Publications

Center-wide outputs focus on:

Mechanisms of neurophysiological reprogramming under environmental stress
Molecular and circuit principles of sensory plasticity and specialized receptors
Neurophysiology of reproductive phenology in seasonal breeders
Predictive, information-theory–informed models linking internal/external state to behavior and physiology
Methods and pipelines that enable manipulative experimentation in non-standard models

Publications

2026

Cold-gated potentiation of mechanotransduction supports touch sensation below 5°C in a mammalian hibernator.
Greenberg RA, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Cold-gated potentiation of mechanotransduction supports touch sensation below 5°C in a mammalian hibernator. Curr Biol 2026 PMID: 42575097, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2026.07.033.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Developmental temperature does not influence thermal preferences but affects age at sexual maturity in the tropical lizard, <em>Anolis cybotes</em>
Salazar L, Flores-Guzmán A, Muñoz MM, Domínguez-Guerrero SF. Developmental temperature does not influence thermal preferences but affects age at sexual maturity in the tropical lizard, Anolis cybotes. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2026, icag117. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icag117.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Anolis shrevei
Muñoz M. Anolis shrevei. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2026, 1-1. PMID: 42380614, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-026-03126-x.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Physiology is a hidden dimension of diversity in the radiation of woodland salamanders
Alomar NM, Camarillo H, Burress ED, Laterza-Barbosa J, Gade MR, Domínguez-Guerrero SF, Hernández-Rodríguez I, Alencar LRV, Bodensteiner BL, Burger IJ, Riddell EA, Muñoz MM. Physiology is a hidden dimension of diversity in the radiation of woodland salamanders. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences 2026, 123: e2523895123. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2523895123.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Physiology is a hidden dimension of diversity in the radiation of woodland salamanders
Alomar N, Camarillo H, Burress E, Laterza-Barbosa J, Gade M, Domínguez-Guerrero S, Hernández-Rodríguez I, Alencar L, Bodensteiner B, Burger I, Riddell E, Muñoz M. Physiology is a hidden dimension of diversity in the radiation of woodland salamanders. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2026, 123: e2523895123. PMID: 42330273, PMCID: PMC13320676, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2523895123.
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Peripheral mechanisms of tactile sensation in fish
Tan K, Gracheva E, Bagriantsev S. Peripheral mechanisms of tactile sensation in fish. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2026, 99: 103226. PMID: 42242125, PMCID: PMC13245362, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2026.103226.
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Lattice Ultrasensitivity Amplifies Signals in E. coli without Finely-Tuned Allosteric Interactions
Sherry D, Graf I, Bryant S, Emonet T, Machta B. Lattice Ultrasensitivity Amplifies Signals in E. coli without Finely-Tuned Allosteric Interactions. PRX Life 2026, 4: 023027. DOI: 10.1103/7dgz-l5fd.
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Seeking the limits of osmoregulation: Thirst and fluid ionic balance research in non-model vertebrates
Kemenyfy-Rojas K, Bagriantsev S, Gracheva E. Seeking the limits of osmoregulation: Thirst and fluid ionic balance research in non-model vertebrates. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2026, 99: 103218. PMID: 42143422, PMCID: PMC13182984, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2026.103218.
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How Thermal Tolerance Shapes Species Distributions: An Integrative Perspective on the Most Diverse Lizard Family from North America.
Alencar L, Masroor K, Domínguez-Guerrero S, Laterza-Barbosa J, Gade M, Uyeda J, Muñoz M. How Thermal Tolerance Shapes Species Distributions: An Integrative Perspective on the Most Diverse Lizard Family from North America. The American Naturalist 2026, 207: 818-837. PMID: 42190681, DOI: 10.1086/740125.
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Velocity sensitivity of mechanotransduction in the afferent terminal underlies vibration detection in the Pacinian corpuscle
Chikamoto A, Meng M, Gracheva E, Bagriantsev S. Velocity sensitivity of mechanotransduction in the afferent terminal underlies vibration detection in the Pacinian corpuscle. Nature Communications 2026, 17: 2122. PMID: 41775685, PMCID: PMC12957390, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69251-0.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
This study shows that Pacinian corpuscles detect high-frequency vibrations due to the afferent terminal's sensitivity to stimulus velocity, rather than outer core filtering.
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The Role of Behavior in Responses to Anthropogenic Changes
Sheldon K, Muñoz M, Rosvall K, de Alcantara Viana J, Cornelius J, Domínguez-Guerrero S, Ellis-Soto D, Kirkpatrick W, O’Connell L, Rebouças R, Stanton L, Derryberry E. The Role of Behavior in Responses to Anthropogenic Changes. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2026, 66: icag050. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icag050.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Barcode activity in a recurrent network model of the hippocampus enables efficient memory binding
Fang C, Lindsey JW, Abbott LF, Aronov D, Chettih SN. Barcode activity in a recurrent network model of the hippocampus enables efficient memory binding. ELife 2026, 14: RP103512. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.103512.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Barcode activity in a recurrent network model of the hippocampus enables efficient memory binding
Fang C, Lindsey JW, Abbott LF, Aronov D, Chettih SN. Barcode activity in a recurrent network model of the hippocampus enables efficient memory binding. ELife 2026, 14: RP103512. DOI: 10.7554/eLife.103512.3.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
E. coli chemosensing accuracy is not limited by stochastic molecule arrivals
Mattingly H, Kamino K, Ong J, Kottou R, Emonet T, Machta B. E. coli chemosensing accuracy is not limited by stochastic molecule arrivals. Nature Physics 2026, 22: 123-130. PMID: 41550616, PMCID: PMC12811142, DOI: 10.1038/s41567-025-03111-4.
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The membrane transition strongly enhances biopolymer condensation through prewetting
Bagheri Y, Rouches MN, Machta BB, Veatch SL. The membrane transition strongly enhances biopolymer condensation through prewetting. Nature Chemical Biology 2026 DOI: 10.1038/s41589-025-02082-0.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
The membrane transition strongly enhances biopolymer condensation through prewetting
Bagheri Y, Rouches M, Machta B, Veatch S. The membrane transition strongly enhances biopolymer condensation through prewetting. Nature Chemical Biology 2026, 1-11. PMID: 41482580, PMCID: PMC13082473, DOI: 10.1038/s41589-025-02082-0.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2025

Matching climate to biological scales
Klinges D, Muñoz M, Domínguez-Guerrero S, Maclean I, Kearney M, Skelly D. Matching climate to biological scales. Trends In Ecology & Evolution 2025, 41: 329-343. PMID: 41412893, DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2025.11.015.
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Coincident transitions across elevation and origins of functional innovations drove the phenotypic and ecological diversity of lungless salamanders
Burress ED, Gade MR, Riddell EA, Muñoz MM. Coincident transitions across elevation and origins of functional innovations drove the phenotypic and ecological diversity of lungless salamanders. Evolution 2025, 80 DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpaf253.
Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Coincident transitions across elevation and origins of functional innovations drove the phenotypic and ecological diversity of lungless salamanders
Burress E, Gade M, Riddell E, Muñoz M. Coincident transitions across elevation and origins of functional innovations drove the phenotypic and ecological diversity of lungless salamanders. Evolution 2025, 80: 616-630. PMID: 41400207, DOI: 10.1093/evolut/qpaf253.
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Functional evidence for early origin of tactile acuity in the vertebrate somatosensory system
Tan K, Hillgen-Santa L, Graham M, Li Y, Liu X, Pang S, Gracheva E, Bagriantsev S. Functional evidence for early origin of tactile acuity in the vertebrate somatosensory system. Current Biology 2025, 35: 4754-4764.e6. PMID: 40945511, PMCID: PMC12478595, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.08.035.
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Preferred body temperatures are increasing in 3 anguimorph lizards with passive thermoregulation
Domínguez-Guerrero S, Woolrich-Piña G, Muñoz M. Preferred body temperatures are increasing in 3 anguimorph lizards with passive thermoregulation. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2025, 65: 1136-1147. PMID: 40758402, DOI: 10.1093/icb/icaf141.
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Pseudo-perplexity in one fell swoop for protein fitness estimation
Kantroo P, Wagner G, Machta B. Pseudo-perplexity in one fell swoop for protein fitness estimation. PRX Life 2025, 3: 033014. PMID: 39040648, PMCID: PMC11261985, DOI: 10.1103/zhx7-hcmm.
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Lizard Thermal Physiology Drives Abundance Peaks along Climate Gradients but Only Weakly Predicts Distributional Limits.
Lange Z, Bodensteiner B, Nicholson D, Lertzman-Lepofsky G, Murray A, Folfas E, Domínguez-Guerrero S, Mahler D, Muñoz M, Frishkoff L. Lizard Thermal Physiology Drives Abundance Peaks along Climate Gradients but Only Weakly Predicts Distributional Limits. The American Naturalist 2025, 206: e47-e62. PMID: 40816254, DOI: 10.1086/736566.
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Protein-DNA co-condensation is prewetting to a collapsed polymer
Rouches MN, Machta BB. Protein-DNA co-condensation is prewetting to a collapsed polymer. Biophysical Journal 2025, 124 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2025.05.031.
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Night lizards survived the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction near the asteroid impact
Brownstein C, Domínguez-Guerrero S, Tufiño J, Muñoz M, Near T. Night lizards survived the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction near the asteroid impact. Biology Letters 2025, 21: 20250157. PMID: 40557454, PMCID: PMC12188324, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2025.0157.
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