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Ashley M. McDonald

Dauphin Island Sea LabORCID 0000-0002-0569-4334Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Charles W. MartiniD· 2 shared Amanda SangiD· 1 shared Andrew Harlan AltieriiD· 1 shared Anna R. ArmitageiD· 1 shared Brigitta Ine Van TussenbroekiD· 1 shared Calvin J. MunsoniD· 1 shared Elisabeth S. BakkeriD· 1 shared Enrique Bethel· 1 shared

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Intraspecific Variation in Gulf Killifish (Fundulus grandis) Avoidance of Contaminants

Charles W. Martin, Ashley M. McDonald, Kathryn A. O’Shaughnessy

This study examines variation in Gulf killifish avoidance behavior toward petroleum-contaminated sediments across four estuaries, finding regional differences in response to fresh oil but not weathered oil.

bioRxiv · Aug 4, 2025 · PreprintEcology

Temperature drives seagrass recovery across the Western North Atlantic

Fee O. H. Smulders, Justin E. Campbell, Andrew Harlan Altieri, Anna R. Armitage, Elisabeth S. Bakker, Savanna C. Barry, S. Tatiana Becker, Enrique Bethel, James G. Douglass, Hannah J. van Duijnhoven, Jimmy de Fouw, Thomas K. Frazer, Rachael Glazner, Janelle A. Goeke, Gerrit Gort, , Marjolijn J. A. Christianen

This study examines how temperature affects seagrass recovery across the Western North Atlantic, finding that higher temperatures generally enhance recovery, while nutrient and herbivore interactions reduce it.

Global Change Biology · Apr 1, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology