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The biomechanics of burrowing and boring by Dorgan, Kelly M

“…Burrowers and borers are ecosystem engineers that alter their physical environments through bioturbation, bioirrigation and bioerosion. The mechanisms of…”
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Diet of Worms Emended: An Update of Polychaete Feeding Guilds by Jumars, Peter A, Dorgan, Kelly M, Lindsay, Sara M

“…Polychaetes are common in most marine habitats and dominate many infaunal communities. Functional guild classification based on taxonomic identity and…”
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Fundamentals of burrowing in soft animals and robots by Dorgan, Kelly M, Daltorio, Kathryn A

“…Creating burrows through natural soils and sediments is a problem that evolution has solved numerous times, yet burrowing locomotion is challenging for…”
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Impacts of simulated infaunal activities on acoustic wave propagation in marine sediments by Dorgan, Kelly M., Ballentine, Will, Lockridge, Grant, Kiskaddon, Erin, Ballard, Megan S., Lee, Kevin M., Wilson, Preston S.

“…The activities of infaunal organisms, including feeding, locomotion, and home building, alter sediment physical properties including grain size and sorting,…”
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Relating divergence in polychaete musculature to different burrowing behaviors: A study using opheliidae (Annelida) by Law, Chris J., Dorgan, Kelly M., Rouse, Greg W.

“…ABSTRACT Divergent morphologies among related species are often correlated with distinct behaviors and habitat uses. Considerable morphological and behavioral…”
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Transport of biodeposits and benthic footprint around an oyster farm, Damariscotta Estuary, Maine by Gadeken, Kara, Clemo, William C, Ballentine, Will, Dykstra, Steven L, Fung, Mai, Hagemeyer, Alexis, Dorgan, Kelly M, Dzwonkowski, Brian

“…The benthic impact of aquaculture waste depends on the area and extent of waste accumulation on the sediment surface below and around the farm. In this study…”
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Kinematics of burrowing by peristalsis in granular sands by Dorgan, Kelly M

“…Peristaltic burrowing in muds applies normal forces to burrow walls, which extend by fracture, but the kinematics and mechanics of peristaltic burrowing in…”
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Effects of Diel Oxygen Cycling and Benthic Macrofauna on Sediment Oxygen Demand by Gadeken, Kara J., Dorgan, Kelly M.

“…This field study examined how sediment macroinfauna change patterns of sediment oxygen demand (SOD) throughout a diel oxygen cycle. Sediments with a greater…”
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Promoting a More Integrated Approach to Structure and Function by Jeffery, Constance J, Dorgan, Kelly M, Pysh, Leonard

“…The connection between structure and function is one of the fundamental tenets of biology: a biological unit's structure determines its function, and,…”
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Locomotory Palp Function in Interstitial Annelids by Ballentine, Will M., Dorgan, Kelly M.

“…The interstitial environment of marine sediments is a complex network of voids and pores that is inhabited by a diverse and abundant fauna. Animals living…”
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Validation of three sympatric Thoracophelia species (Annelida: Opheliidae) from Dillon Beach, California using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data by Law, Chris J, Dorgan, Kelly M, Rouse, Greg W

“…Thoracophelia (Annelida, Opheliidae) are burrowing deposit feeders generally found in the mid- to upper intertidal areas of sandy beaches. Thoracophelia…”
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Small-scale measurement of the transition in fracture behavior of marine sediments by Dorgan, Kelly M., Lockridge, Grant, Clemo, William Cyrus

“…Bubbles grow and burrows extend through cohesive, muddy marine sediments by fracture. In contrast, sands are non-cohesive, granular materials. Natural…”
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A Simple and Inexpensive Method for Manipulating Dissolved Oxygen in the Lab by Gadeken, Kara J., Dorgan, Kelly M.

“…Changes in dissolved oxygen concentration can cause dramatic shifts in chemical, biological, and ecological processes in aquatic systems. In shallow coastal…”
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Burrowing by small polychaetes - mechanics, behavior and muscle structure of Capitella sp by Grill, Susann, Dorgan, Kelly M

“…Worms of different sizes extend burrows through muddy sediments by fracture, applying dorso-ventral forces that are amplified at the crack tip. Smaller worms…”
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Impacts of infauna, worm tubes, and shell hash on sediment acoustic variability and deviation from the viscous grain shearing model by Lee, Kevin M., Venegas, Gabriel R., Ballard, Megan S., Dorgan, Kelly M., Kiskaddon, Erin, McNeese, Andrew R., Wilson, Preston S.

“…Infauna influence geoacoustic parameters in surficial marine sediments. To investigate these effects, an experiment was conducted in natural sand-silt sediment…”
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Material Properties of Sediments Steer Burrowers and Effect Bioturbation by Dorgan, Kelly M., Arwade, Sanjay R.

“…Infaunal organisms mix sediments through burrowing, ingestion and egestion, enhancing fluxes of nutrients and oxygen, yet the mechanisms underlying…”
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It's tough to be small: dependence of burrowing kinematics on body size by Che, James, Dorgan, Kelly M

“…Burrowing marine infauna are morphologically diverse and range in size over several orders of magnitude. Whilst effects of ontogenetic and morphological…”
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Dynamics of Mud Blister Worm Infestation and Shell Repair by Oysters by Dorgan, Kelly M., Moseley, Rachel D., Titus, Ellen, Watson, Harrison, Cole, Sarah M., Walton, William

“…Mud blister worms bore into oyster shells; and oysters respond to shell penetration by secreting new layers of shell, resulting in mud blisters on inner…”
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Initial observations of the impacts of infauna on portable free fall penetrometer measurements in sandy parts of Mobile Bay by Stark, Nina, Dorgan, Kelly M., Brilli, Nicola C., Frey, Madeline R., Cox, Chesna, Calantoni, Joseph

“…The seabed surface provides habitat for abundant and diverse fauna, whose burrowing activities have been shown to modify geotechnical properties of surface…”
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Functional Morphology of Eunicidan (Polychaeta) Jaws by CLEMO, W. CYRUS, DORGAN, KELLY M.

“…Polychaetes exhibit diverse feeding strategies and diets, with some species possessing hardened teeth or jaws of varying complexity. Species in the order…”
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