V. Laudet

Estimates of molecular convergence reveal genes with intermediate pleiotropy underlying adaptive variation across teleost fish

This study identifies convergent substitutions in teleost fish genomes and shows they are associated with intermediate pleiotropy, enabling adaptive variation during ecological shifts.

Anemonefish use sialic acid metabolism as Trojan horse to avoid giant sea anemone stinging

This paper investigates how anemonefish avoid triggering sea anemone nematocysts by reducing sialic acid levels in their mucus, suggesting a Trojan horse mechanism for symbiosis.

Anemonefish are better taxonomists than humans.

The paper uses transcriptomic data to reveal cryptic lineages within the bubble-tip sea anemone and shows that anemonefish species are associated with specific lineages.

Megacolonies: an alternative social organization in anemonefishes?

The paper describes the discovery of 'megacolonies' in anemonefishes, which exhibit a different social structure compared to typical colonies, with reduced size-based hierarchy and aggression.

The genetic basis for adaptation in giant sea anemones to their symbiosis with anemonefish and Symbiodiniaceae

This study identifies gene expression patterns in giant sea anemones that reveal adaptations to their symbiosis with anemonefish and Symbiodiniaceae.

A Structural Signature Motif Enlightens the Origin and Diversification of Nuclear Receptors

This study identifies a structural motif, the {pi}-turn, as critical for nuclear receptor dimerization and functional diversification across evolution.