Dr. Holley Stone Muraco
Title
- Assistant Research Professor
Contact Information
has10@msstate.edu
Office: 228-546-1023
Coastal Research and Extension Center
Overview
Research/Extension Interests
Bottlenose Dolphin Skin Microbiome
Thermal Drone for Estuary Dolphin Movements
Drones for evaluation of dolphin skin health
Development of contactless ultrasound of dolphin blubber thickness
Burkholderia Pseudomallei in Mississippi environmental and dolphin samples
Water quality of Mississippi Sound outfall pipes
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza and Sea Lions in Peru
Cryopreservation of invertebrate gametes including coral, oyster and insects
Coral ONE Health ex-situ studies
Deep sea coral surveys of Mountain Top Bank Reef
Teaching Interests
Zoo and Aquarium Husbandry
Research and Welfare
Animal Behavior
Websites
Publications
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Muraco, H., Kuczaj, S. 2015. Conceptive Estrus Behavior in Three Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). Animal Behavior and Cognition 2(1):30-48. Download |
| 2010 | Muraco, H., Clough, P., Teets, V., Arn, D., Muraco, M. 2010. Ovarian Follicular Dynamics During the Luteinizing Hormone Surge in the Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus). International Journal of Comparative Psychology 23(4). Download |
| 2009 | Muraco, H., Cheng, A., Ravida, N., Arn, D., Hudson, J., Durrant, B. 2009. A New Approach to Detection of Luteinizing Hormone in a Bottlenose Dolphin (<I>Tursiops truncatus</I>). Aquatic Mammals 35(3):386-393. Download |
Extension Publications
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Awards & Honors
Society Memberships
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- Association of Zoos and Aquariums
- International Coral Reef Society
- One Health Commission
- One Health Commission
- Wildlife Disease Association
- World Wildlife Fund
