Detection, Pursuit, and Overgrowth of Tropical Gorgonians by Milleporid Hydrocorals: Perseus and Medusa Revisited

Encounters leading to competitive interactions between colonies on coral reefs are to some extent accidents of patterns of recruitment and growth. In contrast, colonies of Millepora spp. actively detect nearby arborescent gorgonians and subsequently redirect growth in order to contact and overgrow t...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 209; no. 4457; pp. 689 - 691
Main Author Wahle, Charles M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States The American Association for the Advancement of Science 08.08.1980
Subjects
Biology
Coral reefs
Ecological competition
Ecology
Marine ecology
Plant interaction
Taxa
Water flow
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Summary:Encounters leading to competitive interactions between colonies on coral reefs are to some extent accidents of patterns of recruitment and growth. In contrast, colonies of Millepora spp. actively detect nearby arborescent gorgonians and subsequently redirect growth in order to contact and overgrow them. Detection is dependent on water flow over the two colonies.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.209.4457.689