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Surfing on Turbulence: A Strategy for Planktonic Navigation by Monthiller, Rémi, Loisy, Aurore, Koehl, Mimi A. R., Favier, Benjamin, Eloy, Christophe

“…In marine plankton, many swimming species can perceive their environment with flow sensors. Can they use this flow information to travel faster in turbulence?…”
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Ecological biomechanics of marine macrophytes by Koehl, Mimi A R

“…Macroalgae and seagrasses in coastal habitats are exposed to turbulent water currents and waves that deform them and can rip them off the substratum, but that…”
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How kelp in drag lose their ruffles: environmental cues, growth kinematics, and mechanical constraints govern curvature by Koehl, Mimi A R, Silk, Wendy K

“…We reveal how patterns of growth in response to environmental cues can produce curvature in biological structures by setting up mechanical stresses that cause…”
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Modulation of Wave Forces on Kelp Canopies by Alongshore Currents by Gaylord, Brian, Denny, Mark W., Mimi A. R. Koehl

“…The predominant view of the canopy-forming kelp's mechanical response to water motion is that they sway passively under waves such that they are only rarely…”
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Formation of multicellular colonies by choanoflagellates increases susceptibility to capture by amoeboid predators by Chin, Nicole E., Wu, Tiffany C., O'Toole, J. Michael, Xu, Kevin, Hata, Tom, Koehl, Mimi A. R.

“…Many heterotrophic microbial eukaryotes are size‐selective feeders. Some microorganisms increase their size by forming multicellular colonies. We used…”
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Surfing on turbulence: a strategy for planktonic navigation by Monthiller, Rémi, Loisy, Aurore, Koehl, Mimi A. R, Favier, Benjamin, Eloy, Christophe

“…Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 064502 (2022) In marine plankton, many swimming species can perceive their environment with flow sensors. Can they use this flow…”
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Molecule capture by olfactory antennules: mantis shrimp by Stacey, Mark T, Mead, Kristina S, Koehl, Mimi A R

“…A critical step in the process of olfaction is the movement of odorant molecules from the environment to the surface of a chemosensory structure. Many marine…”
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Surfing on Turbulence: A Strategy for Planktonic Navigation by Monthiller, Rémi, Loisy, Aurore, Koehl, Mimi A. R., Favier, Benjamin, Eloy, Christophe

“…In marine plankton, many swimming species can perceive their environment with flow sensors. Can they use this flow information to travel faster in turbulence?…”
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Life in turbulent waters: unsteady biota–flow interactions across scales by Mullarney, Julia C., Ackerman, Josef Daniel, Comeau, Steeve, Koehl, Mimi A. R., Schaum, Elisa, Tinoco, Rafael O., Wain, Danielle J., Yamazaki, Hidekatsu

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Filtration of submicrometer particles by pelagic tunicates by Sutherland, Kelly R., Madin, Laurence P., Stocker, Roman, Koehl, Mimi A. R.

“…Salps are common in oceanic waters and have higher per-individual filtration rates than any other zooplankton filter feeder. Although salps are centimeters in…”
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Ballistic tongue projection in chameleons maintains high performance at low temperature by Anderson, Christopher V, Deban, Stephen M

“…Environmental temperature impacts the physical activity and ecology of ectothermic animals through its effects on muscle contractile physiology. Sprinting,…”
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New NSF policy will stifle innovation by Eisthen, Heather L, Halanych, Kenneth M, Kelley, Darcy B, White, Stephanie A, Phelps, Steven M

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The Metabolic Basis of Whole-Organism RNA and Phosphorus Content by Gillooly, James F., Allen, Andrew P., Brown, James H., Elser, James J., del Rio, Carlos Martinez, Savage, Van M., West, Geoffrey B., Woodruff, William H., Woods, H. Arthur, Mimi A. R. Koehl

“…Understanding the storage, flux, and turnover of nutrients in organisms is important for quantifying contributions of biota to biogeochemical cycles. Here we…”
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