Jim T. Enright
Encyclopedia
J. T. Enright was a skeptic and professor of behavioral physiology
at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
, University of California at San Diego. As a teacher, he emphasized data analysis in the critical evaluation of scientific literature. He has conducted research on biological clocks and sensory physiology of both crustacean
s and humans.
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, is one of the oldest and largest centers for ocean and earth science research, graduate training, and public service in the world...
, University of California at San Diego. As a teacher, he emphasized data analysis in the critical evaluation of scientific literature. He has conducted research on biological clocks and sensory physiology of both crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s and humans.