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The role of zooxanthellae in the thermal tolerance of corals: a ‘nugget of hope’ for coral reefs in an era of climate change by Berkelmans, Ray, van Oppen, Madeleine J.H

“…The ability of coral reefs to survive the projected increases in temperature due to global warming will depend largely on the ability of corals to adapt or…”
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Species–specific interactions between algal endosymbionts and coral hosts define their bleaching response to heat and light stress by Abrego, David, Ulstrup, Karin E, Willis, Bette L, van Oppen, Madeleine J.H

“…type C1 compared with type D. In other studies, the same D-type has been shown to confer higher thermal tolerance than both C2 in adults and C1 in juveniles of…”
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The Role of Hybridization in the Evolution of Reef Corals by Willis, Bette L., van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Miller, David J., Vollmer, Steve V., Ayre, David J.

“…The importance of hybridization in the evolution of plant species is widely accepted, but its contributions to animal species evolution remain less recognized…”
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Challenges of sperm cryopreservation in transferring heat adaptation of corals across ocean basins by Howells, Emily J, Hagedorn, Mary, Van Oppen, Madeleine J H, Burt, John A

“…Reef-building corals live very close to their upper thermal limits and their persistence is imperiled by a rapidly warming climate. Human interventions may be…”
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Coral-associated viral communities show high levels of diversity and host auxiliary functions by Weynberg, Karen D, Laffy, Patrick W, Wood-Charlson, Elisha M, Turaev, Dmitrij, Rattei, Thomas, Webster, Nicole S, van Oppen, Madeleine J H

“…Stony corals (Scleractinia) are marine invertebrates that form the foundation and framework upon which tropical reefs are built. The coral animal associates…”
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Chromera velia is Endosymbiotic in Larvae of the Reef Corals Acropora digitifera and A. tenuis by Cumbo, Vivian R., Baird, Andrew H., Moore, Robert B., Negri, Andrew P., Neilan, Brett A., Salih, Anya, van Oppen, Madeleine J.H., Wang, Yan, Marquis, Christopher P.

“…Scleractinian corals occur in symbiosis with a range of organisms including the dinoflagellate alga, Symbiodinium, an association that is mutualistic. However,…”
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Genetic, morphological and growth characterisation of a new Roseofilum strain (Oscillatoriales, Cyanobacteria) associated with coral black band disease by Buerger, Patrick, Alvarez-Roa, Carlos, Weynberg, Karen D, Baekelandt, Sebastien, van Oppen, Madeleine J H

“…Black band disease (BBD) is a common disease of reef-building corals with a worldwide distribution that causes tissue loss at a rate of up to 3 cm/day…”
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A population genetic assessment of coral recovery on highly disturbed reefs of the Keppel Island archipelago in the southern Great Barrier Reef by van Oppen, Madeleine J H, Lukoschek, Vimoksalehi, Berkelmans, Ray, Peplow, Lesa M, Jones, Alison M

“…Coral reefs surrounding the islands lying close to the coast are unique to the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) in that they are frequently exposed to disturbance…”
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Interspecific gamete compatibility and hybrid larval fitness in reef-building corals: Implications for coral reef restoration by Chan, Wing Yan, Peplow, Lesa M., van Oppen, Madeleine J. H.

“…Climate warming is a major cause of the global decline of coral reefs. Active reef restoration, although still in its infancy, is one of several possible ways…”
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Flexibility in Algal Endosymbioses Shapes Growth in Reef Corals by Little, Angela F., Madeleine J. H. van Oppen, Willis, Bette L.

“…The relation between corals and their algal endosymbionts has been a key to the success of scleractinian (stony) corals as modern reef-builders, but little is…”
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Development of a free radical scavenging bacterial consortium to mitigate oxidative stress in cnidarians by Dungan, Ashley M., Bulach, Dieter, Lin, Heyu, van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Blackall, Linda L.

“…Summary Corals are colonized by symbiotic microorganisms that profoundly influence the animal’s health. One noted symbiont is a single‐celled alga (in the…”
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Highly infectious symbiont dominates initial uptake in coral juveniles by Abrego, David, Van Oppen, Madeleine J.H, Willis, Bette L

“…The majority of reef-building corals acquire their obligate algal symbionts (Symbiodinium) from the environment. However, factors shaping the initial…”
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Microarray analysis reveals transcriptional plasticity in the reef building coral Acropora millepora by Bay, Line K, Ulstrup, Karin E, Nielsen, H. Bjorn, Jarmer, Hanne, Goffard, Nicolas, Willis, Bette L, Miller, David J, Van Oppen, Madeleine J.H

“…We investigated variation in transcript abundance in the scleractinian coral, Acropora millepora, within and between populations characteristically exposed to…”
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Molecular delineation of species in the coral holobiont by Stat, Michael, Baker, Andrew C, Bourne, David G, Correa, Adrienne M S, Forsman, Zac, Huggett, Megan J, Pochon, Xavier, Skillings, Derek, Toonen, Robert J, van Oppen, Madeleine J H, Gates, Ruth D

“…The coral holobiont is a complex assemblage of organisms spanning a diverse taxonomic range including a cnidarian host, as well as various dinoflagellate,…”
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Simultaneous determination of coenzyme Q and plastoquinone redox states in the coral–Symbiodinium symbiosis during thermally induced bleaching by Lutz, Adrian, Motti, Cherie A., Freckelton, Marnie L., van Oppen, Madeleine J.H., Miller, David J., Dunlap, Walter C.

“…Coenzyme Q (CoQ; ubiquinone) and plastoquinone (PQ) are metabolic electron carriers that, in their reduced state, are powerful antioxidants for cellular…”
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Comparative immune responses of corals to stressors associated with offshore reef-based tourist platforms by van de Water, Jeroen A J M, Lamb, Joleah B, van Oppen, Madeleine J H, Willis, Bette L, Bourne, David G

“…We investigated the effect of stressors associated with offshore reef-based tourist platforms on the coral immune system. Our findings suggest that stressors…”
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The mitochondrial genome of Acropora tenuis (Cnidaria; Scleractinia) contains a large group I intron and a candidate control region by van Oppen, Madeleine J H, Catmull, Julian, McDonald, Brenda J, Hislop, Nikki R, Hagerman, Paul J, Miller, David J

“…The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the coral Acropora tenuis has been determined. The 18,338 bp A. tenuis mitochondrial genome…”
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Coral microbiome dynamics, functions and design in a changing world by van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Blackall, Linda L.

“…Corals associate not only with dinoflagellates, which are their algal endosymbionts and which have been extensively studied over the past four decades, but…”
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Building coral reef resilience through assisted evolution by van Oppen, Madeleine J. H., Oliver, James K., Putnam, Hollie M., Gates, Ruth D.

“…The genetic enhancement of wild animals and plants for characteristics that benefit human populations has been practiced for thousands of years, resulting in…”
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A role for bacterial experimental evolution in coral bleaching mitigation? by Maire, Justin, van Oppen, Madeleine J.H.

“…Coral reefs are rapidly declining because of widespread mass coral bleaching causing extensive coral mortality. Elevated seawater temperatures are the main…”
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