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Kala M. Downey Data-verified
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8 h-index
21 pubs
225 cited
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Kala M. Downey's research focuses on the evolutionary biology and physiological responses of diatoms, particularly their adaptation to varying salinity levels and the transition between marine and freshwater environments. Her work investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying these adaptations, utilizing transcriptomic and phylogenomic approaches. Downey has published on strain-specific transcriptional responses in diatoms subjected to salinity changes and the dynamic acclimation processes to freshwater environments. Her research also delves into resolving phylogenetic relationships among diatom species, contributing to a deeper understanding of their evolutionary history. She has collaborated extensively with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Andrew J. Alverson, Eveline Pinseel, Elizabeth C. Ruck, and Wade R. Roberts, on numerous shared publications. Downey's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 21 total publications and 209 total citations, indicating consistent scholarly output.
Metrics
- h-index: 8
- Publications: 21
- Citations: 225
Selected Publications
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Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution (2025)
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The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms (2024)
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The divergent responses of salinity generalists to hyposaline stress provide insights into the colonization of freshwaters by diatoms (2024)
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Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance (2023)
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Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance (2023)
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Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance (2023)
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The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom (2022)
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The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom (2022)
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Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees (2022)
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The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom (2022)
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The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom (2022)
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Recognizing Salinity Threats in the Climate Crisis (2022)
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Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2022)
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Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2022)
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Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline (2021)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Andrew J. Alverson
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
15 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenetic analysis places <i>Spicaticribra</i> within <i>Cyclotella</i>
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
Showing 5 of 15 shared publications
Eveline Pinseel
Ghent University
14 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms
Showing 5 of 14 shared publications
Kathryn Judy
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
10 shared publications
- Recognizing Salinity Threats in the Climate Crisis
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Elizabeth C. Ruck
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
8 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Wade R. Roberts
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
5 shared publications
In database
- Resolving Marine–Freshwater Transitions by Diatoms Through a Fog of Gene Tree Discordance
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of discordant gene trees
- Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance
- Dataset from: Resolving marine–freshwater transitions by diatoms through a fog of gene tree discordance
Teofil Nakov
Universidad de Costa Rica
4 shared publications
In database
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Jeffrey A. Lewis
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4 shared publications
In database
- The dynamic response to hypo‐osmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- The Divergent Responses of Salinity Generalists to Hyposaline Stress Provide Insights Into the Colonisation of Freshwaters by Diatoms
- The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- The divergent responses of salinity generalists to hyposaline stress provide insights into the colonization of freshwaters by diatoms
Olga Kourtchenko
University of Gothenburg (SE)
3 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Anke Kremp
Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (DE)
3 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Conny Sjöqvist
Åbo Akademi University (FI)
3 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Mats Töpel
University of Gothenburg (SE)
3 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Anna Godhe
University of Gothenburg (SE)
3 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Edward C. Theriot
The University of Texas at Austin (US)
2 shared publications
- Phylogenetic analysis places <i>Spicaticribra</i> within <i>Cyclotella</i>
- Phylogenomics reveals the slow-burning fuse of diatom evolution
Koen Van den Berge
Ghent University (BE)
2 shared publications
- Strain-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
- Genotype-specific transcriptional responses overshadow salinity effects in a marine diatom sampled along the Baltic Sea salinity cline
Jeffery Lewis
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
- The dynamic response to hypoosmotic stress reveals distinct stages of freshwater acclimation by a euryhaline diatom
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