Coral Biology and Function

[graftobny142]

I have been observing my BTA move around my tank recently and it has gotten me interested in how exactly coral manage to change their shape. I imagine it is some form H2O exchange between inside their tissue and out. 

Does anyone have a link to an academic source related to this or know about it themselves?

[RayWhisperer]

I'm not sure I understand your question. Do you want to know how they grow, or why they grow in the shapes they do? 

 

Academic sources, as well as scientific literature are usually only available with a subscription. So, I doubt you'll get much in that regard.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232773624_Coral_morphology_diversity_and_reef_growth

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1973/00000023/00000002/art00007

those are the abstracts,  don't know if you can download the actual articles. The first one looks promising, though.

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=coral+growth+and+morphology&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiew5fy__zUAhWHCD4KHRWIBNIQgQMIGjAA

sift through that to see what you can find.

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2007/8/aafeature1

like I said. I don't really know what you want. I could list shit all day, but I imagine you could just as easily Google as I can.

 

[graftobny142]

Neither, how soft corals and anemone inflate/deflate themselves.

I couldn't find anything on google in regards to this. I found plenty about the shapes they are in but not how they intake fluid to expand or whatever the process is.

[RayWhisperer]

im not really well read in that regard. However, to help you search, I believe it's referred to as pulse inflation.

[RayWhisperer]

Never mind. I'm wrong about that, too. Pulse inflation is how they move.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-015-0384-y

[Nano sapiens]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16843053

 

Google is your friend  

 

 

[graftobny142]

1 hour ago, Nano sapiens said:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16843053

 

Google is your friend  

 

 

Reading is good too, that article doesn't actually explain any of the science behind it I had already found that one.

[1891Bro]

Magic bro. 

[Nano sapiens]

1 hour ago, themummra said:

Reading is good too, that article doesn't actually explain any of the science behind it I had already found that one.

 

I did read it, so please do not make such assumptions.  I also read multiple links to try and find scientific information specific to your request.  The link I provided has a link within it to the findings from the scientist involved, but the link says 'the resource is not available'.  However, using the author's name I was able to find a link to a directory of all his published articles...and the paper specific to coral inflation:

 

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12526-015-0384-y

 

Many people come on here for a quick answer without making any effort whatsoever to do any type of research.  Apparently, you having done some research so kudos to you.  Next time you start a thread like this, I'd suggest that you notate that you have searched on the Web and couldn't find what you were looking for so we all know that you have made the effort.