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The research aims to understand how early thermal environments affect later-life thermal tolerance in black-lip pearl oysters.

March 16, 2026Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access

Embryonic Hormetic Priming Modulates Later‐Life Thermal Tolerance

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Examines thermal tolerance modulation in black-lip pearl oyster, suggesting implications for ecological conservation.

The research aims to understand how early thermal environments affect later-life thermal tolerance in black-lip pearl oysters.
Two bi-parental progenies of Pinctada margaritifera were examined.
Embryos were incubated at control (28°C) or warm (32°C) temperatures before hatching.
Spat were raised for four months in common conditions at 28°C.
Thermal tolerance was assessed at a sublethal temperature of 34°C.
Family-specific effects were observed, enhancing thermal tolerance in one lineage and reducing it in another.
Main molecular pathways for heat stress response were conserved across families.
Network analysis revealed subtle environmental 'memory' through gene regulatory pathways.

Lugue et al. (2026) studied this question.

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March 16, 2026Ecology and EvolutionOpen Access

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Examines thermal tolerance modulation in black-lip pearl oyster, suggesting implications for ecological conservation.

The research aims to understand how early thermal environments affect later-life thermal tolerance in black-lip pearl oysters.
Two bi-parental progenies of Pinctada margaritifera were examined.
Embryos were incubated at control (28°C) or warm (32°C) temperatures before hatching.
Spat were raised for four months in common conditions at 28°C.
Thermal tolerance was assessed at a sublethal temperature of 34°C.
Family-specific effects were observed, enhancing thermal tolerance in one lineage and reducing it in another.
Main molecular pathways for heat stress response were conserved across families.
Network analysis revealed subtle environmental 'memory' through gene regulatory pathways.

Lugue et al. (2026) studied this question.

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