Monique Van Dorssen

Temperature and the progression of developmental milestones in embryogenesis of a marine ectotherm | Open Biology Embryos are among the most temperature-sensitive life stages. To survive and produce juvenile stages, embryos must be robust to changes in temperature that also change development time profoundly. Yet...

Emily Belcher and co-authors show that embryos achieve robustness by tightly coordinating the relative timing of embryonic events, offering clues to how embryos may withstand contemporary climate change in marine systems. doi.org/10.1098/rsob...

Was Darwin wrong? Hermaphrodites found to be more energy efficient than animals with two sexes Hermaphrodites may have an unexpected evolutionary advantage over animals with separate sexes, they use significantly less energy to live.

Was Darwin wrong? Hermaphrodites found to be more energy efficient than animals with two sexes
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Hermaphrodites have lower metabolic rates than gonochores Abstract. Hermaphroditism, where an individual can reproduce as both male and female, offers some clear reproductive advantages. Simultaneous hermaphroditi

Darwin speculated that it was energetically costly to be an hermaphrodite. He thought that might explain why they were relatively rare in animals. Our paper out today tested this conjecture for the first time.
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I love sea hares so much

Hi everyone, super excited to share the first paper from my PhD work, which the AGA said was cool!

Another cool genome assembly: The first phased, annotated, chromosome-level assembly for a reef-building tubeworm, Galeolaria caespitosa! The species has 11 autosomal chromosomes and no sex chromosomes.

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What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene One dedicated Facebook group now has almost 20,000 members, attracted by sea life found just metres from Port Phillip Bay’s shore * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Wading into the warm crystal-clear water at the northern…

What lies beneath: Melbourne’s often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene