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7018
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8177
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2706

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Danielle L. Dixson is affiliated with the University of Delaware in the United States, focusing on environmental science with a concentration on marine and coastal systems. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including global and planetary change, oceanography, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, and genetics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics within marine biology and environmental science. Key research areas include coral and marine ecosystems studies, marine and fisheries research, ocean acidification effects and responses, marine bivalve and aquaculture studies, marine ecology and invasive species, marine and coastal plant biology, and animal behavior and reproduction.

Recent publications by Danielle L. Dixson demonstrate the breadth of their research impact and interdisciplinary collaboration. Notable recent papers include:

  • Methods matter in repeating ocean acidification studies (2020, Nature)
  • Anemonefish facilitate bleaching recovery in a host sea anemone (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • Domestication via the commensal pathway in a fish-invertebrate mutualism (2020, Nature Communications)
  • Exposure to the Florida red tide dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis, and its associated brevetoxins induces ecophysiological and proteomic alterations in Porites astreoides (2020, PLoS ONE)
  • Differentially susceptible host fishes exhibit similar chemo-attractiveness to a common coral reef Ectoparasite (2020, Symbiosis)

These publications reflect active engagement with ecosystem dynamics, species interactions, and environmental stressors affecting marine life.

Dixson frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Rohan M. Brooker, Philip L. Munday, Jordan M. Casey, Zara-Louise Cowan, and Tiffany L. Sih. These partnerships contribute to multidisciplinary investigations and co-authored studies advancing knowledge in related fields.

The scientist's work is disseminated through various publication venues. Most frequently, their research appears in:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Scientific Reports
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Nature
  • Symbiosis

Danielle L. Dixson was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 2015, highlighting a notable aspect of their professional career within scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Ocean acidification impairs olfactory discrimination and homing ability of a marine fish

    Philip L. Munday;Danielle L. Dixson;Jennifer M. Donelson;Geoffrey P. Jones

  • Near-future carbon dioxide levels alter fish behaviour by interfering with neurotransmitter function

    Göran E. Nilsson;Danielle L. Dixson;Paolo Domenici;Mark I. McCormick

  • Ocean acidification disrupts the innate ability of fish to detect predator olfactory cues.

    Danielle L. Dixson;Philip L. Munday;Geoffrey P. Jones

  • Replenishment of fish populations is threatened by ocean acidification

    Philip L. Munday;Danielle L. Dixson;Mark I. McCormick;Mark Meekan

  • Ocean acidification erodes crucial auditory behaviour in a marine fish

    Stephen D. Simpson;Philip L. Munday;Matthew L. Wittenrich;Rachel Manassa

  • Effects of ocean acidification on the early life history of a tropical marine fish

    Philip L. Munday;Jennifer M. Donelson;Danielle L. Dixson;Geoff G. K. Endo

  • Chemically mediated behavior of recruiting corals and fishes: A tipping point that may limit reef recovery

    Danielle L. Dixson;David Abrego;Mark E. Hay

  • Behavioural impairment in reef fishes caused by ocean acidification at CO2 seeps

    Philip L. Munday;Alistair J. Cheal;Danielle L. Dixson;Jodie L. Rummer

  • Putting prey and predator into the CO2 equation – qualitative and quantitative effects of ocean acidification on predator–prey interactions

    Maude C.O. Ferrari;Mark I. McCormick;Philip L. Munday;Mark G. Meekan

  • Intrageneric variation in antipredator responses of coral reef fishes affected by ocean acidification: implications for climate change projections on marine communities

    Maud C. O. Ferrari;Danielle L. Dixson;Philip L. Munday;Mark I. McCORMICK

  • How Nemo Finds Home: The Neuroecology of Dispersal and of Population Connectivity in Larvae of Marine Fishes

    Jeffrey M. Leis;Ulrike Siebeck;Danielle L. Dixson

  • Ocean acidification does not affect the early life history development of a tropical marine fish.

    Philip L. Munday;Monica Gagliano;Jennifer M. Donelson;Danielle L. Dixson

  • Effects of ocean acidification on learning in coral reef fishes.

    Maud C. O. Ferrari;Rachel P. Manassa;Danielle L. Dixson;Philip L. Munday

  • Coral reef fish smell leaves to find island homes

    Danielle L Dixson;Geoffrey P Jones;Philip L Munday;Serge Planes

  • Effects of ocean acidification on visual risk assessment in coral reef fishes

    Maud C. O. Ferrari;Mark I. McCormick;Philip L. Munday;Mark G. Meekan

  • Effect of ocean acidification on otolith development in larvae of a tropical marine fish

    Philip L. Munday;V. Hernaman;D. L. Dixson;Simon R. Thorrold

  • Odor tracking in sharks is reduced under future ocean acidification conditions.

    Danielle L. Dixson;Danielle L. Dixson;Ashley R. Jennings;Jelle Atema;Jelle Atema;Philip L. Munday

  • Elevated CO2 affects the behavior of an ecologically and economically important coral reef fish

    Philip L. Munday;Morgan S. Pratchett;Danielle L. Dixson;Jennifer M. Donelson

  • Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Sensory Function in Marine Organisms.

    Molly M. Ashur;Nicole K. Johnston;Danielle L Dixson

  • Degradation of chemical alarm cues and assessment of risk throughout the day.

    Douglas P. Chivers;Danielle L. Dixson;James R. White;Mark I. McCormick

  • Corals Chemically Cue Mutualistic Fishes to Remove Competing Seaweeds

    Danielle L. Dixson;Mark E. Hay

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip L. Munday
Philip L. Munday James Cook University
Mark I. McCormick
Mark I. McCormick Southern Cross University
Douglas P. Chivers
Douglas P. Chivers University of Saskatchewan
Geoffrey P. Jones
Geoffrey P. Jones James Cook University
Mark G. Meekan
Mark G. Meekan Australian Institute of Marine Science
Morgan S. Pratchett
Morgan S. Pratchett James Cook University
Maud C. O. Ferrari
Maud C. O. Ferrari University of Saskatchewan
Simon R. Thorrold
Simon R. Thorrold Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
David Lecchini
David Lecchini PSL University
Göran E. Nilsson
Göran E. Nilsson University of Oslo

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