A research review of interventions to increase the persistence and resilience of coral reefs
National Academies of Sciences, Life Studies… - 2019 - books.google.com
Coral reef declines have been recorded for all major tropical ocean basins since the 1980s,
averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result …
averaging approximately 30-50% reductions in reef cover globally. These losses are a result …
Synthesis and scope of the role of postmating prezygotic isolation in speciation
MD Garlovsky, E Whittington… - Cold Spring …, 2024 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
How barriers to gene flow arise and are maintained are key questions in evolutionary
biology. Speciation research has mainly focused on barriers that occur either before mating …
biology. Speciation research has mainly focused on barriers that occur either before mating …
Assisted gene flow using cryopreserved sperm in critically endangered coral
M Hagedorn, CA Page, KL O'Neil… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Assisted gene flow (AGF) is a conservation intervention to accelerate species adaptation to
climate change by importing genetic diversity into at-risk populations. Corals exemplify both …
climate change by importing genetic diversity into at-risk populations. Corals exemplify both …
Long-term reduced spawning in Orbicella coral species due to temperature stress
DR Levitan, W Boudreau, J Jara… - Marine Ecology Progress …, 2014 - int-res.com
We examined the long-term reproductive consequence of bleaching stress on Caribbean
corals in the Orbicella (formerly Montastraea) species complex (O. annularis, O. faveolata …
corals in the Orbicella (formerly Montastraea) species complex (O. annularis, O. faveolata …
Cryptic lineages respond differently to coral bleaching
M Gómez‐Corrales, C Prada - Molecular Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Coral cover is decreasing worldwide largely as a result of a rise in seawater temperatures
that triggers coral bleaching and induces coral mortality. How coral reefs will respond to …
that triggers coral bleaching and induces coral mortality. How coral reefs will respond to …
Clonal structure and variable fertilization success in Florida Keys broadcast-spawning corals
Keystone reef-building corals in the Caribbean are predominantly self-incompatible
broadcast spawners and a majority are threatened due to both acute adult mortality and …
broadcast spawners and a majority are threatened due to both acute adult mortality and …
Patterns in Caribbean coral spawning
AC Jordan - 2018 - nsuworks.nova.edu
Most corals worldwide are broadcast spawners that rely on synchronous gamete release for
successful fertilization. Spawning synchrony may also decrease the probability of …
successful fertilization. Spawning synchrony may also decrease the probability of …
Differences in spawning time drive cryptic speciation in the coral Acropora divaricata
Most of the reef-building Acropora corals around Okinawa Island spawn in May and/or June.
We found that two morphotypes of Acropora divaricata spawned in August and/or …
We found that two morphotypes of Acropora divaricata spawned in August and/or …
Do sperm really compete and do eggs ever have a choice? Adult distribution and gamete mixing influence sexual selection, sexual conflict, and the evolution of …
DR Levitan - The American Naturalist, 2018 - journals.uchicago.edu
The evolution of gametic compatibility and the effectiveness of compatibility, within and
across species, depend on whether sperm from different males directly compete for an egg …
across species, depend on whether sperm from different males directly compete for an egg …
Chromosome-level genome assemblies and genetic maps reveal heterochiasmy and macrosynteny in endangered Atlantic Acropora
Background Over their evolutionary history, corals have adapted to sea level rise and
increasing ocean temperatures, however, it is unclear how quickly they may respond to …
increasing ocean temperatures, however, it is unclear how quickly they may respond to …