The ecology of coral reefs The ecology of coral reefs : results of a Workshop on Coral Reef Ecology held by the American Society of Zoologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1983 ecologyofcoralre00reak Year: 1985 Figure guttavarius embraced in the spawning clasp, individual facing head-down has bent body in an S-shape. The RESULTS Typical Spawning Behavior Our observations provided H. guttavarius. Hamlets mate zygotes are planktonic. Durin in adjacent or nearby home ran of sunset. They first rendezv occasional short chases. The lateral display while flicking individual
The ecology of coral reefs The ecology of coral reefs : results of a Workshop on Coral Reef Ecology held by the American Society of Zoologists, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 1983 ecologyofcoralre00reak Year: 1985 Figure guttavarius embraced in the spawning clasp, individual facing head-down has bent body in an S-shape. The RESULTS Typical Spawning Behavior Our observations provided H. guttavarius. Hamlets mate zygotes are planktonic. Durin in adjacent or nearby home ran of sunset. They first rendezv occasional short chases. The lateral display while flicking individual slowly rises while of this individual fades to a then rise together about 1 m a Croix, these structures were v sp., or the coral, Acropora ce the following only in pairs, g the daytime, ges. They beg ous, remain cl spawning act b its pelvic fi continuing its pastel shade, bove some towe ertical coloni rvicornis. general picture of spawning in Fertilization is external and mates appear loosely associated in to interact within 2 hr ose together, and engage in egins when one fish presents a ns (fig. 2). The displaying display. The bright blue flank The other fish follows. The two ring reef structure. At St. es of the gorgonian, Pseudoplexaura Once the proper height (about 1-2 m) is attained over a tall reef structure, the following fish folds around the pale colored leader, who poses head down in an S-shaped position (fig. 3). Release of eggs and sperm occurs 75
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