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  1. Evolution of a remarkable intracellular polymer and extreme cell allometry in hagfishes

    Article • Current Biology, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  2. From reductionism to synthesis: The case of hagfish slime

    Article • Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, August 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  3. Review of the hagfishes (Myxinidae) from the Galapagos Islands, with descriptions of four new species and their phylogenetic relationships

    Article • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, February 2021, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  4. The best predictions in experimental biology are critical and persuasive

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2020, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  5. Comparative Animal Mucomics: Inspiration for Functional Materials from Ubiquitous and Understudied Biopolymers

    Article • ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, August 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  6. A New Model of Hagfish Slime Mucous Vesicle Stabilization and Deployment

    Article • Langmuir, May 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  7. Correction to: Functional plasticity in lamellar autotomy by larval damselflies in response to predatory larval dragonfly cues

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, March 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  8. Concentration effects of three common fish anesthetics on Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii)

    Article • Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  9. Functional plasticity in lamellar autotomy by larval damselflies in response to predatory larval dragonfly cues

    Article • Evolutionary Ecology, March 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  10. High concentrations of trimethylamines in slime glands inhibit skein unraveling in Pacific hagfish

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2019, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  11. Unraveling inter-species differences in hagfish slime skein deployment

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, December 2018, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  12. Concentration-independent mechanics and structure of hagfish slime

    Article • Acta Biomaterialia, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  13. Cellular mechanisms of slime gland refilling in Pacific hagfish (Eptatretus stoutii)

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2018, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  14. Emptying and refilling of slime glands in Atlantic (Myxine glutinosa) and Pacific (Eptatretus stoutii) hagfishes

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2018, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  15. Flaccid skin protects hagfishes from shark bites

    Article • Journal of The Royal Society Interface, December 2017, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  16. Skeletal stiffening in an amphibious fish out of water is a response to increased body weight

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, October 2017, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  17. Hagfish Houdinis: biomechanics and behavior of squeezing through small openings

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2017, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  18. Identification of Wet-Spinning and Post-Spin Stretching Methods Amenable to Recombinant Spider Aciniform Silk

    Article • Biomacromolecules, July 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  19. The Hagfish Gland Thread Cell: A Fiber-Producing Cell Involved in Predator Defense

    Article • Cells, May 2016, MDPI AG

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  20. Morphological analysis of the hagfish heart. II. The venous pole and the pericardium

    Article • Journal of Morphology, March 2016, Wiley

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  21. Morphological analysis of the hagfish heart. I. The ventricle, the arterial connection and the ventral aorta

    Article • Journal of Morphology, November 2015, Wiley

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  22. Hagfish slime: Origins, functions, and mechanisms

    Article • August 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  23. Hagfish Slime and Slime Glands

    Article • July 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  24. Physiology, Biomechanics, and Biomimetics of Hagfish Slime

    Article • Annual Review of Biochemistry, June 2015, Annual Reviews

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  25. Spontaneous unraveling of hagfish slime thread skeins is mediated by a seawater-soluble protein adhesive

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, April 2014, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  26. Defensive slime formation in Pacific hagfish requires Ca2+- and aquaporin-mediated swelling of released mucin vesicles

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, April 2014, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  27. Fifty years of J. R. Platt's strong inference

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, April 2014, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  28. Coiling and maturation of a high-performance fibre in hagfish slime gland thread cells

    Article • Nature Communications, April 2014, Nature

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  29. Confocal imaging and phylogenetic considerations of the subcutaneous neurons in the Atlantic hagfishMyxine glutinosa

    Article • Acta Zoologica, February 2014, Wiley

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  30. Self-Assembly Enhances the Strength of Fibers Made from Vimentin Intermediate Filament Proteins

    Article • Biomacromolecules, January 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maikel Rheinstadter, Dr Douglas S Fudge

  31. Eco-mechanics of lamellar autotomy in larval damselflies

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, January 2014, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  32. Regulation of hard  -keratin mechanics via control of intermediate filament hydration: matrix squeeze revisited

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, November 2012, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  33. The Production of Fibers and Films from Solubilized Hagfish Slime Thread Proteins

    Article • Biomacromolecules, October 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Maikel Rheinstadter, Dr Douglas S Fudge

  34. Physiology of Swimming and Migration in Tunas

    Article • August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  35. The Mechanical Behavior of Mutant K14-R125P Keratin Bundles and Networks in NEB-1 Keratinocytes

    Article • PLOS One, February 2012, PLOS

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  36. Intermediate Filaments Regulate Tissue Size and Stiffness in the Murine Lens

    Article • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, May 2011, Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  37. Non-linear viscoelasticity of hagfish slime

    Article • International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, May 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  38. THE SKIN | Hagfish Slime

    Article • January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  39. A Fish Out of Water: Gill and Skin Remodeling Promotes Osmo- and Ionoregulation in the Mangrove KillifishKryptolebias marmoratus

    Article • Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, November 2010, University of Chicago Press

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  40. Hagfish slime threads as a biomimetic model for high performance protein fibres

    Article • Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, August 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  41. Calcification provides mechanical reinforcement to whale baleen  -keratin

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2010, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  42. Stabilization and swelling of hagfish slime mucin vesicles

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, April 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  43. Deployment of hagfish slime thread skeins requires the transmission of mixing forces via mucin strands

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, March 2010, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  44. Morphology and Development of Blue Whale Baleen: An Annotated Translation of Tycho Tullberg's Classic 1883 Paper

    Article • Aquatic Mammals, June 2009, Aquatic Mammals Journal

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  45. From ultra-soft slime to hard  -keratins: The many lives of intermediate filaments

    Article • Integrative and Comparative Biology, April 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  46. The Intermediate Filament Network in Cultured Human Keratinocytes Is Remarkably Extensible and Resilient

    Article • PLOS One, June 2008, PLOS

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  47. Music to his antennae

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, May 2007, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  48. Hagfish slime ecomechanics: testing the gill-clogging hypothesis

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, February 2006, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  49. Biomechanical properties of intermediate filaments: from tissues to single filaments and back

    Article • BioEssays, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  50. Composition, morphology and mechanics of hagfish slime

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, December 2005, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  51. Fast-start muscle dynamics in the rainbow troutOncorhynchus mykiss: phase relationship of white muscle shortening and body curvature

    Article • Journal of Experimental Biology, March 2005, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  52. Molecular design of the  -keratin composite: insights from a matrix-free model, hagfish slime threads

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, February 2004, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  53. The Mechanical Properties of Hydrated Intermediate Filaments: Insights from Hagfish Slime Threads

    Article • Biophysical Journal, September 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  54. Migratory Movements, Depth Preferences, and Thermal Biology of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

    Article • Science, August 2001, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  55. A test of biochemical symmorphosis in a heterothermic tissue: bluefin tuna white muscle

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, January 2001, American Physiological Society

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  56. No evidence for homeoviscous adaptation in a heterothermic tissue: tuna heat exchangers

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, September 1998, American Physiological Society

    Dr Douglas S Fudge

  57. Enzyme adaptation along a heterothermic tissue: the visceral retia mirabilia of the bluefin tuna

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, June 1997, American Physiological Society

    Dr Douglas S Fudge