Microgeographic differentiation in the genetic structure of catch bowl coral, Isopora cf. palifera (Scleractinia; Acroporidae), in Kenting National Park, Taiwan
Shashank Keshavmurthy, Wai-Ling Fong, Savanna WenHua Chou, Chia-Ming Hsu, Chaolun Allen Chen · 2026
Read Microgeographic differentiation in the genetic structure of catch bowl coral, Isopora cf. palifera (Scleractinia; Acroporidae), in Kenting National Park, Taiwan by Shashank Keshavmurthy, Wai-Ling Fong, Savanna WenHua Chou, Chia-Ming Hsu, Chaolun Allen Chen (2026) in the Tower of Babel, a free online library of public-domain works preserved in clean, searchable text. No sign-up. The full text is served as a plain-text file at a predictable URL, where text is present: https://antarctic-labs.com/tower-of-babel/pmc-13324791.txt.
Description
Shashank Keshavmurthy and co-authors map fine scale gene patterns in a brooding coral in Taiwan in a 2026 paper. Eleven sites within fourteen kilometers of one park were sampled. Over four hundred colonies gave marker data, and a gene stretch was read for a subset. Warm outflow from a power plant and tidal upwelling split the reef moods.
Colonies sorted into clear geographic clusters with little mixing. Most young settled near home, with self recruitment near seven to nine tenths. One gene form ruled sites near the warm outflow. Heat at each site tracked both coral and partner algae makeup. Local tuning may aid survival, yet low mixing limits rescue if heat overwhelms a site.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Shashank Keshavmurthy, Wai-Ling Fong, Savanna WenHua Chou, Chia-Ming Hsu, Chaolun Allen Chen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 74 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |