EcologyEcology and EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Spawning asynchrony and mixed reproductive strategies in a common mass spawning coral
Gerard F. Ricardo, Christopher Doropoulos, Russell C. Babcock…·Peter J. Mumby
The paper investigates reproductive strategies in Platygyra daedalea, finding high spawning asynchrony, self-fertilization, and genetic subpopulations, suggesting limited cross-fertilization and potential reproductive assurance through selfing.