Over the past few years, we have learned that parents can predict the environment the offspring will experience and get them ready for it — a biological head start of sorts. Transgenerational plasticity (TGP) occurs whenever the environment of the parents helps shape how offspring look and behave. Importantly, these responses are not a result […]

One method for determining population size and connectivity of marine species is through the examination of their genetics. A neutral marker such as the cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) gene can help establish genetic diversity and maternal gene flow among populations. COI was used in three studies to better understand three different marine species in […]