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Natalie Villafranca

Texas State University

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Immunology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Carly Danielle KenkeliD· 1 shared Erinn M. MulleriD· 1 shared Haley R. Womack· 1 shared Hanna R. KochiD· 1 shared Ian R. CombsiD· 1 shared Iliyan Hariyani· 1 shared Isabella V. ChangsutiD· 1 shared Jenna DilworthiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 7, 2025

Context-dependent tradeoffs between morphological plasticity and thermal stress resistance in a reef-building coral

Jenna Dilworth, Maya I. Gomez, Ian R. Combs…·Carly Danielle Kenkel

This study shows context-dependent tradeoffs between morphological plasticity and thermal stress resistance in corals under climate change conditions.

2 citations

multiple speciesexperimental assay

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ImmunologyPeerJPeer-reviewedDec 4, 2023

Characterization of trade-offs between immunity and reproduction in Astrangia poculata

Natalie Villafranca, Isabella V. Changsut, Sofia C. Diaz de Villegas…·Lauren E. Fuess

This study investigates trade-offs between immunity and reproduction in the coral Astrangia poculata but finds no significant associations between immune activity and reproductive output.

7 citations

non-human primateexperimental assay

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