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Last published 2026
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Gail D. Schwieterman

Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: University of California, Santa Barbara (2022–2025); William & Mary (2019–2021); Carleton College (2022); Mote Marine Laboratory (2016); University of Maine System (2026); University of California System (2022); Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center (2021); Virginia Sea Grant (2021); Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (2023); University of Maine (2023–2026)

12 h-index 31 pubs 349 cited

  • Animals
  • Fishes
  • Temperature
  • Sharks
  • Oxygen
  • Skates, Fish
  • Acclimatization
  • Perciformes
  • Hypoxia
  • Hematocrit
  • Physical Conditioning, Animal
  • Cell Size
  • Lactates
  • Hyperoxia
  • Acidosis

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Gail D. Schwieterman's research investigates the physiological responses of marine ectotherms to environmental stressors, particularly changes in temperature and oxygen levels. Her work has examined how factors like warming and hypoxia impact the metabolic rates and hypoxia tolerances of various fish species, including clearnose skate, summer flounder, and thorny skate. Schwieterman has also studied the effects of thermal variation on the cardiac thermal limits of eurythermal marine teleosts and the thermal acclimation capacity in marine ectotherms. Her research utilizes methods such as acceleration data loggers to assess post-release mortality and behavior in fishes. Additionally, her work has explored the thermal insensitivity of neonatal sharks, suggesting their ability to utilize coastal habitats as nursery areas. Schwieterman's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 12, 31 total publications, and 349 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 12
  • Publications: 31
  • Citations: 349

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2023–present
    University of Maine School of Marine Sciences ORCID
  • Assistant Professor publications 2026
    Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station ORCID
  • Chesley Postdoctoral Fellow 2021–2032
    Carleton College Biology ORCID
  • Postdoctoral Fellow 2020–2021
    University of California, Santa Barbara Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Incorporating environmental variability into physiological experiments: rationale and resources (2026)
    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences DOI OpenAlex
  • Nuance or noise? Embracing variability in animal physiology research (2026)
    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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