89 Paleontology: Morphological Evolution & Morphology and Systematics (Posters)
Monday, 5 November 2012
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Hall B
MODELLING THE PATTERNS OF CORALLITE ARRANGEMENT AND COLONY SHAPES IN SCLERACTINIAN CORALS
Paper number: 89-18
Program: Technical Sessions
Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Authors
Abstract
A three-dimensional model of coral colony growth is presented. In this model, behavioral parameters of coral polyps such as connectivity, branching rate, growth rate, and their effects on corallite arrangement are explored. Different patterns of corallite arrangement that resemble the patterns seen in scleractinian corals can be formed by varying these parameters. Other factors that may affect the morphogenesis of coral colony are also discussed.