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Abrams, Michael Jacob (2018) Self-Repair and Sleep in Jellyfish. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/69br-kb59. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06042018-104549400
Abstract
Studying the cnidarian jellyfish, we have pursued basic biological questions related to self-repair mechanisms and sleep behavior. Working in Aurelia we have discovered a novel strategy of self-repair; we determined that they can undergo body reorganization after amputations that culminates in the recovery of essential radial symmetry without rebuilding lost parts. Working with Cassiopea, we have, for the first time, identified a behavioral sleep-like state in an animal without a centralized nervous system, supporting the hypothesis that sleep is ancestral in animals.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) | ||||
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| Subject Keywords: | Self-repair, Regeneration, Sleep, Ancestral Systems, Jellyfish | ||||
| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology | ||||
| Division: | Biology and Biological Engineering | ||||
| Major Option: | Biology | ||||
| Awards: | Miller Fellowship for Research at Berkeley | ||||
| Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) | ||||
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| Defense Date: | 17 May 2018 | ||||
| Non-Caltech Author Email: | michaelabrams88 (AT) gmail.com | ||||
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| Projects: | Self-repair in Aurelia Aurita, Sleep in Cassiopea | ||||
| Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:06042018-104549400 | ||||
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:06042018-104549400 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.7907/69br-kb59 | ||||
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| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. | ||||
| ID Code: | 11017 | ||||
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS | ||||
| Deposited By: | Michael Abrams | ||||
| Deposited On: | 06 Jun 2018 20:07 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2024 18:21 |
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