Linear extension rate is independent of colony size in the coral Pocillopora damicornis |
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| Authors: | Kinzie Robert A Sarmiento Teresa |
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| Institution: | (1) Zoology Department, University of Hawaii, 96744 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA;(2) Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawaii, 96744 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA;(3) Haumana Biomedical Programm, University of Hawaii, 96744 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
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| Abstract: | Measurements of the skeletal extension rate of branches of the reef coral Pocillopora damicornis showed that the linear extension rate is independent of colony size for colonies from 1.9 to 19 cm in diameter. Analysis of existing data from Western Australia, Samoa, the Great Barrier Reef and Hawaii supports the finding that linear extension is not related to colony size in this species. |
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