Repetitive sex change in the stony coral Herpolitha limax across a wide geographic range
Sex change has been widely studied in animals and plants. However, the conditions
favoring sex change, its mode and timing remain poorly known. Here, for the first time in
stony corals, we report on a protandrous (youngest individuals are males) repetitive sex
change exhibited by the fungiid coral Herpolitha limax across large spatial scales (the coral
reefs of Japan, Jordan and Israel) and temporal scales (2004–2017). In contrast to most
corals, this species is a daytime spawner (08: 00–10: 00 AM) that spawned at the same …
favoring sex change, its mode and timing remain poorly known. Here, for the first time in
stony corals, we report on a protandrous (youngest individuals are males) repetitive sex
change exhibited by the fungiid coral Herpolitha limax across large spatial scales (the coral
reefs of Japan, Jordan and Israel) and temporal scales (2004–2017). In contrast to most
corals, this species is a daytime spawner (08: 00–10: 00 AM) that spawned at the same …
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