Shape-shifting Coral Evade Identification
Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 01:22
in Biology & Nature
The evolutionary tendency of corals to alter their skeletal structure makes it difficult to assign them to different species. Researchers have used genetic markers to examine coral groupings and investigate how these markers relate to alterations in shape, in the process discovering that our inaccurate picture of coral species is compromising our ability to conserve coral reefs.