Publications

15. Boller, M., Kost, L., and P.T. Martone. Resolving reconfiguration: mechanical implications of morphological diversity in wave-swept macroalgae. (in prep, Proc. R. Soc. B)
14. Demes, K., Carrington, E., Gosline, J., and P.T. Martone. Variation in anatomical and material properties explains differences in hydrodynamic performance of foliose red algae (Rhodophyta). (in revision, J. Phycol.)
13. Lindstrom, S.C., Hughey, J.R., and P.T. Martone. New, resurrected and redefined names for Mastocarpus species in the northeast Pacific (in revision, Phycologia)
12. Gabrielson, P.W., Miller, K.A., and P.T. Martone. (2011) Morphometric and molecular analyses confirm two distinct species of Calliarthron (Corallinales, Rhodophyta), a genus endemic to the northeast Pacific. Phycologia 50(3): 298-316 pdf *cover
11. Chan, C.X., Yang, E.C., Banerjee, T., Yoon, H.S., Martone, P.T., Estevez, J.M., and D. Bhattacharya. (2011) Red and green algal monophyly and extensive gene sharing found in a rich repertoire of red algal genes. Curr. Biol. 21: 328-333 pdf
10. Martone, P.T., Boller, M., Burgert, I., Dumais, J., Edwards, J., Mach, K., Rowe, N., Rueggeberg, M., Seidel, R., and T. Speck. (2010) Mechanics without muscle: biomechanical inspiration from the plant world. Int. Comp. Biol. 50(5): 888-907 pdf
9. Martone, P.T., Alyono, M., and S. Stites. (2010) Bleaching in an intertidal coralline alga: untangling the effects of light, temperature, and desiccation. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Series 416: 57-67 pdf
8. Martone, P.T., Navarro, D., Stortz, C., and J. Estevez. (2010) Differences in polysaccharide structure between calcified and uncalcified segments in the coralline Calliarthron cheilosporioides (Corallinales, Rhodophyta). J. Phycol. 46(3): 507-515 pdf
7. Martone, P.T. (2010) Quantifying growth and calcium carbonate deposition of Calliarthron cheilosporioides (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) in the field using a persistent vital stain. J. Phycol. 46(1): 13-17 pdf
6. Martone, P.T., Estevez, J., Lu, F., Ruel, K., Denny, M., Somerville, C., and J. Ralph. (2009) Discovery of lignin in seaweed reveals convergent evolution of cell-wall architecture. Curr. Biol. 19(2): 169-175 pdf *American Scientist magazine *EARTH magazine *Faculty of 1000
5. Martone, P.T. and M.W. Denny. (2008) To bend a coralline: effect of joint morphology on flexibility and stress amplification in an articulated calcified seaweed. J. Exp. Biol. 211(21): 3421-3432 pdf *featured
4. Martone, P.T. and M.W. Denny. (2008) To break a coralline: mechanical constraints on the size and survival of a wave-swept seaweed. J. Exp. Biol. 211(21): 3433-3441 pdf *featured
3. Martone, P.T. (2007) Kelp versus coralline: cellular basis for mechanical strength in the wave- swept alga Calliarthron (Corallinaceae, Rhodophyta).  J. Phycol. 43(5): 882-891 pdf *cover
2. Steneck, R.S. and P.T. Martone. (2007) “Calcified algae.”  In Encyclopedia of Tidepools, eds. M.W. Denny and S.D. Gaines.  Berkeley: University of California Press pdf
1. Martone, P.T. (2006) Size, strength, and allometry of joints in the articulated coralline Calliarthron.  J. Exp. Biol. 209(9): 1678-1689 pdf