Environmental cues in coral reproduction: photoperiod and seawater temperature influence oocyte development in Acropora tenuis.

In subtropical regions, a full gametogenesis cycle in corals takes 11-12 months to complete. Thus, the different stages of the gametogenesis process occur under differing light and seawater temperature conditions over the course of 1 year. Here, we s…

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