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Howard R. Lasker

University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkORCID 0000-0002-5280-0742Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Christopher D. WellsiD· 3 shared Kaitlyn J. TonraiD· 2 shared John F. Girard· 1 shared Katell GuizieniD· 1 shared Lorenzo BramantiiD· 1 shared Nolwenn Pages· 1 shared Peter J. EdmundsiD· 1 shared Samuel Rivera-MuñiziD· 1 shared

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Species identity rather than colony size partitions shape variation in six Caribbean octocorals

Samuel Rivera-Muñiz, Christopher D. Wells, Howard R Lasker

The paper examines colony shape variation in Caribbean octocorals, finding that species identity, not colony size, primarily determines shape differences.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Caribbean octocoral communities: finding the forest for the trees?

Howard R. Lasker, Lorenzo Bramanti, Peter J. Edmunds, John F. Girard, Nolwenn Pages, Kaitlyn J. Tonra, Christopher D. Wells, Katell Guizien

The paper investigates the density thresholds at which octocoral communities in the Caribbean exhibit emergent 'forest' properties by analyzing structural and flow dynamics.

Coral Reefs · Jul 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

Embryogenesis, polyembryony, and settlement in the gorgonian Plexaura homomalla

Christopher D. Wells, Kaitlyn J. Tonra, Howard R. Lasker

This study tracks the development of Plexaura homomalla from eggs to 3-polyp colonies, identifying a novel form of asexual reproduction called polyembryony that may enhance reproductive success in Caribbean octocorals.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2020 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology