Some rare Indo-Pacific coral species are probable hybrids.

BACKGROUND:Coral reefs worldwide face a variety of threats and many coral species are increasingly endangered. It is often assumed that rare coral species face higher risks of extinction because they have very small effective population sizes, a predicted consequence of which is decreased genetic di...

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Main Authors: Zoe T Richards, Madeleine J H van Oppen, Carden C Wallace, Bette L Willis, David J Miller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2531234?pdf=render