Genes without borders: coral babies can travel vast distances across the Pacific Ocean

Low-Res_Chesterfield Bellona Plateau reef in Coral Sea_VC04_23DJI_0681_©MBoussion

Source: Magali Boussion

The offspring of a common coral branching species set up a new home up to 100 kilometres or more from their parents in one of the longest dispersal distances ever measured.

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