David J Randall

Dr. David Randall is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His research was focused on the transfer of oxygen, carbon dioxide and ammonia in aquatic systems, especially fish. He was the first to measure these gases and pH in the blood of living aquatic animals and his work has contributed much to our general understanding of the regulation of these gases and pH across the gills of fish. He...See more

Dr. David Randall is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His research was focused on the transfer of oxygen, carbon dioxide and ammonia in aquatic systems, especially fish. He was the first to measure these gases and pH in the blood of living aquatic animals and his work has contributed much to our general understanding of the regulation of these gases and pH across the gills of fish. He collaborated with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in studies of ammonia toxicity leading to environmental regulation and helped write the World health Organization report on Ammonia. He was the co-founder of the series "Fish Physiology" with William H. Hoar, and together they Co-Edited the first 12 volumes in the series. He was a Co-Author of the text book "Eckert Animal Physiology: Mechanism and Adaptations" which has been translated into six different languages and was the bestselling book in its category world-wide. He has been awarded the Fry Medal of the Canadian Society of Zoologists, the Award of Excellence from the American Fisheries Society, Murray Newman Award for excellence in Fisheries Research and was elected to the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. See less