Patrick Buerger

Heat-evolved strains of the coral symbiont Cladocopium proliferum have diverged in exon usage

The paper analyzes exon usage and alternative splicing in heat-evolved strains of the coral symbiont Cladocopium proliferum to identify genetic differences associated with increased thermal tolerance.

Rapid thermal adaptation in coral photosymbionts draws on standing variation and recombination

This study shows that rapid thermal adaptation in coral symbionts relies on pre-existing genetic variation and recombination rather than new mutations.

Conserved transcriptomic heat stress response signatures in coral recruits selectively bred from thermally distinct broodstock in a low-differentiation system

The paper examines transcriptomic responses to heat stress in coral recruits from thermally distinct broodstock, finding conserved stress-response pathways and limited genetic differentiation.

Pushing the limits: expanding the temperature tolerance of a coral photosymbiont through differing selection regimes

This study shows that fluctuating temperature regimes, especially diurnal oscillations, increase thermal tolerance in the coral photosymbiont Durusdinium trenchii compared to stable temperatures.