Dr. David J. Coughlin  Professor of Biology Science Division Widener University One University Place  Chester, PA 19013:  V. 610-499-4025 F. 610-499-4496 E: djcoughlin@widener.edu

Research

• Recent Publications

Cook, C. L. and D. J. Coughlin. 2010. Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss consume less energy when swimming near obstructions. Journal of Fish Biology 77: 1716-1723.

Schoenman, E. R., J. A. Chiaro, A. Jones, L. D. Bastin, D. J. Coughlin. 2010. A Comparative Analysis of Parvalbumin Expression in Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides) and Toadfish (Opsanus sp.). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A 155: 91–99.

Carroll, A. M., A. Ambrose, T. Anderson and D. J. Coughlin. 2009. Feeding muscles scale differently from swimming muscles in sunfish (Centrarchidae). Biology Letters 5: 274-277.

Donato, M. E., J. Schiavi, A. D. Ulerich, F. E. Weaver and D. J. Coughlin. 2008. Myosin Regulatory Light Chain Expression in Trout Muscle. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 309A:64–72

Coughlin, D. J., S. Solomon and J. L. Wilwert. 2007. Parvalbumin Expression in Trout Swimming Muscle Correlates with Relaxation Rate. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A. 147: 1074–1082.

Coughlin, D. J. and A. M. Carroll. 2007. in vitro Estimates of Power Output by Epaxial Muscle During Feeding in Largemouth Bass Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A. 145: 533-539.

• All Publications

Course Pages

Fall 2011	Biol 161: Biological Concepts I, Principles of Evolution and Ecology	Biol 307: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
Spring 2012	Biol 123: Anatomy and Physiology I Lab	Biol 188: NeuroAnatomy, Function and Disease: How Your Brain Works (Honors)

Science Links

Journals Can. J. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Journal of Experimental Biology Journal of Experimental Zoology Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology The Biological Bulletin Science

Societies and Funding Organizations The Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology APS Home Page National Science Foundation (NSF) National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Fish Resources Fish Literature & References Online National Marine Fisheries Service NEFSC Headquarters Home Page The Zebrafish Server Other Fish Collection Catalogs Widener University Fish Collection

Natural History, Museums, Various The Academy of Natural Sciences American Museum of Natural His. UC Museum of Paleontology The Tree of Life Home Page Journey into the World of Cladistics Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution  The Marine Biological Laboratory American Universities

Muscle and Locomotion Research Pages Larry Rome, U. of Pennsylvania George V. Lauder, Harvard John Long, Vassar College Alice Gibb, Northern Arizona University

Favorite Links

• The Kensington Welfare Rights Union and the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign
• American Friends Service Committee
• Jim Coughlin
• Rupert's Orchestra
• Grandfather 
• Required Courses for Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology at Widener University

Last Update: 24 August 2010

Email to: djcoughlin@widener.edu