All Outputs (3)

Reconstructing reef fish communities using fish otoliths in coral reef sediments (2019)
Journal Article
Lin, C., De Gracia, B., Pierotti, M. E., Andrews, A. H., Griswold, K., & O'Dea, A. (2019). Reconstructing reef fish communities using fish otoliths in coral reef sediments. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218413

Little is known about long-term changes in coral reef fish communities. Here we present a new technique that leverages fish otoliths in reef sediments to reconstruct coral reef fish communities. We found over 5,400 otoliths in 169 modern and mid-Holo... Read More about Reconstructing reef fish communities using fish otoliths in coral reef sediments.

A dune with a view: the eyes of a neotropical fossorial lizard (2019)
Journal Article
Yovanovich, C. A., Pierotti, M. E., Trefaut Rodrigues, M., & Grant, T. (2019). A dune with a view: the eyes of a neotropical fossorial lizard. Frontiers in Zoology, 16, Article 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-019-0320-2

Background Lizards are excellent models to study the adaptations of the visual system to different scenarios, and surface-dwelling representatives have been relatively well studied. In contrast, very little is known about the functional anatomy of t... Read More about A dune with a view: the eyes of a neotropical fossorial lizard.

Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama (2019)
Journal Article
Escobar-Camacho, D., Pierotti, M. E., Ferenc, V., Sharpe, D. M., Ramos, E., Martins, C., & Carleton, K. L. (2019). Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(6), https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.188300

An adaptive visual system is essential for organisms inhabiting new or changing light environments. The Panama Canal exhibits such variable environments owing to its anthropogenic origin and current human activities. Within the Panama Canal, Lake Gat... Read More about Variable vision in variable environments: the visual system of an invasive cichlid (Cichla monoculus) in Lake Gatun, Panama.