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The effect of gravity on coral morphology.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Apr 2002
Meroz Efrat, Brickner Itzchak, Loya Yossi, Peretzman-Shemer Adi, Ilan Micha
Abstract excerpt
Coral morphological variability reflects either genetic differences or environmentally induced phenotypic plasticity. We present two coral species that sense gravity and accordingly alter their morphology, as characterized by their slenderness (height to diameter) ratio (SR). We experimentally altered the direction (and intensity) of the gravitational resultant force acting along or perpendicular to the main body...
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