Intern Publications

REU PUBLICATIONS MAY 2000 – PRESENT

* indicates REU co-author

  • Finkelstein K, Wirth EF, Chung KW, Shaddrix BS, Pisarski EC, Rios C* (2021).  Acute Polychlorinated Biphenyl Benthic Invertebrate Toxicity Testing to Support the 2017 Chronic Dose–Response Sediment Injury Model.  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 40(4): 1188–1193.  doi: 10.1002/etc.4977

  • Townsend K*, Ness J, Hoguet J, Stacy NI, Komoroske LM, Lynch JM.  2020.  Testing the Stability of Plasma Protein and Whole Blood RNA in Archived Blood of Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta.  Biopreserv Biobank 18(5):358-366.

  • Atkinson SD, Hallett SL, Diaz-Morales D*, Bartholomew JL, & De Buron I. 2019. First Myxozoan Infection (Cnidaria: Myxosporea) in a Marine Polychaete from North America and Erection of Actinospore Collective Group Saccimyxon. Journal of Parasitology, 105(2):18-183.

  • DeLorenzo ME, Key PB, Chung KW, Aaby K, Hausman D*, Jean C*, Pennington PL, Pisarski EC, Wirth EF. 2021. Multi-stressor Effects of Ultraviolet Light, Temperature, and Salinity on Louisiana Sweet Crude Oil Toxicity in Larval Estuarine Organisms. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 80(2):461-473. doi: 10.1007/s00244-021-00809-3. Epub 2021 Feb 2. PMID: 33528594.

  • Palmer K*, Bangma JT, Reiner JL, Bonde RK, Korte JE, Boggs AS, Bowden JA.  2019. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in plasma of the West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus).  Marine Pollution Bulletin 140:610-615.

  • Sotka, EE, AW Baumgardner*, PM Bippus, C Destombe, EA Duermit, H Endo, BA Flanagan, M Kamiya, LE Lees, CJ Murren, M Nakaoka, SJ Shainker, AE Strand, R Terada, M Valero, F Weinberger, and SA Krueger-Hadfield. 2018. Combining niche shift and population genetic analyses predicts rapid phenotypic evolution during invasion. Evolutionary Applications 11:781-793.  doi:10.1111/eva.12592.
  • Cantu TM, Bowden JA, Scott J, Pérez-Viscasillas JB*, Huncik K, Guillette MP, Guillette LJ Jr.  2016. Alterations in eicosanoid composition during embryonic development in the chorioallantoic membrane of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and domestic chicken (Gallus gallus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 238:78-87.  DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.07.006

  • *Christie I, Reiner JL, Bowden JA, Botha H, Cantu TM, Govender D, Guillette MP, Lowers RH, Luus-Powell WJ, Pienaar D, Smit WJ, Guillette LJ Jr. 2016.  Perfluorinated alkyl acids in the plasma of South African crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus).  Chemosphere 154:72-8.

  • DeLorenzo, M.E., J. Brooker, K.W. Chung, M. Kelly*, J. Martinez*, J.G. Moore, M. Thomas, 2016. Exposure of the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio, to antimicrobial compounds affects associated Vibrio bacterial density and development of antibiotic resistance, Environ. Toxicol. 31:469-477.

  • Cantu TM, Bowden JA, Scott J, Pérez-Viscasillas JB*, Huncik K, Guillette MP, Guillette LJ  Jr. (2016). Alterations in eicosanoid composition during embryonic development in the chlorioallantoic membrane of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) and domestic chicken (Gallus gallus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 238:78-87. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.07.006

  • Christie I, Reiner JL, Bowden JA, Botha H, Cantu TM, Govender D, Guillette MP, Lowers RH, Luus-Powell WJ, Pienaar D, Smit WJ, Guillette LI Jr. 2016. Perfluorinated alkyl acids in the plasma of South African crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus). Chemosphere 154:72-8. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.072.

  • Twiner MJ, Hanagriff JC*, Butler SC, Madhkoor AK, Doucette GJ (2012) Induction of apoptosis pathways in several cell lines following exposure to the marine algal toxin azaspiracid-1. Chem Res Toxicol 25: 1493-1501.

  • Keller, J.M., L. Ngai*, J. Braun McNeill, L. Wood, K.R. Stewart, S.G. O’Connell, and J.R. Kucklick. 2012. Perfluoroalkyl contaminants in plasma of five sea turtle species: Comparisons in concentration and potential health risks. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 31:1223–1230.

  • Sotka, E.E. and J. Gantz*. in preparation. Do marine herbivores regulate intake of seaweed secondary metabolites? A test of the detoxification limitation hypothesis. Target journal: Oecologia.

  • Hancock, K.C.*, L.A. May, M.J. Bertin, K.H. Huncik, P.D.R. Moeller and C.M. Woodley. in preparation. Pigment analysis in cultures of four clades of Symbiodinium spp. under normal and stressed growth conditions.

  • Plante, C, E. Frank* and P. Roth. 2011. Interacting effects of deposit feeding and tidal resuspension on benthic microalgal community structure and spatial patterns. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 440:53-65.

  • Stewart, K.R., J.M. Keller, R. Templeton*, J.R. Kucklick and C. Johnson. 2011. Monitoring persistent organic pollutants in leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) confirms maternal transfer. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 62:1396-409.

  • O’Connell, S.G., M. Arendt, A. Segars, T. Kimmel, J. Braun-McNeill, L. Avens, B. Schroeder, L. Ngai*, J.R. Kucklick and J.M. Keller. 2010. Temporal and spatial trends of perfluorinated compounds in juvenile loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) along the East coast of the United States. Environ. Sci. Technol. 44:5202-5209.

  • DeLorenzo, M.E. and R. De Leon*. 2010. Toxicity of the insecticide etofenprox to three life stages of the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 58(4): 985-990.

  • Cyronak, T, P. Lee, B. Lyon, E. O'Reilly*, and G. DiTullio. 2010 in preparation. Cell-specific DMSP and pigment concentrations of flow cytometry-sorted Prorocentrum minimum populations from the Argentine Patagonian Shelf. Target journal: J. Phycol.

  • Schock, T.B., D.A. Stancyk*, L. Thibodeaux, K.G. Burnett and L.E. Burnett, A.F.B. Boroujerdi, and D.W. Bearden. 2010. Metabolomic analysis of Atlantic blue crab Callinectes sapidus hemolymph following oxidative stress. Metabolomics 6:250-262.

  • Plante, C.J., S. Feipel* and J.L. Wilkie. 2010. Disturbance effects of deposit feeding on microalgal community structure and mechanisms of recolonization. J. Phycol. 46: 907-916

  • Sotka, E.E., A. McCarty, N. Oakman*, E. Monroe and F. Van Dolah. 2009. Benthic herbivores are not deterred by brevetoxins produced by the red tide dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. J. Chem. Ecol. 38:851-859.

  • DeLorenzo, M.E., S.C. Wallace*, L.E. Danese and T.D. Baird. 2009. Temperature and salinity effects on the toxicity of common pesticides to the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. J. Environ. Sci. Health. 44B:455-460.

  • Macey, B.M., C.K. Rathburn*, L.K. Thibodeaux, L.E. Burnett and K.G. Burnett. 2008. Clearance of Vibriocampbellii injected into the hemolymph of Callinectessapidus, the Atlantic blue crab: The effects of prior exposure to bacteria and environmental hypoxia. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 25:718-730.

  • Macey, B.M., I.O. Achilihu*, K.G. Burnett and L.E. Burnett. 2008. Effects of hypercapnic hypoxia on the inactivation and elimination of Vibriocampbellii in the Eastern oyster Crassostreavirginica. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74:6077-6084.

  • DeLorenzo, M.E. and J. Fleming*. 2008. Individual and mixture effects of selected pharmaceuticals on the marine phytoplankton species Dunaliella tertiolecta. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 54:203-210.

  • Finnegan, M.C., S. Pittman*, and M.E. DeLorenzo. 2008. Lethal and sublethal toxicity of the antifoulant compound Irgarol 1051 to the mud snail, Ilyanassa obsoleta. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 56:85-95.

  • Plante, C.R., K.M. Coe*, and R.G. Plante. 2008. Isolation of surfactant-resistant bacteria from natural, surfactant-rich marine habitats. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 74: 5093-5099.

  • Burge, E.J., D.J. Madigan*, L.E. Burnett and K.G. Burnett. 2007. Lysozyme gene expression by hemocytes of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, after injection with Vibrio. Fish Shellfish Immunol. 22:327-339.

  • Dechraoui, M.-Y., J.J. Wacksman* and J.S. Ramsdell. 2006. Species selective resistance of cardiac muscle voltage gated sodium channels: Characterization of brevetoxin and ciguatoxin binding sites in rats and fish. Toxicon 48:702-712.

  • Tanner, C.A.*, L.E. Burnett and K.G. Burnett. 2006. The effects of hypoxia and pH on phenoloxidase activity in the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 144: 218-223.

  • Twiner, M.J., P. Hess, M.-Y. Dechraoui, T. McMahon, M.S. Samons*, M. Satake, T. Yasumoto, J.S. Ramsdell and G.J. Doucette, 2005. Cytotoxic and cytoskeletal effects of azaspiracid-1 on mammalian cell lines. Toxicon 45:891-900.

  • C.J. Keppler, J. Hoguet, K. Smith*, A.H. Ringwood and A.J. Lewitus, 2005. Sublethal effects of the toxic alga Heterosigma akashiwo on the southeastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica). Harmful Algae 4:275-285.

  • DeLorenzo, M.E., M. Leatherbury*, J.A. Weiner*, A.J. Lewitus and M.H. Fulton. 2004. Physiological factors contributing to the species specific sensitivity of four estuarine microalgal species exposed to the herbicide atrazine. Aquat. Ecosyst. Health Mgmt. 7:137-146.

  • Holman, J.D.*, K.G. Burnett and L.E. Burnett. 2004. Effects of hypoxia and hypercapnia on the total hemocyte count and the clearance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. Biol. Bull. 206:188-196.

  • DeLorenzo, M.E. and L. Serrano*. 2003. Individual and mixture toxicity of three pesticides; atrazine, chlorpyrifos and chlorothalonil, to the marine phytoplankton species Dunaliella tertiolecta. J. Environ. Sci. Health 38B:529 - 538.

  • Key, P., K. Chung, A. Opatkiewicz*, E. Wirth and M. Fulton. 2003. Toxicity of the insecticides fipronil and endosulfan to selected life stages of the grass shrimp (Palaeomonetes pugio). Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 70:533-540.

  • Key, P., S. Meyer* and K. Chung. 2003. Lethal and sublethal effects of the fungicide chlorothalonil on three life stages of the grass shrimp, Palaemonetes pugio. J. Environ. Sci. Health 38B:539-549.

  • DeLorenzo, M.E., L.A. Taylor*, S.A. Lund, P.L. Pennington, E.D. Strozier and M.H. Fulton. 2002. Toxicity and bioaccumulation potential of the agricultural pesticide endosulfan in phytoplankton and zooplankton. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 42:173-181.

Online Undergraduate Publications

Campbell, C.*, T. Bartlett, L. May and C. Woodley. 2009. The effects of heat and oxidative stress on immunocompetence in cnidarians. MarSci.2009.07.090701

Garcia, R.N.* and L.E. Burnett. 2010. The effects of hypoxia on heart rate and lactate in the Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. MarSci 10:1681.