Rare Parthenogenic Reproduction in a Common Reef Coral, Porites astreoides

Rare Parthenogenic Reproduction in a Common Reef Coral, Porites astreoides

Multiple stressors have caused a decline in coral populations. Broadcast spawning corals once dominated the Florida Reef Tract (FRT), but since their decline, smaller brooding corals, soft corals, and macroalgae are replacing them. Brooding corals are more resilient to current threats in part becaus...

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Main Author: Vollmer, Alicia A
Format: Others
Published: NSUWorks 2018
Subjects:
Porites astreoides
parthenogenesis
planulation
density dependence
asexual reproduction
Marine Biology
Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Online Access:https://nsuworks.nova.edu/occ_stuetd/464
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1469&context=occ_stuetd

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