Papers

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Selected Publications

Porter, M.L., J.R. Blasic, M.J. Bok, E.G. Cameron, T. Pringle, T.W. Cronin, & P.R. Robinson (2012) Shedding new light on opsin evolution. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 279:3-14

Roberts, N., M.L. Porter1, & T.W. Cronin (2011) Molecular mechanisms of polarization sensitivity. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B 366:627-637

Porter, M.L., Y.F. Zhang, S. Desai* R.L. Caldwell, & T.W. Cronin (2010) Evolution of anatomical and physiological specialization in the compound eyes of stomatopod crustaceans. Journal of Experimental Biology 213:3473-3486.

Porter, M.L., M.J. Bok, P.R. Robinson, & T.W. Cronin (2009) Molecular diversity of visual pigments in Stomatopoda (Crustacea). Visual Neuroscience, 26:255-265.

Cronin, T.W. & M.L. Porter (2008) Exceptional variation on a common theme: The evolution of crustacean compound eyes. Evolution: Education and Outreach. 1:463-475.

Porter, M.L., T.W. Cronin, D.A. McClellan, & K.A. Crandall (2007) Molecular characterization of crustacean visual pigments and the evolution of pancrustacean opsins. Molecular Biology and Evolution 24:253-268.

Campbell, B.J., A.S. Engel, M.L. Porter, & K. Takai (2006) The versatile Epsilonproteobacteria: Key players in sulphidic habitats. Nature Reviews Microbiology 4:458-468.

Porter, M.L., M. Pérez -Losada, & K.A. Crandall (2005) Model-based multi-locus estimation of decapod phylogeny and divergence times. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 37:355-369.

Porter, M.L. & K.A. Crandall (2003) Lost along the way: The significance of evolution in reverse. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 18:541-547.