W Leo Smith
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Martin R, Smith W
PeerJ
. 2024 Mar;
12:e17075.
PMID: 38495764
Finding a mate is of the utmost importance for organisms, and the traits associated with successfully finding one can be under strong selective pressures. In habitats where biomass and population...
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Turner T, Bart Jr H, McCormick F, Besser A, Bowes R, Capps K, et al.
Bioscience
. 2023 Oct;
73(7):479-493.
PMID: 37841229
Biodiversity collections are experiencing a renaissance fueled by the intersection of informatics, emerging technologies, and the extended use and interpretation of specimens and archived databases. In this article, we explore...
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Girard M, Davis M, Baldwin C, Dettai A, Martin R, Smith W
J Fish Biol
. 2022 Feb;
100(3):793-810.
PMID: 35137410
Threadfins (Teleostei: Polynemidae) are a group of fishes named for their elongated and threadlike pectoral-fin rays. These fishes are commonly found in the world's tropical and subtropical waters, and are...
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Sparks J, Dunlap P, Smith W
Cladistics
. 2021 Dec;
21(4):305-327.
PMID: 34892969
A phylogeny was generated for Leiognathidae, an assemblage of bioluminescent, Indo-Pacific schooling fishes, using 6175 characters derived from seven mitochondrial genes (16S, COI, ND4, ND5, tRNA-His, tRNA-Ser, tRNA-Leu), two nuclear...
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Ghedotti M, DeKay H, Maile A, Smith W, Davis M
J Morphol
. 2021 Mar;
282(6):820-832.
PMID: 33733466
Bacterial bioluminescent organs in fishes have a diverse range of tissues of origin, patterns of compartmentalization, and associated light-conducting structures. The morphology of the perianal, bacterial bioluminescent organ of Aulotrachichthys...
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Ghedotti M, Smith W, Davis M
J Fish Biol
. 2019 Oct;
95(6):1540-1543.
PMID: 31644819
External and histological examination of the photophores of the linebelly swallower Pseudoscopelus sagamianus reveal three epidermal layers of cells that form the light-producing and light-transmitting components of the photophores. Photophores...
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Ghedotti M, Gruber J, Barton R, Davis M, Smith W
J Morphol
. 2018 Oct;
279(11):1640-1653.
PMID: 30368890
Bioluminescent organs have evolved many times within teleost fishes and exhibit a wide range of complexity and anatomical derivation. Although some bioluminescent organs have been studied in detail, the morphology...
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Harrington R, Faircloth B, Eytan R, Smith W, Near T, Alfaro M, et al.
BMC Evol Biol
. 2016 Oct;
16(1):224.
PMID: 27769164
Background: Flatfish cranial asymmetry represents one of the most remarkable morphological innovations among vertebrates, and has fueled vigorous debate on the manner and rate at which strikingly divergent phenotypes evolve....
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Girard M, Smith W
Zootaxa
. 2016 Oct;
4171(3):549-561.
PMID: 27701217
The marine sculpins (Psychrolutidae) are a diverse percomorph family with notable morphological variation and repeated biogeographic patterns within the group. The psychrolutid genus Icelinus is unusual because it is one...
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Smith W, Stern J, Girard M, Davis M
Integr Comp Biol
. 2016 Jul;
56(5):950-961.
PMID: 27375272
Venom and its associated delivery systems have evolved in numerous animal groups ranging from jellyfishes to spiders, lizards, shrews, and the male platypus. Building off new data and previously published...