Publications

In Press

Heger TJ, Straub F and Mitchell EAD. Impact of farming practices on soil diatoms and testate amoebae: a pilot study in the DOK-Trial at Therwil, Switzerland. European Journal of Soil Biology.

doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2011.08.007

 

Kosakyan#, Heger TJ#, Mitchell EAD, Leander BS, Todorov M and Lara E. COI barcoding of Nebelid testate amoebae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida) extensive cryptic diversity and redefinition of the Hyalospheniidae Schutze. Protist

#both authors have contributed equally to this work

 

2011

Heger TJ, Booth RK, Sullivan ME, Warner BG, Asada T, Wilkinson DW, Meisterfeld R and Mitchell EAD (2011) Rediscovery of Nebela ansata (Protista: Arcellinida) in eastern North America: biogeographical implications. Journal of Biogeography 38: 1897-1906.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02528.x/abstrac

 

Heger TJ, Pawlowski J, Lara E, Leander BS, Todorov M, Golemansky V, and Mitchell, EAD (2011) Comparing COI and SSU rDNA barcodes for assessing the diversity and phylogenetic relationships of cyphoderiid testate amoebae (Rhizaria: Euglyphida). Protist 162: 131–141.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02528.x

 

Heger TJ, Lara E and Mitchell EAD (2011) Arcellinida testate amoebae: model of organisms for assessing microbial biogeography. Book chapter in “Biogeography of microscopic organisms” Edited by: Fontaneto D. Cambridge University Press.

http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item6172985/?site_locale=en_GB

 

Lara E, Heger TJ, Scheihing R and Mitchell EAD COI (2011) COI gene and ecological data suggest size-dependent high dispersal and low intra-specific diversity in free-living terrestrial protists (Euglyphida: Assulina ). Journal of Biogeography 38: 640–650.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02426.x/abstract

 

2010

Mitchell EAD, Belbahri L, Heger TJ and Lara E (2010) No genome left behind: time for a more balanced effort. E-letter in Science.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/eletters/326/5954/794#12961

 

Heger TJ, Mitchell EAD, Golemansky V, Todorov M, Lara E, Leander BS and Pawlowski J (2010) Molecular phylogeny of euglyphid testate amoebae (Cercozoa: Euglyphida) suggests transitions between marine supralittoral and freshwater/terrestrial environments are infrequent. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55:113-122.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790309004916

 

2009

Heger TJ, Mitchell EAD, Ledeganck P, Vincke S, Van de Vijver B and Beyens L (2009) The curse of taxonomic uncertainty in biogeographical studies of free-living terrestrial protists: a case study of testate amoebae from Amsterdam Island. Journal of Biogeography 36:1551­1560.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02094.x/abstract

Reported in the New Scientist Magazine (issue 2732, November 2009)

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20427324.100-microbes-globetrotting-has-made-them-less-diverse.html

 

Todorov M, Golemanski V, Mitchell EAD, Heger TJ (2009) Morphology, biometry and taxonomy of five freshwater and marine interstitial testate amoebae of the genus Cyphoderia (Testaceafilosia: Cyphoderiidae). Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 56 (3) 279-289. Journal cover.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1550-7408.2009.00394.x/abstract

 

2006-2008

Lara E, Heger TJ, Ekelund F, Lamentowicz M and Mitchell EAD (2008) Ribosomal RNA genes challenge the monophyly of the Hyalospheniidae (Amoebozoa: Arcellinida). Protist 159, 165-176.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18023614

 

Lara E, Heger TJ, Mitchell EAD, Meisterfeld R and Ekelund F (2007) SSU rRNA reveals a sequential increase in shell complexity among the Euglyphid testate amoebae (Rhizaria: Euglyphida). Protist 158: 229-237.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17292668

 

Charrière F, Pavillon N, Colomb T, Depeursinge C, Heger TJ, Mitchell EAD, Marquet P and Rappaz B (2006) Living specimen tomography by digital holographic microscopy: morphometry of testate amoeba. Optics Express 14:7005-7013.

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-14-16-7005

 

Heger TJ, Guerin PM and Eugster W (2006) Microclimatic factors influencing refugium suitability for Rhodnius prolixus. Physiological Entomology 31:248-256.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00514.x/full

 

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