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Alex M. Zimmer

Observed names: A. M. Zimmer, Alex M. Zimmer, Alex M Zimmer, Zimmer, Alex, Zimmer, Alex M.
Observed institutions: University of New Brunswick, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, University of British Columbia, University of Miami, University of Ottawa, University of Alberta, Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, McMaster University
ORCID: 0000-0002-4574-1334
Observed ORCID: 0000-0002-4574-1334
OpenAlex ID: A5071149333
Physiological and molecular analysis of the interactive effects of feeding and high environmental ammonia on branchial ammonia excretion and Na+ uptake in freshwater rainbow trout
2010 · Alex M. Zimmer, C. Michele Nawata, et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 86
Loss-of-function approaches in comparative physiology: is there a future for knockdown experiments in the era of genome editing?
2019 · Alex M. Zimmer, Yihang K. Pan, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 73
Ammonia and urea handling by early life stages of fishes
2017 · Alex M. Zimmer, Patricia A. Wright, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 69
Physiology and aquaculture: A review of ion and acid‐base regulation by the gills of fishes
2022 · Alex M. Zimmer, Steve F. Perry · Fish and Fisheries · 68
Waterborne copper exposure inhibits ammonia excretion and branchial carbonic anhydrase activity in euryhaline guppies acclimated to both fresh water and sea water
2012 · Alex M. Zimmer, Indianara Fernanda Barcarolli, et al. · Aquatic Toxicology · 62
Breathing with fins: do the pectoral fins of larval fishes play a respiratory role?
2019 · Alex M. Zimmer, Milica Mandic, et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 35
Ammonia transport across the skin of adult rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) exposed to high environmental ammonia (HEA)
2013 · Alex M. Zimmer, Colin J. Brauner, et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 32
An in vitro analysis of intestinal ammonia handling in fasted and fed freshwater rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
2013 · Julian G. Rubino, Alex M. Zimmer, et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 30
What is the primary function of the early teleost gill? Evidence for Na+/NH+4exchange in developing rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
2014 · Alex M. Zimmer, Patricia A. Wright, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 28
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Evaluating the physiological significance of hypoxic hyperventilation in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio)
2019 · Yihang K. Pan, Milica Mandic, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 26
Acute exposure to waterborne copper inhibits both the excretion and uptake of ammonia in freshwater rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
2014 · Michael Yu-Ting Lim, Alex M. Zimmer, et al. · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology · 26
Branchial and extra-branchial ammonia excretion in goldfish (Carassius auratus) following thermally induced gill remodeling
2012 · Amanda A. Smith, Alex M. Zimmer, et al. · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 26
Different mechanisms of Na+ uptake and ammonia excretion by the gill and yolk sac epithelium of early life stage rainbow trout
2016 · Alex M. Zimmer, Jonathan M. Wilson, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 24
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Ammonia excretion by the fish gill: discoveries and ideas that shaped our current understanding
2024 · Alex M. Zimmer · Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 21
The Rhesus glycoprotein Rhcgb is expendable for ammonia excretion and Na+ uptake in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
2020 · Alex M. Zimmer, Steve F. Perry · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 21
Mechanisms of Ca2+ uptake in freshwater and seawater-acclimated killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, and their response to acute salinity transfer
2018 · Alex M. Zimmer, Kevin V. Brix, et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 21
Role of internal convection in respiratory gas transfer and aerobic metabolism in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio)
2019 · Malcolm C. Hughes, Alex M. Zimmer, et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology · 20
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It's all in the gills: Evaluation of O2 uptake in Pacific hagfish refutes a major respiratory role for the skin
2016 · Alexander M. Clifford, Alex M. Zimmer, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 20
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Assessing the role of the acid-sensing ion channel ASIC4b in sodium uptake by larval zebrafish
2018 · Alex M. Zimmer, Agnieszka K. Dymowska, et al. · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 17
Reassessing the contribution of the Na+/H+ exchanger Nhe3b to Na+ uptake in zebrafish (Danio rerio) using CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing
2019 · Alex M. Zimmer, Khatereh Shir-Mohammadi, et al. · Journal of Experimental Biology · 15
Acute exposure to high environmental ammonia (HEA) triggers the emersion response in the green shore crab
2016 · Alex M. Zimmer, Chris M Wood · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 15
Exposure to waterborne Cu inhibits cutaneous Na+ uptake in post-hatch larval rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
2014 · Alex M. Zimmer, Colin J. Brauner, et al. · Aquatic Toxicology · 14
Exposure to Acute Severe Hypoxia Leads to Increased Urea Loss and Disruptions in Acid-Base and Ionoregulatory Balance in Dogfish Sharks (Squalus acanthias)
2014 · Alex M. Zimmer, Chris M. Wood · Physiological and Biochemical Zoology · 13
Chemical niches and ionoregulatory traits: applying ionoregulatory physiology to the conservation management of freshwater fishes
2021 · Alex M Zimmer, Greg G Goss, et al. · Conservation Physiology · 12
Early-life stress influences ion balance in developing zebrafish (Danio rerio)
2020 · A. J. Hare, A. M. Zimmer, et al. · Journal of Comparative Physiology B · 11
Works count: 55
Citation count: 879
H-index: 18
I10-index: 27
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