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Joseph Neigel

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Department of Biology

P.O.Box 42451
Lafayette , LA  70504  

jneigel@louisiana.edu

Project List:

The Environmental Effects of an Oil Spill on Blue Crabs in the Gulf of Mexico and the Dynamics of Recovery: Integrating Oceanography and Molecular Ecology

Year 3-5 Investigator Grants (RFP-II)Role: Principal Investigator, Project Data Point of Contact

Continued Sampling of Blue Crab Larvae, Juveniles and Adults to Evaluate Oil Spill Effects on Population Connectivity and Adaptation, and Predict the Dynamics of Recovery

Bridge Grants (RFP-III)Role: Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 5

2017

Sullivan, T., & Neigel, J. (2017). Misidentification of megalopae as a potential source of error in studies of population genetics and ecology of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser., 565, 95–111.

2016

Sullivan, T., Gelpi, C., & Neigel, J. (2016). Molecular detection of the parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium perezi from blue crabs Callinectes sapidus in Louisiana, USA. Dis. Aquat. Org., 120(1), 83–88.

2015

Yednock, B. K., Sullivan, T. J., & Neigel, J. E. (2015). De novo assembly of a transcriptome from juvenile blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) following exposure to surrogate Macondo crude oil. BMC Genomics, 16(1).

2014

Yednock, B. K., & Neigel, J. E. (2014). An investigation of genetic population structure in blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, using nuclear gene sequences. Mar Biol, 161(4), 871–886.
Yednock, B. K., & Neigel, J. E. (2014). Detecting Selection in the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, Using DNA Sequence Data from Multiple Nuclear Protein-Coding Genes. PLoS ONE, 96(6), e99081.

Conference Presentations - 6

2016

Neigel, J., Plouviez, S., Sullivan, T., & Taylor, C. (2016). Shifting Baselines and Slippery Slopes: The Oil Spill Signal and Long-Term Trends in Fishery-Independent Monitoring Data. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2016. Tampa, FL : 02/01/16-02/04/16.

2015

Neigel, J. E., & Taylor, C. (2015). The environmental effects of an oil spill on blue crabs in the Gulf of Mexico and the dynamics of recovery: Integrating oceanography and molecular ecology. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.
Yednock, B., Duffy, T., Sullivan, T., Chesney, E., & Neigel, J. (2015). Transcriptional Responses of Blue Crabs and Bay Anchovies to Surrogate Oil. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2015. Houston, TX : 02/16/15-02/19/15: Poster.

2014

Neigel, J. E., & Yednock., B. K. (2014). The first transcriptomes of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus and the lesser blue crab, C. similis, new tools for basic and applied research. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2014. Mobile, AL: 01/26/14-01/30/14: Poster.

2013

Neigel, J. E., Grey, E. K., & Taylor, C. M. (2013). Can we Disentangle the Effects of a Big Oil Spill and a Big Fisheries Closure? In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.
Yednock, B., & Neigel, J. E. (2013). Surprising patterns of regional genetic differentiation in blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, in the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2013. New Orleans, LA: 01/21/2013-01/23/2013.