Evidence for microbially-mediated tradeoffs between growth and defense throughout coral evolution

Abstract Background Evolutionary tradeoffs between life-history strategies are important in animal evolution. Because microbes can influence multiple aspects of host physiology, including growth rate and susceptibility to disease or stress, changes in animal-microbial symbioses have the potential to...

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Published in:	Animal Microbiome
Main Authors:	Hannah E. Epstein, Tanya Brown, Ayọmikun O. Akinrinade, Ryan McMinds, F. Joseph Pollock, Dylan Sonett, Styles Smith, David G. Bourne, Carolina S. Carpenter, Rob Knight, Bette L. Willis, Mónica Medina, Joleah B. Lamb, Rebecca Vega Thurber, Jesse R. Zaneveld
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-01-01
Subjects:	Evolutionary tradeoffs Evolution Coral disease Coral microbiome Coral reefs
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-024-00370-z