A. Reitzel

Microbiota mediated plasticity promotes thermal adaptation in Nematostella vectensis

This study shows that microbiota-mediated plasticity enables thermal adaptation in Nematostella vectensis, with acclimated microbiota transferable to offspring.

Shift in bacterial taxa precedes morphological plasticity in a larval echinoid

The paper shows that bacterial community shifts in sea urchin larvae precede morphological plasticity in response to environmental changes.

Geography, not food availability, reflects compositional differences in the bacterial communities associated with larval sea urchins

The paper shows that geographic location, not feeding regime, explains differences in bacterial communities of larval sea urchins.

A microbial perspective on the life-history evolution of marine invertebrate larvae: if, where, and when to feed

The paper investigates how microbial environments influence feeding behavior and survival in marine invertebrate larvae through transcriptomic and microbiome data.