N. Shenkar

From solitary to colonial with zooid miniaturization: ancestral-state reconstruction based on NGS data of stolidobranch ascidians

The paper uses NGS data to reconstruct ancestral states in stolidobranch ascidians, finding that coloniality leads to zooid miniaturization and that coloniality evolved independently three times.

Multidimensional plasticity jointly contributes to rapid acclimation to environmental challenges during biological invasions

This study investigates multidimensional plasticity in Ciona savignyi under salinity stress, showing gene expression, alternative splicing, and polyadenylation each play distinct roles in adaptation.