Dr. Hendrick’s areas of expertise include developmental cardiovascular and respiratory physiology focusing on perinatal and postnatal changes in circulation and respiration in birds.
Hillman, S. S., Hancock, T. V., & Hedrick, M. S. (2012). A comparative meta-analysis of maximal aerobic metabolism of vertebrates: Implications for respiratory and cardiovascular limits to gas exchange. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, DOI: 10.1007/s00360-012-0688-1.
Hendrick, M. S., Hillman, S. S., Drewes, R. C., & Withers, P. C. (2011). Pulmonary compliance and lung volume varies with ecomorphology in Anuran amphibians: Implications for ventilatory-assisted lymph flux. Journal of Experimental Biology, 214, 3279-3285.
Porteus, C., Hedrick, M. S., Hicks, J. W., Wang, T., & Milsom, W. K. (2011). Time domains of the hypoxic ventilatory response in ectothermic vertebrates. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 181, 311-333.
Hillman, S. S., Hedrick, M. S., Drewes, R. C., & Withers, P. C. (2011). Interspecific comparisons of lymph volume and lymphatic fluxes: Do lymph reserves and lymph mobilization capacities vary in Anurans from different environments? Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, 84, 268-276.
Hillman, S. S., Hedrick, M. S., Drewes, R. C., & Withers, P. C. (2010). Lymph flux rates from various lymph sacs in the cane toad Rhinella marina: An experimental analysis of the roles of compliance, skeletal muscles and the lungs in the movement of lymph. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, 3161-3166.
Chen, A. K., & Hedrick, M. S. (2008). Role of glutamate and substance P in the amphibian respiratory network during development. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 162, 24-31.
Hedrick, M. S., Drewes, R. C., Hillman, S. S., & Withers, P. C. (2007). Lung ventilation contributes to vertical lymph movement in Anuran amphibians. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210, 3940-3945.
Drewes, R. C., Hedrick, M. S., Hillman, S. S., & Withers, P. C. (2007). Unique role of skeletal contraction in vertical lymph movement in Anurans. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210, 3931-3939.
Lucitti, J. L., & Hedrick, M. S. (2006). Characterization of baroreflex gain in the domestic pigeon. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, 143, 103-111.
Hedrick, M. S. (2005). Development of respiratory rhythm generation in ectothermic vertebrates. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology, 149, 29-41.
Coolidge, E., Hedrick, M. S., & Milsom, W. K. (2007). Ventilatory systems. In Fish Physiology, (Vol. 26). Academic Press.
