Publications
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2024.  A morphological basis for path-dependent evolution of visual systems. Science. 383:983–987.
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2023.  Cnidarians: Diversity and evolution of cnidarian visual systems. Distributed Vision: From Simple Sensors to Sophisticated Combination Eyes. :21–47.
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2023.  Collective synchrony of mating signals modulated by ecological cues and social signals in bioluminescent sea fireflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 290:20232311.
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2023.  Sexual signals persist over deep time: ancient co-option of bioluminescence for courtship displays in cypridinid ostracods. Systematic Biology. 72:264–274.
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2022.  Deep diversity: extensive variation in the components of complex visual systems across animals. Cells. 11:3966.
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2022.  Different phylogenomic methods support monophyly of enigmatic ‘Mesozoa’(Dicyemida+ Orthonectida, Lophotrochozoa). Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 289:20220683.
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2022.  Expression of Opsins of the Box Jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora Reveals the First Photopigment in Cnidarian Ocelli and Supports the Presence of Photoisomerases. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. 16:916510.
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2021.  Light modulated cnidocyte discharge predates the origins of eyes in Cnidaria. Ecology and evolution. 11:3933–3940.
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2021.  Multi-level convergence of complex traits and the evolution of bioluminescence. Biological Reviews. 96:673–691.
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2021.  Selection, drift, and constraint in cypridinid luciferases and the diversification of bioluminescent signals in sea fireflies. Molecular Ecology. 30:1864–1879.
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2019.  Context-dependent evolution of ostracod morphology along the ecogeographical gradient of ocean depth. Evolution. 
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2019.  Evolving witnesses of changing environments: An introduction to the 18th International Symposium on Ostracoda. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 39:199–201.
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2019.  Light-induced stress as a primary evolutionary driver of eye origins. Integrative and comparative biology. 59:739–750.
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2019.  Luciferase gene of a Caribbean fireworm (Syllidae) from Puerto Rico. Scientific Reports. 9:13015.
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2019.  Phenotypic evolution shaped by current enzyme function in the bioluminescent courtship signals of sea fireflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 286:20182621.
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2019.  Phylogenetic position of Alternochelata lizardensis Kornicker, 1982 within Rutidermatidae (Ostracoda: Myodocopida), with an investigation into its green coloration. The Journal of Crustacean Biology. 39:559–566.
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2019.  Symbiotic organs shaped by distinct modes of genome evolution in cephalopods. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. :201817322.
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2018.  Bioluminescent Signals. 
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2018.  Ecological engineering helps maximize function in algal oil production. Applied and environmental microbiology. :AEM–00953.
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2018.  Eyes to See: The Astonishing Variety of Vision in Nature. Nature. 563:182–183.
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2018.  Multimodal sensorimotor system in unicellular zoospores of a fungus. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221
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2018.  Prolific origination of eyes in Cnidaria with co-option of non-visual opsins. Current Biology. 28:2413–2419.
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2017.  Collecting and processing marine ostracods. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37:347-352.
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2017.  Ecological interactions and coexistence are predicted by gene expression similarity in freshwater green algae. Journal of Ecology. 105:580–591.

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