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Tierney Thys

Biology

#11535

World Rank

#14937

Historical Rank

#2564

USA Rank

Marine Biology

#400

World Rank

#462

Historical Rank

#86

USA Rank

Ecology

#1364

World Rank

#1494

Historical Rank

#336

USA Rank

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Tierney Thys's Degrees

PhD Marine Biology Stanford University
Masters Marine Biology Stanford University

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According to Wikipedia, Tierney Thys is an American marine biologist, science educator, and National Geographic explorer. In 1988 she earned a degree in biology from Brown University, and in 1998 she earned a doctorate in biomechanics. She was formerly the director of research at the Sea Studios Foundation. She was also the science editor for The Shape of Life and director for Strange Days on Planet Earth. She has also written, narrated and produced short films. Since 2000 she and her colleagues have been studying the giant ocean sunfish . In 2004 she was named a National Geographic "Emerging Explorer". She has since joined National Geographic expeditions and developed a National Geographic children's television conservation series.

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Tierney Thys's Published Works

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The biology and ecology of the ocean sunfish Mola mola: a review of current knowledge and future research perspectives (2009) (104)
Evolutionary divergence among lineages of the ocean sunfish family, Molidae (Tetraodontiformes) (2005) (51)
Impacts of nature imagery on people in severely nature-deprived environments (2017) (49)
Satellite tracking the world's largest jelly predator, the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, in the Western Pacific (2010) (47)
Vertical niche overlap by two ocean giants with similar diets: Ocean sunfish and leatherback turtles (2009) (44)
Squid rocket science: How squid launch into air (2013) (43)
Longitudinal variation in muscle protein expression and contraction kinetics of largemouth bass axial muscle. (2001) (36)
Ecology of the Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola, in the southern California Current System (2015) (36)
Applying species distribution modelling to a data poor, pelagic fish complex: the ocean sunfishes (2017) (27)
Rostral-caudal variation in troponin T and parvalbumin correlates with differences in relaxation rates of cod axial muscle. (1998) (26)
Tracking a Marine Ecotourism Star: Movements of the Short Ocean Sunfish Mola ramsayi in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia (2016) (20)
Satellite Tracking and Site Fidelity of Short Ocean Sunfish, Mola ramsayi, in the Galapagos Islands (2017) (15)
Seeking the sun in deep, dark places: mesopelagic sightings of ocean sunfishes (Molidae). (2015) (12)
Microsatellites from the world's heaviest bony fish, the giant Mola mola (2003) (7)
First record of the southern ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi , in the Galápagos Marine Reserve (2013) (7)
Marine animals: the next generation of autonomous underwater vehicle? (2001) (4)
Reproductive Biology of the Ocean Sunfishes (2020) (3)
Providing Virtual Nature Experiences to Incarcerated Men Reduces Stress and Increases Interest in the Environment (2021) (3)
Unresolved Questions About Ocean Sunfishes, Molidae (2020) (2)
Ocean sunfish in Canadian Pacific waters: Summer hotspot for a jelly-eating giant? (2013) (2)
Genetic Insights Regarding the Taxonomy, Phylogeography and Evolution of Ocean Sunfishes (Molidae: Tetraodontiformes) (2020) (2)
The biology and ecology of the ocean sunfish Mola mola: a review of current knowledge and future research (2010) (1)
Exploring eight-armed intelligence through film (2020) (1)
Perceptual–Acoustic Comparisons of Natural Sonic Environments: Applications for Nature-Deprived Populations (2021) (1)
Ocean Sunfishes and Society (2020) (1)
Ocean Sunfish Larvae (2020) (0)
Rapid physiological colouration change is a challenge - but not a hindrance - to successful photo identification of giant sunfish (Mola alexandrini, Molidae) (2023) (0)
Exploring eight-armed intelligence through film Commentary on Mather on Octopus Mind (2021) (0)
Science and nature filmmaking: making a career of visual storytelling (2018) (0)
The Ocean Sunfishes (2020) (0)

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