Richard E. Collins

In situ observations reveal a link between association behaviour, camouflage and eye complexity in midwater amphipods

Vanessa I. Stenvers, Jan M. Hemmi, Kyra L. Schlining, Richard E. Collins et autres

In the largest habitat on earth-the deep open ocean-water depth is typically linked to adaptations for camouflage and vision. Recently, it was hypothesized that association behaviour is a primary evolutionary driver of the great eye diversity in a group of crustaceans, the …

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Blackwater diving illuminates biodiversity and ecology of siphonophores in the Gulf Stream

Maja Trochanowska, Richard E. Collins, Peter Schuchert, Maciej K. Mańko

Siphonophores are gelatinous, colonial cnidarians distributed throughout the world’s oceans. They inhabit various water depths and are important predators in open waters, consuming multiple prey types. Siphonophore colonies are fragile and easily damaged during collection and preservation. They are composed of several …

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Associations between fishes (Actinopterygii: Teleostei) and anthozoans (Anthozoa: Hexacorallia) in epipelagic waters based on in situ records

Gabriel Vinícius Felix Afonso, G. David Johnson, Richard E. Collins, Murilo Nogueira de Lima Pastana

We formally describe the association of fishes and anthozoans in epipelagic waters, extending this relationship to beyond the benthos. In situ observations and photographs of Aluterus schoepfii, Ariomma regulus, Caranx cf. latus and Brama spp. swimming alongside or holding larval tube anemones …

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Additional observations on hydromedusae during night dives in the Gulf Stream

Peter Schuchert, Richard E. Collins

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Ctenophora: Illustrated Guide and Taxonomy

Leonid L. Moroz, Richard E. Collins, Gustav Paulay

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Quantifying the feeding behavior and trophic impact of a widespread oceanic ctenophore

Betsy Potter, Marco Corrales‐Ugalde, James P. Townsend, Sean P. Colin et autres

Oceanic ctenophores are widespread predators on pelagic zooplankton. While data on coastal ctenophores often show strong top-down predatory impacts in their ecosystems, differing morphologies, prey capture mechanisms and behaviors of oceanic species preclude the use of coastal data to draw conclusion on …

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Use of 3D Printing Technology to Create a Canine Simulator for Cerebrospinal Fluid Sampling at the Lumbar Subarachnoid Space

Megan Madden, Richard E. Collins, Tobias Schwarz, Anna Suñol

Abstract Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sampling at the lumbar subarachnoid space (LSS) is technically challenging to learn. Currently, training relies on cadaver availability or performance in a clinical scenario. This study aims to develop and validate a low-cost, high-fidelity simulator to train in …

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Measurement of heat flow through vacuum insulating glass part 2: measurement area separated from glass sheets with buffer plates

Cenk Kocer, Antti Aronen, Richard E. Collins, Osamu Asano et autres

Abstract This is the second of two papers concerning errors in the measurement of the thermal insulating properties of Vacuum Insulating Glass (VIG) due to non-uniformities in the heat flow due to the support pillars. Part 1 deals with the situation where …

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Measurement of heat flow through vacuum insulating glass part 1: measurement area in direct thermal contact with specimen

Cenk Kocer, Antti Aronen, Richard E. Collins, Osamu Asano et autres

Abstract Non-uniformities in the heat flow through the support pillars in vacuum insulating glass (VIG) can lead to significant errors in the measurement of the thermal insulating properties of these devices. This paper discusses these errors in instruments for which the measurement …

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Integrative systematics illuminates the relationships in two sponge-associated hydrozoan families (Capitata: Sphaerocorynidae and Zancleopsidae)

Davide Maggioni, Peter Schuchert, Roberto Arrigoni, Bert Willem Hoeksema et autres

Abstract An integrated approach using morphological and genetic data is needed to disentangle taxonomic uncertainties affecting the hydrozoan families Sphaerocorynidae and Zancleopsidae. Here we used this approach to accurately characterise species in these families, identify the previously unknown polyp stages of the …

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Hydromedusae observed during night dives in the Gulf Stream

Peter Schuchert, Richard E. Collins

Hydromedusae were photographed and collected during 75 night-time dives in the Gulfstream off Florida. Most of the collected material was used to obtain DNA extracts and subsequently to determine part of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene, a barcode marker preferentially used for …

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Vacuum glazing: Development, design challenges and commercialisation

Thomas Simko, Richard E. Collins

Vacuum glazing is an innovative transparent thermal insulator that has applications in high performance windows. Two sheets of glass are separated by an evacuated space maintained by a regular array of support pillars, and the structure is sealed around the edges with …

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