Environmental Physiology Lab

Environmental Physiology Lab

Welcome to the Environmental Physiology Lab at the University of Guelph led by Dr. Patricia Wright.

We are interested in how animals cope with changes in the environment. We explore the strategies that amphibious fishes use to survive and thrive out of water. We have conducted field work in Belize where the self-fertilizing, amphibious mangrove rivulus (Kryptolebias marmoratus) reside in crab burrows in the forest floor. Learn more at Research.

Research in our lab for many years has been focused on nitrogen metabolism and excretion. Elevated ammonia in the environment is toxic to fish. Recently, we have studied the mechanisms of ammonia transport across fish gills, skin and kidney. We have been interested in the pathways for ammonia excretion. Also, we have examined the pathways for urea transport and excretion. Learn more at Research.

Wright Lab News

Daniel Labbé wins best undergraduate presentation at Rice Lake Workshop!

Undergraduate thesis student, Daniel Labbé, wins the inaugural Louise Milligan Award for the best undergraduate oral presentation at the 29th annual Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop! Daniel is investigating the influence of terrestrial exposure and darkness of the visual system of an amphibious fish. Congratulations, Daniel!

 

 

 

 

Daniel Labbé wins best undergraduate presentation at Rice Lake Workshop!

Undergraduate thesis student, Daniel Labbé, wins the inaugural Louise Milligan Award for the best undergraduate oral presentation at the 29th annual Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop! Daniel is investigating the influence of terrestrial exposure and darkness of the visual system of an amphibious fish. Congratulations, Daniel!

 

 

 

 

Daniel Labbé wins best undergraduate presentation at Rice Lake Workshop!

Undergraduate thesis student, Daniel Labbé, wins the inaugural Louise Milligan Award for the best undergraduate oral presentation at the 29th annual Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop! Daniel is investigating the influence of terrestrial exposure and darkness of the visual system of an amphibious fish. Congratulations, Daniel!

 

 

 

 

Daniel Labbé wins best undergraduate presentation at Rice Lake Workshop!

Undergraduate thesis student, Daniel Labbé, wins the inaugural Louise Milligan Award for the best undergraduate oral presentation at the 29th annual Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop! Daniel is investigating the influence of terrestrial exposure and darkness of the visual system of an amphibious fish. Congratulations, Daniel!

 

 

 

 

Daniel Labbé wins best undergraduate presentation at Rice Lake Workshop!

Undergraduate thesis student, Daniel Labbé, wins the inaugural Louise Milligan Award for the best undergraduate oral presentation at the 29th annual Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop! Daniel is investigating the influence of terrestrial exposure and darkness of the visual system of an amphibious fish. Congratulations, Daniel!

 

 

 

 

Daniel Labbé wins best undergraduate presentation at Rice Lake Workshop!

Undergraduate thesis student, Daniel Labbé, wins the inaugural Louise Milligan Award for the best undergraduate oral presentation at the 29th annual Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop! Daniel is investigating the influence of terrestrial exposure and darkness of the visual system of an amphibious fish. Congratulations, Daniel!

 

 

 

 

Daniel Labbé wins best undergraduate presentation at Rice Lake Workshop!

Undergraduate thesis student, Daniel Labbé, wins the inaugural Louise Milligan Award for the best undergraduate oral presentation at the 29th annual Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Workshop! Daniel is investigating the influence of terrestrial exposure and darkness of the visual system of an amphibious fish. Congratulations, Daniel!

 

 

 

 

Research in the Wright Lab