Sex under the moon

Elife. 2015 Dec 15:4:e12936. doi: 10.7554/eLife.12936.

Abstract

Moonlight alters the expression of a number of genes in coral cells in order to synchronize the release of sex cells across different coral species.

Keywords: cnidarians; coral; ecology; mass spawning; moon light; reproduction; signalling cascade.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anthozoa / physiology*
  • Anthozoa / radiation effects*
  • Light*
  • Moon*
  • Reproduction / radiation effects