Vitaly
11/03/2007, 05:27 PM
Thought a few people may find this interesting. Study identified genes in A. millepora the respond to blue wavelengths of light (photreceptors). The thought is that these receptors are what allow for synchronization of coral spawning.
Light-Responsive Cryptochromes from a Simple Multicellular Animal, the Coral Acropora millepora
O. Levy, L. Appelbaum, W. Leggat, Y. Gothlif, D. C. Hayward, D. J. Miller, O. Hoegh-Guldberg
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/318/5849/467
Light-Responsive Cryptochromes from a Simple Multicellular Animal, the Coral Acropora millepora
O. Levy, L. Appelbaum, W. Leggat, Y. Gothlif, D. C. Hayward, D. J. Miller, O. Hoegh-Guldberg
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/318/5849/467