Ciliary propulsion and metachronal coordination in reef coral larvae
Larval dispersal is critical to the survival of coral reefs. As the only motile stage of the reproductive cycle, coral larvae choose a suitable location to settle and mature into adult corals. Here, we present a detailed study of ciliary propulsion in the common stony reef coral Acropora millepora....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2023-12-01
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Series: | Physical Review Research |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.L042037 |