake, independent of cAMP, and hormonally modulated ion leakage are presently unique to terrestrial species...
  8. ncbi Utilisation of glycogen, ATP and arginine phosphate in exercise and recovery in terrestrial red crabs, Gecarcoidea natalis
    Stephen Morris
    Morlab, School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, BS8 1UG, Bristol, UK
    Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 133:813-25. 2002
    ..Determinations of adenylate, fuel and arginine phosphate reserves and usage during the migration are required together with more detailed behavioral analysis to resolve the dichotomy in metabolic response...
  9. ncbi The adaptive significance of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone (CHH) in daily and seasonal migratory activities of the Christmas Island red crab Gecarcoidea natalis
    Stephen Morris
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK
    J Exp Biol 213:3062-73. 2010
    ..However, the intense dawn activity in both dry and wet seasons was not always associated with repeatable hyperglycaemia or CHH release. The results obtained are discussed in relation to the life history and behaviour of G. natalis...
  10. ncbi Roles of crustacean hyperglycaemic hormone in ionic and metabolic homeostasis in the Christmas Island blue crab, Discoplax celeste
    Lucy M Turner
    School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK
    J Exp Biol 216:1191-201. 2013
    ..Intriguingly, CHH appeared to have no effect on gill Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase or V-ATPase activity, suggesting unknown mechanisms of this hormone's action on Na(+) transport across gill epithelia...
  11. ncbi Caloric requirements in patients with necrotizing fasciitis
    Caran Graves
    Intermountain Burn Center, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
    Burns 31:55-9. 2005
    ..Clinicians need to recognize the likely need for nutritional support and possibly lengthy clinical course for these patients...