Breaching the Barrier: Transition Pathways of Coral Larval Connectivity Across the Eastern Pacific

Maria Olascoaga, Francisco Beron-Vera, Gage Bonner +1

Genetic analyses indicate minimal gene flow across the so-called Eastern Pacific Barrier (EPB) in larvae of the reef-building coral \emph{Porites lobata}. Notably, Clipperton Atoll…