Research interests

Broadly speaking, I'm interested in the origins and evolution of biological complexity. Living systems are organized in ways that are fundamentally distinct than non-living ones. But identifying the specific differences is not trivial, and we need to incorporate concepts and knowledge from many disciplines, including philosophy, computation, mathematics, and others.

Below you can find a copy of my peer-reviewed papers. An up-to-date version of my publications and additional information is kept at my Google Scholar Profile.
Ecological advantages and evolutionary limitations of aggregative multicellular development

Jennifer T Pentz, Pedro Márquez-Zacarías, G Ozan Bozdag, Anthony Burnetti, Peter J Yunker, Eric Libby, and William C Ratcliff

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Topological constraints in early multicellularity favor reproductive division of labor

David Yanni, Shane Jacobeen, Pedro Márquez-Zacarías, Joshua S Weitz, William C Ratcliff, and Peter J Yunker

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Drivers of spatial structure in social microbial communities

David Yanni, Pedro Márquez-Zacarías, Peter J Yunker, and William C Ratcliff

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Variability of rRNA operon copy number and growth rate dynamics of Bacillus isolated from an extremely oligotrophic aquatic ecosystem

Jorge A Valdivia-Anistro, Luis E Eguiarte-Fruns, Gabriela Delgado-Sapién, Pedro Márquez-Zacarías, Jaime Gasca-Pineda, Jennifer Learned, James J Elser, Gabriela Olmedo-Alvarez, Valeria Souza

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