| Resilin in dragonfly and damselfly wings and its implications for wing flexibility S Donoughe, JD Crall, RA Merz, SA Combes Journal of morphology 272 (12), 1409-1421, 2011 | 104 | 2011 |
| Flow mediates predator-prey interactions between triclad flatworms and larval black flies RA Hansen, DD Hart, RA Merz Oikos, 187-196, 1991 | 79 | 1991 |
| Predator-prey interactions in a benthic stream community: a field test of flow-mediated refuges DD Hart, RA Merz Oecologia 114, 263-273, 1998 | 69 | 1998 |
| Polychaete chaetae: function, fossils, and phylogeny RA Merz, SA Woodin Integrative and comparative biology 46 (4), 481-496, 2006 | 62 | 2006 |
| Self-generated versus environmentally produced feeding currents: a comparison for the sabellid polychaete Eudistylia vancouveri RA Merz The Biological Bulletin 167 (1), 200-209, 1984 | 59 | 1984 |
| Postmortem changes in strength of gastropod shells: evolutionary implications for hermit crabs, snails, and their mutual predators M LaBarbera, RA Merz Paleobiology 18 (4), 367-377, 1992 | 58 | 1992 |
| Discovery of bilaterian-type through-guts in cloudinomorphs from the terminal Ediacaran Period JD Schiffbauer, T Selly, SM Jacquet, RA Merz, LL Nelson, MA Strange, ... Nature communications 11 (1), 205, 2020 | 51 | 2020 |
| Textures and traction: how tube‐dwelling polychaetes get a leg up RA Merz Invertebrate biology 134 (1), 61-77, 2015 | 41 | 2015 |
| Holding on by their hooks: anchors for worms SA Woodin, RA Merz Evolution 41 (2), 427-432, 1987 | 36 | 1987 |
| Stream insects as passive suspension feeders: effects of velocity and food concentration on feeding performance CM Finelli, DD Hart, R Merz Oecologia 131, 145-153, 2002 | 35 | 2002 |
| Jointed setae–their role in locomotion and gait transitions in polychaete worms RA Merz, DR Edwards Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology 228 (2), 273-290, 1998 | 34 | 1998 |
| Feeding postures of suspension-feeding larval black flies: the conflicting demands of drag and food acquisition DD Hart, RA Merz, SJ Genovese, BD Clark Oecologia 85, 457-463, 1991 | 32 | 1991 |
| Hooked setae: tests of the anchor hypothesis RA Merz, SA Woodin Invertebrate Biology 119 (1), 67-82, 2000 | 19 | 2000 |
| Mechanical properties of sediment determine burrowing success and influence distribution of two lugworm species RL Crane, RA Merz Journal of Experimental Biology 220 (18), 3248-3259, 2017 | 10 | 2017 |
| Habitat monitoring of an endangered Asian butterfly, Teinopalpus aureus (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) and change in local residents’ conservation awareness Z Wang, Y Huang, X Luo, K Qin, R Merz, S Zhou Journal of insect conservation 22 (5), 721-729, 2018 | 9 | 2018 |
| Chaetae and mechanical function: tools no Metazoan class should be without SA Woodin, RA Merz, FM Thomas, DR Edwards, IL Garcia Advances in Polychaete Research: Proceedings of the 7th International …, 2003 | 9 | 2003 |
| The blue streak: a dynamic trait in the mud fiddler crab, Uca pugnax ME Barnard, A Strandburg‐Peshkin, IR Yarett, RA Merz Invertebrate Biology 131 (1), 52-60, 2012 | 8 | 2012 |
| The stiffness of capillary setae: a comparison among sedentariate polychaetes RA Merz, SA Woodin Systematics, Biology and Morphology of World Polychaeta, 615-623, 1991 | 6 | 1991 |
| A study of the behavioral and biomechanical defenses of Strombus alatus, the Florida fighting conch RA Merz University of Florida, 1979 | 4 | 1979 |
| Sediment properties and burrowing of Abarenicola pacifica and A. claparedi vagabunda in False Bay R Crane, R Merz Friday Harbor Laboratories, 2012 | 3 | 2012 |
