Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Expression plasticity regulates intraspecific variation in the acclimatization potential of a reef-building coral

  • Crawford Drury,
  • Jenna Dilworth,
  • Eva Majerová,
  • Carlo Caruso,
  • Justin B. Greer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32452-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Phenotypic plasticity is an important response for organisms experiencing climate change. Here, Drury et al. show that stress-hardening can produce durable improvements in coral thermal tolerance, masking substantial variation between individuals.