Adult Coral (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Austin

Adult Coral

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Many adult corals, like A. millepora shown here, can produce offspring who will have one parent from cooler water and one from warmer water. Larvae then inherit a trait that helps them adapt to warming oceans, scientists have found.

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Credit: Mikhail Matz, The University of Texas at Aust

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