Coral Larvae Every Day: Leptastrea purpurea, a Brooding Species That Could Accelerate Coral Research

Sexually produced larvae are used in various fields of coral research. Because the vast majority of scleractinians reproduces only on one or few occasions per year through simultaneous release of gametes, and because an ex situ spawning induction is still very hard to achieve, great efforts are requ...

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Main Authors: Samuel Nietzer, Mareen Moeller, Makoto Kitamura, Peter J. Schupp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmars.2018.00466/full