Mikhail V Matz

Coral life history differences determine the refugium potential of a remote Caribbean reef

The paper evaluates how differences in coral life history traits affect the refugium potential of the Flower Garden Banks, showing that long pelagic larval duration corals can act as larval sources for other reefs.

Enhanced gene expression plasticity as a mechanism of adaptation to a variable environment in a reef-building coral

The paper investigates the genomic basis of local adaptation in mustard hill coral by analyzing gene expression differences between inshore and offshore populations.

Evolutionary consequences of DNA methylation in a basal metazoan

This study investigates gene body methylation in stony corals, finding correlations with transcriptional features and codon bias, suggesting an ancestral role in stabilizing gene expression.

The design and analysis of binary variable traits in common garden genetic experiments of highly fecund species to assess heritability

The paper develops methods to estimate heritability of binary traits in highly fecund species, applying them to assess larval settlement in coral.

Gene expression associated with white syndromes in a reef building coral, Acropora hyacinthus.

The paper compares gene expression in healthy and diseased Acropora hyacinthus corals to identify immune and metabolic changes associated with white syndromes.