Selected Publications
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Academic Article
- Unusual morphotypes of the giant barrel sponge off the coast of Barbados.. Diversity. 13:663. 2021-12-01
- Molecular detection and microbiome differentiation of two cryptic lineages of giant barrel sponges from Conch Reef, Florida Keys.. Coral Reefs. 40:853-865. 2021-03-01
- Cryptic genetic lineages of a colonial ascidian host distinct microbiomes.. Zoological Scripta. 2021-01-01
- Microbiome variability across the native and invasive range of the ascidian Clavelina oblonga.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 87. 2021-01-01
- Biogeography and host-specificity of cyanobacterial symbionts in colonial ascidians of the genus Lissoclinum.. Systematics and Biodiversity. 18:496-509.. 2020-01-01
- Host phylogeny and life history stage shape the gut microbiome in dwarf (Kogia sima) and pygmy (Kogia breviceps) sperm whales.. Scientific Reports. 10. 2020-01-01
- Life at home and on the roam: Genomic adaptations reflect the dual lifestyle of an intracellular, facultative symbiont.. mSystems. 4. 2019-01-01
- Ontogeny of symbiont community structure in two carotenoid-rich, viviparous marine sponges: comparison of microbiomes and analysis of culturable pigmented heterotrophic bacteria.. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 11:249-261.. 2019-01-01
- Testing the relationship between microbiome composition and carbon flux in Caribbean coral reef sponges.. Microbiome. 7:124.. 2019-01-01
- Comparing Two Common DNA Extraction Kits for the Characterization of Symbiotic Microbial Communities from Ascidian Tissue. Microbes and the Environment. 33:435-439. 2018-12-01
- A comparison of prokaryotic symbiont communities in nonnative and native ascidians from reef and harbor habitats. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 94:fiy139. 2018-07-01
- A comparison of symbiotic microbial communities in nonnative and native ascidians from reef and harbor habitats.. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 94. 2018-01-01
- A test of the sponge-loop hypothesis for emergent Caribbean reef sponges.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 588:1-14.. 2018-01-01
- Agelas Wasting Syndrome alters prokaryotic symbiont communities of the Caribbean brown tube sponge, Agelas tubulata.. Microbial Ecology. 76:459-466.. 2018-01-01
- Comparing the efficacy of two common DNA extraction kits in the characterization of symbiotic microbial communities from ascidian tissue.. Microbes and Environments. 33:435-439.. 2018-01-01
- Introduced ascidians harbor highly diverse and host-specific symbiotic microbial assemblages.. Scientific Reports. 7:11033.. 2017-09-01
- Latitudinal variation in the microbiome of the sponge Ircinia campana correlates with host haplotype but not anti-predatory chemical defense.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 565:53-66. 2017-02-01
- Effects of reciprocal transplantation on the microbiome and putative nitrogen cycling functions of the intertidal sponge, Hymeniacidon heliophila.. Scientific Reports. 7:43247.. 2017-01-01
- High diversity and unique composition of gut microbiomes in pygmy (Kogia breviceps) and dwarf (K. sima) sperm whales.. Scientific Reports. 7:7205.. 2017-01-01
- Latitudinal variation in the microbiome of the sponge Ircinia campana correlates with host haplotype but not anti-predatory chemical defense.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 565:53-66.. 2017-01-01
- Stable microbial communities in the sponge Crambe crambe from inside and outside a polluted Mediterranean harbor.. FEMS Microbiology Letters. 364. 2017-01-01
- The sponge microbiome project.. GigaScience. 6:1-7.. 2017-01-01
- Population structure and connectivity in the Mediterranean sponge Ircinia fasciculata are affected by mass mortalities and hybridization.. Heredity. 117:427-439.. 2016-09-01
- Diversity, structure and convergent evolution of the global sponge microbiome.. Nature Communications. 7:11870.. 2016-01-01
- Feeding cessation alters host morphology and bacterial communities in the ascidian Pseudodistoma crucigaster.. Frontiers in Zoology. 13. 2016-01-01
- Intraspecific variation in microbial symbiont communities of the sun sponge, Hymeniacidon heliophila, from intertidal and subtidal habitats. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82:650-658. 2016-01-01
- Intraspecific variation in microbial symbiont communities of the sun sponge, Hymeniacidon heliophila, from intertidal and subtidal habitats.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 82:650-658.. 2016-01-01
- Population structure and connectivity in the Mediterranean sponge Ircinia fasciculata are affected by mass mortalities and hybridization.. Heredity. 117:427-439.. 2016-01-01
- Stable symbionts across the HMA-LMA dichotomy: Low seasonal and interannual variation in sponge-associated bacteria from taxonomically diverse hosts. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91:fiv115. 2015-10-01
- Temporal stability of bacterial symbionts in a temperate ascidian.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 6:1022. 2015-09-01
- Diversity of fungi isolated from three temperate ascidians.. Symbiosis. 66:99-106. 2015-06-01
- Harbor networks as introduction patchworks: contrasting distribution patterns of native and introduced ascidians.. Biological Invasions. 17:1623-1638. 2015-06-01
- No evidence for food limitation of Caribbean reef sponges: Reply to Slattery & Lesser (2015). Marine Ecology Progress Series. 527. 2015-05-01
- A review of evidence for food limitation of sponges on Caribbean reefs.. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 519:265-283.. 2015-01-01
- A review of evidence for food-limitation of sponges on Caribbean reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 519:265-283. 2015-01-01
- Diversity of fungi isolated from three temperature ascidians.. Symbiosis. 66:99-106.. 2015-01-01
- Harbor networks as introduction gateways: contrasting distribution patterns of native and introduced species.. Biological Invasions. 17:1623-1638.. 2015-01-01
- No evidence for food limitation of Caribbean reef sponges: Reply to Slattery & Lesser (2015).. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 527:281-284.. 2015-01-01
- Stable symbionts across the HMA-LMA dichotomy: low seasonal and inter-annual variation in sponge-associated bacteria from taxonomically diverse hosts. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 91. 2015-01-01
- Symbiotic archaea in marine sponges show stability and host specificity in community structure and ammonia oxidation functionality.. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 90:699-707. 2014-12-01
- Biogeography rather than association with cyanobacteria structures symbiotic microbial communities in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5:1-11.. 2014-10-01
- Optimization of fourteen microsatellite loci in a Mediterranean demosponges subjected to population decimation, Ircinia fasciculata.. Conservation Genetics Resources. 6:301-303. 2014-08-01
- Biogeography rather than association with cyanobacteria structures symbiotic microbial communities in the marine sponge Petrosia ficiformis.. Frontiers in Microbiology. 5:529.. 2014-01-01
- Down under the tunic: bacterial biodiversity hotspots and widespread ammonia-oxidizing archaea in coral reef ascidians.. The ISME Journal. 8:575-588.. 2014-01-01
- Optimization of fourteen microsatellite markers in a Mediterranean demosponge subjected to population decimation, Ircinia fasciculata.. Conservation Genetics Resources. 6:301-303.. 2014-01-01
- Symbiotic archaea in marine sponges show stability and host specificity in community structure and ammonium oxidation functionality.. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 90:699-707.. 2014-01-01
- Host rules: spatial stability of bacterial communities associated with marine sponges (Ircinia spp.) in the Western Mediterranean Sea.. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 86:268-76. 2013-11-01
- Till death do us part: stable sponge-bacteria associations under thermal and food shortage stresses.. PloS ONE. 8:e80307. 2013-11-01
- Lights and shadows: Growth patterns in three sympatric and congeneric sponges (Ircinia spp) with contrasting abundances of photosymbionts. Marine Biology. 160:2743-2754. 2013-10-01
- Biogeography and host fidelity of bacterial communities in Ircinia spp. from the Bahamas.. Microbial Ecology. 66:437-47. 2013-08-01
- Growing or reproducing in a temperate sea: Optimization of resource allocation in a colonial ascidian. Invertebrate Biology. 132:69-80. 2013-01-01
- Small core communities and high variability in bacteria associated with the introduced ascidian Styela plicata. Symbiosis. 59:35-46. 2013-01-01
- Stability of sponge-associated bacteria over large seasonal shifts in temperature and irradiance.. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78:7358-68. 2012-10-01
- A specific mix of generalists: Microbial symbionts in Mediterranean Ircinia spp. FEMS Microbiology Ecology. 79:619-637. 2012-03-01
- First records of didemnid ascidians harboring Prochloron from Caribbean Panama: Genetic relationships between Caribbean and Pacific photosymbionts and host ascidians. Systematics and Biodiversity. 10:435-445. 2012-01-01
- Ultrastructure, molecular phylogenetics and chlorophyll a content of novel cyanobacterial symbionts in temperate sponge hosts. Microbial Ecology. 64:771-783. 2012-01-01
- Settlement induction of Acropora palmata planulae by a GLW-amide neuropeptide. Coral Reefs. 29:929-939. 2010-12-01
- The pharmaceutical value of marine biodiversity for anti-cancer drug discovery. Ecological Economics. 70:445-451. 2010-12-01
- Phenotypic plasticity in the sponge Callyspongia vaginalis: morphological and molecular data. Scientia Marina. 74:445-453. 2010-10-01
- Effects of sponge bleaching on ammonia oxidizing Archaea: Distribution and relative expression of ammonia monooxygenase genes associated with the barrel sponge Xestospongia muta.. Microbial Ecology. 60:561-571. 2010-05-01
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Article
- Diversity and abundance of native and non-native ascidians in Puerto Rican harbors and marinas.. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 167:112262. 2021-01-01