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Andrew Esbaugh

The University of Texas at Austin

Marine Science Institute

College of Natural Sciences
750 Channel View Drive
Port Aransas , TX  78373  

a.esbaugh@austin.utexas.edu

Project List:

Relationship of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk II (RECOVER II)

Year 8-10 Research Grants (RFP-VI)Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Relationship of Effects of Cardiac Outcomes in Fish for Validation of Ecological Risk (RECOVER)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Task Lead, Task Lead, Task Lead, Task Co-Lead, Co-Principal Investigator, Data Team

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 17

2021

Khursigara, A. J., Johansen, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2021). The effects of acute crude oil exposure on growth and competition in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. Science of The Total Environment, 751, 141804. doi
Takeshita, R., Bursian, S. J., Colegrove, K. M., Collier, T. K., Deak, K., Dean, K. M., et al. (2021). A review of the toxicology of oil in vertebrates: what we have learned following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 24(8), 355–394. doi

2020

Bracco, A., Paris, C. B., Esbaugh, A. J., Frasier, K., Joye, S. B., Liu, G., et al. (2020). Transport, Fate and Impacts of the Deep Plume of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Formed During the Macondo Blowout. Front. Mar. Sci., 7, 542147. doi

2019

Armstrong, T., Khursigara, A. J., Killen, S. S., Fearnley, H., Parsons, K. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Oil exposure alters social group cohesion in fish. Sci Rep, 9(1). doi
Johansen, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Oil-induced responses of cardiac and red muscle mitochondria in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 219, 35–41. doi
Khursigara, A. J., Ackerly, K. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Oil toxicity and implications for environmental tolerance in fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 220, 52–61. doi
Pasparakis, C., Esbaugh, A. J., Burggren, W., & Grosell, M. (2019). Impacts of deepwater horizon oil on fish. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology, 224, 108558. doi
Rowsey, L. E., Johansen, J. L., Khursigara, A. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Oil exposure impairs predator-prey dynamics in larval red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Mar. Freshwater Res., 71(1), 99–106. doi
Xu, E. G., Khursigara, A. J., Li, S., Esbaugh, A. J., Dasgupta, S., Volz, D. C., et al. (2019). mRNA-miRNA-Seq Reveals Neuro-Cardio Mechanisms of Crude Oil Toxicity in Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Environ. Sci. Technol., 53(6), 3296–3305. doi

2018

Khursigara, A. J., Johansen, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2018). Social competition in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) is influenced by crude oil exposure. Aquatic Toxicology, 203, 194–201. doi
Magnuson, J. T., Khursigara, A. J., Allmon, E. B., Esbaugh, A. J., & Roberts, A. P. (2018). Effects of Deepwater Horizon crude oil on ocular development in two estuarine fish species, red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 166, 186–191. doi
Pan, Y. K., Khursigara, A. J., Johansen, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2018). The effects of oil induced respiratory impairment on two indices of hypoxia tolerance in Atlantic croaker ( Micropogonias undulatus ). Chemosphere, 200, 143–150. doi

2017

Johansen, J. L., Allan, B. J. M., Rummer, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Oil exposure disrupts early life-history stages of coral reef fishes via behavioural impairments. Nat Ecol Evol, 1(8), 1146–1152. doi
Johansen, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Sustained impairment of respiratory function and swim performance following acute oil exposure in a coastal marine fish. Aquatic Toxicology, 187, 82–89. doi
Khursigara, A. J., Perrichon, P., Martinez Bautista, N., Burggren, W. W., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Cardiac function and survival are affected by crude oil in larval red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. Science of The Total Environment, 579, 797–804. doi
Xu, E. G., Khursigara, A. J., Magnuson, J., Hazard, E. S., Hardiman, G., Esbaugh, A. J., et al. (2017). Larval Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Sublethal Exposure to Weathered Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil: Developmental and Transcriptomic Consequences. Environ. Sci. Technol., 51(17), 10162–10172. doi

2016

Buskey, E., White, H., & Esbaugh, A. (2016). Impact of Oil Spills on Marine Life in the Gulf of Mexico: Effects on Plankton, Nekton, and Deep-Sea Benthos. Oceanog, 29(3), 174–181. doi

Conference Presentations - 44

2020

Ackerly, K. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2020). Additive effects of oil exposure and hypoxia on aerobic performance in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2020. Austin, TX : 01/03/20-01/07/20: Poster. openurl
Ackerly, K. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2020). Impacts of Oil Exposure, Low Oxygen, and Temperature on Aerobic Performance of Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Ackerly, K. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2020). Impacts of temperature and oil exposure on aerobic performance in red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus. In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2020. Austin, TX : 01/03/20-01/07/20. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2020). Does crude oil alter behavior in fish? In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2020. Austin, TX : 01/03/20-01/07/20. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2020). Does Crude Oil Exposure Alter Behavior in Fish? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2020. Tampa, FL : 02/03/20-02/06/20: Poster. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2020). The Effects of Oil and PAH Exposure on Swim Bladder Development and Function. In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2020. Austin, TX : 01/03/20-01/07/20: Poster. openurl

2019

Ackerly, K. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Synergistic effects of oil exposure, temperature, and hypoxia on two commercially important Sciaenidea fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster. openurl
Ackerly, K. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Additive effect of oil exposure and hypoxia on aerobic performance in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19. openurl
Ackerly, K. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Impacts of Temperature Acclimation and Oil Exposure on Aerobic Performance in Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). In 10th International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. Ottawa, Canada : 08/05/19-08/09/19. openurl
Bonatesta, F., Khursigara, A., Greer, J., Xu, E., Schlenk, D., Esbaugh, A., et al. (2019). Acute and Latent Effects on the Teleost Kidney Following Early Life-Stage Exposure to Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil. In SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting. Toronto, Canada : 11/03/19-11/07/19. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Impacts of crude oil exposure on competition and predation evasion performance. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2019). Impact of crude oil exposure on teleost personality behaviors. In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19: Poster. openurl
McGruer, V., Pasparakis, C., Khursigara, A., Volz, D. C., Esbaugh, A. J., Grosell, M., et al. (2019). Deepwater Horizon oil alters the cholesterol biosynthetic pathway in exposed larval fish. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl
Nelson, D., Grosell, M., Esbaugh, A. J., & Crossley, D. A. (2019). Cardiac Performance in Juvenile Pelagic Fish and the Effects of Crude Oil Exposure. In Society of Experimental Biology 2019 Annual Meeting. Seville, Spain : 07/02/19-07/05/19. openurl
Roberts, A. P., Magnuson, J., Khursigara, A., Allmon, E., Esbaugh, A., Heuer, R., et al. (2019). An Adverse Outcome Pathway Linking Oil Exposure to the Development of Vision in Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19. openurl

2018

DiNicola, D., Grinfeder, K., Stieglitz, J., Johansen, J., Benetti, D., Esbaugh, A., et al. (2018). Lets give them something to talk about â?? the importance of communication and public engagement in Gulf research. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Esbaugh, A. (2018). The Effects of Acute Oil Exposure on Anti-predator Behavior in Marine Fish. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., Johansen, L. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2018). Competition in a marine teleost is altered by exposure to crude oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., Johansen, L. J., Rowsey, L. E., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2018). Does predation risk increase with crude oil exposure? In 13th International Congress on the Biology of Fish. Calgary, Canada : 07/15/18-07/19/18. openurl
Magnuson, J., Barnes, E., Khursigara, A., Esbaugh, A., Xu, E., Schlenk, D., et al. (2018). Early life stage fishes exposed to crude oil have reduced visual development and function. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18. openurl
Magnuson, J., Khursigara, A., Allmon, E., Esbaugh, A., Heuer, R., Stieglitz, J., et al. (2018). Effects of oil exposure on visual function in early life stage fishes. In SETAC Europe 28th Annual Meeting. Rome, Italy : 05/13/18-05/17/18: Poster. openurl
McGruer, V., Pasparakis, C., Khursigara, A., Vliet, S., Dasgupta, S., Volz, D. C., et al. (2018). Exploring Mechanisms of Cardiotoxicity in Crude Oil Exposed Fish. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/04/18-11/08/18: Poster. openurl
Nelson, D., Esbaugh, A. J., & Crossley, D. A. (2018). Cardiovascular Responses of the Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) to the Combined Environmental Stressors of Hypoxia and Crude Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2018. New Orleans, LA : 02/05/18-02/08/18: Poster. openurl
Nelson, D., Grosell, M., Esbaugh, A. J., & Crossley, D. A. (2018). Cardiovascular Responses of Juvenile Pelegic Fish: Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Cobia (Raychycentron canadum) Following Oil Exposure. In Society of Experimental Biologists 2018 Annual Meeting. Florence, Italy : 07/03/18-07/06/18: Poster. openurl
Pasparakis, C., Esbaugh, A., Burggren, W., & Grosell, M. (2018). Impacts of Oil Exposure in Early and Later Life Stages of Marine Fish. In SETAC North America 39th Annual Meeting. Sacramento, CA : 11/04/18-11/08/18. openurl

2017

Armstrong, T., Khursigara, A. J., Killen, S., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Effect of oil exposure on social behaviour. In The Society of Experimental Biology – SEB Gothenburg 2017. Gothenburg, Sweden : 07/03/17-07/06/17: Poster. openurl
Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Ecophysiological implications of acute embryonic and juvenile oil exposure in marine fish. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17. openurl
Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Emerging insights in oil toxicity: evidence of non-canonical impairment in fish. In The Society of Experimental Biology – SEB Gothenburg 2017. Gothenburg, Sweden : 07/03/17-07/06/17: Poster. openurl
Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Environmental Implications of Fossil Fuel Usage on Respiratory Performance and Behavior in Marine Fish. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17. openurl
Johansen, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Chronic impairment of cardiorespiratory function and swim performance of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) following acute exposure to naturally weathered crude oil . In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2017. New Orleans, LA : 01/04/17-01/08/17. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., Johansen, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). The influence of oil exposure on social interactions and competition in a marine teleost. In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2017. New Orleans, LA : 01/04/17-01/08/17. openurl
Khursigara, A. J., Johansen, J. L., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). The influence of oil exposure on social interactions and competition in a marine teleost. In The Society of Experimental Biology – SEB Gothenburg 2017. Gothenburg, Sweden : 07/03/17-07/06/17: Poster. openurl
Magnuson, J. T., Allmon, E., Khursigara, A. J., Xu, E. G., Esbaugh, A., Schlenk, D., et al. (2017). Effects of Deepwater Horizon crude oil on visual function in early life stage fishes. In SETAC North America 38th Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN : 11/12/17-11/16/17. openurl
Rowsey, L. E., Khursigara, A. J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2017). Effects of Sub-Lethal Oil Exposure on Predator-Prey Dynamics in a Larval Marine Fish. In Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Annual Meeting 2017. New Orleans, LA : 01/04/17-01/08/17: Poster. openurl

2016

Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Eco-Physiological Implication of Early Life Cardiotoxicity in a Coastal Fish Species, Sciaenops ocellatus. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16. openurl
Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Eco-physiological implications of acute embryonic and juvenile oil exposure in marine fish. In 7th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/06/16-11/10/16. openurl
Johansen, J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Immediate and prolonged changes to respiratory performance and swim performance of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) following acute exposure to naturally weathered crude oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Johansen, J., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Recovery of cardiorespiratory performance and swim performance of red (Sciaenops ocellatus) following acute exposure to naturally weathered crude oil. In International Congress on the Biology of Fish. San Marcus, TX : 06/12/16 - 06/16/16. openurl
Khursigara, A., Perrichon, P., Bautista, N. M., Burggren, W. W., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Early life sensitivity of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, to source and naturally weathered oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Khursigara, A., Perrichon, P., Bautista, N. M., Burggren, W. W., & Esbaugh, A. J. (2016). Early life sensitivity of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, to source and naturally weathered oil. In International Congress on the Biology of Fish. San Marcus, TX : 06/12/16 - 06/16/16. openurl
Nelson, D., Heuer, R., Stieglitz, J., Hoenig, R., Mager, E., Allmon, E. B., et al. (2016). Hemodynamics throughout Recovery from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Exposure in Juvenile Mahi-Mahi (Coryphaena hippurus). In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Perrichon, P., Khursigara, A., Pasparakis, C., Bautista, N. M., Mager, E. M., Stieglitz, J. D., et al. (2016). Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill in Early Life Stages Impairs Cardiac Development of Three Gulf of Mexico Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16: Poster. openurl
Sweet, L., Strelecki, J., Morris, J., Reville, A., Hook, S., Esbaugh, A., et al. (2016). The effects of photoproducts generated from irradiated crude oil exposures on pelagic and estuarine fish species. In 7th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/06/16-11/10/16. openurl
Xu, G. E., Khursigara, A., Starr Hazard, E., Hardiman, G., Esbaugh, A. J., Grosell, M., et al. (2016). Global transcriptional responses to Deepwater Horizon oil in red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) embryos. In 7th Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) World Congress/SETAC North America 37th Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL : 11/06/16-11/10/16: Poster. openurl
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