Publications
* undergraduate student or post-BS intern
# graduate student
Peer reviewed
Not peer reviewed
Manuscripts in preparation
Published Abstracts
Patents
US 8561475 B2. Johnson, B.D., B.P. Boudreau, M.A. Barry, K.M. Dorgan, P.A. Jumars. Method and apparatus for investigating mechanical properties of soft materials. Filed on Mar. 18, 2011.
# graduate student
Peer reviewed
- Jeffrey, C.J., K.M. Dorgan, L. Pysh. In press. Promoting a more integrated approach to structure and function. Integrative and Comparative Biology doi: 10.1093/icb/icab144
- Gadeken K.#, Clemo W.C.#, Ballentine W.#, Dykstra S.L.#, Fung M.,# Hagemeyer A.#, Dorgan K.M., Dzwonkowski B. 2021. Transport of biodeposits and benthic footprint around an oyster farm, Damariscotta Estuary, Maine. PeerJ doi: 9:e11862 *MAS583 class project
- Alejandro Martinez; Jason DeJong; Idil Akin; Ali Aleali; Chloe Arson; Jared Atkinson; Paola Bandini; Tugce Baser; Rodrigo Borela; Ross Boulanger; Matthew Burrall; Yuyan Chen; Clint Collins; Douglas Cortes; Sheng Dai; Theodore DeJong; Emanuela Del Dottore; Kelly Dorgan; Richard Fragaszy; J. David Frost; Robert Full; Majid Ghayoomi; Daniel Goldman; Nicholas Gravish; Ivan Guzman; James Hambleton; Elliot Hawkes; Michael Helms; David Hu; Lin Huang; Sichuan Huang; Chris Hunt; Duncan Irschick; Hai Lin; Bret Lingwall; Allen Marr; Barbara Mazzolai; Benjamin McInroe; Tejas Murthy; Kyle O'Hara; Marianne Porter; Salah Sadek; Marcelo Sanchez; Carlos Santamarina; Lisheng Shao; James Sharp; Hannah Stuart; Hans Henning Stutz; Adam Summers; Junliang Tao; Michael Tolley; Laura Treers; Kurtis Turnbull; Rogelio Valdes; Leon van Passen; Gioacchino Viggiani; Daniel Wilson; Wei Wu; Xiong Yu; Junxing Zheng. 2021. Bio-inspired Geotechnical Engineering: Principles, Current Work, Opportunities and Challenges. Geotechnique doi: 10.1680/jgeot.20.P.170
- Dorgan, K.M., R.D. Moseley*, E. Titus*, H. Watson*, S.M. Cole#, W. Walton. 2021. Mud blister worm infestation and blister recovery in oysters. The Biological Bulletin 240(2): 118-31. doi: 10.1086/713145
- Gadeken, K.J.#, Dorgan K.M. 2021. A simple and inexpensive method for manipulating dissolved oxygen in the lab. Oceanography 34(2) doi: 10.5670/oceanog.2021.202
- Cole, S.M.#, K.M. Dorgan, W. Walton, B. Dzwonkowski, J. Coogan#. 2020. Infestation of Farmed Oysters (Crassostrea virginica) by Mudblister Worms (Polydora websteri). Aquaculture Environment Interactions 12:297-314 doi: 10.3354/aei00365
- Dorgan, K.M., W. Ballentine*, G. Lockridge, M. Ballard, K. Lee, P. Wilson. 2020. Impacts of simulated infaunal activities on acoustic wave propagation in sediments. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 147: 812-823. doi: 10.1121/10.0000558
- Dorgan, K.M., R. Parker#, R., W. Ballentine*, S.K. Berke, E. Kiskaddon##, K. Gadeken#, E. Weldin*, W.C. Clemo#, T. Caffray*, S. Budai*, S. Bell. 2020. Sublethal effects of oil exposure on infaunal behavior, bioturbation, and sediment oxygen consumption. Marine Ecology Progress Series 635: 9-24. doi: 10.3354/meps13215
- Jacquot, M.#, K.M. Dorgan, B. Mortazavi, A. Kleinhuizen, and W.C. Clemo#. 2018. Macrobenthic community structure and influence on denitrification in soft sediments (Mobile Bay, Alabama). Marine Ecology Progress Series 605: 17-35.
- Dorgan, K.M. 2018. Kinematics of burrowing by peristalsis in granular sands. Journal of Experimental Biology 221: jeb167759.
- Clemo, W.C.#, and K.M. Dorgan. 2017. Functional morphology of Eunicidan (Polychaeta) Jaws. Biological Bulletin 233: 227-241.
- Dorgan, K.M., C. D’Amelio*, S.M Lindsay. 2016. Strategies of burrowing in soft muds by diverse polychaetes. Invertebrate Biology 135(4): 287-301. *Top 20 downloaded articles for 2016-2017 (355 downloads)
- Grill, S.*, K. M. Dorgan. 2015. Burrowing by small polychaetes - mechanics, behavior, and muscle structure of Capitella sp. Journal of Experimental Biology 218: 1527-1537.
- Dorgan, K.M. 2015. Commentary: The biomechanics of burrowing and boring. Journal of Experimental Biology 218: 176-183.
- Jumars, P.A., K.M. Dorgan, S.M. Lindsay. 2015. Diet of worms emended: An update of Polychaete feeding guilds. Annual Review of Marine Science 7: 497-520.
- Francoeur, A.A.*, K.M. Dorgan. 2014. Burrowing behavior in mud and sand of morphologically divergent polychaete species (Annelida: Orbiniidae). Biological Bulletin 226: 131-145.
- Law, C.J.*, K.M. Dorgan, G.W. Rouse. 2014. Relating divergence in polychaete musculature to different burrowing behaviors: a study using Opheliidae (Annelida). Journal of Morphology. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20237.
- Dorgan, K.M., C.J. Law*, and G.W. Rouse. 2013. Meandering worms: Mechanics of undulatory burrowing in muds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 280: 20122948.
- Law, C.J.*, K.M. Dorgan, and G.W. Rouse. 2013. Validation of three sympatric Thoracophelia species (Annelida: Opheliidae) from Dillon Beach, CA using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequence data. Zootaxa 3608(1): 067-074.
- Johnson, B.D., M. Barry, B.P. Boudreau, P.A. Jumars, K.M. Dorgan. 2012. In Situ Tensile Fracture Toughness of Surficial Cohesive Marine Sediments. Geo-Marine Letters. DOI: 10.1007/s00367-011-0243-1.
- Dorgan, K.M., S. Lefebvre, J.H. Stillman, M.A.R. Koehl. 2011. Energetics of burrowing by the cirratulid polychaete, Cirriformia moorei. Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 2202-2214.
- Denny, M., K.M. Dorgan, D. Evangelista, A. Hettinger, J. Leichter, W. Ruder, I. Tuval. 2011. Anchor ice and benthic disturbance in shallow Antarctic waters: Interspecific variation in initiation and propagation of ice crystals. Biological Bulletin 221(2). **Editor’s pick and cover image
- Murphy, E.A.K.*, K.M. Dorgan. 2011. Burrow extension with a proboscis: Mechanics of burrowing by the glycerid, Hemipodus simplex. Journal of Experimental Biology 214: 1017-1027.
- Che, J.*, K.M. Dorgan. 2010. Mechanics and kinematics of backward burrowing by the polychaete, Cirriformia moorei. Journal of Experimental Biology 213: 4272-4277.
- Dorgan, K.M. 2010. Environmental constraints on the mechanics of crawling and burrowing using hydrostatic skeletons. Journal of Experimental Mechanics 50(9): 1373-1381. DOI: 10.1007/s11340-010-9399-2
- Che, J.* and K.M. Dorgan. 2010. It’s tough to be small: Dependence of burrowing kinematics on body size. Journal of Experimental Biology 213: 1241-1250. **featured article in “Inside JEB”
- Dorgan, K.M., S.R. Arwade, and P.A. Jumars. 2008. Worms as wedges: Effects of the mechanical properties of the medium on burrowing behavior. Journal of Marine Research 66(2): 219-254.
- Dorgan, K.M., S.R. Arwade, and P.A. Jumars. 2007. Burrowing in muddy sediments by crack propagation: forces and kinematics. Journal of Experimental Biology 210: 4198-4212. **F-1000 recommended (Summers A: 2008. F1000.com/1116373)
- Jumars, P.A., K.M. Dorgan, L.M. Mayer, B.P. Boudreau and B.D. Johnson. 2007. Physical constraints on infaunal lifestyles: May the persistent and strong forces be with you. In: W. Miller, III, Ed. Trace Fossils: Concepts, Problems, Prospects. Elsevier, pp. 442-457.
- Dorgan, K.M., P.A. Jumars, B.P. Boudreau and B.D. Johnson. 2006. Macrofaunal burrowing: The medium is the message. Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review 44: 85-121.
- Boudreau, B.P., Algar, C., Johnson, B., Croudace, I., Reed, A., Dorgan, K.M., Jumars, P.A., Grader, A.S., Gardiner, B.S., and Y. Furukawa. 2005. Bubble growth and rise in soft sediments. Geology 33 (6): 517-520.
- Dorgan, K.M., P.A. Jumars, B. Johnson, B.P. Boudreau, and E. Landis. 2005. Burrow extension by crack propagation. Nature 433: 475.**ASLO Lindeman award recipient
- Dorgan, K.M., A. Valdes, and T.M. Gosliner. 2002. Phylogenetic systematics of the genus Platydoris (Mollusca, Nudibranchia, Doridoidea) with descriptions of six new species. Zoologica Scripta 31: 271-319.
Not peer reviewed
- Lee, K.M., G.R. Venegas, M.S. Ballard, P.S. Wilson, K.M. Dorgan. 2018. Acoustics of biologically active marine sediments. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 33: 005003.
- Lee, K.M., M.S. Ballard, A.R. McNeese, K.M. Dorgan, W. Ballentine*, G.R. Venegas, P.S. Wilson. 2017. Comparison between infauna abundance and seabed geoacoustic properties. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 31: 005002.
- Venegas, G.R., P.S. Wilson, K.M. Lee, M.S. Ballard, A.R. McNeese, K.M. Dorgan. 2017. Core and resonance logger (CARL) measurements of fine-grained sediments containing infauna. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 31: 005001.
- Lee, K.M., M.S. Ballard, G.R. Venegas, P.S. Wilson, K.M. Dorgan, A.H. Reed, and E. Roosen. 2016. Preliminary characterization of surficial sediment acoustic properties and infauna in the New England Mud Patch. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics 26: 070003. doi: 10.1121/2.0000486
Manuscripts in preparation
- Dorgan, K.M., G. Lockridge. In prep. Measurement of the fracture toughness of cohesive marine sediments. Limnology and Oceanography Methods.
- Berke, S.K., K.M. Dorgan, E. Kiskaddon, S. Bell. In prep. Long-term changes in infaunal communities following the Deepwater Horizon event.
- Kiskaddon, E., K.M. Dorgan, K.J. Gadeken, S.K. Berke, S. Bell. In prep. Oil disturbance reduces species richness but does not affect phylogenetic diversity.
Published Abstracts
- Dorgan, K.M., W.M. Ballentine*, G. Lockridge, M.S. Ballard, K.M. Lee, P.S. Wilson. 2018. Effects of burrow and tube construction by infauna on sound propagation through marine sediments. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 144: 1842.
- Lee, K.M., M.S. Ballard, A.R. McNeese, K.M. Dorgan, G.R. Venegas, P.S. Wilson. 2018. Effects of benthic biology on geoacoustic properties of marine sediments. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 144: 1843.
- Ballard, M.S., K.M. Lee, A.R. McNeese, J.D. Chaytor, A.H. Reed, K.M. Dorgan, G.R. Venegas, P.S. Wilson. 2018. Observations of the effects of benthic biology in measurements from the Acoustic Coring System collected in the New England Mud Patch. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 144: 1843.
- Clemo, W.C.#, K.M. Dorgan. 2017. Relating functional diversity of infauna and sediment geoacoustic properties. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 142: 2665.
- Ballentine, W.*, K.M. Dorgan, K.M. Lee, M.S. Ballard, A.R. McNeese, P.S. Wilson, G.R. Venegas. 2017. Effects of marine infauna on the acoustic properties of sediment. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 142: 2693.
- Zeh, M.C., P.S. Wilson, K.M. Lee, M.S. Ballard, K.M. Dorgan. 2016, Acoustic scattering by tube-building worms (Polychaeta: Maldanidae) of the New England Mud Patch. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 140: 3305.
Patents
US 8561475 B2. Johnson, B.D., B.P. Boudreau, M.A. Barry, K.M. Dorgan, P.A. Jumars. Method and apparatus for investigating mechanical properties of soft materials. Filed on Mar. 18, 2011.