Acute Heat Priming Dampens Gene Expression Response to Thermal Stress in a Widespread

Declan J A Stick, W Jason Kennington, Carolina Castro-Sanguino, Shannon L Duffy, James P Gilmour, Luke Thomas

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Declan J A StickThe UWA Oceans Institute, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4646-6140

W Jason KenningtonThe UWA Oceans Institute, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia.

Carolina Castro-SanguinoThe UWA Oceans Institute, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia.

Shannon L DuffyThe UWA Oceans Institute, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3324-7240

James P GilmourThe UWA Oceans Institute, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia.

Luke ThomasThe UWA Oceans Institute, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre University of Western Australia Crawley Western Australia Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Physiological plasticity is fundamental for resisting environmental change. As climate change accelerates and environmental stressors become more frequent, understanding how habitat-forming species shift their physiology to match their environment is essential for predicting broader ecosystem responses. In this study, we examined whether prior exposure to sub-bleaching heat stress influenced the gene expression responses to a subsequent thermal challenge in a common reef-building coral. We primed

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coral resiliencegene expression plasticityNingaloo Reefrecoverytranscriptional memoryWestern Australia

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PMID41542384

DOI10.1002/ece3.72938

PMCPMC12800923

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