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📄 Recent Publications
New Publication · 2026
Communicating coral: Art and science for global reef action
Medina M, Ben-Zvi O, Levy O, et al., Leray M, et al.
Science Advances 12, eaej6847
New Publication · 2026
A unified analysis of global riverine eDNA reveals common associations of fish biodiversity with drainage characteristics
Zhang Y, Zhang H, Akashi H, et al., Leray M, et al., Pellissier L, Zhang X, Altermatt F.
Nature Ecology & Evolution s41559-026-03106-1
New Publication · 2026
Host matters: coral reef fish species show distinct skin microbiome responses to upwelling-driven environmental changes
Lardinois LL, Hinojosa NA, Quintero-Arrieta H, Sellers AJ, Leray M, Barrett RDH.
BMC Microbiology s12866-026-05036-1
New Publication · 2026
Integrated reanalysis of global riverine fish eDNA datasets shows robustness and congruence of biodiversity conclusions
Zhang Y, Zhang H, Akashi H, et al., Leray M, et al., Pellissier L, Zhang X, Altermatt F.
Molecular Ecology 35, e70340
New Publication · 2026
Dietary resilience of coral reef fishes to habitat degradation
Clever F, Preziosi RF, Nguyen B, De Gracia B, Quintero H, McMillan WO, Altieri AH, O’Dea A, Knowlton N, Leray M.
Journal of Animal Ecology 95, 397-417
New Publication · 2026
Genome skimming illuminates hidden species diversity and Symbiodiniaceae associations in east Pacific Pocillopora corals
Connelly MT, Glynn VM, Cornejo A, Villalobos-Cubero T, Kleypas J, Alvarado JJ, Brandt M, Logan CA, Palacio-Castro AM, Flot JF, Leray M, Connolly SR, Quattrini AM.
Genome Biology and Evolution 18, evaf235
New Publication · 2025
Salish Sea crustacean biodiversity is remarkably high and increases with oceanic influences
Hultgren KM, Paulay G, Cummings B, Leray M, Winans G.
Marine Biodiversity 55, 121
New Publication · 2025
Taxon-specific BLAST percent identity thresholds for identification of unknown sequences using metabarcoding
Pappalardo P, Hemmi JM, Machida RJ, Leray M, Collins AG, Osborn KJ.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 16, 2380-2394
New Publication · 2025
Prehistoric archives reveal evidence of predator loss and prey release in Caribbean reef fish communities
O’Dea A, Dillon EM, Brandl SJ, Cramer KL, Cybulski JD, de Gracia B, García-Méndez K, Griswold K, Lin CH, Leray M, Lueders-Dumont JA, Sellers AJ, Wake TA.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 122, e2503986122
New Publication · 2025
The role of holobiont composition and environmental history in thermotolerance of Tropical Eastern Pacific corals
Glynn VM, Fernandes de Barros Marangoni L, Guglielmetti M, Tapia ER, Ali V, Quintero H, Rodriguez Guerra EC, Yuval M, Kline DI, Leray M, Connolly SR, Barrett RDH.
Current Biology 35, p3048-3063.e7
New Publication · 2025
Seasonal transcriptomic shifts reveal metabolic flexibility of chemosynthetic symbionts in an upwelling region
Morel-Letelier I, Yuen B, Orellana LH, Kück AC, Camacho-García YE, Lara M, Leray M, Wilkins LGE.
MSystems 10, e01686-24
🏕️ Fieldwork & Expeditions
Fieldwork · 2026
Marine biodiversity survey of Karimunjawa National Park, Central Java, Indonesia
We were invited to take part in a workshop that aimed at characterizing patterns of cryptobiome diversity on coral reefs of the National Park using Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures and eDNA. This was also a great opportunity to discuss future collaborations for research in Indonesia and across the region.
Fieldwork · 2024
Feeding ecology of herbivorous fish - Moorea, French Polynesia
The lab took part in a field expedition to the island of Moorea to study how the rise of macroalgae changes the feeding behavior of surgeonfish and parrotfish. We conducted feeding observations, collected fish for molecular analyses of gut contents, and sampled macroalgae that these fish potentially eat to supplement reference DNA barcode databases.
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