Predicting selection–response gradients of heat tolerance in a widespread reef-building coral
Acropora tenuis colonies were collected from three thermally distinctive reefs and reproductively crossed to create 85 offspring lineages. Experiments in heat tolerance were performed in adult and early life stages: larval and settlement. The experiments aimed to understand acquired heat tolerance via outcrossing of offspring phenotypes by comparing five physiological responses:
photosynthetic yields
bleaching
necrosis
settlement
survival
Heat stress experiments were conducted at the larval, settlement and adult stages. Statistical analysis was undertaken for each experiment to examine the differences in larval survival, percentage of settled larvae, and differences in the photophysiologial responses of adults.
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Ponchanok Weeriyanun, Rachael B. Collins, Alex Macadam, Hugo Kiff, Janna L. Randle, Kate M. Quigley; Predicting selection–response gradients of heat tolerance…HTML Open
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Additional information
| Date (revision) | 2026-10-25 |
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| Status | completed |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | en |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 |
| Created | 2026-11-05 |
| API | package_show |