Johnnie Bremholm Andersen
Ecology and Evolution
321 Steinhaus Hall
University of California
Irvine,CA 92697 USA
Phone: 949 824-2822
Fax: 949 824-2181
E-mail: jbanders@uci.edu

Last modified: March 4, 2005

 

Publications

In international peer-reviewed journals

2005 Andersen, J.B., Rourke, B.C., Caiozzo, V.J. Bennett, A. and Hicks, J.W. Postprandial cardiac hypertrophy in pythons. Nature 434, 37 - 38 (link).
2004 Andersen, J.B., Gesser, H. and Wang T. Acidosis counteracts the negative inotropic effects of K+ on ventricular muscle strips from the toad Bufo marinus. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 77(2) 223-231. (pdf)
2003 Andersen, J.B. and Wang, T. Cardio-respiratory consequences of forced activity and digestion in toads. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 76(4), 459-470.(pdf)
2003 Andersen, J.B., Andrade, D. and Wang T. Effects of inhibition of gastric acid secretion on arterial acid-base status during digestion in the toad Bufo marinus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 135, 425 - 433.(pdf)
2003 Andersen, J.B., Hedrick, M.S. and Wang, T. Cardiovascular responses to hypoxia and anaemia in the toad Bufo marinus. The Journal of Experimental Biology 206, 857-865. (pdf).
2002 Overgaard. J., Andersen, J.B. and Wang, T. The effects of fasting duration on the metabolic response to feeding in Python: An evaluation of the energetic costs associated with gastrointestinal growth and upregulation. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 75(4), 360-368. (pdf)
2002 Andersen, J.B. and Wang, T. Effects of anaesthesia on blood gases, acid-base status and ions in the toad Bufo marinus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 131, 639-646. (pdf)
2001 Andersen, J.B., Jensen F.B. and Wang, T. Effects of temperature and oxygen availability on circulating catecholamines in the toad Bufo marinus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 129, 473-486. (pdf)

Book chapter

2005 Wang, T., Andersen, J. B., and Hicks, J.W. Effects of Digestion on the Respiratory
and Cardiovascular Physiology of Amphibians and Reptiles In: Physiological and Ecological Adaptations to Feeding in Vertebrates J. Matthias Starck and Tobias Wang (Editors) Science Publishers 2005, Enfield, New Hampshire ISBN 1-57808-246-3.

Published abstracts

2003 Andersen, J.B., Jones, J.F.X., and Wang, T. The carotid labyrinth of amphibians. Comparative. Biochememistry and Physiology, 134A (S1) 3.14. A3.15.
2003 Gesser, H., Andersen, J.B., Nielsen, O.B. and Wang, T. Effects of lactic acid and extracellular K+ on force development of cardiac tissue in two ectothermic vertebrates. Comparative. Biochememistry and Physiology 134A (S1) 3.7. A3.8.
2003 Wang, T., Andrade, D, Abe, A.S., and Andersen, J.B. Regulation of arterial pH during digestion in snakes and toads. Comparative. Biochememistry and Physiology, 134 (S1) 27.06.
2002 Andersen, J.B. and Wang, T. Cardiorespiratory consequences of forced activity and digestion in toads. Comparative. Biochememistry and Physiology, 132A (S1) A4.07.
2002 T. Wang, J.B. Andersen, J. Overgaard, A.S. Abe and D. Andrade. Ventilatory regulation of arterial pH during digestion. Comparative. Biochememistry and Physiology, 132A (S1) A3.10.
2002 Andersen J. B. M.S. Hedrick and T. Wang. The cardiovascular and ventilatory response to oxygen shortage in toads. Comparative. Biochememistry and Physiology, 132A (S1) A3.09.
2000 Wang, T. and J.B. Andersen. Central vascular shunt and the control of blood flow distribution in amphibians. Comparative. Biochememistry and Physiology, 126B (Suppl. 1) S101.
2000 Andersen, J.B., M.S. Hedrick and T. Wang. Circulating catecholamines and the cardiorespiratory response to hypoxia in toads. Comparative. Biochememistry and Physiology, 126B (Suppl. 1) S3

Unpublished conference proceedings

2002 Andersen, J.B. and Wang, T. Cardiorespiratory consequences of forced activity and digestion in toads. Presented at the Society of Experimental Biology: Annual meeting (University of Swansea).
2001 Wang, T., Overgaard J. and Andersen J.B. Acid-base balance and blood gas transport during digestion in reptiles and amphibians: A comparison to muscular exercise (2nd international conference of comparative physiology and biochemistry in Africa. Chobe 2001).
2001 Andersen, J.B. and Wang, T. Plasma potassium and acid-base status during exercise in toads. Presented at the Scandinavian Physiological Society meeting (University of Aarhus).
2001 Overgaard J., Andersen J. B. and Wang T. Does the duration of fasting affect the metabolic response to feeding in pythons? Presented at the Society of Experimental Biology: Annual meeting 2001 (University of Kent at Canterbury).
2001 Andersen, J.B., Wang, T. Effects of anaesthesia on blood gases, acid-base status and ions in the toad Bufo marinus. Presented at the Society of Experimental Biology: Annual meeting 2001 (University of Kent at Canterbury).
1999 Andersen, J.B., F.B. Jensen and T. Wang. Effects of temperature and hypoxia on the circulating levels of catecholamines in toads Bufo marinus. Presented at the 20th ESCPB Conference: Molecular, physiological and behavioural adaptations to environmental factors, University of Aarhus.
1998 Andersen, J.B., F.B. Jensen and T. Wang. Catecholamine release during hypoxia in the toad Bufo marinus. Presented at Centre for Respiratory Adaptation: 3rd Minisymposium, Odense University.

Other publications (in Danish)

2003 Wang, T., Andersen, J.B., Overgaard, J. and Zaar, M. Grovæderens tarm. Jyllands Posten 16. marts.
2002 Wang, T., Overgaard, J., Andersen, J.B. and Zaar, M. Grovæderens tarm. Aktuel Naturvidenskab 4, 22-25.