Andy Davidson

About

I am an avid naturalist, aquatic ecologist, and bug nerd originally from Memphis, TN. I received my B.S. in Biology from Florida State University in 2013, where I participated in a summer research internship with Dr. Brian Silliman's lab at University of Florida studying tri-trophic interactions between marsh periwinkle snails (Littoraria irrorata) their mud crab predators (Panopeidae) and the salt marsh grasses they feed on (Spartina alterniflora). I received my M.Sc. in Biology from Florida Atlantic University in 2016 studying the effects of eutrophication on predator-prey interactions between crayfish (Procambarus fallax) and native and invasive apple snails (Pomacea paludosa and P. maculata, respectively) under Dr. Nathan Dorn. I completed my Ph.D. at Virginia Commonwealth University in 2023 under Dr. James Vonesh, where I studied the impacts of warming on stage-dependent predation of rock pool mosquito larvae (Aedes atropalpus) by dragonfly nymphs (Libellulidae) and diving beetles (Laccophilus maculosus). My research interests broadly include aquatic community ecology, and much of my research focuses on predator-prey interactions in an ever-changing world.

Work

Michigan State University

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Postdoctoral Scholar

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Education

Virginia Commonwealth University

United States of America
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Ph.D.

Florida Atlantic University

United States of America
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M.Sc.

Florida State University

United States of America
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B.S.

Publications

Regional and local factors interact to shape colonization and extinction dynamics of invasive Hydrilla verticillata in a patchy landscape

Ecology and Evolution

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Warming and top‐down control of stage‐structured prey: Linking theory to patterns in natural systems

Ecology

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Taxa-specific responses to flooding shape patterns of abundance in river rock pools

Freshwater Science

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Asymmetrical effects of temperature on stage‐structured predator–prey interactions

Functional Ecology

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Island biogeography, spatial ecology, and macroinvertebrate species diversity in Richmond’s rock pools

QUBES Educational Resources

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System productivity alters predator sorting of a size-structured mixed prey community

Oecologia

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Life history traits determine the differential vulnerability of native and invasive apple snails (Pomacea spp.) to a shared juvenile-stage predator

Aquatic Ecology

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Non-consumptive predator effects intensify grazer–plant interactions by driving vertical habitat shifts

Marine Ecology Progress Series

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