Science · 1980 · 63 citations · 6 references
Life SciencesEcologyMarine BiologyCoral Reef BiologyCoral Reef EcologyMarine EcologyCoral RecruitmentCoral Reef CompetitionCoral Reef ZoologyReef Fish EcologyReef-building Coral BiologyReef-building CoralsCoral Growth PatternsCoral Reef BehaviorCoral Reef Species InteractionsCoral-anemone CompetitionCoral-coral CompetitionLateral Water Flow
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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Asexual Reproduction: A Further Consideration
Robert E. Cook · The American Naturalist · 1979 · 174 citations
Forms of the hydrozoan <i>Millepora</i> on a Recent coral reef
Colin W. Stearn, Robert Riding · Lethaia · 1973 · 43 citations