# overview
My research on marine invertebrates spans evolution, ecology, development and physiology. My lab is interested in how invertebrate animals have diversified over time and space. Which morphological and physiological characteristics have led to the evolutionary success of a species? Which environmental factors drive its geographic distribution? To address these questions, we focus on marine annelids, a ubiquitous and diverse taxon with at least 15,000 described species and a wide range of habitats and lifestyles.

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Professor and Assistant Department Head for Marine Biology

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Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, Alpha Subunit

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2.6 Resources And Infrastructure (aetiology)

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30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences

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University of Victoria - (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)

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All aboard! A biological survey of ballast water onboard vessels spanning the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Sipuncula (Peanut worms) from Bocas del Toro, Panama

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Musculature in sipunculan worms: ontogeny and ancestral states.

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Exposure to noise and well-being in south Germany

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Inverse association between farm animal contact and respiratory allergies in adulthood: protection, underreporting or selection?

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Livestock odours and quality of life of neighbouring residents.

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Detection of non-indigenous species in Galveston Bay, TX by DNA barcoding of zooplankton

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Individual Responses To Helium/oxygen On Lung Function And Metabolic Cost In Exercising Patients With Obstructive Lung Diseases

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Delineating cryptic species and populations of the cosmopolitan fireworm genus Eurythoe (Annelida: Amphinomidae) using High-Resolution Melting Analysis (HRMA).

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Complex depth-related patterns in taxonomic and functional diversity of polychaetes in the Gulf of Mexico

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[Medical examination: Preparation for ENT specialisation : Part43].

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Differential gene expression indicates modulated responses to chronic and intermittent hypoxia in corallivorous fireworms (Hermodice carunculata).

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One year experiences in the treatment of status epilepticus with levetiracetam

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Cryptic Species of the Cosmopolitan Eurythoe

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Influence of Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Executive Functions in Childhood: A Systematic Review

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Hepatocyte-specific targeting using the determinant of hepatitis B virus liver tropism

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Annelids of the eastern Australian abyss collected by the 2017 RV 'Investigator' voyage.

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Reconstructing the phylogeny of the Sipuncula

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The Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA): Developing Community Resources to Study Diverse Invertebrate Genomes

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Genetic and reproductive diversity of palolo worms (Palola, Eunicidae, Annelida) around the world

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Siboglinid evolution shaped by habitat preference and sulfide tolerance

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Photographic identification guide to some common marine invertebrates of Bocas del Toro, Panama

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Oxygen consumption during and post-hypoxia exposure in bearded fireworms (Annelida: Amphinomidae).

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Six genetically distinct clades of Palola (Eunicidae, Annelida) from Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia.

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Phylogeny of sipunculan worms: A combined analysis of four gene regions and morphology.

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Tough, armed and omnivorous: Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae) is prepared for ecological challenges

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TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN THE ELDERLY WITH INTRAVENOUS LEVETIRACETAM

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100 CASES IN THE TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUS WITH INTRAVENOUS LEVETIRACETAM

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Annelid Bioluminescence: The Search for Luciferases in Annelid Trancriptomes

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Two-year survey of Alitta succinea (Annelida: Nereididae) in fouling communities with notes on morphology and reproduction

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Regeneration of posterior segments and terminal structures in the bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae).

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The curious case of Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae): evidence for genetic homogeneity throughout the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent basins.

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Sipuncula from Barbados, including two new for the island plus Siphonosoma vastum; first record from the Atlantic ocean

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Clarifying the taxonomic status of the alien species Branchiomma bairdi and Branchiomma boholense (Annelida: Sabellidae) using molecular and morphological evidence.

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Endotoxin exposure, livestock odors, and quality of life in areas with intensive animal production

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Adult obesity, farm childhood, and their effect on allergic sensitization.

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High degree of connectivity among amphi-Atlantic populations of Hermodice carunculata (Amphinomidae, Annelida)

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Plumbagin, Juglone, and Boropinal as Novel TRPA1 Agonists.

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Taxonomic remarks on the genus Ctenodrilus (Annelida: Cirratulidae) including description of a new species from the Pacific Ocean.

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Synthesis of N³-substituted willardiine derivatives as potential competitive antagonists for Imaging AMPA and kainate receptors

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[Current Aspects of Cholesteatoma Surgery - Part2:SurgeryinProgress].

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Bioluminescence in Polynoid Scale Worms (Annelida: Polynoidae)

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Evaluation and application of microsatellite and major histocompatibility complex variation for stock identification of coho salmon in British Columbia

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Genetic characterization of the invasive serpulid Ficopomatus cf. uschakovi (Pillai, 1960) in a highly urbanized estuary in Texas, USA

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Comparison of Binding Characteristics of the Tritiated mGluR5 Ligands 3-(6-Methyl-pyridin-2-ylethynyl)-cyclohex-2-enone-O-methyl-oxime (ABP688) and 6-Methyl-2-(phenylethynyl)pyridine (MPEP)

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Pass me the microbes, please! Bearded fireworms source part of their microbiome from bleached and healthy corals and vice versa

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Is Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Annelida: Serpulidae) Becoming a Nuisance in Galveston Bay, Texas?

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Quantitative MRI Measurements to Detect Pulmonary Hypertension in Bronchopulomnary Dysplasia

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THREE YEARS IN THE TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUS WITH INTRAVENOUS LEVETIRACETAM

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Pogonophora (Annelida): form and function

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Comparative anatomy of excretory organs in vestimentiferan tube worms (Pogonophora, Obturata).

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First Record of Bioluminescence in a Sipunculan Worm

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The sibling polychaetes Platynereis dumerilii and Platynereis massiliensis in the Mediterranean Sea: are phylogeographic patterns related to exposure to ocean acidification?

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Palolo and un: distinct clades in the genus Palola (Eunicidae, Polychaeta)

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To brood or not to brood: Are marine invertebrates that protect their offspring more resilient to ocean acidification?

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Species delineation in the Capitella species complex (Annelida: Capitellidae): geographic and genetic variation in the northern Gulf of Mexico

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Sipunculan Larvae and "Cosmopolitan" Species

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FIVE YEARS IN THE TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUS WITH INTRAVENOUS LEVETIRACETAM

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Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channel activation by the thienopyridine-type drugs ticlopidine, clopidogrel, and prasugrel.

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How fireworms, Hermodice carunculata, react to hypoxia: morphological, physiological and gene expression responses

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Cryptic species of Archinome (Annelida: Amphinomida) from vents and seeps.

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Histological and ultrastructural characterization of the intravasal body in Vestimentifera (Siboglinidae, Polychaeta, Annelida)

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Polychaetes from the mayan underworld: Phylogeny, evolution, and cryptic diversity

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Capitella (Annelida: Capitellidae) species in the Gulf of Mexico: Delimitation, phylogeography and phylogeny

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Geographic Information System (GIS) estimation of farm related airborne endotoxin concentrations in an area with intensive livestock farming

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Serum leptin and adiponectin levels and their association with allergic sensitization.

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COI sequencing in marine annelids: where do we stand?

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Environmental exposure to confined animal feeding operations and respiratory health of neighboring residents.

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[Current Aspects of Cholesteatoma Surgery-Part 1: Fundamentals and Diagnostics].

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Effects of a helium/oxygen mixture on individuals' lung function and metabolic cost during submaximal exercise for participants with obstructive lung diseases.

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Invertebrate Film Festival: Science, creativity, and flexibility in a virtual teaching environment

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Occupation and adult onset of rhinitis in the general population.

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Dramatic Enhancement of Macrozoobenthic Species -Diversity in Response to Artificial Breakwater Construction Along a Tropical Coastline

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Sources of Type I Interferons in Infectious Immunity: Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Not Always in the Driver's Seat.

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TWO YEARS IN THE TREATMENT OF STATUS EPILEPTICUS WITH INTRAVENOUS LEVETIRACETAM

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Rapid plastic responses to chronic hypoxia in the bearded fireworm,Hermodice carunculata(Annelida: Amphinomidae)

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Sipunculan diversity at Twin Cays, Belize with a key to the species

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How Many Sipunculan Species Are Hiding in Our Oceans?

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Corrigendum to: Advancing genomics through the Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA)

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Phylogeny of Vestimentifera (Siboglinidae, Annelida) inferred from morphology

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Species Delineation in the Capitella Species Complex: Geographic and Genetic Variation

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Revamping Amphinomidae (Annelida: Amphinomida), with the inclusion of Notopygos

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Host-Pathogen Interactions of Mycoplasma mycoides in Caprine and Bovine Precision-Cut Lung Slices (PCLS) Models.

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Record of Lamellibrachia sp. (Annelida: Siboglinidae: Vestimentifera) from a deep shipwreck in the western Mediterranean Sea (Italy)

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Cryptic species in Pacific sipunculans (Sipuncula: Phascolosomatidae): east-west divergence between non-sister taxa

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Conserved Mechanisms of Oxygen Sensing in the Bearded Fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae)

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In vivo measurements of the insertion depth of cochlear implant arrays using flat-panel volume computed tomography.

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Microbiomes of a corallivore (Hermodice carunculata): where in the worm are the coral microbes?

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The antiplatlet drugs ticlopdine and clopidogrel release 5-HT from enterochromaffin-like QGP-1 cells through activation of TRPA1

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Neural mechanisms underlying song and speech perception can be differentiated using an illusory percept.

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Morphology, anatomy and histology of Flabellina affinis (Gmelin, 1791) (Nudibranchia, Aeolidoidea, Flabellinidae) and its relation to other Mediterranean Flabellina species

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Vestimentiferans (Pogonophora) in the Pacific and Indian Oceans: a new genus from Lihir Island (Papua New Guinea) and the Java Trench, with the first report of Arcovestia ivanovi from the North Fiji Basin

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Opercular dimorphism in Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Annelida: Serpulidae): cytochrome b genotype, sex, or size do not explain opercular spine arrangement

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Development of Capitella sp. G from Galveston Bay, Texas

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Sipunculan larvae and "cosmopolitan" species.

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Ambient endotoxin level in an area with intensive livestock production.

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The distribution of Acinetobacter species in clinical culture materials.

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Cryptic speciation in Phascolosoma agassizii (Sipuncula) detected with mitochondrial sequence data

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Effects of formoterol and tiotropium bromide on mucus clearance in patients with COPD.

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Quality of Life in Patients With Olfactory Loss Is Better Predicted by Flavor Identification Than by Orthonasal Olfactory Function.

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Adaptation and acclimatization to ocean acidification in marine ectotherms: an in situ transplant experiment with polychaetes at a shallow CO2 vent system.

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Bioluminescence in Polynoid Scale Worms (Annelida: Polynoidae) (vol 8, 643197, 2021)

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Assessments and Conservation of Biological Diversity from Coral Reefs to the Deep Sea, Uncovering Buried Treasures and the Value of the Benthos

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Cutting Edge: IFN- Expression in the Spleen Is Restricted to a Subpopulation of Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells Exhibiting a Specific Immune Modulatory Transcriptome Signature.

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Course of neuromyelitis optica during inadvertent pregnancy in a patient treated with rituximab.

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Comparative species abundance modeling of Capitellidae (Annelida) in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA

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Ultrastructure of opisthosomal chaetae in Vestimentifera (Pogonophora, Obturata) and implications for phylogeny

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Advancing Genomics through the Global Invertebrate Genomics Alliance (GIGA).

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Delineation of Capitella Species (Annelida: Capitellidae) in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Floridian Ecoregions

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Phylogeny and genetic diversity of palolo worms (Palola, Eunicidae) from the tropical North Pacific and the Caribbean.

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Using Metabarcoding Approaches to Assess Meiofaunal Communities of the Laurentian Great Lakes

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How the sluggish cope with chronic hypoxia: the pointed story of the bearded fireworm, Hermodice carunculata (Annelida: Amphinomidae)

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Vestimentiferans (Pogonophora) in the Pacific and Indian Oceans: a new genus from Lihir Island (Papua New Guinea) and the Java Trench, with the first report of Arcovestia ivanovi from the North Fiji Basin

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Production of IFN by Conventional Dendritic Cells after Stimulation with Viral Compounds and IFN-Independent IFNAR1-Signaling Pathways are Associated with Aggravation of Polymicrobial Sepsis.

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Taxonomic and Genetic Diversity in Palaemon Species (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) of the Northern Gulf of Mexico

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The Bobbit worm dilemma: a case for DNA.

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Genetic structure in two Phascolosoma species in the Pacific Ocean

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Effects on pulmonary health of neighboring residents of concentrated animal feeding operations: exposure assessed using optimized estimation technique.

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Apomorphine is a bimodal modulator of TRPA1 channels.

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Early development of two Capitella species (Annelida: Capitellidae) from the Gulf of Mexico

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[Differential diagnosis of hearing disorders].

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Artificial Reefs in the Northern Gulf of Mexico: Community Ecology Amid the "Ocean Sprawl"

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The Sipuncula of sublittoral New Zealand, with a key to all New Zealand species

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Wormnet II: Assembling the Annelid Tree of Life

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National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)