Many reef-building corals participate in a mass-spawning event that occurs yearly on the Great Barrier Reef. This coral reproductive event is one of earth's most prominent examples of synchronised behavior, and coral reproductive success is vital to the persistence of coral reef ecosystems. Although several environmental cues have been implicated in the timing of mass spawning, the specific sensory cues that function together with endogenous clock mechanisms to ensure accurate timing of gamete release are largely unknown. Here, we show that moonlight is an important external stimulus for mass spawning synchrony and describe the potential mechanisms underlying the ability of corals to detect environmental triggers for the signaling cascades that ultimately result in gamete release. Our study increases the understanding of reproductive chronobiology in corals and strongly supports the hypothesis that coral gamete release is achieved by a complex array of potential neurohormones and light-sensing molecules.
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Tel Aviv Univ, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, Dept Neurobiol, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Alon, Shahar
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Vigneault, Francois
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Wyss Inst Biol Inspired Engn, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Ragon Inst MGH MIT & Harvard, Boston, MA 02129 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Vigneault, Francois
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Eminaga, Seda
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Eminaga, Seda
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Christodoulou, Danos C.
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Christodoulou, Danos C.
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Seidman, Jonathan G.
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Seidman, Jonathan G.
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Church, George M.
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USA
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Church, George M.
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Eisenberg, Eli
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Tel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Ben-Moshe, Zohar
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Alon, Shahar
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Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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Alon, Shahar
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Mracek, Philipp
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Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Toxicol & Genet, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, GermanyTel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Mracek, Philipp
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Faigenbloom, Lior
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Faigenbloom, Lior
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Tovin, Adi
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Tovin, Adi
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Vatine, Gad D.
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Vatine, Gad D.
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Eisenberg, Eli
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Eisenberg, Eli
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Foulkes, Nicholas S.
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Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Toxicol & Genet, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, GermanyTel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Foulkes, Nicholas S.
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Gothilf, Yoav
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Tel Aviv Univ, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, Dept Neurobiol, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Alon, Shahar
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Vigneault, Francois
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Wyss Inst Biol Inspired Engn, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Ragon Inst MGH MIT & Harvard, Boston, MA 02129 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Vigneault, Francois
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Eminaga, Seda
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Eminaga, Seda
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Christodoulou, Danos C.
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Christodoulou, Danos C.
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Seidman, Jonathan G.
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Seidman, Jonathan G.
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Church, George M.
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Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boston, MA 02115 USA
Wyss Inst Biol Inspired Engn, Boston, MA 02115 USATel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Church, George M.
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Eisenberg, Eli
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Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Ben-Moshe, Zohar
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Alon, Shahar
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Tel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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Alon, Shahar
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Mracek, Philipp
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Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Toxicol & Genet, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, GermanyTel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Mracek, Philipp
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Faigenbloom, Lior
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Faigenbloom, Lior
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Tovin, Adi
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Tovin, Adi
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Vatine, Gad D.
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Vatine, Gad D.
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Eisenberg, Eli
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Tel Aviv Univ, Sagol Sch Neurosci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Tel Aviv Univ, Raymond & Beverly Sackler Sch Phys & Astron, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, IsraelTel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Eisenberg, Eli
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Foulkes, Nicholas S.
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Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Toxicol & Genet, D-76344 Eggenstein Leopoldshafen, GermanyTel Aviv Univ, Dept Neurobiol, George S Wise Fac Life Sci, IL-69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
Foulkes, Nicholas S.
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Gothilf, Yoav
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