Charles T Robbins

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Affiliation: Washington State University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi The impact of protein quality on stable nitrogen isotope ratio discrimination and assimilated diet estimation
    Charles T Robbins
    Department of Natural Resource Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 4236, USA
    Oecologia 162:571-9. 2010
  2. ncbi Cardiac function adaptations in hibernating grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
    O Lynne Nelson
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, 100 Grimes Way, Room 17, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    J Comp Physiol B 180:465-73. 2010
  3. ncbi Temporal organization of activity in the brown bear (Ursus arctos): roles of circadian rhythms, light, and food entrainment
    Jasmine V Ware
    Departments of Veterinary Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 303:R890-902. 2012
  4. ncbi Skeletal muscles of hibernating brown bears are unusually resistant to effects of denervation
    David C Lin
    Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    J Exp Biol 215:2081-7. 2012
  5. ncbi Split parturition observed in a captive North American brown bear (Ursus arctos)
    Jasmine V Ware
    Deparmentt of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology VCAPP, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
    Zoo Biol 31:255-9. 2012
  6. ncbi The effect of dietary protein quality on nitrogen isotope discrimination in mammals and birds
    Charles T Robbins
    Department of Natural Resource Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA
    Oecologia 144:534-40. 2005
  7. ncbi Titin isoform switching is a major cardiac adaptive response in hibernating grizzly bears
    O Lynne Nelson
    College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 295:H366-71. 2008
  8. ncbi Energy homeostasis regulatory peptides in hibernating grizzly bears
    Janos Gardi
    First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Szeged, Koranyi fasor 8 10, H 6720 Szeged, Hungary
    Gen Comp Endocrinol 172:181-3. 2011
  9. ncbi Contrafreeloading in grizzly bears: implications for captive foraging enrichment
    Ragen T S McGowan
    Center for the Study of Animal Well being, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
    Zoo Biol 29:484-502. 2010
  10. ncbi Minimal seasonal alterations in the skeletal muscle of captive brown bears
    John D Hershey
    Department of Veterinary Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
    Physiol Biochem Zool 81:138-47. 2008

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Publications14

  1. ncbi The impact of protein quality on stable nitrogen isotope ratio discrimination and assimilated diet estimation
    Charles T Robbins
    Department of Natural Resource Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 4236, USA
    Oecologia 162:571-9. 2010
    ..We conclude that using isotopes to estimate assimilated diets is more complex than often appreciated and will require developing more biologically based, time-sensitive models...
  2. ncbi Cardiac function adaptations in hibernating grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
    O Lynne Nelson
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, 100 Grimes Way, Room 17, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    J Comp Physiol B 180:465-73. 2010
    ..These findings will aid in rational approaches to identifying underlying molecular mechanisms...
  3. ncbi Temporal organization of activity in the brown bear (Ursus arctos): roles of circadian rhythms, light, and food entrainment
    Jasmine V Ware
    Departments of Veterinary Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology, and Physiology, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 303:R890-902. 2012
    ..Activity shifted entirely to a nocturnal pattern. Thus daily activity in brown bears is highly modifiable by photoperiod and food availability in a stereotypic seasonal fashion...
  4. ncbi Skeletal muscles of hibernating brown bears are unusually resistant to effects of denervation
    David C Lin
    Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    J Exp Biol 215:2081-7. 2012
    ..Thus, hibernating bears alter skeletal muscle catabolic pathways regulated by neural activity, and exploration of these pathways may offer potential solutions for disuse atrophy of muscles...
  5. ncbi Split parturition observed in a captive North American brown bear (Ursus arctos)
    Jasmine V Ware
    Deparmentt of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology VCAPP, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
    Zoo Biol 31:255-9. 2012
    ..When normalized to age, cub growth rates did not differ. To our knowledge, this is the first documented case of markedly different birth dates in a single litter of brown bear cubs...
  6. ncbi The effect of dietary protein quality on nitrogen isotope discrimination in mammals and birds
    Charles T Robbins
    Department of Natural Resource Sciences and School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4236, USA
    Oecologia 144:534-40. 2005
    ..We caution about the care needed in developing studies to understand variation in discrimination and subsequently applying those discrimination factors to estimate assimilated diets of wild animals...
  7. ncbi Titin isoform switching is a major cardiac adaptive response in hibernating grizzly bears
    O Lynne Nelson
    College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State Univ, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 295:H366-71. 2008
    ..Thus our work identified changes in the alternative splicing of cardiac titin as a major adaptive response in hibernating grizzly bears...
  8. ncbi Energy homeostasis regulatory peptides in hibernating grizzly bears
    Janos Gardi
    First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Szeged, Koranyi fasor 8 10, H 6720 Szeged, Hungary
    Gen Comp Endocrinol 172:181-3. 2011
    ..Our results suggest that ghrelin plays a potential role in the regulation of metabolic changes and energy homeostasis during hibernation in grizzly bears...
  9. ncbi Contrafreeloading in grizzly bears: implications for captive foraging enrichment
    Ragen T S McGowan
    Center for the Study of Animal Well being, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
    Zoo Biol 29:484-502. 2010
    ..Our findings support the provision of contrafreeloading opportunities as a foraging enrichment strategy for captive wildlife...
  10. ncbi Minimal seasonal alterations in the skeletal muscle of captive brown bears
    John D Hershey
    Department of Veterinary Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164, USA
    Physiol Biochem Zool 81:138-47. 2008
    ..These results agreed with a study that showed minimal skeletal muscle atrophy between seasons in wild black bears...
  11. ncbi Comparison of echocardiography-guided and fluoroscopy-guided endomyocardial biopsy techniques
    O Lynne Nelson
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164 7060, USA
    Vet Radiol Ultrasound 46:131-4. 2005
    ..Clear definition of endocardial surface as afforded by echocardiography may enhance tissue sample quality and lower potential complications from this procedure...
  12. ncbi Sexual dimorphism, reproductive strategy, and human activities determine resource use by brown bears
    Karyn D Rode
    Washington State University, School of Biological Sciences, Pullman, Washington 99164 4236, USA
    Ecology 87:2636-46. 2006
    ..In these cases, the nutritional demands of large adult males, balanced with responses to human activity, drive dynamic temporal and spatial distributions of individuals in the population...
  13. ncbi Evaluation of cardiac function in active and hibernating grizzly bears
    O Lynne Nelson
    Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164, USA
    J Am Vet Med Assoc 223:1170-5. 2003
    ..Understanding mechanisms and responses of the myocardium during hibernation could yield insight into mechanisms of cardiac function regulation in various disease states in nonhibernating species...
  14. ncbi Dietary protein content alters energy expenditure and composition of the mass gain in grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis)
    Laura A Felicetti
    School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164 4236, USA
    Physiol Biochem Zool 76:256-61. 2003
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