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Geographic differences in vertical connectivity in the Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa despite high levels of horizontal connectivity at shallow depths by Serrano, X, Baums, I. B, O'Reilly, K, Smith, T. B, Jones, R. J, Shearer, T. L, Nunes, F. L. D, Baker, A. C

“…The deep reef refugia hypothesis proposes that deep reefs can act as local recruitment sources for shallow reefs following disturbance. To test this…”
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The source and significance of DNA damage in human spermatozoa; a commentary on diagnostic strategies and straw man fallacies by Aitken, R J, Bronson, R, Smith, T B, De Iuliis, G N

“…This article considers the origins of DNA damage in human spermatozoa, the methods that are available to monitor this aspect of semen quality and the clinical…”
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing as a risk assessment method in non cardio‐pulmonary surgery: a systematic review by Smith, T. B., Stonell, C., Purkayastha, S., Paraskevas, P.

“…Summary This study reviews the predictive value of maximum oxygen consumption () and anaerobic threshold, obtained through cardiopulmonary exercise testing, in…”
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Nonspecific patterns of vector, host and avian malaria parasite associations in a central African rainforest by NJABO, K. Y., CORNEL, A. J., BONNEAUD, C., TOFFELMIER, E., SEHGAL, R. N. M., VALKIŪNAS, G., RUSSELL, A. F., SMITH, T. B.

“…Malaria parasites use vertebrate hosts for asexual multiplication and Culicidae mosquitoes for sexual and asexual development, yet the literature on avian…”
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Modular, tissue-specific, and biodegradable hydrogel cross-linkers for tissue engineering by Guo, J L, Kim, Y S, Xie, V Y, Smith, B T, Watson, E, Lam, J, Pearce, H A, Engel, P S, Mikos, A G

“…Synthetic hydrogels are investigated extensively in tissue engineering for their tunable physicochemical properties but are bioinert and lack the…”
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Coral growth, bioerosion, and secondary accretion of living orbicellid corals from mesophotic reefs in the US Virgin Islands by Weinstein, D. K., Sharifi, A., Klaus, J. S., Smith, T. B., Giri, S. J., Helmle, K. P.

“…Growth rates of the major Caribbean reef framework-building coral Orbicella spp. decrease with increasing water depth and light attenuation. However, reliable,…”
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Growth and fabrication of GaN/Er:GaN/GaN core-cladding planar waveguides by Sun, Z. Y., Yan, Y. Q., Smith, T. B., Zhao, W. P., Li, J., Lin, J. Y., Jiang, H. X.

“…Erbium doped gallium nitride (Er:GaN) bulk crystals have emerged as a promising optical gain material for high energy lasers (HELs) operating at the 1.5 μm…”
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Temperature effects on herbivory for an Indo-Pacific parrotfish in Panamá: implications for coral–algal competition by Smith, T. B.

“…An assumption that a positive relationship exists between temperature and herbivorous fish grazing rates in coral reef environments has been used to explain…”
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The senescence-accelerated mouse prone 8 as a model for oxidative stress and impaired DNA repair in the male germ line by Smith, T B, De Iuliis, G N, Lord, T, Aitken, R J

“…The discovery of a truncated base excision repair pathway in human spermatozoa mediated by OGG1 has raised questions regarding the effect of mutations in…”
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Assessing coral reef health across onshore to offshore stress gradients in the US Virgin Islands by Smith, T.B., Nemeth, R.S., Blondeau, J., Calnan, J.M., Kadison, E., Herzlieb, S.

“…Managing the effects of anthropogenic disturbance on coral reefs is highly dependant on effective strategies to assess degradation and recovery. We used five…”
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Origin and population history of a recent colonizer, the yellow warbler in Galápagos and Cocos Islands by CHAVES, J. A., PARKER, P. G., SMITH, T. B.

“…The faunas associated with oceanic islands provide exceptional examples with which to examine the dispersal abilities of different taxa and test the relative…”
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Benthic structure and cryptic mortality in a Caribbean mesophotic coral reef bank system, the Hind Bank Marine Conservation District, U.S. Virgin Islands by Smith, T. B, Blondeau, J, Nemeth, R. S, Pittman, S. J, Calnan, J. M, Kadison, E, Gass, J

“…Coral reef banks may form an important component of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) in the Caribbean, but remain poorly explored relative to shallower reefs…”
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Why more comparative approaches are required in time-series analyses of coral reef ecosystems by Edmunds, P. J., Adam, T. C., Baker, A. C., Doo, S. S., Glynn, P. W., Manzello, D. P., Silbiger, N. J., Smith, T. B., Fong, P.

“…In the Anthropocene, the negative effects of environmental change on coral reefs are outpacing their capacity for continued growth. However, a few reefs have…”
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On methods for the detection of reactive oxygen species generation by human spermatozoa: analysis of the cellular responses to catechol oestrogen, lipid aldehyde, menadione and arachidonic acid by Aitken, R. J., Smith, T. B., Lord, T., Kuczera, L., Koppers, A. J., Naumovski, N., Connaughton, H., Baker, M. A., Iuliis, G. N.

“…Summary Oxidative stress is known to have a major impact on human sperm function and, as a result, there is a need to develop sensitive methods for measuring…”
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Erbium energy levels in GaN grown by hydride vapor phase epitaxy by Yan, Y. Q., Smith, T. B., Li, J., Lin, J. Y., Jiang, H. X.

“…Erbium doped GaN (Er:GaN) is a promising candidate as a novel gain medium for solid-state high energy lasers (HELs) due to its superior physical properties…”
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Divergence in mating signals correlates with ecological variation in the migratory songbird, Swainson's thrush (Catharus ustulatus) by RUEGG, K, SLABBEKOORN, H, CLEGG, S, SMITH, T.B

“…Song divergence among populations of passerine birds is recognized as a potentially important premating isolation mechanism and may represent the first step in…”
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Convergent mortality responses of Caribbean coral species to seawater warming by Smith, T. B, Brandt, M. E, Calnan, J. M, Nemeth, R. S, Blondeau, J, Kadison, E, Taylor, M, Rothenberger, P

“…Species-specific responses to disturbance are a central consideration for predicting the composition, dynamics, and function of future communities. These…”
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Alphaflexivirus Genomes in Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease-Affected, Disease-Exposed, and Disease-Unexposed Coral Colonies in the U.S. Virgin Islands by Veglia, A J, Beavers, K, Van Buren, E W, Meiling, S S, Muller, E M, Smith, T B, Holstein, D M, Apprill, A, Brandt, M E, Mydlarz, L D, Correa, A M S

“…Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) is decimating Caribbean corals. Here, through the metatranscriptomic assembly and annotation of two…”
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Five new species of Trigonopeltastes Burmeister and Schaum from Central America with new country records for other New World Trichiini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae) by Smith, Andrew B T

“…Five new species of Trigonopeltastes Burmeister and Schaum, 1840 are described: Trigonopeltastes arborfloricola sp. n. from Nicaragua, Trigonopeltastes…”
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Mononuclear phagocytes rapidly clear apoptotic epithelial cells in the proximal epididymis by Smith, T. B., Cortez‐Retamozo, V., Grigoryeva, L. S., Hill, E., Pittet, M. J., Da Silva, N.

“…Summary We have shown previously that a network of mononuclear phagocytes (MPs) expressing macrophage and dendritic cell markers such as CD11c, F4/80 and…”
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