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Description:
Author(s):
Hardt, M. J.
Title:
Hybrid corals: Sex gone awry or saving grace?
Publication Date:
2014
Institution:
Future of Fish
Abstract:
"This Scientific American guest blog is a commentary on the growing body of evidence that indicates another coral, Acropora prolifera, may be overtaking reef real estate formerly occupied by elkhorns and staghorns. Far from a foreign invader, genetic tests show this coral is in fact the offspring of an elkhorn and staghorn cross. A. prolifera is a hybrid. And its apparent rise is an indication of coral sex gone awry."
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