Dr. Martin PUBLICATIONS
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14. Martin, R. P., Carr, E. M., & Sparks, J. S. (in press). Variation in Lanternfish (Myctophidae) Photophore Structure: A Comprehensive and Comparative Analysis. Plos One.
13. DeRaad, D. A., Files, A. N., DeCicco, L. H., Martin, R. P., McCullough, J. M., Holland, P., Pikacha, D., Tigulu, I. G., Boseto, D., Lavery, T. H., Andersen, M. J., & Moyle, R. G. (2024). Genomic patterns in the dwarf kingfishers of northern Melanesia reveal a mechanistic framework explaining the paradox of the great speciators. Evolution Letters, qrae035.
12. Carr, E. M., Martin, R. P., & Sparks, J. S. (2024). A New Extinct Species of Malagodon (Cyprinodontiformes: Pantanodontidae) from Southeastern Coastal Madagascar, with a Discussion of its Phylogenetic Relationships and a Redescription of the Genus. American Museum Novitates. 2024, 1-16.
11. Martin, R. P. & Smith, W. L. (2024). First evidence of sexual dimorphism in olfactory organs of deep-sea lanternfishes (Myctophidae). PeerJ. 12:e17075.
10. Martin, R. P., Lopez Carranza, N., LaVine, R. J., & Lieberman, B. S. (2023). Morphological evolution during the last hurrah of the trilobites: Morphometric analysis of the Devonian asteropyginid trilobites. Paleobiology. 49, 296–312
09. Martin, R. P., Dias, A., Summers, A. P., & Gerringer, M. E. (2022). Bone density variation in rattails (Macrouridae, Gadiformes): Buoyancy, Depth, Body Size, and Feeding. Integrative and Organismal Biology, 4, obac044.
08. Smith, W. L., Ghedotti, M. J., Domínguez-Domínguez, O., McMahan, C. D., Espinoza, E., Martin, R. P., Girard, M. G., & Davis, M. P. (2022) Investigations into the ancestry of the Grape-eye Seabass (Hemilutjanus macrophthalmos) reveal novel limits and relationships for the Acropomatiformes (Teleostei: Percomorpha). Neotropical Ichthyology, 20, 03.
07. Martin, R. P., Davis, M. P., & Smith, W. L. (2022). The impact of evolutionary trade-offs among bioluminescent organs and body shape in the deep sea: A case study on lanternfishes. Deep-sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research, 184, 103769.
06. Girard, M. G., Davis, M. P., Baldwin, C. C., Martin, R. P., Smith, W. L. (2022). Molecular phylogeny of the threadfin fishes (Polynemidae) using ultraconserved elements. Journal of Fish Biology, 100, 793–810.
05. Maile, A. J., May, Z. A., DeArmon, E. S., Martin, R. P., & Davis, M. P. (2020). Marine habitat transitions and body-shape evolution in lizardfishes and their allies (Aulopiformes). Copeia, 108, 820-832.
04. Martin, R. P., and Davis, M. P. (2020). The evolution of specialized dentition in the deep‐sea lanternfishes (Myctophiformes). Journal of Morphology. 281, 536–555.
03. Smith, W.L., Buck, C.A., Ornay, G.S., Davis, M.P., Martin, R.P., Gibson, S.Z., and Girard, M.G. (2018) Improving vertebrate skeleton images: Fluorescence and the non-permanent mounting of cleared-and-stained specimens. Copeia. 106, 427–435.
02. Martin, R.P., Olson, E.E., Girard, M.G., Smith, W.L., and Davis, M.P. (2018) Light in the darkness: New perspective on lanternfish relationships and classification using genomic and morphological data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 121, 71–85
01. Martin, R.P., and Davis, M.P. (2016) Patterns of phenotypic variation in the mouth size of lanternfishes (Teleostei: Myctophiformes). Copeia. 104, 795–807.