Paper available here: protect-au.mimecast.com/s/00XFCjZ1nVU1… Prof Pauline Ross Laura Parker Byrne lab

Our new paper on the differing microbial communities of the larvae of two sister sea urchin species is out today!

New paper out with Tyler J. Carrier on the differing microbiome of these pretty larvae from two sister sea urchins pnas.org/content/118/16… Byrne lab Brittany Leigh Seth Bordenstein Adam Reitzel Hannah Devens and Greg Wray PNASNews

A great new paper by Dr. Jay Minuti on the impact of marine heatwaves on an ecologically important sea urchin - congrats!

Small crown-of thorns-starfish juveniles can be injured and killed by coral stinging cells. This is the one opportunity for corals to fight back against these coral eating starfish, although the tough juveniles can regrow their lost arms. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/meps_665_115

Many happy returns to broadcaster, naturalist, and one of the world's foremost advocates for nature, Sir David Attenborough FRS on his 95th birthday. bit.ly/35gDzwU

New work published in Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… Looking at the thermal tolerance of juvenile crown-of-thorns sea stars in context with heatwaves that bleach and kill corals!

New paper on S. monotuberculatus behaviour! The work was lead by our collaborators Ben Gray and Dr Steve Purcell from Southern Cross University and involved working throughout the night on the GBR. Open Access: doi.org/10.1007/s00338…

Jeremy Day's sea urchin predator research - well worth a listen!! open.spotify.com/episode/542P1V…