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Patricia A. Wright

Patricia A. Wright

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
9811
World Ranking
13400
National Ranking
461

Overview

Patricia A. Wright is affiliated with the University of Guelph in Canada and has a research focus primarily within Environmental Science. Their work extensively covers physiological and biochemical adaptations, with 34 publications in this area, alongside significant attention to fish biology, ecology, and behavior, as well as fish ecology and management studies.

The scientist has contributed to research across multiple subfields, including Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology
  • Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology
  • Journal of Comparative Physiology B

Recent published papers authored or co-authored by Patricia A. Wright demonstrate a range of topics related to physiology, behavior, and ecology:

  • "Effect of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist liraglutide, compared to caloric restriction, on appetite, dietary intake, body fat distribution and cardiometabolic biomarkers: A randomized trial in adults with obesity and prediabetes" (2023), published in Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • "Does leaving water make fish smarter? Terrestrial exposure and exercise improve spatial learning in an amphibious fish" (2021), Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • "More than Breathing Air: Evolutionary Drivers and Physiological Implications of an Amphibious Lifestyle in Fishes" (2021), Physiology
  • "Fluctuating environments during early development can limit adult phenotypic flexibility: Insights from an amphibious fish" (2020), Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Cutaneous respiration and osmoregulation in amphibious fishes" (2020), Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology

The scientist collaborates frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Andy J. Turko
  • Giulia S. Rossi
  • Louise Tunnah
  • Craig E. Franklin
  • Edmund Wilson

Main topics addressed across their research include:

  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Marine animal studies overview

Best Publications

  • NITROGEN EXCRETION : THREE END PRODUCTS, MANY PHYSIOLOGICAL ROLES

    Patricia A. Wright

  • A new paradigm for ammonia excretion in aquatic animals: role of Rhesus (Rh) glycoproteins.

    Patricia A. Wright;Chris M. Wood;Chris M. Wood

  • Urea excretion as a strategy for survival in a fish living in a very alkaline environment.

    D. J. Randall;C. M. Wood;S. F. Perry;H. Bergman

  • Ammonia distribution and excretion in fish.

    David J. Randall;Patricia A. Wright

  • An Analysis of Branchial Ammonia Excretion in the Freshwater Rainbow Trout: Effects of Environmental pH change and Sodium Uptake Blockade

    P. A. Wright;C. M. Wood

  • Ammonia excretion in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): evidence for Rh glycoprotein and H+-ATPase involvement

    C. Michele Nawata;Carrie C. Y. Hung;Carrie C. Y. Hung;Tommy K. N. Tsui;Jonathan M. Wilson

  • Nitrogen Metabolism and Excretion

    Patrick J. Walsh;Patricia Wright

  • Induction of ornithine-urea cycle enzymes and nitrogen metabolism and excretion in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during early life stages

    P Wright;A Felskie;P Anderson

  • Ammonia and urea dynamics in the Lake Magadi tilapia, a ureotelic teleost fish adapted to an extremely alkaline environment.

    C.M. Wood;S.F. Perry;P.A. Wright;H.L. Bergman

  • Gill morphology of the mangrove killifish (Kryptolebias marmoratus) is plastic and changes in response to terrestrial air exposure

    K. J. Ong;E. D. Stevens;P. A. Wright

  • Fish gill water boundary layer: a site of linkage between carbon dioxide and ammonia excretion

    Patricia A. Wright;David J. Randall;Steve F. Perry

  • Ammonia and urea metabolism in relation to gill function and acid-base balance in a marine elasmobranch, the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias)

    C M Wood;P Pärt;P A Wright

  • Active urea transport and an unusual basolateral membrane composition in the gills of a marine elasmobranch

    Glenn A. Fines;James S. Ballantyne;Patricia A. Wright

  • Regulation of hepatic gluconeogenesis and glycogenolysis by catecholamines in rainbow trout during environmental hypoxia

    Patricia A. Wright;Steve F. Perry;Thomas W. Moon

  • Seven things fish know about ammonia and we don’t

    Patricia A. Wright;Chris M. Wood;Chris M. Wood

  • Rhesus glycoprotein gene expression in the mangrove killifish Kryptolebias marmoratus exposed to elevated environmental ammonia levels and air.

    C. Y. C. Hung;C. Y. C. Hung;K. N. T. Tsui;J. M. Wilson;C. M. Nawata

  • Neuroepithelial cells and the hypoxia emersion response in the amphibious fish Kryptolebias marmoratus

    Kelly S. Regan;Michael G. Jonz;Patricia A. Wright

  • Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 mediates adaptive developmental plasticity of hypoxia tolerance in zebrafish, Danio rerio

    Cayleih E. Robertson;Patricia A. Wright;Louise Köblitz;Nicholas J. Bernier

  • Molecular characterization of an elasmobranch urea transporter

    Craig P. Smith;Patricia A. Wright

  • The interaction between carbon dioxide and ammonia excretion and water pH in fish

    D. J. Randall;P. A. Wright

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris M. Wood
Chris M. Wood University of British Columbia
Jonathan M. Wilson
Jonathan M. Wilson Wilfrid Laurier University
David J. Randall
David J. Randall University of British Columbia
Steve F. Perry
Steve F. Perry University of Ottawa
George K. Iwama
George K. Iwama Acadia University
Paul M. Anderson
Paul M. Anderson University of Minnesota
Sofia Consuegra
Sofia Consuegra Swansea University
Warren W. Burggren
Warren W. Burggren University of North Texas
Patrick J. Walsh
Patrick J. Walsh University of Ottawa
Ryan L. Earley
Ryan L. Earley University of Alabama

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