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Spawning Synchronization

Spawning Synchronization is a reproductive phenomenon in reef-building coral biology wherein multiple coral colonies release gametes simultaneously during specific environmental cues, thereby maximizing the probability of successful external fertilization.

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Synchronous spawnings of 105 scleractinian coral species on the Great Barrier Reef

Russell C. Babcock, Gordon Douglas Bull, Peter L. Harrison et al. · Marine Biology · 1986 · 794 citations

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Lunar Synchronization of Fish Reproduction

Malcolm H. Taylor · Transactions of the American Fisheries Society · 1984 · 149 citations

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Breakdown in spawning synchrony: A silent threat to coral persistence

Tom Shlesinger, Yossi Loya · Science · 2019 · 131 citations

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GENETIC, SPATIAL, AND TEMPORAL COMPONENTS OF PRECISE SPAWNING SYNCHRONY IN REEF BUILDING CORALS OF THE<i>MONTASTRAEA ANNULARIS</i>SPECIES COMPLEX

Don R. Levitan, Nicole D. Fogarty, Javier Jara et al. · Evolution · 2011 · 99 citations

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Asynchronous coral spawning patterns on equatorial reefs in Kenya

Sangeeta Mangubhai · Marine Ecology Progress Series · 2008 · 81 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. JR
    James R. Guest

    Newcastle University, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 195 citations

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  2. ML
    Michael L. Berumen

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

    3 publications · 93 citations

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  3. JB
    Jessica Bouwmeester

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

    3 publications · 93 citations

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  4. SM
    Sangeeta Mangubhai

    Wildlife Conservation Society Fiji, Fiji

    2 publications · 95 citations

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  5. YL
    Yossi Loya

    Tel Aviv University, Israel

    2 publications · 153 citations

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Institutions

55

  1. James Cook University

    Townsville, Australia

    8 h-index

    15 publications

    5.9K citations

  2. ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

    Townsville, Australia

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    282 citations

  3. University of the Ryukyus

    Okinawa, Japan

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    307 citations

  4. National University of Singapore

    Singapore, Singapore

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    230 citations

  5. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    287 citations

  6. Southern Cross University

    Lismore, Australia

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    121 citations

  7. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

    Panama City, Panama

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    128 citations

  8. Australian Institute of Marine Science

    Townsville, Australia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    83 citations

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  1. Coral Reefs

    8 publications · 251 citations

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  2. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 3 publications · 183 citations

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  3. Marine Biology

    3 publications · 861 citations

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  4. Invertebrate Reproduction & Development

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 2 publications · 109 citations

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