Joe T. Thompson, Ph.D.
Franklin and Marshall College Department of Biology
Education
Ph.D. Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mentors
Bill Kier, Ph.D.
Biography
Dr. Joe Thompson is currently Professor and Chair of Biology at Franklin and Marshall College.
Courses
- Spring 2002
- General Biology: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Fall 2002
- Physical Biology: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- Principles of Biology: University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Publications
- Thompson, J.T. and W.M. Kier. (2006) Ontogeny of circular muscle ultrastructure and implications for jet locomotion in Oval Squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana. Journal of Experimental Biology. 209: 433-443.
- Kier, W.M. and J.T. Thompson. (2003) Muscle arrangement, function and specialization in recent coleoids. (Invited review) Berliner Paläobiologische Abhandlungen. 03:141-162.
- Thompson, J.T., Kier, W.M. (2002) Ontogeny of squid mantle function: changes in the mechanics of escape-jet locomotion in the oval squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana Lesson, 1830. Biological Bulletin. 203: 14-26.
- Thompson, J.T., Kier, W.M. (2001) Ontogenetic changes in fibrous connective tissue organization in the oval squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana Lesson, 1830. Biological Bulletin.201: 136-53.
- Thompson, J.T., Kier, W.M. (2001) Ontogenetic changes in mantle kinematics during escape-jet locomotion in the oval squid, Sepioteuthis lessoniana Lesson, 1830. Biological Bulletin. 201: 154-66.