PUBLISHED WORK AND MEDIA
Here you can find both my scientific publications and relevant media features. For more samples of my writing and updates on my current work, please visit the BLOG page.
PUBLICATIONS:
McInturf A.G., Bowman, J., Schulte, J.M., Vigil, B., Newton, K., Honig, M., Cox, N., Pelletier, S., Cantor, M., & Chapple, T.K. (2023). A unified paradigm for defining elasmobranch aggregations. ICES Journal of Marine Science, fsad099. https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsad099.
McInturf, A. G., Zillig, K.W., Cook, K., Fukumoto, J., Jones, A., Patterson, E., Cocherell, D.E., Michel, C., Caillaud, D., Fangue, N.A. (2022). In hot water? Assessing the link between fundamental thermal physiology and predation of juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Ecosphere. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4264
McInturf, A. G., Muhling, B., Bizzarro, J. J., Fangue, N. A., Caillaud, D., Dewar, H. (2022). Spatial Distribution, Temporal Changes, and Knowledge Gaps in Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) Sightings in the California Current Ecosystem. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.818670.
Savoca, M.S., McInturf, A.G., Hazen, E.L. (2021). Plastic ingestion by marine fish is widespread and increasing. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15533.
McInturf, A.G., Pollack, L., Yang, L.H., Spiegel, O. (2019). Vectors with autonomy: what distinguishes animal-mediated nutrient transport from abiotic vectors? Biological Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12525.
McInturf, A.G., Steel, A., Buckhorn, M., Sandstrom, P., Slager, C.J., Fangue, N., Klimley, A.P., Caillaud, D. (2019). Use of a hydrodynamic model to examine behavioral response of broadnose sevengill sharks (Notorynchus cepedianus) to estuarine tidal flow. Environmental Biology of Fishes. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-019-00894-3.
Zillig, K.W., Fukumoto, J.A., McInturf, A.G., Burman, S.G., Steel, A.E., Cocherell, D.E., & Fangue, N.A. (in review). A laser-equipped tunnel for flexible assessment of multiple burst swimming traits in fishes. Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
Thorburn, J., Collins, P.C., Garbett, A., Drumm, A., Johnston, E., Waters, C., O’Maoileidigh, Niall, Dolton, H., Vance, H., Phillips, N., Delvillar, D., Mayo, P., Berrow, S., Whorisky, F., Fangue, N.A., McInturf, A.G., Kennedy, R., Lilly, J.M., Quer, S., Rodgers, J., Van Geel, N., Wilkie, L., Hall, G., Hall, J., & Houghton, J.R. (in review). Can acoustic telemetry underpin the regional management of basking sharks Cetorhinus maximus? Ocean and Coastal Management.
SELECT MEDIA FEATURES:
KATU Portland Afternoon Live:
Fun Facts about Shark Moms
Dr. Alexandra McInturf, a post-doctoral researcher from OSU's Big Fish Lab, shared more interesting shark facts -- this time we learned all about shark moms and how they are studied!
Shark Facts to Know Ahead of Shark Week
Shark Week starts this month, so Dr. Alexandra McInturf, Post-Doctoral Researcher from OSU's Big Fish Lab, helped us celebrate and appreciate these often misunderstood creatures!
Fun Facts about Salmon Sharks
Dr. Alexandra McInturf, a post-doctoral researcher from OSU's Big Fish Lab, shared more interesting shark facts -- this time we learned all about salmon sharks, how to tell them apart from great white sharks, and why they are sometimes found stranded on Oregon beaches.
The Wild Life Podcast: Shark Conservation with Dr. Alexandra McInturf
Sharks are in the water. But is the ocean shark-infested, or shark depleted? I sat down with Dr. Alexandra McInturf to find out.
Beaver State Podcast: Salmon sharks with Lynn Mattes and Dr. Alexandra McInturf
Every year in late summer and early fall, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife receives dozens of messages about miniature Great white sharks washing up on Oregon beaches. Turns out these are juvenile Salmon sharks, a relative of white sharks but not the same thing. To find out more about Salmon sharks and why they might be washing up on our shores, we talked to ODFW's Lynn Mattes and the Big Fish Lab's Dr. Alexandra McInturf about this issue for this episode of the Beaver State Podcast.
Below the Tide Podcast: Basking sharks with Alexandra McInturf (series)
Hear first hand what it is like studying basking sharks in the wild. What do you do when the creature you study is so hard to find, and can swim immense distances without being spotted? We dive deep into the work Alex does off the coast of Ireland and the United States, trying to find basking sharks.
Dr. Alex McInturf is currently a CICOES postdoctoral fellow at Oregon State University’s Big Fish Lab. Her research generally focuses on how marine organisms respond to environmental variables. She studies salmon and sevengill sharks in California and basking sharks in Ireland. She is currently looking at the foraging ecology of salmon sharks in Oregon and Alaska and its impact on local salmon populations. Enjoy!
Gills Club Podcast
The Second-Largest Fish In the Ocean Seems to be In Decline
Basking sharks can be over 30 feet long and are characterized by their enormous gill rakers and three-foot tall dorsal fins. But these mysterious, massive, filter-feeding cousins of the great white shark aren’t just a scientific curiosity – they also seem to be vanishing from California and the rest of the Eastern North Pacific.
Bay Nature Magazine
Best Beast: Best Jumper
Jumping- not reserved only for frogs and kangaroos! Many animals have impressive jumps, from spiders, to sharks, to . . . beans? Which beast is the best jumper? Our guest is Alex McInturf, Post-Doctoral researcher at the Big Fish Lab at Oregon State University.
Best Beast podcast
What it’s like to ACTUALLY be a shark scientist
For Alex McInturf, Marine Biologist & Shark Scientist, the ocean had always been a special place. Many likely expect that researchers and Marine Biologists who study sharks and the ocean to have grown up near the coast. But for Alex, it’s because she didn’t grow up near the ocean that she’s so fascinated by it….
SciAll.org
Basking sharks with Alexandra McInturf
Amani and Meghan talk with PhD Candidate, Alex McInturf! Alex studies physiology in basking sharks and salmon at UC Davis, California. With Alex's help, Meghan and Amani review the article, "Are close-following and breaching behaviours by basking sharks at aggregation sites related to courtship?" by Gore et al., (2018). We talk all about their physiology, migrations, aggregations, breeding behaviour, how they jump their HUGE BODIES OUT OF WATER and more! Get ready to jump into the world of basking sharks!
Sharkpedia Podcast
