The Laboratory for Molecular Marine Ecology studies the Scleractinian corals that form vast coral reefs in the shallow waters of the tropics and sub-tropical oceans.
The team seek to understand the mechanism of circadian rhythms in relation to corals’ skeletal composition and growth.
They ask fundamental evolutionary and biological questions about the degree to which the external environment controls the structure, growth and composition of the skeleton, and whether controlled manipulation of the growth-environment allows specific skeletal features to be developed.
