Kala M. Downey Source Confirmed

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Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

8 h-index 21 pubs 205 cited

Research Areas

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Species Distribution and Climate Change Plant and animal studies Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Kala M. Downey's research investigates the evolutionary biology and physiological responses of diatoms, particularly their transitions between marine and freshwater environments. Her work examines how these single-celled algae adapt to varying salinity levels, contributing to our understanding of species distribution and the colonization of new habitats. Downey's publications explore the genetic and transcriptional mechanisms underlying these adaptations, including specific responses to osmotic stress and hypo-osmotic shock. She also contributes to phylogenetic studies, clarifying evolutionary relationships within diatom families. Downey collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Andrew J. Alverson, Eveline Pinseel, Elizabeth C. Ruck, and Wade R. Roberts, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 21 total publications and 205 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 8
  • Publications: 21
  • Citations: 205

Selected Publications

  • Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution (2025) DOI
  • The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms (2024) DOI
  • The divergent responses of salinity generalists to hyposaline stress provide insights into the colonization of freshwaters by diatoms (2024) DOI
  • Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance (2023) DOI
  • Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance (2023) DOI
  • Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance (2023) DOI
  • The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom (2022) DOI
  • The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom (2022) DOI
  • Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees (2022) DOI
  • The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom (2022) DOI
  • The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom (2022) DOI
  • Recognizing Salinity Threats in the Climate Crisis (2022) DOI
  • Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2022) DOI
  • Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2022) DOI
  • Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Andrew J. Alverson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 15 shared publications Eveline Pinseel University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 14 shared publications Elizabeth C. Ruck University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 8 shared publications Wade R. Roberts University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 5 shared publications Teofil Nakov University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 4 shared publications Jeffrey A. Lewis University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 4 shared publications Jeffery Lewis University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 2 shared publications Simon P. Tye University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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