Coral kin aggregations exhibit mixed allogeneic reactions and enhanced fitness during early ontogeny |
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| Authors: | Keren-Or Amar Nanette E Chadwick Baruch Rinkevich |
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| Institution: | (1) Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research, Tel-Shikmona, P.O. Box 8030, Haifa, 31080, Israel;(2) The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 52900, Israel;(3) Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, 101 Rouse Life Sciences Building, 36849 Auburn, AL, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background Aggregated settlement of kin larvae in sessile marine invertebrates may result in a complex array of compatible and incompatible
allogeneic responses within each assemblage. Each such aggregate can, therefore, be considered as a distinct self-organizing
biological entity representing adaptations that have evolved to maximize the potential benefits of gregarious settlement.
However, only sparse information exists on the selective forces and ecological consequences of allogeneic coalescence. |
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