PlanetQuest Bibliography

The PlanetQuest team has been at the forefront of planet detection and related disciplines. Here's a list of recent original research in Planetary / Stellar Ecology.

Planetary / Stellar Ecology

Heath, M.J., and L.R. Doyle (2004), "From Near-Synchronously Rotating Planets to Tidal Lock: A New Class of Habitable Planets Examined for Forest Habitability," in Bioastronomy 7, in press.

Heath, M.J., D.M. Williams, and L.R. Doyle (2000), "Extrasolar Planetary Complex Biosphere Organization as Exemplified by Earth-Type Forest Ecosystems," in Bioastronomy ‘99: A New Era in Bioastronomy, ASP Conference Series vol. 213, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, G.A. Lemaechand and K.J. Meech, eds., pp. 183–186.

Heath, M., L.R. Doyle, M.M. Joshi, and R. Haberle (1999), "Habitability of Planets Around M-Dwarf Stars," Origins of Life, 29:405–424.

Doyle, L.R., J. Billingham, and D.L. DeVincenzi (1998), "Circumstellar Habitable Zones: An Overview," Acta Astronautica 42:599–605.

Doyle, L.R., ed. (1996), Circumstellar Habitable Zones: Proceedings of the First International Conference, Travis House Publications, Menlo Park, CA.

Doyle, L.R., N.C. Heather, R. Vikramsingh, and D.P. Whitmire (1996), "Early Solar Mass Loss and the Solar System Habitable Zone," in Circumstellar Habitable Zones: Proceedings of the First International Conference, L.R. Doyle, ed., Travis House Publications, Menlo Park, CA, pp. 157–179.

Heath, M., and L.R. Doyle (1996), "Habitable Zones Around Different Spectral Type Stars," Terra Nova 8 (3):301–305.

Doyle, L.R., R. Vikramsingh, D.P. Whitmire, and N.C. Heather (1995), "Circumstellar Habitable Zones and Mass Loss from Young Solar-Type Stars. II. Observational Considerations," in Progress in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, ASP Conf. Series 74, S. Shostak, ed., pp. 195–204.

Whitmire, D.P., L.R. Doyle, J.J. Matese, and R.T. Reynolds (1995), "Circumstellar Habitable Zones and Mass Loss from Young Solar-Type Stars. I. Theory," in Progress in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, ASP Conf. Series 74, S. Shostak, ed., pp. 183–193.

Whitmire, D.P., L.R. Doyle, R.T. Reynolds, J.J. Matese (1995), "A Slightly More Massive Sun as an Explanation of Warm Temperatures on Early Mars," J.G.R. Planets 100:5457–5464.

Doyle, L.R., C.P. McKay, D.P. Whitmire, J.J. Matese, R.T. Reynolds, and W.L. Davis (1993), "Astrophysical Constraints on Exobiological Habitats," in Third Decennial US-USSR Conference on SETI, ASP Conf. Series, S. Shostak, ed., 47:198–217.

Whitmire, D.P., J.J. Matese, L.R. Doyle, and R.T. Reynolds (1993), "Climatic and Geological Implications of Mass Loss from the Early Sun," Proc. of L.P.L. Meeting on Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors, Flagstaff, Arizona, June 1991.

Davis, W.L., L.R. Doyle, and C.P. McKay (1991), "The Habitability of Mars-like Planets Around Main-Sequence Stars," in Lecture Notes in Physics 390: Bioastronomy—The Search for Extraterrestrial Life, J. Heidmann and M.J. Klein, eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 55–61.

Doyle, L.R., and C.P. McKay (1991), "Exobiological Habitats: An Overview," in Lecture Notes in Physics 390: Bioastronomy—The Search for Extraterrestrial Life, J. Heidmann and M.J. Klein, eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 163–172.

McKay, C.P., L.R. Doyle, W.L. Davis, and R.A. Wharton (1991), "Liquid Water and Life on Early Mars," in Lecture Notes in Physics 390: Bioastronomy—The Search for Extraterrestrial Life, J. Heidmann and M.J. Klein, eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 190–192.