Sex under the moon.
basic_science · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 26668112.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.12936 and PMC identifier 4744191.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
Moonlight alters the expression of a number of genes in coral cells in order to synchronize the release of sex cells across different coral species.
Medical subject headings
- Anthozoa
- Light
- Moon