Publications
Peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts
Morton, E. R., Robinson, S. K., Mulindahabi, F., Masozera, M., Singh, A., & Oli, M. K. (2022). Spatiotemporal patterns in an Afrotropical montane forest bird community. Global Ecology and Conservation, e02333. Link
Morton, E. R., McGrady, M. J., Newton, I., Rollie, C. J., Smith, G. D., Mearns, R., & Oli, M. K. (2018). Dispersal: a matter of scale. Ecology, 99(4), 938-946. Link
McGrady, M. A., J. E. Hines, C. Rollie, G. D. Smith, O. E. Murillo-García, E. R. Morton, J. F. Moore, R. M. Mearns, I. Newton, and M. K. Oli. 2017. Territory occupancy and breeding success of Peregrine Falcons at various stages of population recovery. Ibis, 159(2):285-296. Link
Gomez, A., K. J. Petrzelkova, M. B. Burns, C. J. Yeoman, K. R. Amato, K. Vlckova, D. Modry, A. Todd, C. A. J. Robinson, M. J. Remis, M. Torralba, E. R. Morton, J. D. Umaña, F. Carbonero, H. R. Gaskins, K, E. Nelson, B. A. Wilson, R. M. Stumpf, B. A. White, S. R. Leigh, and R. Blekhman. 2016. Gut microbiome of coexisting BaAka pygmies and Bantu reflects gradients of traditional subsistence patterns. Cell Reports, 14(9): 2142-53. Link
Morton, E. R., J. Lynch, A. Froment, S. Lafosse, E. Heyer, M. Przeworski, R. Blekhman, and L. Segurel, 2015. Variation in rural African gut microbiota is strongly correlated with colonization by Entamoeba and subsistence. PLOS Genetics, 11(11), e1005658. Link
Platt, T.G., E. R. Morton, I. Barton, J. D. Bever, and C. Fuqua. 2014. Ecological Dynamics and Complex Interactions of Agrobacterium Megaplasmids. Frontiers in Plant Science, 5, 635. Link
Heckel, B., A. Tomlinson, E. R. Morton, J. Choi, and C. Fuqua. 2014 Agrobacterium tumefaciens ExoR controls acid response genes and impacts exopolysaccharide synthesis, horizontal gene transfer and virulence gene expression. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(18), 3221-3233. Link
Morton, E. R., T.G. Platt, C. Fuqua, and J. D. Bever. 2014. Non-additive costs and interactions alter the competitive dynamics of co-occurring ecologically distinct plasmids. Proc. R. Soc. B., 281 (1779): 20132173. Link
Morton, E. R., P. M. Merritt, and C. Fuqua. 2013. Large Deletions in the pAtC58 Megaplasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Can Confer Reduced Carriage Cost and Increased Expression of Virulence Genes. Genome Biology and Evolution, 5(7):1353-64. Link
Bever, J.D., T. G. Platt, and E. R. Morton. 2012. Microbial population and community dynamics on plant roots and their feedbacks on plant communities. Annual Review of Microbiology. 66 (2012): 265. Link
Morton, E. R. and J. A. Blaho. 2007. Herpes Simplex Virus Blocks Fas-Mediated Apoptosis Independent of Viral Activation of NF-kB in Human Epithelial HEp-2 Cells. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 27(5): 365-376. Link
Goodkin M. L., E. R. Morton, J. A. Blaho. 2004. Herpes Simplex Virus Infection and Apoptosis. International Review of Immunology, 23:141-172.
Book chapters
Morton, E. R. and C. Fuqua. 2012. Laboratory Maintenance of Agrobacterium. Current Protocols in Microbiology. Chapter 1, Unit3D.1.
Morton, E. R. and C. Fuqua. 2012. Genetic Manipulation of Agrobacterium. Current Protocols in Microbiology Chapter 2, Unit3D.2.
Morton, E. R. and C. Fuqua. 2012. Phenotypic Analyses of Agrobacterium. Current Protocols in Microbiology Chapter 3, Unit3D.3.
Blaho, J.A., Morton, E.R. and Yedowitz, J.C., 2005. Herpes simplex virus: propagation, quantification, and storage. Current protocols in Microbiology Chapter 14:Unit 14E.1.
Peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts
Morton, E. R., Robinson, S. K., Mulindahabi, F., Masozera, M., Singh, A., & Oli, M. K. (2022). Spatiotemporal patterns in an Afrotropical montane forest bird community. Global Ecology and Conservation, e02333. Link
Morton, E. R., McGrady, M. J., Newton, I., Rollie, C. J., Smith, G. D., Mearns, R., & Oli, M. K. (2018). Dispersal: a matter of scale. Ecology, 99(4), 938-946. Link
McGrady, M. A., J. E. Hines, C. Rollie, G. D. Smith, O. E. Murillo-García, E. R. Morton, J. F. Moore, R. M. Mearns, I. Newton, and M. K. Oli. 2017. Territory occupancy and breeding success of Peregrine Falcons at various stages of population recovery. Ibis, 159(2):285-296. Link
Gomez, A., K. J. Petrzelkova, M. B. Burns, C. J. Yeoman, K. R. Amato, K. Vlckova, D. Modry, A. Todd, C. A. J. Robinson, M. J. Remis, M. Torralba, E. R. Morton, J. D. Umaña, F. Carbonero, H. R. Gaskins, K, E. Nelson, B. A. Wilson, R. M. Stumpf, B. A. White, S. R. Leigh, and R. Blekhman. 2016. Gut microbiome of coexisting BaAka pygmies and Bantu reflects gradients of traditional subsistence patterns. Cell Reports, 14(9): 2142-53. Link
Morton, E. R., J. Lynch, A. Froment, S. Lafosse, E. Heyer, M. Przeworski, R. Blekhman, and L. Segurel, 2015. Variation in rural African gut microbiota is strongly correlated with colonization by Entamoeba and subsistence. PLOS Genetics, 11(11), e1005658. Link
Platt, T.G., E. R. Morton, I. Barton, J. D. Bever, and C. Fuqua. 2014. Ecological Dynamics and Complex Interactions of Agrobacterium Megaplasmids. Frontiers in Plant Science, 5, 635. Link
Heckel, B., A. Tomlinson, E. R. Morton, J. Choi, and C. Fuqua. 2014 Agrobacterium tumefaciens ExoR controls acid response genes and impacts exopolysaccharide synthesis, horizontal gene transfer and virulence gene expression. Journal of Bacteriology. 196(18), 3221-3233. Link
Morton, E. R., T.G. Platt, C. Fuqua, and J. D. Bever. 2014. Non-additive costs and interactions alter the competitive dynamics of co-occurring ecologically distinct plasmids. Proc. R. Soc. B., 281 (1779): 20132173. Link
Morton, E. R., P. M. Merritt, and C. Fuqua. 2013. Large Deletions in the pAtC58 Megaplasmid of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Can Confer Reduced Carriage Cost and Increased Expression of Virulence Genes. Genome Biology and Evolution, 5(7):1353-64. Link
Bever, J.D., T. G. Platt, and E. R. Morton. 2012. Microbial population and community dynamics on plant roots and their feedbacks on plant communities. Annual Review of Microbiology. 66 (2012): 265. Link
Morton, E. R. and J. A. Blaho. 2007. Herpes Simplex Virus Blocks Fas-Mediated Apoptosis Independent of Viral Activation of NF-kB in Human Epithelial HEp-2 Cells. Journal of Interferon & Cytokine Research. 27(5): 365-376. Link
Goodkin M. L., E. R. Morton, J. A. Blaho. 2004. Herpes Simplex Virus Infection and Apoptosis. International Review of Immunology, 23:141-172.
Book chapters
Morton, E. R. and C. Fuqua. 2012. Laboratory Maintenance of Agrobacterium. Current Protocols in Microbiology. Chapter 1, Unit3D.1.
Morton, E. R. and C. Fuqua. 2012. Genetic Manipulation of Agrobacterium. Current Protocols in Microbiology Chapter 2, Unit3D.2.
Morton, E. R. and C. Fuqua. 2012. Phenotypic Analyses of Agrobacterium. Current Protocols in Microbiology Chapter 3, Unit3D.3.
Blaho, J.A., Morton, E.R. and Yedowitz, J.C., 2005. Herpes simplex virus: propagation, quantification, and storage. Current protocols in Microbiology Chapter 14:Unit 14E.1.