Stony corals build the framework of coral reefs, ecosystems of immense ecological and
economic importance. The existence of these ecosystems is threatened by climate change …

Symbiodinium is a diverse genus of unicellular dinoflagellate symbionts associating with
various marine protists and invertebrates. Although the broadscale diversity and …

The advent of molecular data has transformed the science of organizing and studying life on
Earth. Genetics-based evidence provides fundamental insights into the diversity, ecology …

Trait-based approaches advance ecological and evolutionary research because traits
provide a strong link to an organism's function and fitness. Trait-based research might lead …

Aim This study examines the importance of geographic proximity, host life history and
regional and local differences in environment (temperature and water clarity) in driving the …

Some reef-building corals have been shown to respond to environmental change by shifting
the composition of their algal symbiont (genus Symbiodinium) communities. These shifts …

We used an integrative genetics approach using sequences of (1) nuclear ribosomal rDNA
(internal transcribed spacers and partial large subunit rDNA),(2) single-copy microsatellite …

Traditional approaches for describing species of morphologically cryptic and often
unculturable forms of endosymbiotic dinoflagellates are problematic. Two new species in the …

Reef corals are sensitive to thermal stress, which induces coral bleaching (the loss of algal
symbionts), often leading to coral mortality. However, corals hosting certain symbionts …

Knowledge of the degree to which corals undergo physiological acclimatization or genetic
adaptation in response to changes in their thermal environment is crucial to the success of …