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Bold: Davies Lab Member<\/strong><\/p>\n

2026<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

In Review<\/i><\/em><\/h4>\n

Bauer LMF, Amario M, Campos LP, Shimada AC, Botana MT, Davies SW<\/strong>, Garrido AG, G\u00fcth AZ, Longo GO, Luza AL, Nitschke MR, Parkinson JE, Saldanha-Corr\u00eaa FMP, Voolstra CR, Zilberberg C and M Mies. Advancing Symbiodiniaceae functional ecology through a trait-based framework. In review<\/i> at Ecology and Evolution<\/i> ECE-2026-03-00719.<\/p>\n

\u00b6Gantt SE, \u00b6Kriefall NG, Aichelman HE, Huzar AK, DiVincenzo CE, Madish E, Rivera HE<\/strong> and SW Davies<\/strong>. Diel thermal variability does little to mitigate bleaching in two endangered coral holobionts. In review<\/i> at Molecular Ecology<\/i> 1705934.
\n\u00b6Gantt and Kriefall contributed equally to this work.<\/p>\n

Berg JT, Fifer JE, Davies SW<\/strong> and B Bentlage. Seasonal microbiome community dynamics in the massive coral Porites lobata<\/i> impacted by sedimentation. In review<\/i> at Applied and Environmental Microbiology<\/i>: AEM00923-26.<\/p>\n

In Revision<\/i><\/em><\/h4>\n

Baums IB, Grottoli AG, Baker AC, Davies SW<\/strong>, Kenkel CD, Kitchen SA, Kuffner IB, Matz MV, Miller MW, Muller E, Parkinson, JE Prada C, and AA Shanzt. Managing expectations for selective breeding of \u201cSuper Corals\u201d. In revision<\/i> at PNAS<\/i>: 2022-05572. https:\/\/osf.io\/preprints\/osf\/vu45p<\/p>\n

Da\u2019Anoy JK, Chen M, Bouchie A, Dougherty J, Lapadula A, Skena A, Thompson K, Jasnos O, Toyama KS<\/strong>, Abraham T, Ayivor J, Diya O, Wang W, Gilmore TD and SW Davies<\/strong>. Algae-specific immune modulation influences responses to heat and pathogen challenge in a symbiotic coral. In revision<\/i> at Science Advances<\/i>. https:\/\/www.biorxiv.org\/content\/10.1101\/2025.11.05.684850v1<\/p>\n

Bove CB<\/strong>, Castillo KD, Hughes AM<\/strong>, Ries JB and SW Davies<\/strong>. Strong Symbiodiniaceae influence on coral gene expression under ocean acidification and warming. In revision<\/i> at Integrative and Comparative Biology.<\/i> <\/p>\n

Published<\/i><\/em><\/h4>\n

Vizer, LF<\/strong>, Alvarado D, Bove, CB<\/strong>, Herrera M, Hughes A, Thompson K<\/strong>, Bogdanowicz SM, Laudet V, Davies SW<\/strong> & PM Buston. Plasticity associated with adoption of social roles in clown anemonefish. ELife<\/i> 15:RP109871. https:\/\/elifesciences.org\/reviewed-preprints\/109871v1<\/p>\n

Glass BH, Aichelman HE, Grupstra CGB, Valadez-Ingersoll M, Swank A<\/strong>, Guerra V, Gondola P, Nagree A, Schipfer J<\/strong>, Gilmore TD and SW Davies<\/strong>. Legacy effects of an extreme marine heatwave on a stress-tolerant coral. Global Change Biology<\/i> 32(4): e70853. pdf<\/a>
\n Highlighted in Nature Ecology Evolution<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

Glass BH<\/strong>, Abraham T, Siggers T, Davies SW<\/strong> and TD Gilmore. NF-\u03baB: a diverse and multi-functional transcription factor in holozoans. Invited Review Molecular Biology and Evolution<\/i> 42: 1-13. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Valadez-Ingersoll M, Bodnar CA, Feng E, Wong A<\/strong>, Gilmore TD and SW Davies<\/strong>. Symbiotic state affects microbiome recovery in a facultatively symbiotic cnidarian. Scientific Reports<\/i> 16:11026. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Fifer JE<\/strong>, Speare KE, Leinbach SE, Hendricks S, Davies SW<\/strong>, Rose, NH, Burkepile DE, Adam TC, Hofmann GE and ME Strader. apid evolution in a coral population following a mass mortality event.Evolutionary Applications <\/i> 19:e70198. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2025<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Gantt SE, Grupstra CGB, Aichelman HE, Nagree A, Swank AR, Da\u2019Anoy JK<\/strong>, Buston PM, and SW Davies<\/strong>. Sex ratios and gamete production vary across cryptic coral lineages and thermal environments. Coral Reefs<\/i>. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Lock C, Miller TC, Anthony CJ, Rouz\u00e9 H, Fifer JE<\/strong>, McDermott G, Tramonte CA<\/strong>, Paulino L, Davies SW<\/strong>, Raymundo L and B Bentlage. Symbiodiniaceae and bacterial microbiome dynamics differentially impact the survival of dominant reef-flat Porites corals. Environmental Microbiology<\/i> 27(9): e70175. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Baker AC, Baums AB, Davies SW<\/strong>, Grottoli AG, Kenkel CD, Kitchen SA, Kuffner IB, Matz MV, Miller MW, Muller EM, Parkinson JE, Prada C, Shantz AA, van Hooidonk R, Winters RS. Proactive assisted gene flow for Caribbean corals in an era of rapid coral reef decline. Science<\/i> 389: 344-347. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Valadez Ingersoll M, Rivera HE, Da-Anoy JK<\/strong>, Kanke MR, Gomez-Campo K, Martinez-Rugerio MI, Metz S, Sweet M, Kwan J, Emili A, Gilmore TD, and SW Davies<\/strong>. Cell type-specific immune regulation under symbiosis in a facultatively symbiotic coral. The ISME Journal<\/i> 19(1): wraf132. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Wuitchik DM, Huzar AK, Fifer JE<\/strong>, Pechenik JA, Uricchio LH and SW Davies<\/strong>. Outside your shell: how temperature shapes genetic variation in two species of congeneric marine snails. BMC Genomics<\/i> 26:486. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Da-Anoy JK, Toyama K, Jasnos O, Wong A<\/strong>, Gilmore TD and SW Davies<\/strong>. Antibiotic treatment influences cnidarian regeneration rate. Integrative and Comparative Biology<\/i>: 65(1): 139-151. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Stankiewicz KH, Guiglielmoni N, Kitchen SA, Flot JF, Barott KL, Davies SW<\/strong>, Finnerty JR, Grace SP, Kaufman LS, Putnam HM, Rotjan RD, Sharp KH & IB Baums. Genomic comparison of the temperate coral Astrangia poculata<\/i> with tropical corals yields insights into winter quiescence, innate immunity, and sexual reproduction. G3<\/i> jkaf033. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Aichelman HE, Benson BE<\/strong>, Gomez-Campo K, Martinez-Rugerio MI, Fifer JE, Tsang L, Hughes A, Bove CB, Nieves OC, Pereslete AM, Stanizzi D, Kriefall NG<\/strong>, Baumann JH, Rippe JP, Gondola P, Castillo KD and SW Davies<\/strong>. Cryptic diversity shapes coral symbioses, physiology, and response to thermal challenge. Science Advances<\/i> 11:eadr5237. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2024<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Grupstra CGB<\/strong>, Meyer-Kaiser KS, Bennett MJ, Andres M, Aichelman HE, Fifer J, Huzar A, Hughes A, Rivera HE<\/strong>, and SW Davies<\/strong>. Distinct modes of holobiont specialization among cryptic coral lineages. Global Change Biology<\/i> 30:e17578. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Bennett MJ, Grupstra CGB, Da\u2019Anoy JP<\/strong>, Andres M, Holstein D, Rossin A, Davies SW<\/strong> and KS Meyer-Kaiser. Ex situ<\/i> spawning, larval development, and settlement in the massive reef-building coral Porites lobata<\/i> in Palau. Invertebrate Biology<\/i> 2024;e12447. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00b6Donnelly H, \u00b6Valadez Ingersoll M<\/strong>, Lin M, Rivera H, Tramonte C, Davies SW<\/strong> & XT Wang. Groundtruthing nitrogen isotopes as a symbiosis proxy using the facultatively symbiotic coral Oculina arbuscula<\/i>. Frontiers in Marine Science<\/i> 11:1433382. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmars.2024.1433382 pdf<\/a>
\n\u00b6Donnelly and Valadez Ingersoll contributed equally to this work<\/p>\n

Li Shing Hiung DLCY, Schuster JM, Duncan MI, Payne ML, Helmuth B, Chu JWF, Brambilla V, Bruno J, Davies SW<\/strong>, Dornelas M, Guy-Haim T, Jackson J, Madin JS, Monteith ZL, Queir\u00f3s A, Schneider EVC, Starko S, Talwar BS, Wyatt ASJ, Aichelman HE<\/strong>, Bensoussan N, Baum JK, Caruso C, Castillo KD, Choi F, Dong YW, Gagnon P, Garrabou J, Guillemain D, Higgs N, Jiang Y, Kersting DK, Kushner DJ, Leichter JJ, Longo G, Neufeld C, Peirache M, Smyth T, Sprague JL, Urvoy G, Zuberer F and AE Bates. Ocean weather, biological rates and unexplained global ecological patterns. PNAS Nexus<\/i> 3:8 pgae260.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/pnasnexus\/pgae260 pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Wuitchik DM, Aichelman HE<\/strong>, Atherton KF, Brown CM, Chen X, DiRoberts L, Pelose GE, Richmond K, Tramonte C<\/strong>, and SW Davies<\/strong>. Photosymbiosis lessens the environmental stress response under a heat challenge in a facultatively symbiotic coral. Scientific Reports<\/i> 14:15484.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-024-66057-2 pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Reimer JD, Peixoto RS, Davies SW<\/strong>, Traylor-Knowles N, Short ML, Cabral-Tena RA, Burt JA, Pessoa I, Banaszak, Winters RS, Moore T, Schoepf V, Kaullysing D, Calderon-Aguilera LE, W\u00f6rheide G, Harding S, Munbodhe V, Mayfield A, Ainsworth T, Vardi T, Eakin CM and CR Voolstra. The Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event \u2013 where do we go from here? Editorial in Coral Reefs<\/i>. http:\/\/doi.org\/-10.1007\/s00338-024-02504-w pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Strader, ME, Wright RM<\/strong>, Pezner AK, Nuttall M, Aichelman HE<\/strong> and SW Davies<\/strong>. Intersection of a localized mortality event and ex situ deoxygenation on coral molecular responses. Ecology and Evolution<\/i> 14:e11275. http:\/\/doi.org\/10\/1002\/ece3.11275. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00b6Castillo KD, \u00b6Bove CB, Hughes AM<\/strong>, Powell ME, JB Ries and SW Davies<\/strong>. Gene expression plasticity facilitates acclimatization of a long-lived Caribbean coral across divergent reef environments. Scientific Reports<\/i> 14:7859. http:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-024-57319-0. pdf<\/a>
\n\u00b6Castillo and Bove contributed equally to this work <\/p>\n

Aichelman HE, Huzar A, Wuitchik DM<\/strong>, Schlatter E, Russo J, Haftel N, Wright RM<\/strong>, Atherton KF, and SW Davies<\/strong>. Symbiosis modulates gene expression of symbionts, but not hosts, under thermal challenge. Molecular Ecology<\/i> 33(8):e17318. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/mec.17318 pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Valadez-Ingersoll M<\/strong>, Aguirre Carri\u00f3n PJ, Bodnar C, Desai NA, Gilmore TD and SW Davies<\/strong>. Starvation differentially affects gene expression, immunity, and pathogen susceptibility across symbiotic states in a model cnidarian. Proceedings of the Royal Society B<\/i> RSPB-2023-1685. \thttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rspb.2023.1685. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Grupstra CGB<\/strong>, G\u00f3mez-Corrales M, Fifer J, Aichelman HE<\/strong>, Meyer-Kaiser K, Prada C and SW Davies<\/strong>. Integrating cryptic diversity into coral evolution, symbiosis and conservation. Nature Ecology Evolution<\/i>. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41559-023-02319-y pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2023<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Starko S, Fifer J<\/strong>, Claar DC, Davies SW<\/strong>, Cunning R, Baker AC and JK Baum. Rapid selection during marine heatwaves threatens cryptic coral diversity and erodes associations amongst coevolving partners. Science Advances<\/i>. 9(eadf0954). pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Aguirre Carri\u00f3n PJ, Desai N, Brennan JJ, Fifer J<\/strong>, Davies SW<\/strong>, and TD Gilmore. Starvation decreases immunity and immune regulator NF-\u03baB in the starlet sea anemone Nematostalla vectensis<\/i>. Communications Biology<\/i> 9(698). pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Scavo-Lord K, Lesneski KC, Buston PM, Davies SW<\/strong>, D\u2019Aloia CC, Finnerty JR. Rampant asexual reproduction and limited dispersal in a mangrove population of the coral Porites divaricata<\/i>. Proceedings of the Royal Society- Biology<\/i> 290(2002). pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>, Gamache MH, Howe-Kerr LI, Kriefall NG<\/strong>, Baker AC, Banaszak AT, Bay LK, Bellantuono AJ, Bhattacharya D, Chan CX, Claar DC, Coffroth MA, Cunning R, Davy SK, del Campo J, Frommlet JC, Fuess LE, Gonz\u00e1lez-Pech RA, Goulet TL, Hoadley KD, Howells EJ, Hume BCC, Kemp DW, Kenkel CD, Kitchen SA, LaJeunesse TC, Lin S\uff0cMcIlroy SE, McMinds R, Nitschke MR, Oakley CA, Peixoto RS, Prada C, Putnam HM, Quigley KM, Reich HG, Reimer JD, Rodriguez-Lanetty M, Rosales SM, Saad OS, Sampayo EM, Santos SR, Shoguchi E, Smith EG, Stat M, Stephens TG, Strader ME, Suggett DJ, Swain TD, Tran C, Traylor-Knowles N, Voolstra CR, Warner ME, Weis V, Wright RM, Xiang T, Yamashita H, Ziegler M, Correa AMS and Parkinson JE Building consensus around the assessment and interpretation of Symbiodiniaceae diversity. PeerJ<\/i> 11:e15023 pdf<\/a> <\/p>\n

Rivera HE, Tramonte CA, Samaroo J, Dickerson H<\/strong> and SW Davies<\/strong> Heat challenge elicits stronger physiological and gene expression responses than starvation in symbiotic Oculina arbuscula<\/i>. Journal of Heredity<\/i> Special Issue: Conservation Genomics esac068. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Bove CB, Greene K<\/strong>, Sugierski S, Kriefall NG, Huzar AK, Hughes AM<\/strong>, Sharp K, Fogarty ND and SW Davies<\/strong> Molecular and microbial responses to global change and microplastics in an endangered coral. Frontiers in Marine Science<\/i> 9:1037130. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Barfield S, Davies SW<\/strong> and MV Matz Evidence of sweepstakes reproductive success in a broadcast-spawning coral and its implications for coral metapopulation persistence. Molecular Ecology<\/i> 2022:00:1-7. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2022<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Bove CB, Valadez Ingersoll M and SW Davies<\/strong> Help me symbionts, you\u2019re my only hope: Approaches to accelerate our understanding of holobiont interactions. Integrative and Comparative Biology<\/i> icac141. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Bove CB, Davies SW<\/strong>, Ries JB, Umbanhowar J, Thomasson BC, Farquhar EB, McCoppin J and KD Castillo Global change differentially modulates coral physiology and suggests future winners and losers. PlosONE<\/i> 17(9):e0273897. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Doyle SM, Self MJ, Hayes J, Shamberger KEF, Correa AMS, Davies SW<\/strong> and JB Sylvan. Microbial Community Dynamics Provide Evidence for Hypoxia During a Coral Reef Invertebrate Mortality Event. Applied and Environmental Microbiology<\/i> 10.1128\/aem.00347-22.
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Fifer J, Bui V<\/strong>, Berg JT, Kriefall NG<\/strong>, Klepac S, Bentlage B and SW Davies<\/strong>. Microbiome structuring within a colony and along a sedimentation gradient. Frontiers in Marine Science<\/i> 8:805202. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Kriefall NG<\/strong>, Kanke MR, Aglyamova GV, Davies SW<\/strong>. Reef environments shape microbial partners in a highly connected coral population. Proceedings of the Royal Society B<\/i> 289: 20212459. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Fifer J<\/strong>, Yasuda N, Yamakita T, Bove C<\/strong> and SW Davies<\/strong>. Genetic divergence and range expansion in a western North Pacific coral. Science of the Total Environment<\/i> 813: 152423. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2021<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Rivera HE<\/strong> and SW Davies<\/strong>. Symbiosis maintenance in the facultative coral Oculina arbuscula<\/i> relies on nitrogen cycling, cell cycle modulation, and immunity. Scientific Reports<\/i> 11:21226. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Reyes CL, Benson BE<\/strong>, Levy M, Pires A, Pechenik JA and SW Davies<\/strong>. Effects of ocean acidification on Crepidula fornicata<\/i> physiology and gene expression across two life history stages. Frontiers in Physiology<\/i> 702864. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Wuitchik DM, Reyes C, Benson BE<\/strong>, Almanzar A, Brennan S, Chavez D, Liesegang M, Reavis K, Schniedewind M, Trumble I<\/strong> and SW Davies<\/strong>. Characterizing the environmental stress responses of aposymbiotic Astrangia poculata<\/i> to divergent thermal challenges. Molecular Ecology<\/i> 00:1-16. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Strader M, Aichelman HA, Tramonte CA, Dickerson HEW, Benson BE<\/strong>, Howe-Kerr LI, Hickerson EL and Davies SW<\/strong>. Expanding coral reproductive knowledge using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV): broadcast spawning observations of mesophotic corals at the Flower Garden Banks. Marine Biodiversity<\/i> 51:70. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Voolstra CR, Quigley K, Davies SW<\/strong>, Parkinson JE, Peixoto RS, Aranda M, Baker AC, Barno A, Barshis DJ, Benzoni F, Bonito V, Bourne D, Buitrago-Lopez C, Bridge T, Chan CX, Combosch DJ, Craggs J, Frommlet JC, Herrera S, Quattrini AM, Rothig T, Reimer JD, Rubio-Portillo E, Suggett D, Villela H, Ziegler M and M Sweet. Consensus guidelines for advancing coral holobiont genome and specimen voucher deposition. Frontiers in Marine Science<\/i> 8: 1029. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Aichelman HA, Bove CB<\/strong>, Castillo KD, Boulton JM, Knowlton AC, Nieves OC<\/strong>, Ries JB and SW Davies<\/strong>. Exposure duration modulates the response of Caribbean corals to global change stressors. Limnology and Oceanography<\/i> 9999: 1-16. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Davies SW\u00b6<\/strong>, Putnam HM\u00b6, Tracy Ainsworth, Julia K. Baum, Colleen B. Bove<\/strong>, Sarah C. Crosby, Isabelle M. C\u00f4t\u00e9, Anne Duplouy, Robinson W. Fulweiler, Alyssa J. Griffin, Torrance C. Hanley, Tessa Hill, Adriana Humanes, Sangeeta Mangubhai, Anna Metaxas, Laura M. Parker, Hanny E. Rivera<\/strong>, Nyssa J. Silbiger, Nicola S. Smith, Ana K. Spalding, Nikki Traylor-Knowles, Brooke L. Weigel, Rachel M. Wright, Amanda E. Bates. Shifting our value system beyond citations for a more equitable future. Plos Biology<\/i> 19(6): e3001282. pdf<\/a>
\n\u00b6Davies and Putnam contributed equally to this work
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Shore AN, JA Sims, M Grimes, LI Howe-Kerr, CGB Grupstra, SM Doyle, L Stadler, J Sylvan, K Shamberger, SW Davies<\/strong>, LZ Santiago-V\u00e1zquez and AMS Correa. On a reef far, far away: Anthropogenic impacts following extreme storms affect sponge health and bacterial communities. Frontiers in Marine Science<\/i> 8: 608036. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Fulweiler RW\u00b6, Davies SW<\/strong>\u00b6, Biddle JF, Burgin AJ, Cooperdock EHG, Hanley TC, Kenkel CD, Marcarelli AM, Matassa CM, Mayo TL, Santiago-Vazquez LZ, Traylor-Knowles N and M Ziegler. Rebuild the Academy: Supporting academic mothers during COVID-19 and beyond. PlosBiology<\/i> 19(3): e3001100. pdf<\/a>
\n\u00b6Fulweiler and Davies contributed equally to this work
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\nRivera HE, Aichelman HA, Fifer JE, Kriefall NG, Wuitchik DM<\/strong>, Wuitchik SJS and SW Davies<\/strong>. A framework for understanding gene expression plasticity and its influence on stress tolerance. Molecular Ecology<\/i> 30(6):1381-1397. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2020<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>, Mooreland KN, Wham D, Kanke M and MV Matz. (2020) <\/span>Cladocopium<\/span><\/i> community divergence in two <\/span>Acropora<\/span><\/i> coral hosts across multiple spatial scales. <\/span>Molecular Ecology<\/span><\/i> DOI: 10.1111\/mec.15668. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Rodas A, Wright RD<\/strong>, Buie L, Aichelman H<\/strong>, Castillo KD and Davies SW<\/strong>. (2020) Eukaryotic plankton communities across reef environments in Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama. Coral Reefs<\/i> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00338-020-01979-7 pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Speare L, Davies SW<\/strong>, Balmonte JP, Baumann J and KD Castillo. Patterns of environmental variability influence coral\u2010associated bacterial and algal communities on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef. <\/span>Molecular Ecology<\/i>. doi:10.1111\/mec.15497. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2019<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Rippe JP, Kriefall NG, Davies SW<\/strong>, and Castillo KD. 2019. Differential disease incidence and mortality of inner and outer reef corals of the upper Florida Keys in association with a white syndrome outbreak.\u00a0<\/span>Bulletin of Marine Science<\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>95<\/i>(2), 305-316. pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Ali A, Kriefall NG<\/strong>, Emery LE, Kenkel CD, Matz MV, and\u00a0Davies SW<\/strong>. 2019. Recruit symbiosis establishment and Symbiodiniaceae composition influenced by adult corals and reef sediment.\u00a0<\/span>Coral Reefs<\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>38<\/i>(3), 405-415. pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Bove CB, Ries JB, Davies SW<\/strong>, Westfield IT, Umbanhowar J, and Castillo KD. 2019. Common Caribbean corals exhibit highly variable responses to future acidification and warming.\u00a0<\/span>Proceedings of the Royal Society B<\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>286<\/i>(1900), 20182840.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Baums IB, Baker AC, Davies SW<\/strong>, Grottoli AG, Kenkel CD, Kitchen SA, Kuffner IB, LaJeunesse TC, Matz MV, Miller MW,\u00a0Parkinson JE, and Shantz AA. 2019. Considerations for maximizing the adaptive potential of restored coral populations in the western Atlantic.\u00a0<\/span>Ecological Applications<\/i>,\u00a0<\/span>29<\/i>(8), e01978.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Awarded Coral Reef Hero 2020 status from Environment, Coastal and Offshore (ECO) magazine for making significant contributions to the field
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Wright RM<\/strong>, Correa AMS, Quigley LA, Santiago-V\u00e1zquez LZ, Shamberger KEF, and Davies SW<\/strong>. 2019 Gene Expression of Endangered Coral (Orbicella spp.<\/em>) in Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary After Hurricane Harvey. Frontier Marine Science,<\/em>\u00a06:672.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Parkinson JE, Baker AC, Baums IB, Davies SW<\/strong>, Grottoli AG, Kitchen SA, Matz MV, Miller MW, Shantz AA, and Kenkel CD. 2019. Molecular tools for coral reef restoration: beyond biomarker discovery.\u00a0<\/span>Conservation Letters<\/i>, e12687.\u00a0journal cover.<\/a>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span>
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2018<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Kriefall NG<\/strong>, Pechenik JA, Pires A, and SW Davies.<\/strong> 2018. Resilience of Atlantic Slippersnail Crepidula fornicata<\/em> larvae in the face of severe coastal acidification. Frontiers in Marine Science<\/em>, 5:312. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Rippe JP, Baumann JH, De Leener DN, Aichelman HE, Friedlander EB, Davies SW<\/strong>, and KD Castillo. 2018. Corals sustain growth but not skeletal density across the Florida Keys reef tract despite ongoing warming. Global Change Biology.<\/em> pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Maytin AK, Davies SW<\/strong>, Smith GE, Mullen SP, and PM Buston. 2018. De novo<\/em> transcriptome assembly of the clown anemonefish (Amphiprion percula<\/em>): a new resource to study the evolution of fish color. Frontiers in Marine Science,<\/em> 5:284. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>, Ries JB, Marchetti A, and Castillo KD. 2018. Symbiodinium<\/em> functional diversity in the coral Siderastrea siderea<\/em> is influenced by thermal stress and reef environment, but not ocean acidification. Frontiers in Marine Science,<\/em> 5:150. pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Baumann JH,\u00a0<\/span>Davies SW<\/strong>, Aichelman HE, and KD Castillo. 2018. Coral\u00a0<\/span>Symbiodinium<\/em>\u00a0community composition across the Belize Mesoanerican Barrier Reef System is influenced by host species and thermal variability.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Microbial Ecology,<\/em> 1-13.\u00a0<\/span>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Moreno CM, Lin Y, Davies SW<\/strong>, Monbureau E, Cassar N, and A Marchetti. 2018. Examination of gene repertoires and physiological responses to iron and light limitation in Southern Ocean diatoms.\u00a0Polar Biology.<\/em>\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

2017<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Rippe JP, Matz MV, Green EA, Medina M, Khawaja NZ, Pongwarin T, Pinzon C JH, Castillo KD, and<\/span>\u00a0SW Davies<\/strong>. 2017. Population structure and connectivity of the mountainous star coral,\u00a0<\/span>Orbicella faveolata<\/em>, throughout the wider Caribbean region.\u00a0<\/span>Ecology and Evolution,<\/em>\u00a07: 9234-9246.\u00a0<\/span>pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

Pollock FJ, Katz SM, van de Water JAJM, Davies SW<\/strong>, Hein M, Torda G, Matz MV, Beltran VH, Buerger P, Puill-Stephan E, Abrego D, Bourne DG,\u00a0 and BL Willis.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>2017.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Coral larvae for restoration and research: a large-scale method for rearing\u00a0<\/span>Acropora millepora<\/i>\u00a0<\/span>larvae, inducing settlement, and establishing symbiosis<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>PeerJ,<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u00a05<\/span><\/span>:<\/span>e3732. pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>, Strader ME, Kool JT, Kenkel CD and MV Matz.\u00a0Modeled differences of coral life-history traits influence the refugium potential of a remote Caribbean reef.\u00a0Coral Reefs,<\/em>\u00a036: 913.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2016<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Marchetti A, Ries, JB and KD Castillo. 2016. Thermal and\u00a0<\/span>p<\/em>CO<\/span>2<\/sub>\u00a0stress elicit divergent transcriptomic responses in a resilient coral.\u00a0<\/span>Frontiers in Marine Science.\u00a0<\/em>FMARS-03-00112.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Baumann\u00a0JH, Townsend\u00a0JE, Courtney\u00a0TA, Aichelman\u00a0HE, Davies\u00a0SW<\/strong>, et al. 2016.\u00a0<\/span>Temperature Regimes Impact Coral Assemblages along Environmental Gradients on Lagoonal Reefs in Belize. PLoS ONE<\/em>, 11(9): e0162098.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Aichelman HE, Townsend JE, Courtney TA, Baumann JH, Davies SW<\/strong> and KD Castillo. 2016. Heterotrophy mitigates the response of the temperate coral\u00a0<\/span>Oculina arbuscula<\/em>\u00a0to temperature stress. Ecology and Evolution<\/em>, 6: 6758\u20136769. doi:10.1002\/ece3.2399.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Advani NK, Kenkel CD, Davies SW<\/strong>, Parmesan C, Singer MC, and MV Matz. 2016. Variation in heat shock protein expression at the latitudinal range limits of a widely-distributed species, the Glanville fritillary butterfly (<\/span>Melitaea cinxia<\/i>). Physiological Entomology<\/em>, 41: 241\u2013248.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Cros A, Toonen RJ,\u00a0<\/span>Davies SW<\/strong>, and SA Karl.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>2016.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Population genetic structure between Yap and Palau for the coral\u00a0Acropora hyacinthus<\/i><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>PeerJ<\/em>,<\/span><\/span>\u00a04<\/span><\/span>:<\/span>e2330.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2015<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Dixon G<\/span>, Davies SW<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Aglyamova GA, Meyer E, Bay LK and MV Matz. 2015. Genomic determinants of coral heat tolerance across latitudes.\u00a0<\/span>Science<\/em>,\u00a0348:6242 1460-1462.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>, Scarpino SV, Pongwarin T, Scott J and MV Matz. 2015. Estimating trait heritability in highly fecund species.\u00a0<\/span>G3 Genes Genomes Genetics<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>g3.115.020701.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span>
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\nDavies SW<\/strong>, Treml E, Kenkel CD and MV Matz. 2015. Exploring the role of Micronesian islands in the maintenance of coral genetic diversity in the Pacific Ocean.\u00a0<\/span>Molecular Ecology<\/em>,\u00a024: 70-82.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Strader ME,\u00a0<\/span>Davies SW\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>and MV Matz. 2015. Differential responses of coral larvae to the colour of ambient light guide them to suitable settlement microhabitat.\u00a0<\/span>Royal Society Open Science<\/em>,\u00a02:150358.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2014<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Meyer E, Guermond S and MV Matz. 2014. A cross-ocean comparison of settlement cue specificity in reef-building corals. PeerJ<\/em>, 2:e333.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Green E,\u00a0<\/span>Davies SW<\/strong>, Matz MV and M Medina. 2014. Quantifying cryptic\u00a0<\/span>Symbiodinium\u00a0<\/em>diversity within\u00a0<\/span>Orbicella<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>faveolata\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and\u00a0<\/span>Orbicella franksi\u00a0<\/span><\/em>at the Flower Garden Banks, Gulf of Mexico.\u00a0<\/span>PeerJ<\/em>,\u00a02: e386.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Quigley KM,\u00a0<\/span>Davies SW<\/strong>, Kenkel CD, Willis BL, Matz MV and LK Bay. 2014. Deep-sequencing method for quantifying background abundances of\u00a0<\/span>Symbiodinium<\/em>\u00a0types: exploring the rare\u00a0<\/span>Symbiodinium<\/em>biosphere in reef-building corals. PLoS ONE<\/em>, 9(4): e94927.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2013 and earlier<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>,\u00a0Matz MV and PD Vize. 2013. Ecological complexity of coral recruitment processes: Effect of herbivores on coral recruitment and growth depends upon substrate properties and coral species. PLoS ONE,<\/em>\u00a08(9): e72830.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>,\u00a0Rahman M, Meyer E, Green EA, Buschizzo M, Medina M and MV Matz. 2013. Novel polymorphic microsatellite loci for the endangered Caribbean star coral,\u00a0<\/span>Montastrea faveolata.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Marine Biodiversity<\/em>, 43(2): 167-172.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Kenkel C, Goodbody-Gringley G, Caillaud D,\u00a0<\/span>Davies SW<\/strong>,\u00a0Bartels E and MV Matz. 2013. Evidence for a host role in thermotolerance divergence between populations of the mustard hill coral (<\/span>Porites astreoides<\/em>) from different reef environments. Molecular Ecology<\/em>, 22(16): 4335-48.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Meyer E,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Davies SW<\/strong>,\u00a0Wang S, Willis BL, Abrego D, Juenger T and MV Matz. 2009. Genetic variation in responses to settlement cue and elevated temperature in a reef-building coral\u00a0<\/span>Acropora millepora.\u00a0<\/span><\/em>Marine Ecology Progress Series (MEPS)<\/em>, 392: 81-92.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Davies<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>SW<\/strong>\u00a0and PD Vize. 2008. Effects of herbivore grazing on juvenile coral growth in the Gulf of Mexico. Proceedings of the 11<\/em><\/span>th<\/sup><\/em>\u00a0International Coral Reef Symposium<\/em>, 23: 1220-1222.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Vize PD, Hilton JD, Brady AK and\u00a0<\/span>SW Davies<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>2008. Light sensing and the coordination of coral broadcast spawning behavior. Proceedings of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>11:385-388.\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Davies SW<\/strong>, Griffiths A and TE Reimchen. 2006. Pacific Hagfish,\u00a0<\/span>Eptatretus stoutii<\/em>, Spotted Ratfish,\u00a0<\/span>Hydrolagus colliei,\u00a0<\/span><\/em>and scavenger activity on tethered carrion in subtidal benthic communities off Western Vancouver Island. Canadian Field-Naturalist<\/em>, 120(3): 363\u2013366.2\u00a0pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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