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Davis, Randall

Regents Professor

Positions:

Regents Professor, Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Regents Professor, Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston

Research Areas:

Physiology, Comparative, Deep diving, Antarctica, Marine biology--Research, Marine mammals, Sea turtles

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rwdavis@tamu.edu

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Research Areas:

Physiology, Comparative, Deep diving, Antarctica, Marine biology--Research, Marine mammals, Sea turtles

overview

Randall William Davis is an educator and researcher who studies the physiology and behavioral ecology of marine mammals and other aquatic vertebrates. His physiological research focuses on adaptations of marine mammals for deep, prolonged diving. Davis has continually emphasized the importance of studying aquatic animals in their natural environment and has spent many years developing animal-borne instruments that record video and monitor three-dimensional movements, swimming performance and environmental variables to better understand their behavior and ecology. His academic endeavors and 100 research expeditions have taken him to 65 countries and territories on seven continents and all of the world's oceans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randall_William_Davis

education and training

Ph.D. in Physiology, University of California, San Diego - (San Diego, California, United States) 1980
B.S. in Biology, High Honors, University of California, Riverside - (Riverside, California, United States) 1974

selected publications

Academic Articles112

Reed, N., Childerhouse, S., Robertson, B. C., & Davis, R. W. (2023). Home ranges and diving behavior of endangered New Zealand sea lions along the Catlins coast of South Island, New Zealand. MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE. 39(2), 438-461.
McGovern, K. A., Rodriguez, D. H., Lewis, M. N., Eder, E. B., Piola, A. R., & Davis, R. W. (2022). Habitat associations of post-breeding female southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) from Peninsula Valdes, Argentina. DEEP-SEA RESEARCH PART I-OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH PAPERS. 185, 103789-103789.
Asada, A., Eckert, S. A., Gelwick, F. P., Hagey, W. H., & Davis, R. W. (2022). Diving behavior and energetic strategy of leatherback sea turtles during internesting intervals on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY. 550, 151722-151722.
Olivier, P. A., Andrews, R., Burkanov, V., & Davis, R. W. (2022). Diving behavior, foraging strategies, and energetics of female Steller sea lions during early lactation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY. 550, 151707-151707.
Asada, A., Eckert, S. A., Hagey, W. H., & Davis, R. W. (2021). Antipredatory strategies of leatherback sea turtles during internesting intervals on St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES. 678, 153-170.

Chapters10

Davis, R. W. (2019). Feeding and Digestion. MARINE MAMMALS: ADAPTATIONS FOR AN AQUATIC LIFE. 219-266. Springer International Publishing.
Davis, R. W. (2019). Locomotion. MARINE MAMMALS: ADAPTATIONS FOR AN AQUATIC LIFE. 89-132. Springer International Publishing.
Davis, R. W. (2019). Marine Mammals Adaptations for an Aquatic Life Introduction. MARINE MAMMALS: ADAPTATIONS FOR AN AQUATIC LIFE. 1-5. Springer International Publishing.
Davis, R. W. (2019). Marine Mammals Adaptations for an Aquatic Life Preface. MARINE MAMMALS: ADAPTATIONS FOR AN AQUATIC LIFE. VII-+.
Davis, R. W. (2019). Metabolism and Thermoregulation. MARINE MAMMALS: ADAPTATIONS FOR AN AQUATIC LIFE. 57-87. Springer International Publishing.

Conference Papers13

Fuiman, L. A., Williams, T. M., & Davis, R. W. (2020). Underwater Navigation by Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in the Antarctic Fast-Ice Environment. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY. 60, E77-E77.
Williams, T. M., Fuiman, L. A., & Davis, R. W. (2015). Locomotion and the Cost of Hunting in Large, Stealthy Marine Carnivores.. Integr Comp Biol. 55(4), 673-682.
Wright, T. J., & Davis, R. W. (2012). Variable oxygen affinity among terrestrial and diving vertebrates. FASEB JOURNAL. 26(S1), 1072.8-1072.8.
Kanatous, S. B., Hawke, T. J., Trumble, S. J., Pearson, L. E., & Davis, R. W. (2008). The ontogeny of skeletal muscle adaptations that enable long deep dives in Weddell seals. FASEB JOURNAL. 22,
Davis, R. W. (2008). Bi-logging as a method for understanding natural systems. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATICS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR KNOWLEDGE-CIRCULATING SOCIETY, PROCEEDINGS, International Conference on Informatics Education and Research for Knowledge-Circulating Society (icks 2008). 12-17.