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Evidence of sexual dimorphism in skeletal morphology of a gonochoric reef coral

In the emerald coral Porites panamensis, the rates of elongation and calcification of colonies are higher in males than in females, probably because of the higher energetic demands of the latter in order to cope with the development of the large planulae produced throughout the year. This differing...

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Autores principales: González-Espinosa, P. C., Paz-García, D. A., Reyes-Bonilla, H. , Cabral-Tena, R. A., Balart, E. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5990760/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29892377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.171843