
%0 Journal Article
%A Heyward, AJ 
%A Collins, JD 
%T Growth and sexual reproduction in the scleractinian coral <I>Montipora digitata</I> (Dana)
%J Marine and Freshwater Research
%D 1985/06/01
%V 36
%N 3
%P 441-446
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9850441
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MF9850441 
%X Colony growth rate and sexual reproduction in M. digitata were quantified. Growth rate was expressed in terms of branch linear extension, with a maximum rate of 30.5 mm year-1 for the population. Gametogenesis and spawning were recorded for the first time. M. digitata has an annual gametogenic cycle followed by a brief spawning event where gametes are shed into the water before external fertilization and embryogenesis. 
