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Acropora tenuis colonies were collected from three thermally distinctive reefs and reproductively crossed to create 85 offspring lineages. Experiments in heat tolerance were performed in adult and early life stages: larval and settlement. The experiments aimed to understand acquired heat tolerance via outcrossing of offspring phenotypes by comparing five physiological responses:photosynthetic yields
bleaching
necrosis
settlement
survival
Heat stress experiments were conducted at the larval, settlement and adult stages. Statistical analysis was undertaken for each experiment to examine the differences in larval survival, percentage of settled larvae, and differences in the photophysiologial responses of adults.
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CreditWeeriyan, P. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) & Ghent University, Belgium
Collins, R B. (AIMS) & University of Plymouth, UK
Kiff, H. Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Randle, J L. (AIMS)
Macadam, A. (AIMS)
Quigley, K M. (AIMS)
Modified: 19 09 2025
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Ponchanok Weeriyanun, Rachael B. Collins, Alex Macadam, Hugo Kiff, Janna L. Randle, Kate M. Quigley; Predicting selection–response gradients of heat tolerance in a widespread reef-building coral. J Exp Biol 8 March 2022; 225 (Suppl_1): jeb243344. doi: https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243344
doi :
https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243344![]()
Analysis code - link to GitHub repository
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