Climate change may be throwing coral sex out of sync
Spawning is out of whack for at least three species in the Red Sea, researchers say
While spawning, some corals release masses of plump, pink egg-sperm bundles simultaneously across a reef — tantalizing snacks for fish. But warmer seawater temperatures may be throwing off the timing of those synchronized releases.
T. Shlesinger
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