New Publications: May 2021 | Marine Biological Laboratory

Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In May 2021, eight new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold.

Our list of recent publications is updated weekly here.

May 2021

Amaral-Zettler, L. A., Zettler, E. R., Mincer, T. J., Klaassen, M. A., & Gallager, S. M. (2021). Biofouling Impacts on Polyethylene Density and Sinking in Coastal Waters: A Macro/Micro Tipping Point? Water Research, 117289.DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117289

Klupar, I., Rocha, A. V., & Rastetter, E. B. (2021). Alleviation of nutrient co-limitation induces regime shifts in post-fire community composition and productivity in Arctic tundra. Global Change Biology. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15646

Lloret, J.*, Pedrosa-Pamies, R.*, Vandal, N., Rorty, R., Ritchie, M., McGuire, C., Chenoweth, K., & Valiela, I. (2021). Salt marsh sediments act as sinks for microplastics and reveal effects of current and historical land use changes. Environmental Advances, 4, 100060. DOI: 10.1016/j.envadv.2021.100060
(* These authors share first authorship)

Learn More: Salt Marshes Trap Microplastics in their Sediments, Creating Record of Human Plastic Use

Pomerantz, A. F., Siddique, R. H., Cash, E. I., Kishi, Y., Pinna, C., Hammar, K., Gomez, D., Elias, M., & Patel, N. H. (2021). Developmental, cellular, and biochemical basis of transparency in clearwing butterflies. Journal of Experimental Biology.DOI: 10.1242/jeb.237917

Learn More: Seeing the Invisible: How Butterflies Make Transparent Wings

Roux, S., Paul, B. G., Bagby, S. C., Nayfach, S., Allen, M. A., Attwood, G., Cavicchioli, R., Chistoserdova, L., Gruninger, R. J., Hallam, S. J., Hernandez, M. E., Hess, M., Liu, W. T., McAllister, T. A., O'Malley, M. A., Peng, X., Rich, V. I., Saleska, S. R., & Eloe-Fadrosh, E. A. (2021). Ecology and molecular targets of hypermutation in the global microbiome. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23402-7

Senft, S. L., Kuzirian, A. M., & Hanlon, R. T. (2021). Networks of linked radial muscles could influence dynamic skin patterning of squid chromatophores. Journal of Morphology (jmor.21379).DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21379

Shoshan, Y., Liscovitch-Brauer, N., Rosenthal, J. J. C., & Eisenberg, E. (2021). Adaptive proteome diversification by nonsynonymous A-to-I RNA editing in coleoid cephalopods. Molecular Biology and Evolution. DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msab154

Soga, J., Matsuyama, M., Miura, H., Highstein, S., Baker, R., & Hirata, Y. (2021). Cerebellar Roles in Frequency Competitive Motor Learning of the Vestibulo-ocular Reflex. Neuroscience. DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.09.016

Are you an MBL scientist with a paper that came out this month and was not included on this list? We apologize for the oversight. Please email comm@mbl.edu.