SUCCESSFUL DEMONSTRATION OF ASSISTED GENE FLOW IN THE THREATENED CORAL ACROPORA PALMATA ACROSS GENETICALLY-ISOLATED CARIBBEAN POPULATIONS USING CRYOPRESERVED SPERM
M. Hagedorn, C. A. Page, K. ONeill, D. M. Flores, L. Tichy, V. F. Chamberland, C. Lager, N. Zuchowicz, K. Lohr, H. Blackburn, T. Vardi, J. Moore, T. Moore, M. J. A. Vermeij, K. L. Marhaver
This study demonstrates that cryopreserved coral sperm can enable successful assisted gene flow between genetically-isolated Caribbean populations of Acropora palmata, producing viable larvae and showing reproductive compatibility across populations.
bioRxiv · Dec 10, 2018 · PreprintZoology