Photo: Glass knifefish vertebrae (Eigenmannia virescens)
Photo Credit: Alex Tran; Skeletal preparation: KLA
Photo Credit: Alex Tran; Skeletal preparation: KLA
Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Ackerly KL, Negrete Jr B, Dichiera AM, Esbaugh AJ. 2023. Hypoxia acclimation improves mitochondrial efficiency in the aerobic swimming muscle of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 111443.
Ackerly KL, Roark K, Nielsen KM. 2022. Short term salinity stress during early development impacts the growth and survival of
red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Estuaries and Coasts 41: 1-10.
Dichiera AM, Negrete B, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AJ. 2022. The role of carbonic anhydrase-mediated tissue oxygen extraction in a marine teleost acclimated to hypoxia. Journal of Experimental Biology 225: jeb244474
Negrete B, Ackerly KL, Dichiera AM, Esbaugh AJ. 2022. Respiratory plasticity improves aerobic performance in hypoxia in a
marine teleost. Science of the Total Environment 849: 157880.
Khursigara AJ, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AJ. 2022. Impacts of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on the
development and morphology of larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part C 259: 109397.
Bonatesta F, Khursigara AJ, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AJ, Mager EM. 2022. Early life-stage Deepwater Horizon crude oil exposure
induces latent osmoregulatory defects in larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part C 260: 109405.
Esbaugh AJ, Ackerly KL, Dichiera AM, Negrete B. 2021. Is hypoxia vulnerability a by-product of maximum metabolic rate? Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb232520.
Ackerly KL, Esbaugh, AE. 2021. The effects of temperature on oil-induced respiratory impairment in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Aquatic Toxicology 233: 105773.
Ackerly KL, Esbaugh, AE. 2020. The additive effects of oil exposure and hypoxia on aerobic performance in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Science of the Total Environment 737: 1-9.
Khursigara AJ, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AE. 2019. Oil toxicity and implications for environmental tolerance in fish. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part C 220: 52-61.
Ackerly KL, Krahe R, Sanford C, Chapman LJ. 2018. Effects of hypoxia on swimming and sensing in a weakly electric fish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221: jeb172130.
Ackerly KL, Chapman LJ, Krahe R. 2017. Hypoxia acclimation increases novelty response strength during fast-starts in the African mormyrid, Marcusenius victoriae. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part A 213: 36-45.
Ackerly KL, Ward AB. 2016. How temperature-induced variation in musculoskeletal anatomy affects escape performance and survival of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 325(1): 25-40.
Ackerly KL, Ward AB. 2015. Linking vertebral number to performance of aquatic escape responses in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). Zoology 118(6): 394-402.
Willacker JJ, von Hippel FA, Ackerly KL, O'Hara TM. 2013. Habitat-specific foraging and sex determine mercury concentrations in benthic and limnetic threespine stickleback in Benka Lake, Alaska. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 32(7): 1623-1630.
Manuscripts In Prep
Ackerly KL, Roark KJ, Lu K, Esbaugh AJ, Lu Z, Nielsen KM. In prep. 6PPD-quinone does not significantly impact the survival or morphology of two estuarine-dependent fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. Target journal: Environmental Science and Technology Letters.
Negrete B, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AJ. In review. The impacts of hypoxia acclimation on anaerobic metabolism of red drum (Sciaenops
ocellatus). Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology.
Ackerly KL, Mitrofanov I, Sanford C, Krahe R, Chapman LJ. In prep. Morphology-to-performance mapping across elephant-nose mormyrid weakly electric fish. Target journal: Journal of Morphology.
Profiles: ResearchGate GoogleScholar Twitter
Ackerly KL, Negrete Jr B, Dichiera AM, Esbaugh AJ. 2023. Hypoxia acclimation improves mitochondrial efficiency in the aerobic swimming muscle of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 111443.
Ackerly KL, Roark K, Nielsen KM. 2022. Short term salinity stress during early development impacts the growth and survival of
red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Estuaries and Coasts 41: 1-10.
Dichiera AM, Negrete B, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AJ. 2022. The role of carbonic anhydrase-mediated tissue oxygen extraction in a marine teleost acclimated to hypoxia. Journal of Experimental Biology 225: jeb244474
Negrete B, Ackerly KL, Dichiera AM, Esbaugh AJ. 2022. Respiratory plasticity improves aerobic performance in hypoxia in a
marine teleost. Science of the Total Environment 849: 157880.
Khursigara AJ, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AJ. 2022. Impacts of individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on the
development and morphology of larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part C 259: 109397.
Bonatesta F, Khursigara AJ, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AJ, Mager EM. 2022. Early life-stage Deepwater Horizon crude oil exposure
induces latent osmoregulatory defects in larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part C 260: 109405.
Esbaugh AJ, Ackerly KL, Dichiera AM, Negrete B. 2021. Is hypoxia vulnerability a by-product of maximum metabolic rate? Journal of Experimental Biology 224: jeb232520.
Ackerly KL, Esbaugh, AE. 2021. The effects of temperature on oil-induced respiratory impairment in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Aquatic Toxicology 233: 105773.
Ackerly KL, Esbaugh, AE. 2020. The additive effects of oil exposure and hypoxia on aerobic performance in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Science of the Total Environment 737: 1-9.
Khursigara AJ, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AE. 2019. Oil toxicity and implications for environmental tolerance in fish. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part C 220: 52-61.
Ackerly KL, Krahe R, Sanford C, Chapman LJ. 2018. Effects of hypoxia on swimming and sensing in a weakly electric fish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 221: jeb172130.
Ackerly KL, Chapman LJ, Krahe R. 2017. Hypoxia acclimation increases novelty response strength during fast-starts in the African mormyrid, Marcusenius victoriae. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part A 213: 36-45.
Ackerly KL, Ward AB. 2016. How temperature-induced variation in musculoskeletal anatomy affects escape performance and survival of zebrafish (Danio rerio). Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A 325(1): 25-40.
Ackerly KL, Ward AB. 2015. Linking vertebral number to performance of aquatic escape responses in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). Zoology 118(6): 394-402.
Willacker JJ, von Hippel FA, Ackerly KL, O'Hara TM. 2013. Habitat-specific foraging and sex determine mercury concentrations in benthic and limnetic threespine stickleback in Benka Lake, Alaska. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 32(7): 1623-1630.
Manuscripts In Prep
Ackerly KL, Roark KJ, Lu K, Esbaugh AJ, Lu Z, Nielsen KM. In prep. 6PPD-quinone does not significantly impact the survival or morphology of two estuarine-dependent fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. Target journal: Environmental Science and Technology Letters.
Negrete B, Ackerly KL, Esbaugh AJ. In review. The impacts of hypoxia acclimation on anaerobic metabolism of red drum (Sciaenops
ocellatus). Journal: Journal of Experimental Biology.
Ackerly KL, Mitrofanov I, Sanford C, Krahe R, Chapman LJ. In prep. Morphology-to-performance mapping across elephant-nose mormyrid weakly electric fish. Target journal: Journal of Morphology.
Profiles: ResearchGate GoogleScholar Twitter
Media Coverage
January 2023
Coastal Bend marine life experts say that oil spills can cause severe birth defects in aquatic life
Interview with KIII News about the impacts of oil spills on marine life following the 24 December 2022 light crude oil spill in Corpus Christi Bay
UTMSI gets new research funds
Press release about new research funds to Kristin M. Nielsen and myself to study the impacts of PFAS in local aquatic environments
They Bought $35 Period Underwear From Thinx. Now They're Uneasy.
Interview with The Wall Street Journal about the dangers of PFAS in personal hygiene products
Coastal Bend marine life experts say that oil spills can cause severe birth defects in aquatic life
Interview with KIII News about the impacts of oil spills on marine life following the 24 December 2022 light crude oil spill in Corpus Christi Bay
UTMSI gets new research funds
Press release about new research funds to Kristin M. Nielsen and myself to study the impacts of PFAS in local aquatic environments
They Bought $35 Period Underwear From Thinx. Now They're Uneasy.
Interview with The Wall Street Journal about the dangers of PFAS in personal hygiene products