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D. I. Speiser

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h-index: 20
Works: 57
Citations: 1,315

Most-cited papers

The last common ancestor of most bilaterian animals possessed at least 9 opsins
M. Ramirez, Autum N. Pairett, M. S. Pankey, J. Serb +3 more
2016bioRxiv105 citations Open access
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A chiton uses aragonite lenses to form images.
D. I. Speiser, D. Eernisse, Sönke Johnsen
2011Current Biology85 citations Open access
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The Proposed Dropping of the Genus Crassostrea for All Pacific Cupped Oysters and Its Replacement by a New Genus Magallana: A Dissenting View
B. Bayne, M. Ahrens, Standish K. Allen, M. A. d’Auriac +23 more
2017Journal of Shellfish Research83 citations Open access
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Multifunctionality of chiton biomineralized armor with an integrated visual system
Ling Li, Matthew Connors, M. Kolle, G. England +4 more
2015Science83 citations Open access
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Using phylogenetically-informed annotation (PIA) to search for light-interacting genes in transcriptomes from non-model organisms
D. I. Speiser, M. S. Pankey, Alexander K. Zaharoff, B. Battelle +14 more
2014BMC Bioinformatics77 citations Open access
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Identification of Shell Colour Pigments in Marine Snails Clanculus pharaonius and C. margaritarius (Trochoidea; Gastropoda)
S. Williams, S. Ito, K. Wakamatsu, T. Góral +9 more
2016PLoS ONE68 citations Open access
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How complexity originates: The evolution of animal eyes
Todd H. Oakley, D. I. Speiser
2015bioRxiv68 citations Open access
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The Last Common Ancestor of Most Bilaterian Animals Possessed at Least Nine Opsins
M. Ramirez, Autum N. Pairett, M. S. Pankey, J. Serb +3 more
2016Genome Biology and Evolution62 citations Open access
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Understanding the dermal light sense in the context of integrative photoreceptor cell biology
M. Ramirez, D. I. Speiser, M. S. Pankey, Todd H. Oakley
2011Visual Neuroscience60 citations
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Colorful seashells: Identification of haem pathway genes associated with the synthesis of porphyrin shell color in marine snails
S. Williams, A. Lockyer, P. Dyal, T. Nakano +2 more
2017Ecology and Evolution54 citations Open access
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Comparative Morphology of the Concave Mirror Eyes of Scallops (Pectinoidea)*
D. I. Speiser, Sönke Johnsen
200854 citations Open access
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The Iron-Responsive Genome of the Chiton Acanthopleura granulata
R. Varney, D. I. Speiser, C. McDougall, B. Degnan +1 more
2020bioRxiv53 citations Open access
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The evolution of complexity in the visual systems of stomatopods: insights from transcriptomics.
M. Porter, D. I. Speiser, Alexander K. Zaharoff, R. Caldwell +2 more
2013Integrative and Comparative Biology45 citations
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Neurobiology and Behaviour of the Scallop
D. I. Speiser, L. Wilkens
201635 citations
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The shell-eyes of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) use pheomelanin as a screening pigment
D. I. Speiser, D. DeMartini, Todd H. Oakley
201435 citations Open access
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A Transcriptomic Analysis of Cave, Surface, and Hybrid Isopod Crustaceans of the Species Asellus aquaticus
B. A. Stahl, Joshua B. Gross, D. I. Speiser, Todd H. Oakley +3 more
2015PLoS ONE34 citations Open access
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Spectral sensitivity of the concave mirror eyes of scallops: potential influences of habitat, self-screening and longitudinal chromatic aberration
D. I. Speiser, E. Loew, Sönke Johnsen
2011Journal of Experimental Biology33 citations
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Eavesdropping on visual secrets
Nicholas C. Brandley, D. I. Speiser, Sönke Johnsen
2013Evolutionary Ecology30 citations
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Scallops visually respond to the size and speed of virtual particles
D. I. Speiser, Sönke Johnsen
2008Journal of Experimental Biology28 citations
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Evasion of predators contributes to the maintenance of male eyes in sexually dimorphic Euphilomedes ostracods (Crustacea).
D. I. Speiser, Rebecca I. Lampe, Valerie R. Lovdahl, Brenna Carrillo-Zazueta +2 more
2013Integrative and Comparative Biology26 citations
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Opsins in Limulus eyes: characterization of three visible light-sensitive opsins unique to and co-expressed in median eye photoreceptors and a peropsin/RGR that is expressed in all eyes
B. Battelle, K. Kempler, Spencer R Saraf, Catherine E. Marten +3 more
2015Journal of Experimental Biology20 citations Open access
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Evidence for spatial vision in Chiton tuberculatus, a chiton with eyespots
Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Daniel R. Chappell, D. I. Speiser
2018Journal of Experimental Biology17 citations
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Examining the Effects of Chromatic Aberration, Object Distance, and Eye Shape on Image-Formation in the Mirror-Based Eyes of the Bay Scallop Argopecten irradians
D. I. Speiser, Y. Gagnon, R. Chhetri, A. Oldenburg +1 more
2016Integrative and Comparative Biology17 citations Open access
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A morphological basis for path-dependent evolution of visual systems
R. Varney, D. I. Speiser, Johanna T. Cannon, Morris A. Aguilar +2 more
2024Science15 citations Open access
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Polarization sensitivity and decentralized visual processing in an animal with a distributed visual system.
Daniel R. Chappell, D. I. Speiser
2023Journal of Experimental Biology14 citations Open access
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Snapping shrimp have helmets that protect their brains by dampening shock waves.
Alexandra C. N. Kingston, S. Woodin, D. Wethey, D. I. Speiser
2022Current Biology13 citations Open access
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Context‐dependent evolution of ostracod morphology along the ecogeographical gradient of ocean depth
Bryan H. Juarez, D. I. Speiser, Todd H. Oakley
2019Evolution; international journal of organic evolution13 citations
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Panoramic spatial vision in the bay scallop Argopecten irradians
Daniel R. Chappell, Tyler M. Horan, D. I. Speiser
2021Proceedings of the Royal Society B11 citations Open access
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Expression of G Proteins in the Eyes and Parietovisceral Ganglion of the Bay Scallop Argopecten irradians
Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Daniel R. Chappell, H. V. Miller, S. J. Lee +1 more
2017The Biological Bulletin11 citations
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The marine gastropod Conomurex luhuanus (Strombidae) has high-resolution spatial vision and eyes with complex retinas
Alison R. Irwin, S. Williams, D. I. Speiser, N. Roberts
2021bioRxiv9 citations Open access
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Vision in the snapping shrimp Alpheus heterochaelis
Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Rebecca L. Lucia, Luke T. Havens, T. Cronin +1 more
2019Journal of Experimental Biology9 citations Open access
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Simplifying numerical ray tracing for characterization of optical systems.
Y. Gagnon, D. I. Speiser, Sönke Johnsen
2014Applied Optics8 citations
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A snapping shrimp has the fastest vision of any aquatic animal
Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Daniel R. Chappell, D. I. Speiser
2020Biology Letters7 citations Open access
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A morphological basis for path dependent evolution of visual systems
R. Varney, D. I. Speiser, Johanna T. Cannon, Morris A. Aguilar +2 more
2022bioRxiv6 citations Open access
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Monster or multiplacophoran: A teratological specimen of the chiton Acanthopleura granulata (Mollusca: Polyplacophora) with a valve split into independent and symmetrical halves
Alexandra C. N. Kingston, J. Sigwart, Daniel R. Chappell, D. I. Speiser
2020Acta Zoologica6 citations
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Emerging frontiers in visual ecology.
Eleanor M. Caves, K. Cheney, M. Dacke, T. Dixit +14 more
2025Journal of Experimental Biology5 citations Open access
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Evolution of Large Eyes in Stromboidea (Gastropoda): Impact of Photic Environment and Life History Traits
Alison R. Irwin, Nicholas W. Roberts, Ellen E. Strong, Y. Kano +3 more
2024bioRxiv5 citations Open access
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Core–shell nanospheres behind the blue eyes of the bay scallop Argopecten irradians
Olivia K Harris, Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Caitlin S. Wolfe, S. Ghoshroy +2 more
2019Journal of the Royal Society Interface4 citations Open access
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Two sides of the same wing: ventral scales enhance dorsal wing color in the butterfly Speyeria mormonia.
Daniel R. Chappell, Carol L. Boggs, D. I. Speiser
2023Journal of Experimental Biology3 citations Open access
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The mirror-based eyes of scallops demonstrate a light-evoked pupillary response.
H. V. Miller, Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Y. Gagnon, D. I. Speiser
2019Current Biology3 citations Open access
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The orbital hoods of snapping shrimp have surface features that may represent tradeoffs between vision and protection.
Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Daniel R. Chappell, Loann Koch, Sönke Johnsen +1 more
2021Arthropod structure & development1 citations
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Visual Ecology: Now You See, Now You Don't.
Daniel R. Chappell, D. I. Speiser
2020Current Biology1 citations Open access
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Report A Chiton Uses Aragonite Lenses to Form Images
D. I. Speiser, D. Eernisse
20111 citations
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A biomineralized light-guiding structure in the porous calcitic skeleton of the sea star Protoreaster nodosus.
Liu-Ni Chen, H. Feldstein, Zian Jia, Chen-Hao Hu +8 more
2026Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America0 citations Open access
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Structural and mechanical properties facilitate shock wave damping by helmet-like orbital hoods in snapping shrimp.
Mia Kazel, R. Cammack, Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Ahmed Alshareef +2 more
2026Journal of the Royal Society Interface0 citations Open access
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Diel metabolic variation and the energetic demands of courtship in bioluminescent Photeros ostracods
Todd H. Oakley, Adriana Halvonik-Sánchez, D. I. Speiser, Nicholai M. Hensley
2026bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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Two Decapod Crustaceans, Panopeus herbstii and Petrolisthes armatus, Stabilize Their Gaze Using Achromatic Visual Cues, but Not the Angle of Linearly Polarized Light
M. Janakis, S. Guirges, A. Grant, I. Paris +2 more
2025Integrative Organismal Biology0 citations Open access
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Shock wave damping orbital hoods cover the eyes of snapping shrimp (Alpheus heterochaelis) without impairing spatial vision.
Alexandra C. N. Kingston, Rebecca L. Lucia, Daniel R. Chappell, Tanner T. Mierow +1 more
2025Journal of Experimental Biology0 citations Open access
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Automated methods for efficient and accurate electroretinography
Luke T. Havens, Alexandra C. N. Kingston, D. I. Speiser
2021Journal of Comparative Physiology0 citations
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Using phylogenetically-informed annotation (PIA) to search for Using phylogenetically-informed annotation (PIA) to search for light-interacting genes in transcriptomes from non-model light-interacting genes in transcriptomes from non-model organisms organisms
D. I. Speiser, M. S. Pankey, Alexander K. Zaharoff, B. Battelle +17 more
20200 citations
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