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Carly Danielle Kenkel
University of Southern CaliforniaORCID 0000-0003-1126-4311Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints
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2016-2026 · peak 6/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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- Molecular BiologybioRxivPreprintDOI 10.64898/2026.10.05.756843
- GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Limited neutral and adaptive genomic divergence suggests Acropora cervicornis can be managed as a single conservation unit across its range
Paige J. Duffin, Maria Ruggeri, Trinity L. Conn…·Carly Danielle Kenkel
The paper analyzes genomic data from Acropora cervicornis to assess neutral and adaptive divergence, finding limited genetic structure and suggesting it can be managed as a single conservation unit.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.26.747420 - GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
Genomic variation associated with endosymbiont shuffling and areal growth in the endangered elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata
Ruiqi Li, Holland Elder, Grace McDermitt…·Carly Danielle Kenkel
The paper identifies genomic variants associated with endosymbiont shuffling and areal growth in Acropora palmata using genome-wide association and gene expression data.
DOI 10.64898/2026.08.14.744775 - GenomicsbioRxivPreprint
High relatedness in sexually produced restoration cohorts of the endangered elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata
Carly Danielle Kenkel, Holland Elder, Grace McDermott…·Erinn M. Muller
The paper assesses genetic diversity and relatedness in sexually produced coral offspring to inform restoration strategies.
- Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Reproductive Trade-offs in Caribbean Corals: Plasticity Accelerates While Fragmentation Delays Reproductive Capacity
Anna C. Vinton, Claire He, Dominika Zdziebko…·Carly Danielle Kenkel
This study shows fragmentation reduces reproductive capacity in corals, but morphological plasticity can offset this effect.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.14.725203 - EcologybioRxivPreprint
Environmentally-determined symbiont communities highlight flexibility of Aiptasia-algal symbiosis
Maria Ruggeri, Connie S Machuca, Samuel A. Bedgood…·Carly Danielle Kenkel
This study examines the flexibility of symbiont communities in Exaiptasia diaphana across a latitudinal gradient, finding that symbiont associations are environmentally determined and not strictly genetically controlled.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.11.724104 - Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Context-dependent tradeoffs between morphological plasticity and thermal stress resistance in a reef-building coral
Jenna Dilworth, Maya I. Gomez, Ian R. Combs…·Carly Danielle Kenkel
This study shows context-dependent tradeoffs between morphological plasticity and thermal stress resistance in corals under climate change conditions.
- EcologyCommunications Earth & EnvironmentPeer-reviewed
Resilience in a time of stress: revealing the molecular underpinnings of coral survival following thermal bleaching events
Brook L. Nunn, Tanya Brown, E. B. Timmins-Schiffman…·Jacqueline L. Padilla‐Gamiño
This study identifies molecular biomarkers of coral resilience to thermal bleaching by comparing proteomic, microbiome, and physiological traits of surviving and dying corals.
25 citationstop 1% - Molecular BiologyFrontiers in Marine SciencePeer-reviewed
Divergent transcriptional response to thermal stress among life stages could constrain coral adaptation to climate change
Maria Ruggeri, Yingqi Zhang, Galina V. Aglyamova, Carly Danielle Kenkel
This study examines how thermal stress affects gene expression across different life stages of corals, finding stage-specific responses that may influence adaptation to climate change.
14 citations - GenomicsHarmful AlgaePeer-reviewed
Reduced representation sequencing accurately quantifies relative abundance and reveals population-level variation in Pseudo-nitzschia spp.
Carly Danielle Kenkel, J. L. Smith, Katherine A. Hubbard…·David A. Caron
This paper develops a sequencing method to accurately quantify species abundance and detect population-level variation in Pseudo-nitzschia spp., revealing associations between toxin production and genetic shifts.
- GenomicsGlobal Change BiologyPeer-reviewed
Functional genomic analysis of corals from natural CO2-seeps reveal core molecular responses involved in acclimatization to ocean acidification
Carly Danielle Kenkel, Aurélie Moya, Julia Strahl…·Line Kolind Bay
The paper identifies core molecular responses in corals and their algal symbionts to ocean acidification using gene expression analysis from natural CO2-seeps.
74 citationstop 5% - Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Exploring mechanisms that affect coral cooperation: symbiont transmission mode, cell density and community composition
This study investigates how vertical symbiont transmission, cell density, and community composition affect coral-symbiont cooperation under thermal stress, finding that genetic uniformity, not transmission mode, may influence cooperation.
DOI 10.1101/067322