Kate Quigley
- katemarie.quigley@jcu.edu.au
- DECRA Senior Research Fellow
- Marine Biology & Aquaculture
Projects
1
Publications
28
Awards
0
Contact Details
Biography
My name is Kate M. Quigley and I am an DECRA Fellow at James Cook University.
I am interested in theoretical and applied molecular ecology.
As a molecular ecologist, my current research focusses on understanding adaptation and the genomic basis of stress tolerance and resilience of coral reef organisms across the Indo-Pacific and Indian Oceans. I use ‘omics tools (population genomic, transcriptomic, metagenomic) and reproductive biology with field, experimental, and modelling methods to understand what makes some species resistant to stress while others are more vulnerable.
More broadly, I am interested in questions relating to symbiosis and adaptation across seascapes. This includes understanding the genetic and environmental drivers of symbiosis and the introgression of adaptive traits (like thermal tolerance) across metapopulations - from both a theoretical and empirical standpoint. I am also interested in developing models (genetic/statistical) to understand the marine environment and support ocean conservation and management.
*Please review my Google Scholar for my full list of up to date publications.
Research
Projects
Corals of the future: adaptation potential of Australian reefs to a changing climate (Old ID 27635)
01 Aug 2023 - 30 Jul 2029
Teaching
Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type
Primary
Current JCU Research Students
Free-Living Symbiodiniaceae Diversity Down Under: Exploring Biogeography and Host Connections in Australia
Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
Trade-offs of acclimation to thermal stress in scleractinian corals
Doctor of Philosophy (Natural and Physical Sciences)
Output
Garcias-Bonet, Neus; Roik, Anna; Tierney, Braden; García, Francisca C.; Villela, Helena D.M.; Dungan, Ashley M.; Quigley, Kate M.; Sweet, Michael; Berg, Gabriele; Gram, Lone; Bourne, David G.; Ushijima, Blake; Sogin, Maggie; Hoj, Lone; Duarte, Gustavo; Hirt, Heribert; Smalla, Kornelia; Rosado, Alexandre S.; Carvalho, Susana; Thurber, Rebecca Vega; Ziegler, Maren; Mason, Christopher E.; van Oppen, Madeleine J.H.; Voolstra, Christian R.; Peixoto, Raquel S. (2024) 'Horizon scanning the application of probiotics for wildlife'. Trends in Microbiology, 32 (3):252-269. [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Alvarez-Roa, Carlos; Raina, Jean Baptiste; Pernice, Mathieu; van Oppen, Madeleine J.H. (2023) 'Heat-evolved microalgal symbionts increase thermal bleaching tolerance of coral juveniles without a trade-off against growth'. Coral Reefs, 42 :1227-1232. [DOI]
Madin, Joshua S.; McWilliam, Michael; Quigley, Kate; Bay, Line K.; Bellwood, David; Doropoulos, Christopher; Fernandes, Leanne; Harrison, Peter; Hoey, Andrew S.; Mumby, Peter J.; Ortiz, Juan C.; Richards, Zoe T.; Riginos, Cynthia; Schiettekatte, Nina M.D.; Suggett, David J.; van Oppen, Madeleine J.H. (2023) 'Selecting coral species for reef restoration'. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60 (8):1537-1544. [DOI]
Terrell, Alyx P.; Marangon, Emma; Webster, Nicole S.; Cooke, Ira; Quigley, Kate M. (2023) 'The promotion of stress tolerant Symbiodiniaceae dominance in juveniles of two coral species under simulated future conditions of ocean warming and acidification'. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11 . [DOI]
Torda, Gergely; Quigley, Kate M. (2022) 'Drivers of adaptive capacity in wild populations: Implications for genetic interventions'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9 . [DOI]
Shaver, Elizabeth C.; McLeod, Elizabeth; Hein, Margaux Y.; Palumbi, Stephen R.; Quigley, Kate; Vardi, Tali; Mumby, Peter J.; Smith, David; Montoya-Maya, Phanor; Muller, Erinn M.; Banaszak, Anastazia T.; McLeod, Ian M.; Wachenfeld, David (2022) 'A roadmap to integrating resilience into the practice of coral reef restoration'. Global Change Biology, 28 (16):4751-4764. [DOI]
Quigley, Kate; Ramsby, Blake; Laffy, Patrick; Harris, Jessica; Mocellin, Veronique J.L.; Bay, Line K. (2022) 'Symbioses are restructured by repeated mass coral bleaching'. Science Advances, 8 (49). [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Hein, Margaux; Suggett, David J. (2022) 'Translating the 10 golden rules of reforestation for coral reef restoration'. Conservation Biology, 36 (4). [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Marzonie, Magena; Ramsby, Blake; Abrego, David; Milton, Grant; van Oppen, Madeleine J.H.; Bay, Line K. (2021) 'Variability in fitness trade-offs amongst coral juveniles with mixed genetic backgrounds held in the wild'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 . [DOI]
Voolstra, Christian R.; Quigley, Kate M.; Davies, Sarah W.; Parkinson, John Everett; Peixoto, Raquel; Aranda, Manuel; Baker, Andrew C.; Barno, Adam R.; Barshis, Daniel J.; Benzoni, Francesca; Bonito, Victor; Bourne, David G.; Buitrago-López, Carol; Bridge, Tom C.L.; Chan, Cheong Xin; Combosch, David J.; Craggs, Jamie; Frommlet, Jörg C.; Herrera, Santiago; Quattrini, Andrea M.; Röthig, Till; Reimer, James D.; Rubio-Portillo, Esther; Suggett, David J.; Villela, Helena; Ziegler, Maren; Sweet, Michael (2021) 'Consensus guidelines for advancing coral holobiont genome and specimen voucher deposition'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8 . [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Alvarez Roa, Carlos; Beltran, Victor H.; Leggat, Bill; Willis, Bette L. (2021) 'Experimental evolution of the coral algal endosymbiont, Cladocopium goreaui: lessons learnt across a decade of stress experiments to enhance coral heat tolerance'. Restoration Ecology, 29 (3). [DOI]
Voolstra, Christian R.; Suggett, David J.; Peixoto, Raquel S.; Parkinson, John E.; Quigley, Kate M.; Silveira, Cynthia B.; Sweet, Michael; Muller, Erinn M.; Barshis, Daniel J.; Bourne, David G.; Aranda, Manuel (2021) 'Extending the natural adaptive capacity of coral holobionts'. Nature Reviews Earth and Environment, 2 :747-762. [DOI]
Quigley, Kate; Bay, Line K.; van Oppen, Madeleine J. H. (2020) 'Genome-wide SNP analysis reveals an increase in adaptive genetic variation through selective breeding of coral'. Molecular Ecology, 29 (12):2176-2188. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Morgans, Carys A.; Hung, Julia Y.; Bourne, David G.; Quigley, Kate M. (2020) 'Symbiodiniaceae probiotics for use in bleaching recovery'. Restoration Ecology, 28 (2):282-288. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Quigley, Kate M.; Alvarez Roa, Carlos; Torda, Greg; Bourne, David G.; Willis, Bette L. (2020) 'Co-dynamics of Symbiodiniaceae and bacterial populations during the first year of symbiosis with Acropora tenuis juveniles'. MicrobiologyOpen, 9 (2). [DOI]
Quigley, K.M.; Randall, C.J.; van Oppen, M.J.H.; Bay, L.K. (2020) 'Assessing the role of historical temperature regime and algal symbionts on the heat tolerance of coral juveniles'. Biology Open, 9 . [DOI]
Randall, Carly J.; Negri, Andrew P.; Quigley, Kate M.; Foster, Taryn; Ricardo, Gerard F.; Webster, Nicole S.; Bay, Line K.; Harrison, Peter L.; Babcock, Russ C.; Heyward, Andrew J. (2020) 'Sexual production of corals for reef restoration in the Anthropocene'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 635 :203-232. [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Bay, Line K.; van Oppen, Madeleine J. H. (2019) 'The active spread of adaptive variation for reef resilience'. Ecology and Evolution, 9 (19):11122-11135. [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Willis, Bette L.; Kenkel, Carly (2019) 'Transgenerational inheritance of shuffled symbiont communities in the coral Montipora digitata'. Scientific Reports, 9 . [DOI]
Morris, Luke A.; Voolstra, Christian R.; Quigley, Kate M.; Bourne, David G.; Bay, Line K. (2019) 'Nutrient availability and metabolism Affect the stability of coral–Symbiodiniaceae symbioses'. Trends in Microbiology, 27 (8):678-689. [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Torda, Gergely; Bay, Line K. (2018) 'The use of larvae or recruits in coral restoration initiatives: Symbiodinium acquisition does not differ between coral life stages in the wild'. Restoration Ecology, 26 (3):422-425. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Quigley, Kate M.; Bay, Line K.; Willis, Bette L. (2018) 'Leveraging new knowledge of Symbiodinium community regulation in corals for conservation and reef restoration'. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 600 :245-253. [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Quigley, Kate M.; Strader, Marie E.; Matz, Mikhail V. (2018) 'Relationship between Acropora millepora juvenile fluorescence and composition of newly established Symbiodinium assemblage'. PeerJ, 6 . [DOI]
Journal Publication
ResearchOnline@JCU
Quigley, Kate M.; Warner, Patricia A.; Bay, Line K.; Willis, Bette L. (2018) 'Unexpected mixed-mode transmission and moderate genetic regulation of Symbiodinium communities in a brooding coral'. Heredity, 121 (6):524-536. [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Bay, Line K.; Willis, Bette L. (2017) 'Temperature and water quality-related patterns in sediment-associated Symbiodinium communities impact symbiont uptake and fitness of juveniles in the genus Acropora'. Frontiers in Marine Science, 4 . [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Willis, Bette L.; Bay, Line K. (2017) 'Heritability of the Symbiodinium community in vertically-and horizontally-transmitting broadcast spawning corals'. Scientific Reports, 7 (1). [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Willis, Bette L.; Bay, Line K. (2016) 'Maternal effects and Symbiodinium community composition drive differential patterns in juvenile survival in the coral Acropora tenuis'. Royal Society Open Science, 3 :1-17. [DOI]
Quigley, Kate M.; Davies, Sarah W.; Kenkel, Carly D.; Willis, Bette L.; Matz, Mikhail V.; Bay, Line K. (2014) 'Deep-sequencing method for quantifying background abundances of Symbiodinium types: exploring the rare Symbiodinium biosphere in reef-building corals'. PLoS One, 9 (4):1-15. [DOI]