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Open AccessSetting the pace: host rhythmic behaviour and gene expression patterns in the facultatively symbiotic cnidarian Aiptasia are determined largely by Symbiodinium
All organisms employ biological clocks to anticipate physical changes in the environment; however, the integration of biological clocks in symbiotic systems has received limited attention. In corals, the inter...
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Coral Spawning Behavior and Timing
One of the most prominent examples of synchronized behavior in corals is spawning, the enormous reproduction event known as the “spawning event,” where the moon choreographs sex among many coral species at the...
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Open AccessThe effect of temperature compensation on the circadian rhythmicity of photosynthesis in Symbiodinium, coral-symbiotic alga
Circadian rhythms, which are found in most eukaryotes, are defined as rhythms that persist under constant conditions with a periodicity close to 24 h. One central key characteristic of all circadian rhythms is...