Andrew R. McCracken

This study develops a novel CTmax assay to compare thermal acclimation capacity across three sea urchin species, finding significant variation in their upper thermal tolerance and acclimatory responses.

The paper examines immune and microbial changes in sea stars during the early stages of Sea Star Wasting Disease, identifying immune activation and microbial shifts linked to disease onset.

The paper examines adaptive tracking in Drosophila suzukii, finding that polygenic traits like thermal tolerance show delayed evolutionary responses, while oligogenic traits exhibit stronger seasonal genomic signatures.

This study compares the transcriptional responses of Drosophila species to hexanoic acid exposure, identifying D. sechellia-specific gene regulation associated with dietary specialization.