A. O'Dea

Lunulite bryozoan biogeography - a convergent global success with a distinct Western Australian twist

This paper examines the biogeography and evolutionary history of lunulite bryozoans, highlighting convergent evolution and distinct patterns in Western Australia.

Simulated green turtle grazing reduces seagrass productivity and alters benthic community structure while triggering further disturbance by feeding stingrays

Millennial-scale change on a Caribbean reef system that experiences hypoxia

The paper uses reef matrix cores to reconstruct 1800 years of hypoxia history in Almirante Bay, showing increased hypoxia and its impact on coral reefs.

Convergent evolution of resistance pathways during early stage breast cancer treatment with combination cell cycle (CDK) and endocrine inhibitors

This study examines how breast cancer tumors evolve during early stage treatment with combination CDK and endocrine inhibitors, finding convergent resistance pathways and increased subclonal diversity with combination therapy.

Modern, archaeological, and paleontological DNA analysis of a human-harvested marine gastropod (Strombus pugilis) from Caribbean Panama

The paper develops a method to extract and sequence DNA from marine conch shells across different time periods and compares ancient DNA to modern samples to study human impacts on mollusc evolution.

The Panama Canal after a century of human impacts

The paper uses historical and paleoecological data from Gatun Lake to study long-term impacts of damming and other stressors on tropical river ecosystems.

Defining variation in pre-human ecosystems can guide conservation: An example from a Caribbean coral reef

This study defines historical variation in Caribbean coral reefs using fossil records to show that most modern reefs are in novel states, while one reef has remained stable for over 760 years.

The flickering connectivity system of the north Andean paramos

The paper quantifies how Pleistocene climate changes affected paramo habitat connectivity in the Northern Andes over the last 1 million years.