Abstract: Reef-building corals produce planktonic planula larvae that must select an appropriate habitat to settle and spend the rest of their life, a behaviour that plays a critical role in survival. Here, we report that larvae obtained from a deep-water population of Pseudodiploria strigosa settled more readily under blue...
Differential Responses of Coral Larvae to the Colour of Ambient Light Guide Them to Suitable Settlement Microhabitat
