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  1. Costs of induced defenses dissipate by maturity for diploid and triploid oysters

    Article • Aquaculture, February 2025, Elsevier

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  2. Hurricanes temporarily weaken human-ecosystem linkages in estuaries

    Article • Oecologia, July 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  3. Phenotypic plasticity expands oyster survival and realized niche space across tidal elevations

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, April 2024, Inter-Research Science Center

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  4. Hurricane Effects on Seagrass and Associated Nekton Communities in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Estuaries and Coasts, September 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  5. Common fear molecules induce defensive responses in marine prey across trophic levels

    Article • Oecologia, August 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  6. Induced defenses as a management tool: Shaping individuals to their environment

    Article • Journal of Environmental Management, July 2023, Elsevier

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  7. Predator signaling of multiple prey on different trophic levels structures trophic cascades

    Article • Ecology, May 2023, Wiley

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  8. Barnacles as biological flow indicators

    Article • PeerJ, April 2023, PeerJ

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  9. Intraspecific Potency of Predation Risk Cues

    Article • Gulf and Caribbean Research, January 2023, University of Southern Mississippi

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  10. Drift macroalgae positively influence seagrass-associated nekton communities of the northern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Frontiers in Environmental Science, August 2022, Frontiers

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  11. Drift macroalgal distribution in northern Gulf of Mexico seagrass meadows

    Article • PeerJ, August 2022, PeerJ

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  12. Regional variation in seagrass complexity drives blue crab Callinectes sapidus mortality and growth across the northern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, July 2022, Inter-Research Science Center

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  13. Use of predator cues to bolster oyster resilience for aquaculture and reef restoration

    Article • Aquaculture, May 2021, Elsevier

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  14. Environmental Drivers of Seagrass-Associated Nekton Abundance Across the Northern Gulf of Mexico

    Article • Estuaries and Coasts, March 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  15. Timing of Predation Risk During Early Development Influences Oyster Shell Morphology

    Article • Gulf and Caribbean Research, January 2021, University of Southern Mississippi

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  16. Storms promote ecosystem resilience by alleviating fishing

    Article • Current Biology, August 2020, Elsevier

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  17. Which mechanisms are responsible for population patterns across different quality habitats? A new approach

    Article • Oikos, July 2020, Wiley

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  18. Nursery Exposure of Oyster Spat to Different Predators Strengthens Oyster Shells

    Article • Gulf and Caribbean Research, January 2020, University of Southern Mississippi

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  19. Comparison of Nursery Methods to Strengthen Oysters for Aquaculture

    Article • Gulf and Caribbean Research, January 2019, University of Southern Mississippi

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  20. Personality interacts with habitat quality to govern individual mortality and dispersal patterns

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, June 2018, Wiley

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  21. Habitat quality mediates personality through differences in social context

    Article • Oecologia, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  22. Individual personality associated with interactions between physiological condition and the environment

    Article • Animal Behaviour, January 2017, Elsevier

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  23. Predator–prey interactions mediated by prey personality and predator hunting mode

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  24. Rethinking our approach to multiple stressor studies in marine environments

    Article • Marine Ecology Progress Series, February 2016, Inter-Research Science Center

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  25. The Influence of Diet Composition on Fitness of the Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus

    Article • PLOS One, January 2016, PLOS

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  26. Rhizocephalan infection modifies host food consumption by reducing host activity levels

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, May 2015, Elsevier

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad

  27. Effects of predation and parasitism on climbing behavior of the marine snail, Cerithidea scalariformis

    Article • Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, September 2014, Elsevier

    Research Senior Marine Scientist I Benjamin A. Belgrad