Sex under the moon

doi:10.7554/eLife.12936

. 2015 Dec 15:4:e12936.

doi: 10.7554/eLife.12936.

Sex under the moon

Didier Zoccola¹, Sylvie Tambutté¹

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PMID: 26668112
PMCID: PMC4744191
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.12936

Sex under the moon

Didier Zoccola et al. Elife. 2015.

. 2015 Dec 15:4:e12936.

doi: 10.7554/eLife.12936.

Authors

Didier Zoccola¹, Sylvie Tambutté¹

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¹ Marine Biology Department, Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco, Europe.

PMID: 26668112
PMCID: PMC4744191
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.

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The author declares that no competing interests exist.

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[1] Brown RL, Robinson PR. Melanopsin—shedding light on the elusive circadian photopigment. Chronobiology International. 2004;21:189–204. doi: 10.1081/CBI-120037816. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Brown RL, Robinson PR. Melanopsin—shedding light on the elusive circadian photopigment. Chronobiology International. 2004;21:189–204. doi: 10.1081/CBI-120037816. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] Foster RG, Roenneberg T. Human responses to the geophysical daily, annual and lunar cycles. Current Biology. 2008;18:R784–R794. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.003. - DOI - PubMed

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[6] Gorbunov MY, Falkowski PG. Photoreceptors in the cnidarian hosts allow symbiotic corals to sense blue moonlight. Limnology and Oceanography. 2002;47:309–315. doi: 10.4319/lo.2002.47.1.0309. - DOI

[7] Harrison PL, Babcock RC, Bull GD, Oliver JK, Wallace CC, Willis BL. Mass spawning in tropical reef corals. Science. 1984;223:1186–1189. doi: 10.1126/science.223.4641.1186. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Harrison PL, Babcock RC, Bull GD, Oliver JK, Wallace CC, Willis BL. Mass spawning in tropical reef corals. Science. 1984;223:1186–1189. doi: 10.1126/science.223.4641.1186. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Harrison PL. Sexual Reproduction of Scleractinian Corals. In: Z Dubinsky, N Stambler, editors. Coral Reefs: An Ecosystem in Transition. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2011. pp. 59–85. - DOI

[10] Harrison PL. Sexual Reproduction of Scleractinian Corals. In: Z Dubinsky, N Stambler, editors. Coral Reefs: An Ecosystem in Transition. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 2011. pp. 59–85. - DOI

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