Search Results - "Porter, Megan L."

Beyond the Eye: Molecular Evolution of Extraocular Photoreception by Porter, Megan L.

“…The molecular mechanisms used by biological systems to detect light are diverse, with at least 10 classes of photosensor proteins and additional photosensitive…”
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Comparative mitogenomic analysis of subterranean and surface amphipods (Crustacea, Amphipoda) with special reference to the family Crangonyctidae by Benito, Joseph B, Porter, Megan L, Niemiller, Matthew L

“…Mitochondrial genomes play important roles in studying genome evolution, phylogenetic analyses, and species identification. Amphipods (Class Malacostraca,…”
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Melanization in response to wounding is ancestral in arthropods and conserved in albino cave species by Bilandžija, Helena, Laslo, Mara, Porter, Megan L., Fong, Daniel W.

“…Many species adapted to aphotic subterranean habitats have lost all body pigmentation. Yet, melanization is an important component of wound healing in…”
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Shedding new light on opsin evolution by Porter, Megan L, Blasic, Joseph R, Bok, Michael J, Cameron, Evan G, Pringle, Thomas, Cronin, Thomas W, Robinson, Phyllis R

“…Opsin proteins are essential molecules in mediating the ability of animals to detect and use light for diverse biological functions. Therefore, understanding…”
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Biological Sunscreens Tune Polychromatic Ultraviolet Vision in Mantis Shrimp by Bok, Michael J., Porter, Megan L., Place, Allen R., Cronin, Thomas W.

“…Stomatopod crustaceans, or mantis shrimp, are renowned for their complex visual systems. Their array of 16 types of photoreceptors provides complex color…”
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Increasing complexity of opsin expression across stomatopod development by Palecanda, Sitara, Steck, Mireille, Porter, Megan L.

“…Stomatopods are well studied for their unique visual systems, which can consist of up to 16 different photoreceptor types and 33 opsin proteins expressed in…”
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Phototransduction in fan worm radiolar eyes by Bok, Michael J., Porter, Megan L., Nilsson, Dan-Eric

“…Fan worms (Annelida: Sabellidae) are sessile polychaetes that spend their adult lives in tubes and project their fans, composed of radiolar tentacles, up into…”
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Phenotypic plasticity as a mechanism of cave colonization and adaptation by Bilandžija, Helena, Hollifield, Breanna, Steck, Mireille, Meng, Guanliang, Ng, Mandy, Koch, Andrew D, Gračan, Romana, Ćetković, Helena, Porter, Megan L, Renner, Kenneth J, Jeffery, William

“…A widely accepted model for the evolution of cave animals posits colonization by surface ancestors followed by the acquisition of adaptations over many…”
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Molecular Evolution of Spider Vision: New Opportunities, Familiar Players by MOREHOUSE, NATHAN I., BUSCHBECK, ELKE K., ZUREK, DANIEL B., STECK, MIREILLE, PORTER, MEGAN L.

“…Spiders are among the world’s most species-rich animal lineages, and their visual systems are likewise highly diverse. These modular visual systems, composed…”
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Light organ photosensitivity in deep-sea shrimp may suggest a novel role in counterillumination by Bracken-Grissom, Heather D., DeLeo, Danielle M., Porter, Megan L., Iwanicki, Tom, Sickles, Jamie, Frank, Tamara M.

“…Extraocular photoreception, the ability to detect and respond to light outside of the eye, has not been previously described in deep-sea invertebrates. Here,…”
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The molecular basis of mechanisms underlying polarization vision by Roberts, Nicholas W., Porter, Megan L., Cronin, Thomas W.

“…The underlying mechanisms of polarization sensitivity (PS) have long remained elusive. For rhabdomeric photoreceptors, questions remain over the high levels of…”
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The Gluopsins: Opsins without the Retinal Binding Lysine by Gühmann, Martin, Porter, Megan L., Bok, Michael J.

“…Opsins allow us to see. They are G-protein-coupled receptors and bind as ligand retinal, which is bound covalently to a lysine in the seventh transmembrane…”
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Whole genome sequence of a long-legged fly Condylostylus longicornis from Hawai'i by Sieriebriennikov, Bogdan, Porter, Megan L, Mlejnek, Jakub, Short, Keith, Lebhardt, Fleur, Holguera, Isabel, Desplan, Claude, Perry, Michael W

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The complete mitochondrial genomes and phylogenetic analysis of two Nycteribiidae bat flies (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) by Porter, Megan L., Lutz, Holly, Steck, Mireille, Chong, Rebecca A.

“…We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes of two bat fly species within the Nycteribiidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) - Dipseliopoda setosa (Cyclopodiinae)…”
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Using phylogenetically-informed annotation (PIA) to search for light-interacting genes in transcriptomes from non-model organisms by Speiser, Daniel I, Pankey, M Sabrina, Zaharoff, Alexander K, Battelle, Barbara A, Bracken-Grissom, Heather D, Breinholt, Jesse W, Bybee, Seth M, Cronin, Thomas W, Garm, Anders, Lindgren, Annie R, Patel, Nipam H, Porter, Megan L, Protas, Meredith E, Rivera, Ajna S, Serb, Jeanne M, Zigler, Kirk S, Crandall, Keith A, Oakley, Todd H

“…Tools for high throughput sequencing and de novo assembly make the analysis of transcriptomes (i.e. the suite of genes expressed in a tissue) feasible for…”
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Radiolar Eyes of Serpulid Worms (Annelida, Serpulidae): Structures, Function, and Phototransduction by BOK, MICHAEL J., PORTER, MEGAN L., HOVE, HARRY A. TEN, SMITH, RICHARD, NILSSON, DAN-ERIC

“…Fan worms, represented by sabellid and serpulid polychaetes, have an astonishing array of unusual eyes and photoreceptors located on their eponymous feeding…”
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Complete mitochondrial genomes and phylogenetic analysis of the Hawaiian planthoppers Iolania perkinsi and Oliarus cf. filicicola (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) by Chong, Rebecca A., Steck, Mireille, Porter, Megan L.

“…We sequenced the complete mitochondrial genomes of one Iolania perkinsi (Kirkaldy 1902) and one Oliarus cf. filicicola (Kirkaldy 1909) planthopper (Hemiptera:…”
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Testing phylogenetic hypotheses of the subgenera of the freshwater crayfish genus Cambarus (Decapoda: Cambaridae) by Breinholt, Jesse W, Porter, Megan L, Crandall, Keith A

“…The genus Cambarus is one of three most species rich crayfish genera in the Northern Hemisphere. The genus has its center of diversity in the Southern…”
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The mitochondrial genomes of five spring and groundwater amphipods of the family Crangonyctidae (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from eastern North America by Benito, Joseph B., Porter, Megan L., Niemiller, Matthew L.

“…We sequenced the mitochondrial genomes of one spring-dwelling (Crangonyx forbesi) and four groundwater amphipods (Bactrurus brachycaudus, Stygobromus…”
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Development and Validation of a Typology of Criminal Defendants Admitted for Inpatient Competency Restoration: A Latent Class Analysis by Kivisto, Aaron J., Porter Staats, Megan L., Connell, Robert

“…Objective: To develop a typology of criminal defendants found incompetent to stand trial using data-driven classification techniques and validate it against…”
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