Evidence for adaptive morphological plasticity in the Caribbean coral, Acropora cervicornis.
W. C. Million, M. Ruggeri, S. O'Donnell, E. Bartels, C. J. Krediet, C. D. Kenkel
This study shows that genotype-by-environment interactions affect coral morphology and survival, with plasticity linked to faster growth and higher survival in the endangered coral A. cervicornis.
bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2022Ecology