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Davy Lab
@davylab.bsky.social
Cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis research using Aiptasia as a model system.
Join the Davy Lab to study corals in New Zealand! Two PhD scholarships are available to research potential mechanisms of symbiont loss in the coral bleaching process.
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Marsden PhD Scholarship in Coral Reef Biology | Scholarships | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
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November 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Our recent paper characterizes the importance of different regulatory mechanisms cnidarian hosts use to control their symbiont population: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
July 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Handactis nutrix is a species of intertidal sea anemone that lives on brown algae. We are currently growing the anemones with and without their seaweed host to observe the effects of this symbiosis. Preliminary results demonstrated nutrient transport from the anemone to the host.
June 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM