Cassondra’s work focuses on understanding baseline physiology in diving animals and how physiological responses are altered from natural or anthropogenic disturbances. Her past work includes investigating cardiovascular responses to routine and anthropogenic disturbances in marine and freshwater turtles. She has also studied respiratory function in diving emperor penguins and muscle and cardiovascular physiology of diving northern elephant seals after natural disturbances.
Cassondra Williams
NMMF Scientist