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The ability of corals to detach their polyps (leaving behind a naked skeleton) in times of stress, allows polyps to escape from a local source of hostility (Sammarco 1982). In… Click to show full abstract
The ability of corals to detach their polyps (leaving behind a naked skeleton) in times of stress, allows polyps to escape from a local source of hostility (Sammarco 1982). In situ observations of this behavior (referred to as 'polyp bailout') were first documented in tropical reef-building corals. Later it was observed in some cold-water corals of Acanthogorgia (Braga-Henriques 2014), and Acanella arbuscula (Rakka et al. 2019) in aquaria.
Keywords:
polyp loss;
mass occurrence;
sea;
loss mass;
sea urchins;
occurrence sea
Journal Title: Ecology
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Ecology
Year Published: 2021
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