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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Michael C. Thorndyke was affiliated with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Sweden. Their research spanned multiple disciplines, with notable contributions to the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Engineering, and Earth and Planetary Sciences.

Their work concentrated on various subfields including Aquatic Science, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Global and Planetary Change.

Key topics in Thorndyke's research included:

  • Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
  • Echinoderm biology and ecology
  • Marine and coastal plant biology
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

They published several papers, with recent examples being:

  • The brittle star genome illuminates the genetic basis of animal appendage regeneration, 2024, Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Ten years of marine evolutionary biology-Challenges and achievements of a multidisciplinary research initiative, 2022, Evolutionary Applications
  • The brittle star genome illuminates the genetic basis of animal appendage regeneration, 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Induced spawning with gamete release from body ruptures during reproduction of Xenoturbella bocki, 2023, Communications Biology

Frequent co-authors who collaborated with them included:

  • Kerstin Johannesson
  • Elise Parey
  • Olga Ortega-Martinez
  • Jérôme Delroisse
  • Laura Piovani

Their publications appeared in various specialized venues such as:

  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Evolutionary Applications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Communications Biology

In 2012, Michael C. Thorndyke was recognized by becoming a Member of Academia Europaea.

Best Publications

  • The genome of the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus.

    Erica Sodergren;George M. Weinstock;Eric H. Davidson;R. Andrew Cameron

  • Physiological basis for high CO2 tolerance in marine ectothermic animals: pre-adaptation through lifestyle and ontogeny?

    F. Melzner;Magdalena Gutowska;M. Langenbuch;S. Dupont

  • Deuterostome phylogeny reveals monophyletic chordates and the new phylum Xenoturbellida

    Sarah J. Bourlat;Thorhildur Juliusdottir;Christopher J. Lowe;Robert Freeman

  • Impact of near-future ocean acidification on echinoderms.

    S. Dupont;O. Ortega-Martínez;M. Thorndyke

  • Long-term and trans-life-cycle effects of exposure to ocean acidification in the green sea urchin Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

    S. Dupont;N. Dorey;Meike Stumpp;Frank Melzner

  • Near-future level of CO2-driven ocean acidification radically affects larval survival and development in the brittlestar Ophiothrix fragilis

    Sam Dupont;Jon Havenhand;William Thorndyke;Lloyd S. Peck

  • CO2 induced seawater acidification impacts sea urchin larval development I: Elevated metabolic rates decrease scope for growth and induce developmental delay

    Meike Stumpp;J. Wren;Frank Melzner;M. C. Thorndyke

  • Near-future levels of ocean acidification reduce fertilization success in a sea urchin.

    Jon N. Havenhand;Fenina Raphaela Buttler;Michael C. Thorndyke;Jane E. Williamson

  • A Genomic View of the Sea Urchin Nervous System

    R. D. Burke;L. M. Angerer;M. R. Elphick;G. W. Humphrey

  • Acidified seawater impacts sea urchin larvae pH regulatory systems relevant for calcification.

    Meike Stumpp;Meike Stumpp;Marian Y. Hu;Marian Y. Hu;Frank Melzner;Magdalena A. Gutowska

  • Impact of CO 2 -driven ocean acidification on invertebrates early life-history - What we know, what we need to know and what we can do

    S. Dupont;M. C. Thorndyke

  • What meta-analysis can tell us about vulnerability of marine biodiversity to ocean acidification?

    S. Dupont;N. Dorey;M. Thorndyke

  • CO2 induced seawater acidification impacts sea urchin larval development II: Gene expression patterns in pluteus larvae

    Meike Stumpp;S. Dupont;M.C. Thorndyke;Frank Melzner

  • Near future ocean acidification increases growth rate of the lecithotrophic larvae and juveniles of the sea star Crossaster papposus.

    Samuel Dupont;Bengt Lundve;Michael C. Thorndyke

  • Assessing physiological tipping point of sea urchin larvae exposed to a broad range of pH

    Narimane Dorey;Pauline Lançon;Mike Thorndyke;Sam Dupont

  • The SALMFamides: a new family of neuropeptides isolated from an echinoderm.

    Maurice R. Elphick;David A. Price;Terry D. Lee;Michael C. Thorndyke

  • Coelomocytes and post-traumatic response in the common sea star Asterias rubens

    Annalisa Pinsino;Michael C. Thorndyke;Valeria Matranga

  • Development of Crassostrea gigas Larvae is Affected by 4-nonylphenol

    H.E Nice;M.C Thorndyke;D Morritt;S Steele

  • Formation and evolution of the chordate neurotrophin and Trk receptor genes.

    Finn Hallböök;Karen Wilson;Mike Thorndyke;Robert Piotr Olinski

  • Near Future Ocean Acidification Increases Growth Rate of the Lecithotrophic Larvae and Juveniles of the Sea Star

    Sam Dupont;Bengt Lundve;Mike Thorndyke

Frequent Co-Authors

Sam Dupont
Sam Dupont University of Gothenburg
Robert D. Burke
Robert D. Burke University of Victoria
Lloyd S. Peck
Lloyd S. Peck British Antarctic Survey
Melody S. Clark
Melody S. Clark British Antarctic Survey
Maximilian J. Telford
Maximilian J. Telford University College London
Finn Hallböök
Finn Hallböök Uppsala University
Ian Fairweather
Ian Fairweather Queen's University Belfast
John W. Lewis
John W. Lewis Royal Holloway University of London
Lynne M. Angerer
Lynne M. Angerer National Institutes of Health
Arcady Mushegian
Arcady Mushegian National Science Foundation

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