Peter Funch
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Recent Articles
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Funch P, Kealy R, Goldstein J, Brewer J, Solovyeva V, Riisgard H
Mar Pollut Bull
. 2023 Aug;
194(Pt A):115403.
PMID: 37586270
Microplastic particles are widespread pollutants in the sea and filter-feeding sponges have recently been suggested as useful monitoring organisms. However, the fate of microplastic particles in sponges is poorly understood,...
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Riesgo A, Santodomingo N, Koutsouveli V, Kumala L, Leger M, Leys S, et al.
BMC Genomics
. 2022 Dec;
23(1):858.
PMID: 36581804
Sponges are interesting animal models for regeneration studies, since even from dissociated cells, they are able to regenerate completely. In particular, explants are model systems that can be applied to...
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Flensburg S, Garm A, Funch P
J Exp Biol
. 2022 Dec;
225(24).
PMID: 36546534
Sponges (phylum Porifera) are metazoans which lack muscles and nerve cells, yet perform coordinated behaviours such as whole-body contractions. Previous studies indicate diurnal variability in both the number of contractions...
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Giribet G, Sorensen M, Funch P, Kristensen R, Sterrer W
Cladistics
. 2021 Dec;
20(1):1-13.
PMID: 34892972
Micrognathozoa is the most recently discovered higher metazoan lineage. The sole known species of the group, Limnognathia maerski, was originally reported from running freshwater in Disko Island (Greenland), and has...
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Eriksen N, Tophoj J, Wollenberg R, Sondergaard T, Funch P, Andersen P
Sci Rep
. 2019 Oct;
9(1):14543.
PMID: 31601859
Choanoflagellates are common members of planktonic communities. Some have complex life histories that involve transitions between multiple cell stages. We have grown the loricate choanoflagellate Diaphanoeca grandis on the bacterium...
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Vestbo S, Hindberg C, Forbes M, Mallory M, Merkel F, Steenweg R, et al.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl
. 2019 Jun;
9:184-194.
PMID: 31193602
In birds, parasites cause detrimental effects to the individual host, including reduced survival and reproductive output. The level of parasitic infection can vary with a range of factors, including migratory...
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Funch P
J Morphol
. 2018 Jun;
230(3):231-263.
PMID: 29852661
Developmental and free-living stages of the chordoid larva of the cycliophoran species, Symbion pandora Funch and Kristensen 1995, were studied using light and electron microscopy. In the free-living stage of...
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Schwager E, Sharma P, Clarke T, Leite D, Wierschin T, Pechmann M, et al.
BMC Biol
. 2017 Aug;
15(1):62.
PMID: 28756775
Background: The duplication of genes can occur through various mechanisms and is thought to make a major contribution to the evolutionary diversification of organisms. There is increasing evidence for a...
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Frobius A, Funch P
Nat Commun
. 2017 Apr;
8(1):9.
PMID: 28377584
The phylum Rotifera consists of minuscule, nonsegmented animals with a unique body plan and an unresolved phylogenetic position. The presence of pharyngeal articulated jaws supports an inclusion in Gnathifera nested...
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Funch P, Wang T, Pertoldi C, Middelbo A
Biol Bull
. 2016 Nov;
231(2):113-119.
PMID: 27820903
The American horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus typically spawns in the upper intertidal zone, where the developing embryos are exposed to large variations in abiotic factors such as temperature, humidity, salinity,...