Education:

2017 – Ph.D. Marine Biosciences, University of Delaware
2012 – B.S. Marine Science, Eckerd College

Research Interests:

Coastal ecology, environmental physiology, larval invertebrates, sensory biology, animal behavior

Research:

I pursue research that assesses how and why coastal animals respond to environmental change. I use both field and lab techniques and am drawn to projects that link sensory biology and behavior to broader ecological questions.

Selected Publications (*undergraduate student):

Charpentier, C.L., Barnes, D.*, Gidzinski, S.-L.*, Jones, L.*, and Fuchs, H.L. (2025) Behavioral
responses to artificial skyglow vary in coastal invertebrate larvae. Mar. Environ. Res. 210:
107326.

Sussan, T.T.*, and Charpentier, C.L. (2024) Conditions that promote oyster settlement coincide
with areas of high boating activity in a developed coastal habitat. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 572:
151989.

Cohen, J.H., Last, K.S., Charpentier, C.L., Cottier, F., Daase, M., Hobbs, L.J., Johnsen, G.,
and Berge, J. (2021) Arctic twilight entrains visual sensitivity and behavioral rhythms in krill.
PLOS Biol. 19: e3001413.

Sabal, M.C., Boyce M.S., Charpentier, C.L., Furey, N.B., Luhring, T.M., Martin, H.W.,
Melnychuk, M.C., Srygley, R.B., Wagner, C.M., Wirsing, A.J., Ydenberg, R.C., and Palkovacs,
E.P. (2021) Predation landscapes alter prey migration in a human-dominated world. Trends
Ecol. Evol. 36: 737-749.

Charpentier, C.L., Angell, C.S.*, Duffy, P.I.*, and Cohen, J.H. (2020) Natural variations in
estuarine fish, fish kairomones, and zooplankton photobehavior. Marine Freshw. Behav.
Physiol. 52: 265-282.

Charpentier, C.L and Cohen, J.H. (2018) Kairomones from an estuarine fish increase visual
sensitivity in brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) from Great Salt Lake, Utah, USA. J. Comp.
Physiol. A. 204: 197-208.

Charpentier, C.L., Wright, A.J.*, and Cohen, J.H. (2017) Fish kairomones induce spine
elongation and reduce predation in marine crab larvae. Ecology 98: 1989-1995.

Charpentier, C.L. and Cohen, J.H. (2016) Acidification and γ-aminobutyric acid independently
alter kairomone-induced behaviour. R. Soc. Open Sci. 3: 160311.

Charpentier, C.L. and Cohen, J.H. (2015) Chemical cues from fish heighten visual sensitivity in
larval crabs through changes in photoreceptor structure and function. J. Exp. Biol. 218: 3381-
3390.