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Spawning of   Montipora peltiformis
Main Ref: McCorry, D., 2002
Data Ref.: McCorry, D., 2002
Country: Hong Kong
Spawning ground: coastal
Locality: Bluff Island, 1998.
Season: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Sex ratio:    %  Ref.:   
Temperature:  -   °C
Fecundity
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Spawning Cycles: (1/y)   Ref:  
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Gestation period: month/s
Length of offspring: cm
Relative Fecundity: oocytes/g
Mean: oocytes/g
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Fecundity/length relationship ( F = a * L ^b):
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Comments: Spawned just before lowtide, four days after the full moon. Exhibits Type II spawning behavior (according to Babcock et al. 1986), where gametes are ejected separately as egg and sperm clouds.
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