Iliana B. Baums

The paper analyzes genomic data from Acropora cervicornis to assess neutral and adaptive divergence, finding limited genetic structure and suggesting it can be managed as a single conservation unit.

The paper assesses genetic diversity and relatedness in sexually produced coral offspring to inform restoration strategies.

The paper compares somatic mutation accumulation in two coral species, finding distinct patterns suggesting different cell lineage development mechanisms.

The paper updates the population genomic analysis of Acropora palmata, identifying nine genetic clusters and highlighting the role of ocean currents in gene flow.

The paper quantifies the maintenance cost of photosynthesis in zooxanthellate corals and shows it limits depth distribution by increasing ATP demand and reducing energy available for the host.

The paper characterizes the microbiome of pillar coral Dendrogyra cylindrus in Belize and Curacao, revealing regional differences and novel bacterial taxa.

The paper quantifies somatic genetic variation in corals and estimates their age using mutation rates, finding no positive selection and a neutral framework for studying genetic diversity.

This study tests the thermal tolerance of Acropora palmata corals produced via assisted gene flow, finding that hybrid cohorts show novel alleles and gene expression patterns but limited phenotypic response to heat stress.

This study compares the genome of the temperate coral Astrangia poculata with the tropical coral Acropora millepora to identify gene family expansions related to winter quiescence, innate immunity, and sexual reproduction.

The paper presents the first genome assemblies for three Caribbean reef-building corals and explores genomic novelties, finding abundant gene duplications and a large genome size in Siderastrea siderea.

The paper investigates heat-induced alternative splicing changes in the coral Acropora cervicornis under different thermal stress conditions and finds that 40% of genes undergo alternative splicing, with intron retention dominating responses.

This paper presents chromosome-scale genome assemblies and genetic maps for two endangered Atlantic corals, revealing macrosynteny, gene collinearity, and recombination patterns that inform their adaptive capacity and conservation.

This paper develops a somatic genetic clock to estimate age in clonal species by analyzing fixed somatic genetic variation, demonstrating its application in Zostera marina and revealing genet ages up to 1,403 years.

The paper investigates genetic differentiation of Symbiodinium fitti symbionts associated with three Caribbean coral species and their hybrid, finding host-specific genetic variation.

The paper develops a SNP genotyping array and analysis workflow for Acropora corals and their symbionts, enabling genotype identification and ancestry analysis.

The paper assesses population dynamics and asexual reproduction of a rare coral and its symbiont using microsatellite markers, revealing distinct population structures and threats from climate stress.

The paper develops genomic resources and workflows for two threatened Acropora corals, identifies genetic differences in key pathways, and provides candidate loci for genotyping.