Nicole C. Pittoors

The paper investigates community assembly in mesophotic coral ecosystems, finding that environmental filtering, particularly turbidity from benthic nepheloid layers, shapes community composition more than geographic distance or dispersal limitation.

This study quantifies how eDNA concentration declines with depth and productivity, deriving sampling targets to improve deep-sea biodiversity assessments.

This study uses population genomics and larval dispersal modeling to show that Swiftia exserta relies on clonal propagation within mesophotic banks and episodic larval exchange between them.

The paper investigates phenotypic drift in Drosophila melanogaster, showing it is influenced by genetics and neuromodulation and may be adaptive in fluctuating environments.

The paper designs and tests new PCR primers for eDNA metabarcoding to assess anthozoan coral biodiversity, showing high enrichment and accurate genus-level identification.