Search Results - "Eernisse, Douglas"
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A mitogenomic phylogeny of chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora)
Published in BMC evolutionary biology (05-02-2020)“…Polyplacophora, or chitons, have long fascinated malacologists for their distinct and rather conserved morphology and lifestyle compared to other mollusk…”
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Snails riding mantis shrimps: Ectoparasites evolved from ancestors living as commensals on the host’s burrow wall
Published in Molecular phylogenetics and evolution (01-10-2021)“…[Display omitted] •Snails of the genus Caledoniella are highly adapted ectoparasites on mantis shrimps.•They originated from commensal ancestors that lived on…”
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A morphological basis for path-dependent evolution of visual systems
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (01-03-2024)“…Path dependence influences macroevolutionary predictability by constraining potential outcomes after critical evolutionary junctions. Although it has been…”
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Bioinspired design of flexible armor based on chiton scales
Published in Nature communications (10-12-2019)“…Man-made armors often rely on rigid structures for mechanical protection, which typically results in a trade-off with flexibility and maneuverability. Chitons,…”
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Modularity in Protein Evolution: Modular Organization and De Novo Domain Evolution in Mollusk Metallothioneins
Published in Molecular biology and evolution (01-02-2021)“…Abstract Metallothioneins (MTs) are proteins devoted to the control of metal homeostasis and detoxification, and therefore, MTs have been crucial for the…”
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A Chiton Uses Aragonite Lenses to Form Images
Published in Current biology (26-04-2011)“…Hundreds of ocelli are embedded in the dorsal shell plates of certain chitons [1]. These ocelli each contain a pigment layer, retina, and lens [2], but it is…”
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Phylogenomic resolution of the root of Panpulmonata, a hyperdiverse radiation of gastropods: new insight into the evolution of air breathing
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (13-04-2022)“…Transitions to terrestriality have been associated with major animal radiations including land snails and slugs in Stylommatophora (>20 000 described species),…”
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phylogeny, evolutionary developmental biology, and paleobiology of the Deuterostomia: 25 years of new techniques, new discoveries, and new ideas
Published in Organisms diversity & evolution (01-06-2016)“…Over the past 25 years, new techniques, new discoveries, and new ideas have profoundly impacted our understanding of deuterostome interrelationships and,…”
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Molecular phylogeny of Acanthochitonina (Mollusca: Polyplacophora: Chitonida): three new mitochondrial genomes, rearranged gene orders and systematics
Published in Journal of natural history (25-12-2014)“…Few molecular studies have addressed the phylogenetic relationships within Acanthochitonina. Here, we use high-throughput sequencing to determine three…”
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Molecular survey of Cryptoplax japonica (Polyplacophora: Cryptoplacidae) reveals cryptic lineages in the northwestern Pacific
Published in Journal of molluscan studies (05-07-2022)“…ABSTRACT The chiton genus Cryptoplax is widely distributed in the Indo-Pacific, extending to southern Australia and the northwestern Pacific (NWP), with 17…”
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Systematic relationships of sympatric pipefishes (Syngnathus spp.): A mismatch between morphological and molecular variation
Published in Journal of fish biology (01-10-2019)“…Analyses of mitochondrial DNA and morphological variation were performed on specimens of all five currently recognised Syngnathus pipefish species from the…”
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Chitons (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) rafted on tsunami debris from Japan to the shores of Washington, Oregon, and Hawai‘i
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non-native turf-forming alga Caulacanthus ustulatus displaces space-occupants but increases diversity
Published in Biological invasions (01-10-2014)“…Non-indigenous seaweeds can be found in coastal habitats worldwide yet the ecological effects of only ~6 % of macroalgal introductions have been studied. The…”
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Phylogeny, divergence times and species delimitation of Tonicia (Polyplacophora: Chitonidae) from the eastern Pacific Ocean
Published in Zoological journal of the Linnean Society (01-08-2019)“…The chiton genus Tonicia is composed of 12 species, 11 of which are found in the eastern Pacific, but the taxonomic status and geographical distribution of…”
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SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY: A LATITUDINAL GRADIENT IN GENE FLOW IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
Published in Evolution (01-03-2007)“…In recent years population genetics and phylogeographic studies have become increasingly valuable tools for inferring both historical and present-day genetic…”
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Latitudinal distribution of polyplacophorans along the South-eastern Pacific coast: unravelling biases in geographical diversity patterns
Published in Marine biodiversity (01-08-2020)“…Latitudinal diversity patterns in marine species are commonly estimated from literature records, which at times are incomplete and/or biased. Advances in…”
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Genetic evidence for the cryptic species pair, Lottia digitalis and Lottia austrodigitalis and microhabitat partitioning in sympatry
Published in Marine biology (01-07-2007)“…It has been proposed that the common West Coast limpet, Lottia digitalis, is actually the northern counterpart of a cryptic species duo including, Lottia…”
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Charting Evolution’s Trajectory: Using Molluscan Eye Diversity to Understand Parallel and Convergent Evolution
Published in Evolution education & outreach (01-10-2008)“…For over 100 years, molluscan eyes have been used as an example of convergent evolution and, more recently, as a textbook example of stepwise evolution of a…”
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Animal phylogeny and the ancestry of bilaterians: inferences from morphology and 18S rDNA gene sequences
Published in Evolution & development (01-05-2001)“…SUMMARY Insight into the origin and early evolution of the animal phyla requires an understanding of how animal groups are related to one another. Thus, we set…”
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