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IMAGE: Acropora Tenuis is a common coral around Okinawa. It has three distinct color morphs - brown, yellow-green, and purple. Photo credit: Daisuke Kezuka. view more
Credit: Daisuke Kezuka.
Coral within the family
Acropora are fast growers and thus important for reef growth, island formation, and coastal protection but, due to global environmental pressures, are in decline
A species within this family has three different color morphs - brown, yellow-green, and purple, which appear to respond differently to high temperatures
Researchers looked at the different proteins expressed by the different color morphs, to see whether these were related to their resilience to a changing environment