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Hybridization and the evolution of reef coral diversity.

Science (New York, N.Y.) - 14 Jun 2002

Vollmer Steven V, Palumbi Stephen R

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Hundreds of coral species coexist sympatrically on reefs, reproducing in mass-spawning events where hybridization appears common. In the Caribbean, DNA sequence data from all three sympatric Acropora corals show that mass spawning does not erode species barriers. Species A. cervicornis and A. palmata are distinct at two nuclear loci or share ancestral alleles. Morphotypes historically given the name Acropora...

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PMID: 12065836
DOI: 10.1126/science.1069524

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