Microgeographic differentiation in the genetic structure of catch bowl coral, Isopora cf. palifera (Scleractinia; Acroporidae), in Kenting National Park, Taiwan.

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With coral reefs increasingly threatened by rapid environmental changes, understanding genetic diversity at microgeographic scale is critical for assessing their capacity to respond to local stress regimes. Theory for continuous populations predicts that brooding corals with restricted dispersal should exhibit fine-scale genetic structure and isolation-by-distance, yet such patterns remain poorly resolved in...

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