Despite the enormous ecological and economic importance of coral reefs, the keystone
organisms in their establishment, the scleractinian corals, increasingly face a range of …

Background Dinoflagellates are known for their capacity to form harmful blooms (eg, "red
tides") and as symbiotic, photosynthetic partners for corals. These unicellular eukaryotes have …

Innate immunity in corals is of special interest not only in the context of self-defense but also
in relation to the establishment and collapse of their obligate symbiosis with dinoflagellates …

Since its initial publication in 2002, the genome of Ciona intestinalis type A (Ciona robusta),
the first genome sequence of an invertebrate chordate, has provided a valuable resource for …

Cnidarians are astonishingly diverse in body form and lifestyle, including the presence of a
jellyfish stage in medusozoans and its absence in anthozoans. Here, we sequence the …

10.7554/eLife.35122.001 Many multicellular organisms rely on symbiotic associations for
support of metabolic activity, protection, or energy. Understanding the mechanisms involved in …

Ecological developmental biology (eco‐devo) explores the mechanistic relationships between
the processes of individual development and environmental factors. Recent studies imply …

d-Serine, a free amino acid synthesized by serine racemase, is a coagonist of N-methyl-d-aspartate–type
glutamate receptor (NMDAR). d-Serine in the mammalian central nervous …

Metamorphosis, a widespread life history strategy in metazoans, allows dispersal and use
of different ecological niches through a dramatic body change from a larval stage [1, 2]. …

Bombesin is a putative antibacterial peptide isolated from the skin of the frog, Bombina
bombina. Two related (bombesin-like) peptides, gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) and …