Selected Publications
ggparliament: A ggplot2 extension for parliament plots in R
ggparliamentis useful research tool for a variety of social science disciplines, includ-ing quantitative political science. It is particularly beneficial for political scientists whoresearch political institutions, such as electoral systems, party politics, or legislative pol-itics.ggparliamentprovides several layouts, representing different legislative chamberse.g. the United Kingdom’s House of Commons, Australia’s horseshoe-shaped parliament,or the widely-used semicircle legislative chamber.
In JOSS,
2019
No evidence for intracellular magnetite in putative vertebrate magnetoreceptors identified by magnetic screening
The cellular basis of the magnetic sense remains an unsolved scientific mystery. One theory that aims to explain how animals detect the magnetic field is the magnetite hypothesis. It argues that intracellular crystals of the iron oxide magnetite (Fe3O4) are coupled to mechanosensitive channels that elicit neuronal activity in specialized sensory cells. Attempts to find these primary sensors have largely relied on the Prussian Blue stain that labels cells rich in ferric iron…
In PNAS,
2013
