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Christopher D. Moyes

Christopher D. Moyes

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
49
Citations
7184
World Ranking
18130
National Ranking
632

Overview

Christopher D. Moyes is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada. Their research spans several fields, focusing primarily on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and environmental science. The body of work encompasses both molecular and integrative physiology as well as ecological aspects related to aquatic science and evolutionary biology.

The scientist's work addresses topics such as physiological and biochemical adaptations, neurobiology and insect physiology research, aquaculture nutrition and growth, ion transport and channel regulation, ATP synthase and ATPases research, animal behavior and reproduction, and genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

Frequent coauthors in their publications include Alex G. Little, Matthew E. Pamenter, Divya Sitaraman, Nicole M. Templeman, and William G. Willmore. Collaboration with these coauthors appears regularly across several studies.

Their publications are frequently found in the following venues:

  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Selected recent papers by Christopher D. Moyes include:

  • "Getting the most out of reductionist approaches in comparative biochemistry and physiology" (2020) published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "Rapid cold hardening increases axonal Na+/K+-ATPase activity and enhances performance of a visual motion detection circuit in Locusta migratoria" (2022) published in Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Measuring enzyme activities in crude homogenates: Na+/K+-ATPase as a case study in optimizing assays" (2021) published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "Utilizing comparative models in biomedical research" (2021) published in Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • "Metabolic Phenotype of Daphnia Under Hypoxia: Macroevolution, Microevolution, and Phenotypic Plasticity" (2022) published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial biogenesis during cellular differentiation

    C. D. Moyes;O. A. Mathieu-Costello;N. Tsuchiya;C. Filburn

  • Predicting Postrelease Survival in Large Pelagic Fish

    Christopher D. Moyes;Nuno Fragoso;Michael K. Musyl;Richard W. Brill

  • Sperm swimming speed and energetics vary with sperm competition risk in bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)

    Gary Burness;Gary Burness;Stephen J. Casselman;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde;Christopher D. Moyes

  • Postrelease survival, vertical and horizontal movements, and thermal habitats of five species of pelagic sharks in the central Pacific Ocean

    Michael K. Musyl;Richard W. Brill;Daniel S. Curran;Nuno M. Fragoso

  • Effects of exercise training and coronary ablation on swimming performance, heart size, and cardiac enzymes in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

    A. P. Farrell;J. A. Johansen;J. F. Steffensen;C. D. Moyes

  • GLP-1 action in L6 myotubes is via a receptor different from the pancreatic GLP-1 receptor

    H. Yang;J. M. Egan;Y. Wang;C. D. Moyes

  • Integrating metabolic pathways in post-exercise recovery of white muscle

    P M Schulte;C D Moyes;P W Hochachka

  • Fuel selection in rufous hummingbirds: ecological implications of metabolic biochemistry.

    R. K. Suarez;J. R. B. Lighton;C. D. Moyes;G. S. Brown

  • Influence of salinity on the energetics of gill and kidney of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

    Stephen D. McCormick;Christopher D. Moyes;James S. Ballantyne

  • Mitochondrial metabolism of cardiac and skeletal muscles from a fast (Katsuwonus pelamis) and a slow (Cyprinus carpio) fish

    Christopher D. Moyes;Odile A. Mathieu-Costello;Richard W. Brill;Peter W. Hochachka

  • The effects of heat shock and acclimation temperature on hsp70 and hsp30 mRNA expression in rainbow trout : in vivo and in vitro comparisons

    S. Currie;C. D. Moyes;B. L. Tufts

  • Regulation of muscle mitochondrial design.

    C D Moyes;B J Battersby;S C Leary

  • Interactions between bioenergetics and mitochondrial biogenesis

    Scot C. Leary;Brendan J. Battersby;Richard G. Hansford;Christopher D. Moyes

  • Control of mitochondrial biogenesis during myogenesis

    C. S. Kraft;C. M. R. LeMoine;C. N. Lyons;D. Michaud

  • Plasticity of oxidative metabolism in variable climates: molecular mechanisms.

    Frank Seebacher;Martin D. Brand;Paul L. Else;Helga Guderley

  • Controlling muscle mitochondrial content

    Christopher D. Moyes

  • Influence of acclimation temperature on mitochondrial DNA, RNA, and enzymes in skeletal muscle.

    Brendan James Battersby;Christopher D. Moyes

  • Hypoxia and the metabolic phenotype of prostate cancer cells.

    L.H. Higgins;H.G. Withers;A. Garbens;H.D. Love

  • Origins and consequences of mitochondrial variation in vertebrate muscle.

    Christopher D. Moyes;David A. Hood

  • Stress preconditioning of spreading depression in the locust CNS.

    Corinne I. Rodgers;Gary A. B. Armstrong;Kelly L. Shoemaker;John D. LaBrie

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter W. Hochachka
Peter W. Hochachka University of British Columbia
Thomas W. Moon
Thomas W. Moon University of Ottawa
Richard W. Brill
Richard W. Brill Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Stephen C. Lougheed
Stephen C. Lougheed Queen's University
Patricia M. Schulte
Patricia M. Schulte University of British Columbia
Helga Guderley
Helga Guderley Université Laval
Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde
Albrecht I. Schulte-Hostedde Laurentian University
Robert Montgomerie
Robert Montgomerie Queen's University
Hans-Otto Pörtner
Hans-Otto Pörtner Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
Martin Grosell
Martin Grosell University of Miami

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