Andrew Whitehead

This study quantifies the genetic variation and genomic basis of thermal tolerance in Delta Smelt under different rearing temperatures and examines the impact of hatchery ancestry on trait expression.

This study examines how ocean acidification interacts with diet to affect survival and growth in two populations of red abalone, showing population-specific responses to environmental stress.

This study shows that BDE-99 exposure affects neurobehavioral and transcriptional outcomes in first-generation offspring fish but not second-generation offspring, highlighting the role of maternal factors.

This study shows that early-life PBDE exposure in fish causes lasting neurobehavioral changes that vary by sex and exposure route.

This study shows adult killifish exposure to crude oil causes developmental and gene expression changes in first- and second-generation offspring.

This study shows that high and low domestication index Delta smelt from a hatchery differ in thermal physiology, transcriptome, and methylome, with domestication increasing thermal tolerance but reducing plasticity.

The paper uses population genetics to analyze genetic changes in Pacific herring populations following environmental disasters, finding evidence of positive polygenic adaptation linked to immune function and oil toxicity.

The paper shows that urban killifish populations resistant to PCBs are also resilient to crude oil toxicity due to shared molecular mechanisms.

This study compares 3' RNA sequencing and whole transcript RNA-seq, finding similar power and precision, with whole transcript RNA-seq offering additional benefits in non-traditional species.

The paper presents draft genome assemblies for four Fundulus killifish species using Illumina and Oxford Nanopore sequencing data, with contig N50 values ranging from 0.4 Mb to 2.7 Mb and BUSCO scores above 90%.