| Literature DB >> 17821191 |
Abstract
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.Entities:
Year: 1980 PMID: 17821191 DOI: 10.1126/science.209.4457.689
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728