Literature search tools
There are many different ways to find research papers on a topic that you are interested in. To keep things simple, we will introduce you to one of the most comprehensive and easy to use search engines and database -- SCOPUS. You can search SCOPUS using keywords, author names, journal titles, and otherwise configure a search using many different options. It is very easy to use, but your institution needs a subscription to use this service.
Show How to search for papers in SCOPUS
Hide SCOPUS is a wonderful way to find and download biology research papers. You can search SCOPUS using keywords, author names, journal titles, and otherwise configure a search using many different options. It is very easy to use. To get started:
Step 1: One way to start is simply to start learning more about Aiptasia. To do so, type the word Aiptasia into the search window, with "keyword" as the drop-down option, as shown in the screen shot.
Step 2: Select one of the papers that seems interesting, and click on the button "View at Publisher"
Step 3: From the publisher site, you might be given the option to download the pdf file of the paper. If not, it is likely that Vassar does not have a subscription to that particular journal. In that case, you could email the first or last author of the paper, and request a "pdf reprint"
Step 1: One way to start is simply to start learning more about Aiptasia. To do so, type the word Aiptasia into the search window, with "keyword" as the drop-down option, as shown in the screen shot.Step 2: Select one of the papers that seems interesting, and click on the button "View at Publisher"
Step 3: From the publisher site, you might be given the option to download the pdf file of the paper. If not, it is likely that Vassar does not have a subscription to that particular journal. In that case, you could email the first or last author of the paper, and request a "pdf reprint"
To access SCOPUS, link to
A few key papers to get you started:
Try using SCOPUS to find and download the following papers addressing different questions about corals and symbiosis:
What can the Aiptasia transcriptome reveal about symbiosis?
- Sunagawa, S, Wilson, EC, Thaler, M, Smith, ML, Caruso, C, Pringle, JR, Weis, VM, Medina, M, and JA Schwarz. 2009. Generation and analysis of transcriptomic resources for a model system on the rise: the sea anemone Aiptasia pallida and its dinoflagellate endosymbiont. BMC Genomics 2009, 10:258.
- Lehnert, EM, Burriesci, MS, and JR Pringle. 2012. Developing the anemone Aiptasia as a tractable model for cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis: the transcriptome of aposymbiotic A. pallida. BMC Genomics.13:271.
What might be the causes of coral bleaching?
- Weis VM 2008. Cellular mechanisms of cnidarian bleaching: stress causes the collapse of symbiosis. Journal of Experimental Biology211: 3059-3066.
- Lesser, M.P. 2006. Oxidative Stress in Marine Environments: Biochemistry and Physiological Ecology. pdf (Acrobat (PDF) 325kB Apr2 13)
- Shinzato et al., 2011. Using the Acropora digitifera genome to understand coral responses to environmental change.
Why would a sea anemone (Aiptasia) tell us anything about coral symbiosis and bleaching?
- Weis VM, Davy SK, Hoegh-Guldberg O, Rodriguez-Lanetty M, Pringle JR 2008. Cell biology in model systems as the key to understanding corals. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23(7): 369-376.
What can cnidarian transcriptomes tell us about animal genome evolution?
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Kortschak et al. 2003. EST Analysis of the Cnidarian Acropora millepora Reveals Extensive Gene Loss and Rapid Sequence Divergence in the Model Invertebrates. Current Biology, Vol. 13, 2190–2195.
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Putnam et al. 2007. Sea Anemone Genome Reveals Ancestral Eumetazoan Gene Repertoire and Genomic Organization. Science 317: 86-94.
